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So what exactly is covered in these videos?

 

Read on to see why you do not want to show up to a cage fight without this knowledge!

 

 

The Crosshand Standup

 

  • Two things you MUST not do when you’re taken down with a double leg against the cage (you are immediately doomed if you make either of these two mistakes). Here’s what to do instead, to not only get back to your feet, but to completely demoralize your opponent by getting away easily, and taking away everything they just worked for…

The Chin Scoop Get Up

 

  • Learn the chin scoop get up Cain Valasquez used against Brock Lesnar (which Jeremy Stephens also used to great effect), including the subtle details that allow you to pull this off every time… NEVER panic again when you’re taken down against the cage, because after you master this get up, you will breathe that calm sigh of relief knowing you can immediately turn the tables anytime this situation presents itself. You will also learn the 3 big threats you face as you use this technique, and how to shut them down easily.

Duck Under to Double Leg Takedown

 

  • Where to place your head, as you go for the double leg, that makes all the difference in the world between easy success, and completely missing the move. Get this wrong, and you’re just handing your opponent an easy finish or reversal. Get it right, and they have some serious problems to deal with while you set up your takedown or attacks.

  • How to use your bodyweight and pressure to glue your opponent to the cage (give them NO space to move or escape, while you set up the takedown).

  • How to use your opponent’s predictable reactions against them - his defense and escape attempts will literally be the fuel you need to set up your takedown! (At this stage, they only have one of two options. Either one gives you what you want. Heads you win, tails they lose.)

Eric Uresk’s Double Leg Takedown Against The Fence

  • Now we’re getting into the details! How to use the bounce of the cage to time the perfect double leg takedown… this one is DYNAMITE!

  • Two details that give you so much leverage, it will feel effortless as you finish the takedown (no struggle whatsoever if you get these grips right - they just tumble like a tree going over - tttiiimmmbeeerrr!)

2 Different Get Ups From The Bottom, Focused on Head Positioning

 

  • How to use your WEIGHT, by transferring energy from your hips into your arm as you post, to completely shut down your opponent’s ability to trap you on the cage. This is such a huge understanding to have in MMA and grappling because your weight is FREE! Gravity is always working, with zero strenuous muscular effort necessary to take full advantage. This is also one of the keys to “great cardio,” as you learn how not to waste energy in the first place!

  • Every wrestler knows: where the head goes, the body goes. Here’s how to use head control to make sure your opponent has no control of you as you work your get up.

Gets up from the bottom Part 2. 

  • A fundamental movement (subtle) that either makes it impossible for you to be effective as you work your get up, or makes it impossible for your opponent to control you and keep you down. (Hint: it’s all in the hips!)

  •  Where to position your hands for maximum leverage as you work the get up.

  • Where to put your feet to make this easy (get this wrong and you’ll either fail, or waste so much energy getting up you may as well have failed!)

Get ups from the bottom Part 3

  • How to STAY SAFE from getting beat up as you work the get up! (Getting lazy here is handing your opponent a free knockout).

  • Why (and how) to keep one shoulder, and one hip on the ground at all times (if it’s two of either, you’re wrong, and in trouble!)

  • How, when, and why you might want to switch sides as you work your get up!

  • Which leg to free first when they sit on your ankles to keep you pinned, and how to move your foot so it’s effortless and you don’t waste energy.

Head and Knee Position Drill

  • Where to put your head to give your opponent real problems as you work a good offensive position against the cage

  • How to position your foot and knee to completely disrupt your opponent’s stance and keep them off balance

  • What to do when your opponent tries to get his head underneath your head to fight for position (an easy movement to regain control quickly, that also happens to be annoying and demoralizing for your opponent - bonus!)

  • When, and how, to switch your feet for maximum control.

  • Where to place your hands for maximum control to work in combination with your head on the upper body

  • When you get good at this drill, your opponent will feel like they are glued to the cage and there is simply no escape. And once they feel that, the pressure is ON! Every second ticking by is another second they know they’re losing, and as they become more and more desperate, they’ll make worse and worse decisions you can easily take advantage of!

Head Control (Bonus!)

  • Here’s a move very few people know, demonstrated by Eric Uresk, and a key detail you’ll need to know so the ref doesn't call you on it, that you can use to completely shut down your opponent’s ability to fight your underhook. It takes no effort, and is so easy you won’t even believe how well it works until you try it. But if you don’t know these two subtle details, you’ll be penalized in a caged fight. You do not want to miss this one.

High Crotch Off The Double

  • Here is how to turn a common problem (no grips) into a steep advantage, once you have your opponent up against the cage. We cover two different takedown options, based on your opponent’s reaction to the single leg control. Everything you need to shut down the scramble to escape is here. 

 

High Crotch with Head Outside

  • How to fake the takedown to set up better control, and it all leads to a classic, fundamental takedown we see Khabib Nurmagomedov use all the time (and the subtle details you’ll need to understand to make this work)

Offensive High Crotch Against The Fence

  • When you’re fighting against the cage, EVERYONE defends the same way… turning their hips, getting parallel with the cage, they get the underhook or overhook, and they use their free arm to defend. It happens the same way every time. Here’s how to exploit this most common defense to dominate the situation, and use smart grips, smart knee placement, and smart head placement to control the fight.

  • How to use all the elements you’ve learned to break this defense to destroy your opponent’s balance and take them down!

  • How to use your own legs and knees to control your opponent as you go for the takedown, or set up the double leg. 

 

Shuck by the Ride against the Fence - Khabib style!

  • How to use your weight to make your opponent miserable - and waste a TON of energy at every turn trying to escape.

  • How to control your opponent’s head so they CAN’T escape!

  • Why hip height usually determines the victor in these sorts of scrambles, and what to do about it.

 

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