You should hear the successes the US Army has with bjj training that is standard in the army. If you look up Matt Larsen there is probably some stuff on the web. They have a lot of success even...
The submission percentage is higher in MMA than in Abu Dhabi. The proof is there. It is easier to get submissions against someone who is trying to hit you because they aren't just trying to hold you...
Obviously you have to fill in the gaps in whatever style you primarily train in. On that note the whole thing about "it's hard to submit someone who is punching you" is stupid. That's like saying it...
Wrestling is grappling. Grappling is a generalized term. Asking if wrestling is better than grappling for mma is like asking which is better for mma muay thai or kickboxing?
Bull****, your arms don't even move much during a hook, your hips rotate. Your arms should be fairly relaxed so you don't lose power. Quit showing your ass, you've obviously never had a boxing lesson.
The squat, no other exercise will come close. The bench is good if you want to bench press, not much else. Power clean won't build the same strength as the squat.
Probably the guy just sucked that bad at grappling. Anything I can think of would be extremely easy to escape from that could even come close to choking anyone.
I've worked with a number of boxing and muay thai coaches and all of them have advocated against using weights in the hands, that coupled with books written by boxing and kickboxing trainers who...
Nobody does that sort of thing anymore. It is well known that it doesn't work and can even have adverse effects to your form. The weight is in the wrong direction, adding weight ruins the basic form...
