Category Archives: RI Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

X-Guard Sweeps Landing Into Knee Bars

2 X-Guard sweeps that are going to land you both in a knee on belly position Coach Dan Faggella, of Black Diamond MMA RI, is all about his “Money Moves.”  This is a term that around the gym is known … Continue reading

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Jimmy Quinlan: Guillotine From Half Guard

Jimmy Quinlan And Black Diamond MMA Jimmy Quinlan is an MMA fighter who is currently on the Ultimate Fighter under Team Sonnen.  He was a wrestler all through high school and went on to wrestle at Bridgewater State University.  For … Continue reading

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Black Diamond Instructor Takes Medal At NAGA 2013 West Warwick!

Practicing What You Preach On January 26, 2013 students and instructors of Black Diamond MMA competed in the Naga grappling tournament that was held in West Warwick Rhode Island.  Over all Black Diamond won bronze, silver, and gold metals between … Continue reading

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Female Student At Black Diamond Arm Bars Her Way To A Medal At Naga 2013

Naga Grappling Tournament January 2013 On January 26, 2013 Black Diamond MMA students competed in the Naga Tournament in Warwick Rhode Island.  One Student in particular did very well in both the Gi and no Gi devisions.  Keira Mahoney (left … Continue reading

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Black Diamonds Free 30 Day Trial And Self Defense DVD!

Self Defense Training  Coach Dan Faggella at Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts if offering up a chance to get a free trial of his gym and a free dvd about self defense.  To him and to others self defense is … Continue reading

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Rear Naked Choke

If Back mount is one of the best positions to have then the Rear Naked Choke must be one of the best submissions to use. Any one who watches MMA or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has seen that having someone is … Continue reading

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Three Way Submission Technique From Side Control

Three Way Submission from Side Control Once you’ve got your opponent on the ground from side control you should be looking for a quick way to get them to submit. In this video Coach Josh breaks down a three different … Continue reading

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Turtle Top Control

Turtle Top The Top Turtle Control is top control move that you can get into if you don’t have many other options on the table. Okay so, as coach Josh says, maybe you just shot in for a takedown, maybe … Continue reading

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Armbar for BJJ Training

Coach Dan Teaches the Armbar The Armbar The armbar is a common submission technique used in UFC, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and other forms of mixed martial arts and is one of the core submission techniques used here at Black Diamond … Continue reading

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Guillotine Choke Submission Technique

BDMMA Submission Techniques A guillotine choke is a single arm choking technique used for submission.  It is favorable when an opponent shoots in with his head down and fails to maneuver a takedown. This ground based guillotine choke was shown to BDMMA’s Coach Josh … Continue reading

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