Category Archives: RI Mixed Martial Arts Technique

Flying Triangle With Inverted Armbar Option

Posted on April 11, 2013 by EthanPino

Why a Flying Triangle? Why not?! Generally speaking, with regards to MMA, if a person can really mix it up in the ring they will stand a much better chance of coming out of the cage with their arm raised. … Continue reading →

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The Nuances OF Two Effective Open & Closed Guard Passes

Posted on April 5, 2013 by EthanPino

The Stack Pass for the open guard One of Coach Dan Faggella‘s greatest assets in teaching BJJ is his incredible attention to finite details and pointing out certain nuances of every move.  He is very good at explaining a move … Continue reading →

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No Gi Submissions When In The Closed Guard

Posted on April 2, 2013 by EthanPino

You can never have enough options to chose from to submit someone when in the closed guard.  In BJJ you do not have to worry about being on your back in someone’s closed guard as much as you do in … Continue reading →

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Double Underhook Armbar From Side Control/Mount

Posted on March 15, 2013 by EthanPino

The continuation of the Armbars! We got armbars for days up in here.  Luckily Phil Migliarese loves chokes and armbars as much as I do and I continue to find cool videos he has.  Granted they are nothing to ground … Continue reading →

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Great Chokes And Armbars For MMA Fighters

Posted on March 15, 2013 by EthanPino

Finding a Great submission to use in MMA is hard to come by! Theoretically any submission you learn in Jiu Jitsu could be used in a MMA fight.  The problem is that the majority of those submissions are not practical … Continue reading →

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Elevator Sweep And A Cool Finish To A Collar Choke

Posted on March 12, 2013 by EthanPino

Finishing a collar choke from back position  The first part of this video is nothing to ground braking but is simply just another way to finish a collar choke from back mount if they are giving you a hard time. … Continue reading →

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Triangle Choke From Seated Back Mount

Posted on March 7, 2013 by EthanPino

Setting it up and knowing when to use it The triangle choke from back mount is handy submission to know and have in your repertoire of moves.  This one particular choke is good to use when things start to go … Continue reading →

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Turning Deep Half Guard Into Three Strong Submissions

Posted on March 5, 2013 by EthanPino

Being in half guard has never been to good of a position to be in till now! When I first started rolling I constantly found myself on my back and giving up side control or catching them in half guard. … Continue reading →

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BJ Penn’s Counter To Rodrigo Gracie Butterfly Sweep

Posted on February 23, 2013 by EthanPino

Frist off what is the Rodrigo Gracie Butterfly Sweep? For those of you who have never heard of Rodrigo Gracie he is the grandson to one of the founding fathers of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.  He is the son of one … Continue reading →

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Anderson Silva Striking Combinations: New Ways To Improve Your Stand Up Fighting

Posted on February 21, 2013 by EthanPino

Combinations are more than just mixing different variations of punches.  When you watch boxing on tv you will always hear the announcers say that one of the guys landed a nice combination or series of punches.  It has become a … Continue reading →

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