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Danny Ives BJJ Seminar: Funk Roll

Danny Ives Was In The Building This past saturday Danny Ives, of Team Lloyd Irvin, came to Black Diamond MMA in Rhode Island and fulfilled a 2 hour seminar for us.  Now for certain reasons I can not put up … Continue reading

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Self Defense Part 3: Escaping The Hair Pull

The Hair Pull is a dirty move and is used more than you think. So what should you expect? Unlike some of the other Self Defense techniques this one is a little bit more unusual.  Pretty much the hair pull is just … Continue reading

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How martial arts can build a better body

Martial arts training and your health It’s funny but people have this stigma that martial arts training may be dangerous or scary or bad for their bodies. However, its completely the opposite. For one martial arts is all about self … Continue reading

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Nate Diaz this saturday

Diaz on fox this weekend Nick Diaz is many things to put it lightly. For one he’s absolutely an interesting character to watch. Some would say that maybe he’s not the most talented fighter in the UFC but many would … Continue reading

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Speed kills

How to become a faster fighter A lot of people believe that speed is something that you’re either born with or without. While this might be somewhat true you can definitely train your body to be significantly faster than you … 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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Cement Mixer Technique

MMA Headlock Technique by Danny Ives Danny Ives is a Black Belt in Brazillian Jiu Jitsu. He stopped by the Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts Academy recently and showed us a nice headlock technique. The cement mixer is a great … Continue reading

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Confidence through Mixed martial arts

CONFIDENCE FROM MMA TRAINING Whenever you have a good training session, it is no doubt that you feel very confident about yourself. This is usually because it gives you a feeling of accomplishment. Let’s look at some of the ways … Continue reading

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Dave Bautista’s MMA Debut

  Who is Dave Bautista? Dave Bautista is a former body builder who after finding limited fulfillment accepted an offer to participate in the WWE. Bautista in the WWE earned 6 world championships and was considered a superstar in the … Continue reading

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