Formosa Neijia

Maybe Master Wong isn’t everybody’s cup of tea. But I sure like him. Here he is doing some of the most innovative groundfighting I’ve ever seen. This is not just BJJ in a new package.
What do you guys think?

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So while I’m writing up a review of Intu-flow by Scott Sonnon, I thought I’d share this clip from Choke with you. This is Rickson Gracie doing some of his training for an upcoming full-contact tournament in Japan. As you can see, he has incorporated a lot of yoga into his training, and he is [...]

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Last time, I talked about discipleship and how it didn’t hold a candle to relationship. The best relationship to have in this case is found through mentoring — forming a bond with a senior who has a responsibility to make you better at your game. Forget ceremonies, large cash payments in red envelopes, and badges [...]

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Andy used to run the BJJ school here in Taipei before he returned to the States to restart his MMA career. He landed a spot on The Ultimate Fighter, a TV show for aspiring UFC hopefuls. These are two clips that show his recent fight on the show and the aftermath. These are offered…(ahem)…without comment. [...]

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Here’s Liang Shou-you explaining some things about shuai jiao to Sam Masich. One of the best things he does is to make clear the difference between shuaijiao and kuaijiao — or fast wrestling. As you can clearly see, shuaijiao uses much bigger motions. Kuaijiao uses smaller, sneakier ones to steal the opponent’s balance. Styles like [...]

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