Grappling Tips Newsletter

A reader recently asked me "I haven't heard from you in a long time. Did you get double arm-barred and can't type?"

I'm glad that both my arms are great and I can type just fine! It's a valid question though, and since other people are probably also wondering what's been going on I thought I'd take a moment to answer it for everyone.

The reason this newsletter has been a little less active than usual is because I've been finishing up my Online Grappling Concepts Course.

When I briefly opened up registration for this course last September hundreds of grapplers signed up right away. And for the past 6 months my main focus - one might say my 'obsession' - has been to create the very best experience I can for the participants.

But now most of the heavy lifting of actually creating and distributing the course material (online videos, mp3 files, written materials and DVDs) is done.

I haven't decided whether, or even if, I'll ever release the course again. But the main thing is that it's been a great experience putting this stuff together, and I'm gratified by the tons of rave reviews from the course participants.

So I'm not dead yet! And now I'll have (a little) more time to work on other aspects of Grapplearts and concentrate on my own training!!
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Shortly after Paulo Thiago defeated Mike Swick at UFC 109 I was asked to write about the 'Brabo' choke (Thiago finished the fight in the second round using the Brabo choke).

I've always had a suspicion that this attack (also known as the 'Darce choke') would become a more popular attack. That's why, several years ago, I asked Marcio Feitosa to teach a photo tutorial on the Brabo choke.

Grapplers are finally catching on that the Brabo choke is a very powerful attack that you can hit from a number of different position. That's why we're seeing it more and more in submission grappling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA.

All this being said, I have to point out that the Brabo choke is NOT a submission that I've studied very deeply. Sure, I could show you the basic mechanics and a few tricks, but I'm just not your man if you want a ton of detail about this attack.

Fortunately someone else has done the heavy lifting on the Brabo Choke: Matt Kirtley has put together a really good series of articles on this attack at Aesopian.com. Here's a list of articles that you should read if you want to make it one of your go-to moves:

1. Brabo Choke Homework: Trigger Position
2. Brabo Choke Homework: Progressive Grips
3. Brabo Choke Homework: Crossing the Arm
4. Standing Up, Sitting Out and Brabo Chokes
   

Labels: arm triangle, Brabo Choke, chokes, D'arce choke, no gi

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