oe: MIXED MARTIAL ARTS THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE BJPENN WITH GLEN CORDOZA & ERICH KRAUSS VICTORY BELT PUBLISHING WWW.VICTORYBELT.COM CONTENTS INTRODUCTION The Stand Up Game STANCE STRIKING ‘STRIKING TO THE TAKEDOWN STRMNG To THe Taxenown istRopucTION .. 28 STRIKING TO THE DOUBLEY DoubLeLie TAKELOWN 30 Hook Ta DOURLE-Ler TAKEDOWN, 32 HOo# TO FAKE SHOT TD OVFRHAND. cu 34 JAB TO DOUBLE LEG TAKTROWN, as cxo36 re DouNLE-LuS TAKEBOWN 36 astern a FAILED DOUBLE-LEG TAKEDOWN’ FaaLiu Shor 10 Hook 28 GhourinG re Cause TO TAKEDUAN 2 busouza Seecian 40 Daven TH. CLN-LOHNE, 42 Shoormc Into Guan aa STRIKING TO THE SINGLE’ SinaLe-Les TaKcooWn Cross Te HOOK FOSINGLELES IAKLUOWN, FAKE SINGLE TO OVFRHAKD, COUNTER ATTAC! ‘COUNTER ATIACKS INT RODUC ZON y COUNTERING THE JABY SHIPPING LEFT IAS COUNTER JAR WITH JAR, CounTeRie au Deouune: COUNTERING THE CROSS SLIP RIGHT CROSS TO OVERHANR/ HOOK counter, Sui Crosy-r0 3 Punen Coma, ¥ COUNTERING THE HOOK*r SUPPING Hie Hoon CATCH ANA GO COMBE TO TAKEDOWN. SLIPPING TIIE HOOK To BODY Cunt ¢ COUNTERING KICKS Coun teint Kick 19 TAKEDOWN Counizkine Kien 10 SweeeKien TaKewown COUNTERING THE TAKEDOWN COUNTERING THE TAKEROW INDQDUE" oY 4s ar 50 oo / BASIC TAKEDOWN DEFENSE ¥ PUSH Awat TAKEDOWN DEFENSE, 7 PUSH AWAY TAKEDOWN DEFFNSF TO KNEE ....71 Bawte SHKAWL, . 7 Sprawi. Ta TuRTLe TRANEITION 74 Sprawi To STANDING OFTION 6 9ySPRAWL CONTROL HICH KNEES FROM SPRAWL CONTROL 78 SLARIGHT KNELS I KOM SHRAWL CONTROL «679 Sprawi ConPROL TO Sloe CoNIWoL KNEY £0 / COUNTERING THE DOUBLELEG™’ BACK TO STANDING OFF DOUBLE FE HAND-CLAGP GUILLOTINE OFF DOUBLE-LEG 89 Guntenne CHOKE 19 GuaKD ea ¢ COUNTERING THE SINGLE-LEG KNFR.TO SINGLE-LEG DRFFNSF, a5 PUNCHING YOUR UF FREE, er) HanisCLAge GUILLOTINE 0+ SINGLE. a7 Derensive He sinace (PusHiNe THE HEAD OF) cosas BB THECLINGH BODY CLINCH Basie PUMMELING 31 PUMMELINE 10 914 BODY WITH ELUoWS 92 Purimeune To THE OLY WrH KNEES ga GaTCH KNEE TO TAKEDOWN, 9s COUNTERING THE UNDER-HOOKS¥ Gevrine THe HEAD Ww oF DounLe UNDEaHoons 99 ESCAPING UNBEICHOOK CONTROL 100 Hur Toss (wiitzzeid 10 PUNCI! tot yMUAY THAI CLINCH" PunaiiLing 1 Om HAW To KNEE ELBOW rnoM MUAY THAL CLINCH Heaw CLINCH £9 TaKLOoWN “MUAY THAI CLINCH COUNTERS DOUBLE Les COUNTER OFT HEAD CONTROL DIRTY BOXING CLINCH’ KNEE FROM FRONT HRADI OCK FIGHTING AGAINST THE CAGE FiGniHIns AcAINST IE Cash isi PRESSING AGAINST THE CAGE'Y DOURI Fs FG TAKEDOWN OFF THF CAGE. Cau 1a Siete KNFFING AGAINST THF CAGE PINNED AGAINST THE CAGE PUMMLING rots UNDER-HOOKS 10 STRIKING THE DOWNED GUARD asic STANCr STEIN Is CONTRO! LING IHE LEGS THROWING LEGS To OVERHAHE ANKLE | 0¢K DEFENSE aCe STOMP. PUNCH 10 PASS 103 tos 106 107 no 119 120 121 122 125 127 132 139 139 rea 136 136 137 138 KICKING UNRER THE Fe The Ground Game ‘TUE CRObNU CANE, 141 FIGHTING FROM THE DOWNED GUARD PeMiineF KOM hE Downey CuaMD Ivo. 142 FIGHTING FROM THE SHELLY THe SHeI 143 BLOCKINIE 4 KICK FROW THF SHES 143 Gertne ur, 14a aor pins UavLs A KICK. 145 SPRING STOMM Kirx tas LEE Ursick PROBE SHELL. 146 Het Stowe rion Sik 147 Praraking Gmips TO PUSH KICK az /DE LA RIVA GUARDY BREAKING GitPs 10 DELA RIA, 148 UpsCick Frost OE La Riva 148 OVERHAND R CHT COUNTER To Dr Larva swree “9 DOVEKHAND RIGHT COUNTER TO STANDING. 151 De La Riva 10. Cuanw 153 Gerrina Ur From De La Riva 18s #GOES GUARD’ Dr La Riva m2 Goes Guano 187 CoFS GUARD PURH SWPP. 1s7 Cons Guann Swerch SWEEP 158 GUARD TOP TOP GUARD 101¥ STRIKING FROM GUARD TOP'Y BODY-BODY-HEAD 162 (OVER THE Tor FLOW (VAIATION) UerEKeut Kom Gun FAKP OVERHAND To FLBOW OPEN Guanu 19 OvEHHiAND GUARD TOP DEFENSE DEFENDING TAF GLI) OTINE. FROM GUARD, sSTRIKING PAST THE GUARDY Strneisic PAS THE GARD, OPEN GuAKU STACK PASS SLGUENCE MALE STACK PARS OvFR THF Lec [OPTION 2) Mike PYLE SPESIAL GUARD BOTTOM GuaRo BorToM tninoLueTION SIT UP GUARD asic HIF Serr. Kimura FROM Str UP GUARD. Posturt Us Gunconne Postune Up-10 GMAPLATA SIT UP GUARD Ta BACK (OPTION 2), ‘STANDARD GUARD TACTICS'* lok Our 18 Si anuine BLOCKING Hie OvERHIARE BLOCK OvEM An 79.4 DARN GoD CLAKL ELvows ria Comb Guan, KNEE Pune Aus BAR PULLOUTaH Axe BRAK 10 TraaneLt, 6a 164 197 168 169 172 175 177 180 ret 182 186 187 189 90 184 198 198 199 201 202 202 200 eos ¥A DAMN GOOD GUARDY A DAMN Goon TRIANCLE, 208 A DAMN GOOD OMAPLATA, ait No OKING THE ARH. Fiaom OMAH_AIA, 214 YESCAPING THE CAGE TIL Sex AROUND. 2s Gerrine Ue ASAINET THE, CAGE 216 PINNED AGAINST THE CAGE HOOKING MHELLG ae + BUTTERFLY GUARD ATTACKS GATING Lip FROM BUTTERFLY GUARD Ba RuvrpRFly SWEFR(OPTION 1) 223 BuricRety SeLERiOrrion 2) 225 HALF GUARD HAE uae INTRODUCTION 227 STRIKING FROM HALF GUARD TOP*r Grencine £La0W PROM HALE GUARE. 208 ¥PASSING THE HALF GUARDY No Hann Pass to MouNT 29 No Ham Pass To Sibe CONTROS 2a HALF GUARD 1017 GeTRNE THE UNDER HOOK HHOM Harr GuaRE ana “HALF GUARD SWEEP SEQUENCFS* Hate GuARU'TO Bae 234 HALE Guaku Reverse Swaer 236 SIDE CONTROL Sink CONTROL INTROGUETION 238 “SIDE CONTROL ATTACKS¥ BEAT Down Posirion 2539 DowNWARD GRINDING ELROW eat KNFF To SINE 2az KNFF 70 HEAD 24a ‘MODIFIED SIDE CONTROL ATTACKS’ KNEES TO HEAD (OPTION 2 ae STRIKING TO AMFRICANA 2as STRIKING TO Kini:ka, 287 SIDE CONTROL TO MOUNT TRANS." StANDARD SiDE CONTROL TO MOUNT 249 SILHIING OvER To MOUNT. 250 “KNEE ON BELLY ATTACKS” ATIACKING FROM KNEE ON BELLY. 251 ¥BASIC SIDE CONTROL ESCAPES ¥ Escapy ry Guaku enon SIDE GoNTROL BovTOM, 253 SIDF CONTRO! BOTTOM, 235 Mowr iyrmonHei 287 STABILIZING THE MOUNT MOUNT STADILZATION CONTROL. ase Breakin OvenUnuer To Nex CONrHOL . 260 STRIKING TO SUBMISSIONY Semikine TO ARM BAR, 269 SteIkING fO AMERICANA 285 Mounr'va KoaGathHe ARM TRIANGLE... 267 MOUNTED TRIANe! F. 268 DOUBLE ATTACK MOUNT? ous Aric Moun. 27a DouaLe ATHACK To Hack 27s KATAGATAME CHOKE (Anne TRIANGLE VARIATION) 278 “BASIC MOUNT ESCAPES Hie 10 Haun From MOUNT, 278 Basle Brunon FAcAFE 200 Hip Our Mount Eocare 282 RUNNING Ur 1H CAS MOUNT ESCAPF 0-1 288 ‘THE BACK Bagi nTROQUEHON 208 ‘TURTLE TO BACK TRANSITIONS TURTLE TO BACK SEQLENCE 236 Tune TO BACK SEQUENCE (Coun siine DereNsiD seve 288 L&I Tenants YOURE OPHOMENT. 289 ¢ STRIKING FROM THE TURTLEY Kuri THR Bony ane lean 290 BACK CONTROL SUBMISSIONS REAW NAKED Chioxe TROM BACK 201 Viale ARM aR estan Back 20a ARM BAR FROM BACK 2968 BACK TO MOUNT TRANSITION’ ¥BASIC TURTLE ESCAPES TUE ESCAPE tu STARLING 301 RoLunts To GuaKe TUKILE Estar 302 ESCAPING BACK CONTROL Chowe Devense 101 aoa Back ANA CHOKE ESCAPE 305 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 308 ABOUT THIS BOOK he wim of this isk smo. each all af he tee nigues Eom invo've in mixed nesta aris competion, Such a gol wiuld Ye virtually imiose ‘bie in angling under ten Gecuatin pages Taha wuld be s bk vse a fr. 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