My second interview in my "Out on a Limb" episodes. Lesson learned: Audio can be just as much of a hassle as video, man. My mic picked up everything including the rub against my shirt and the

Hey Guys, throwing up my newest article on my blog at This is an conceptual piece discussing the philosophy of attack as a way to gain information about your opponent. I wanted to put it here first, but

Helping with the English stream of We Love MMA's 44th edition here in cold, rainy Berlin at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin! This is my second commentating, and maybe the first time I sent a CV to someone

Life is good. After last summer, I've been focussing on how to make the transition to Germany with any amount of elegance. Huge lol. One brick in this house was building a website and migrating most of

This is exciting news! Eliot is a super cool guy. American, but grew up in Japan. Wrestled at UC Davis. He's currently a BJJ black belt with a dojo in El Dorado Hills, California. Much like me, he's fascinated

This is something that helps my students wrap their heads around "Unmatched Leads" as a positional concept. To steal a phrase from Bruce Lee. This just discusses options in terms of punching

I was lucky enough to spend a couple days in Athens! To say it was awe-inspiring would be an understatement: It was something of a dream come true. For history-geeks, this is what many would consider the

Heeeeyyyyy, I just put my first wrestling instructional up! Truly, less of an instructional and more of a reference for those wanting to organize how they think about single leg finishes. Enjoy! Get in

Two of my favorite movements to create a great combo to herd someone into your left hand. End's with what is called a "Homerun Hook" in the Cus D'Amato's system. Stay Safe!

Last night around 830, as I was looking at Google Maps, three kids on a scooter snatched my phone out of my hand and zoomed off into the night. This is in Indiranagar, a relatively developed and busy

After much Yanni-listening, I have come to terms with Holloway-Nurmagomedov and I am eating my words like popcorn. Odd to me on a few levels: Holloway was too injured to face Ortega, a guy who he matches

“I just pull guard, brah! LOL”. It’s almost a mantra. Sure it’s self-deprecating, maybe even charming, but are you a puller because you want to be, or because you never really had the knowledge to be

If you're bugging out because you think Tony Ferguson actually tore his MCL tripping on a sidewalk, relax yourself. That guy literally break dances on concrete and front flips out of double legs. He's

How often have you heard after a poorly stated, though otherwise benign opinion: “Shut them down!”, “She needs to stop talking!”, or “Throw him in jail!” Obviously, acting on any of those would be a problem.

As fighters become increasingly well-rounded and skilled, MMA fans are seeing more and more fights that are labelled as “controversial” decisions. Most of the rest of community just calls them, and I quote,

Ugadi/Yugadi is the traditional beginning of the new year (year 5119!) of a few ethnicities in India: Kannadigas (in and around Bangalore) Telugus (many of of whom are in or around Hyderabad). A related

A few years ago, I created a video with my good friend Eliot (who currently runs Shuraba MMA in Taipei). It was much more of a process than I had imagined. We shot and reshot a few times because I wanted

Hey there! Here's bit about myself without sounding too much like a Tinder profile. My rough trajectory of homes since my birthing: NYC --> Houston ---> Seattle ---> Taipei ---> Bangalore