Bridging is hard to achieve on skilled opponents. I believe that the kipping escape is the best mount escape, followed by the basic shrimp or hip escape. I cover the kipping escape on my website, davidmma.com

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If you were using the reverse Kimura to submit, then I would agree that the upward facing palm is better. In this case though, I'm using it to control and ultimately sweep. You also notice I'm using one hand to control the grip, so upward Palm would be an easy escape as he could just rip up. With a downward Palm, his wrist is trapped between my hand and my hips, so I get to use the free hand to hit the flower sweep.

In this series, I switch to an elevator sweep (hook sweep, sumi gaeshi) on the side they posted on

I have covered this several times over the years but a quick recap: just sprained and partial tears. I was walking around a week later and training one month after. Regarding the out of bounds heel hook, there has been many videos showing that the ref called a stop to the match before he cranked it and I tapped, and you can see I stop defending after the ref put his hands and called stop, then I get cranked. At that point, I had already popped my knee and it should have been a disqualification in my opinion, especially given his history of disregarding the rules. The restart was by the rules, although I didn't agree with the starting position (was much worse than I left off), but the final crank was the most damaging but at least he stopped when the referee intervened. The lesson I learned from this experience is you never stop fighting, even if the referee gets in the way. You have to make the referee literally separate you and work for it, because I have seen too many times were people get hurt or lose position because they stop and their opponent keeps moving and then the ref doesn't know how to restart. It's another reason why I hate out of bounds, and would prefer a cage - less referee involvement.

i think Palhares is totally on board with that..that fighting until the ref pulls you away thing^^@@DavidAvellannah seriously, not only did he injure people for lifetime, he also used his name as a psychological weapon against his opponents to gain advantage..not sure if hes intelligent enough to be aware of this-he literally looks 50% Down-Syndrom-but his trainer and team for sure is aware of that effect.

I do, but rarely. Anyone who is interested can visit my website to make an inquiry: davidavellan.com

Unfortunately not. Those sold out many years ago. We only have online streaming available now, which in my opinion is better, since the quality of the video is much higher than DVD and can be accessible anywhere. The book is available as an ebook at kimuratrap.com when you order the online version.

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Depends on the situation. For example, you are in a street fight and there are multiple opponents. I wouldn't want to be stuck on my back. I would rather swept and get a dominant position quickly, and have the option to disengage if necessary

@@DavidAvellan that's true.

I'm not well versed in IBJJF rules, but from a reaping standpoint this could be problematic.

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You are going to have a really hard time shooting when you have no arms to grab a shot with. Your shoulders are also locked up, so trying to do a duck under will be very hard. A trip might be possible, but as the person with the better grips, I'm in much better position to trip. I suggest you play around with the position first and then reassess your options, as I'm sure you would arrive at the same conclusions I have.

@@DavidAvellan well you’re supposed to react to the move not wait until you’re trapped. I stand by my assessment. It’s called counter wrestling.

@@markreid6816 sure. That is true of any move. If I know you are doing a double leg, I can counter in many ways: sprawl, iowa, lateral drop, harai goshi, etc. Does that mean the double leg is a bad technique? Certainly not.

@@DavidAvellan here’s the thing, I’ve wrestled for about twenty years, admittedly not at a high level. I’ve always been a counter wrestler. ANY move is a good if done successfully. As a counter wrestler I would give you a position,on purpose, knowing I can counter it. When I see someone demonstrating a skill I immediately think about countering it. Could I beat this guy? Absolutely not, but in my day I would have had no problem stepping on the mat with him. I love the sport of wrestling so much that I’m always thinking about it. Now if you add MMA to the mix I wouldn’t stand a chance.

@@markreid6816 that's great Mark. I have been training mixed martial arts for over 26 years now. My base in martial arts was wrestling, as I started my first 3 years of training in highschool wrestling. While my folk-style wrestling credentials are amateur (as I stopped wrestling in college), I pursued NHB (No holds barred, the predecessor of MMA) and got into grappling afterwards. In grappling I have competed in 5 the ADCC Submission World Championships, having placed bronze in 2009, which is the pinnacle of competition in grappling. For MMA, I have trained with all sorts of top level athletes and wrestling stand outs like Phil Davis, Michael Chandler, Jake Shields, and more. I still train to this day, and travel around the world looking to learn more. I say all this to make it clear that I understand wrestling, have trained in rooms with high level wrestlers, and know what moves are solid. I wouldn't be peddling trash moves, as I know in my academy I teach moves that are effective for sport, but more importantly for self defense. If you think I'm wrong, that's fine. We will just have to agree to disagree. But I'm working this in a training room with young athletes in various leagues (UFC, Bellator, OneFC) at a gym with a heavy wrestling focus. I have not had one person counter me off this technique. At best, they escape. So you can do with that knowledge what you will. :)