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BJJ Drill you can do at home

2020-04-13T10:22:12-05:00

Right now we can't make it to the school to practice bjj and take classes but that doesnt mean we cant work on our game and make improvements. Check out this video of Sensei Frank     In this video Frank will show you how to get a great workout in that focuses on your abs.  The video not only will work your abs it will get your grips stronger as well. He also goes over some tips to make the cross collar choke much better.   Also while you are here. Check out this video of Sensei Frank going over [...]

BJJ Drill you can do at home2020-04-13T10:22:12-05:00

Get Up – Basic Self Defense Move – Scranton MMA

2019-10-07T09:06:26-05:00

There are a lot of important techniques you need to learn in order to be confident that you can defend yourself in a self defense situation.  There are also a lot of concepts and principles that you will learn and pick up along the way. Today we are going to talk about a technique that also ties in with a basic principle of self defense. The principle is this: if you are on the ground especially on your back... you want to get up. You do not want to spend a lot of time fighting from your back in a self [...]

Get Up – Basic Self Defense Move – Scranton MMA2019-10-07T09:06:26-05:00

Basic Self Defense – Scranton MMA BJJ class

2019-10-04T10:41:02-05:00

  Today lets talk about about the number one submission everyone should learn for Self Defense.  The Rear Naked Choke!  I have not problem saying that if you could only do one submission for self defense that the rear naked choke should be the go to move.  There are many reasons for this. One is that pretty much anyone of any size can use this to choke an attacker of any size unconscious. I also love this choke because there is no better way to end a self defense situation then choking someone out. Punching, kicking or other strikes are a [...]

Basic Self Defense – Scranton MMA BJJ class2019-10-04T10:41:02-05:00

BJJ 101 – Escape from The Mount

2019-10-03T14:09:36-05:00

Today I wanted to share a quick video from the Beginner Bjj class at Scranton MMA.  In this class we went over the number one way to get out of the mount position. First what is mount and why do we want to get out of it.  Well mount is a position where basically someone has one knee on one side of your body above your legs and one knee on the other side again above your legs.  In this position the person on the bottom is in a very bad position. The person on top has a lot of [...]

BJJ 101 – Escape from The Mount2019-10-03T14:09:36-05:00

Scranton MMA Show Episode 17

2018-07-02T17:09:44-05:00

Scranton MMA Show Episode 17! Today we talk about: July 4th schedule ad open mat Upcoming BJJ Tournament Olympic Silver Medalist Jason Morris coming to Scranton MMA Hydration typs Silly self defense vids that are going around :) and much more! If you have any questions or suggestion for topics, leave them in the comments!  

Scranton MMA Show Episode 172018-07-02T17:09:44-05:00

Great way to relieve neck and upper back pain

2018-06-25T09:39:55-05:00

Quick video showing a great way to relieve upper back and neck pain.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.  I really hope this helps you out. I have definitely had my share of neck pain over the years.  I also stand all day while working and at times my posture really gets bad and makes my neck hurt.  Doing ‘this’ has helped a ton.  First it reminds me to keep good posture and to stay loose.  As soon as I start to hunch or slouch I can adjust. Also it is a really nice stretch and […]

Great way to relieve neck and upper back pain2018-06-25T09:39:55-05:00

Scranton MMA show #13

2018-05-22T09:19:50-05:00

Brand new show is in the books. So we recently got some new gear to help us improve the audio quality. Some new microphones and a fancy mixer to help us adjust the volumes and what not. I think you can really hear the improvement. Things are a clearer and the volume is nice and loud. Let us know what you think. Today we talked about: Our Jiu Jitsu promotional (over 60 people on the mat!!) Upcoming Muay Thai Promotional Memorial Day Open Mat How to roll/spar/Train When to Tap?

Scranton MMA show #132018-05-22T09:19:50-05:00

Tips To Keep You Safe During Self Defense

2016-07-18T15:23:47-05:00

So today I did a quick talk where I shared some tips that will help keep you safe if you are ever attacked and find your self having to defend yourself.  These tips do not involve techniques they are all mental but they will help keep you safe regardless of how much training you have done.  Obviously the more training the better. So let me just share these tips quickly and if you have any questions please let me know.   Be Confident First things first you have to know you are ready and that you will be okay.  Do not […]

Tips To Keep You Safe During Self Defense2016-07-18T15:23:47-05:00

Tips to Defeat A Larger Attacker

2016-07-01T14:09:43-05:00

Ok So today I shot a video where I share a few tips that will help you defeat a larger attacker.  No obviously this is something that training will help. However just training might not be enough or if this is something you do not address in your training you might be in for a bit of a surprise.  I think it is very beneficial to train with some if these tips in mind and Some of the best grapplers out there always keep these in mind while training. If you want to watch the short video.. its only about 90 […]

Tips to Defeat A Larger Attacker2016-07-01T14:09:43-05:00

3 Tips A Navy Seal Gave Us To Keep Us Safe

2016-06-30T22:10:01-05:00

So today I shot a quick video where I talked about a few tips that a Navy SEAL Shared with us while we had him in for a seminar at Scranton Mixed Martial arts.  Now these are not your average safety / self defense tips.  They were for a very specific audience; well trained martial artists and they came from a very unique individual with a really unique set of experiences. And that is what made it so awesome. So I will share these tips and if you have any questions just let me know. 1. STOP and Pay Attention We […]

3 Tips A Navy Seal Gave Us To Keep Us Safe2016-06-30T22:10:01-05:00