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True Legend Trailer

themonkey — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:28:18 +0000

I think I just sharted while at half mast.

Grab My Arm

themonkey — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:03:05 +0000

Tai Chi Master Battle

themonkey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:42:40 +0000

Getting the Triangle on Guys with No Neck

themonkey — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:41:30 +0000

Renzo Gracie shows us how it’s done. Man I love this guy. I like how he talks through his discovery process on this technique. This kind of creative problem solving is exactly what I love about BJJ. As a black belt, Renzo seems just as curious as I was as a white belt—just goes to [...]

The Future of MMA

themonkey — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:59:26 +0000

You’ve do doubt seen these two in Tapout commercials during The Ultimate Fighter or Spike broadcasts of UFC events, but here’s an extended video on these two. It’ll be amazing to see where these kids end up when they get older. Wonder how they’d do against this kid. The filmmaker is Bobby Razak and he’s [...]

Danny Bonaduce on the Nunchucks

themonkey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:01:33 +0000

Hold your questions because I have no answers. I think the crowd reaction pretty much captures the general republic’s regard toward Bonaduce, much less his performance.

Frank Mir’s Jiu-Jitsu for MMA

themonkey — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:08:32 +0000

Here’s Frank Mir doing a seminar at Island MMA in Victoria, BC. Some fantastic info and great tips on the half guard in MMA. Also, since Mir’s background is BJJ he provides a great perspective on how he’s adapted his BJJ bottom game for MMA/wrestling. 10 parts to watch. Hit the jump to see the [...]

Men in Tights (And Masks)

themonkey — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:13:15 +0000

Behind the MAsk: Lucha Libre USA is a documentary about Mexican freestyle wrestling. If WWE is the cousin of MMA, then Lucha Libre is like the second cousin by marriage from Mexico. The mask thing is pretty cool and I wish we still had that in MMA. Although, I suppose fighters DO have masks in [...]

BJJ Wrist Locks

themonkey — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:52:06 +0000

Wrist locks are a grossly under-utilized technique family in the Brazilian style of jiu-jitsu. Traditional Japanese jiu-jitsu techniques are chock full of wrist lock techniques. It’s efficient in that small motions to manipulate the wrist can basically control the opponent’s entire body. This is true for several reasons: The wrist is a relatively small joint, [...]

Superfluous 80′s Gi-Wearing

themonkey — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:55:35 +0000

Office Self Defense (from Lumberjacks)

themonkey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:04 +0000

Well this is an argument to keep physical media around if I ever heard one. Although I would probably recommend the scissors or stapler over a 5-1/4″ floppy disk. One question though… what assailant has enough fashion sense to tuck his flannel into his cargo pants? via Gizmodo

Robert Drysdale’s Vimeo Flicks

themonkey — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:15:54 +0000

Well somebody has a Vimeo account and is not afraid to use it. Drysdale has some MMA clips in there as well as some great guard instructionals. And check out that bitchin opening sequence! Whoosh whoosh! Here’s a couple of them. Go to his Vimeo page for more.

BJ Penn RVCA Promo

themonkey — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:20:19 +0000

In honor of this weekend’s fight, here’s BJ in a high production value RVCA ad. Some nice training footage in there in a tricked out RVCA designed gym.

Serbia vs Greece Basketball Beef

themonkey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:12:52 +0000

Here are the Greek and Serbian national basketball teams getting into a scuffle in a friendly match. I seriously don’t understand how such athletic individuals can be so bad at fighting. If you’re gonna be ejected, you might as well do it right, I say. There’s some hammer fists, crappy boxing, and a chair toss [...]

Throwdown Cage Bed

themonkey — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:24:29 +0000

Got some youngsters in your life who are heavy into organized violence? Do they also like sleeping? Well this is the product for you! Baby Mama could dress up like Arianny Celeste and walk around the bed with a bedtime story held above her head. FINGERS OFF THE CAGE, SON! You could practice takedowns/cage walks [...]

RZA’s Kung Fu Spectacular

themonkey — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:42:39 +0000

Wu Tang vs. The Golden Phoenix is a kung fu throwback flick directed by Wu Tang Clan’s RZA featuring choreography by Robert Tai of the 5 Deadly Venoms, a 34th generation Shaolin monk, Jackie Chan’s stunt team, members of the US Shaolin Team, and Chi Kuan Chun of Shaw Brothers fame. The score was done [...]

Buakaw Dominates in Chinese Promotion

themonkey — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:38:01 +0000

Not sure what round this clip is from, but Buakaw looks like he’s pretty much owning things there. Buakaw won the fight by decision. Why the hell is there blaring pop music going on during the fight? I really hope they get rid of that habit before MMA blows up there.

The Striking Truth Trailer

themonkey — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:48:03 +0000

Documentary about Georges St-Pierre and David Louseau. Great cinematography. A little bit of cheese on the poutine with the dialogue, but anything with GSP in it is interesting. The Striking Truth Trailer from Bobby Razak on Vimeo.

Brian Lam Talks Martial Arts on BoingBoing

themonkey — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:48:25 +0000

Brian Lam, the proprieter and editorial director of the gadget blog Gizmodo has a great article up on BoingBoing about martial arts. If you didn’t know, Brian used to train and teach at Fairtex in San Francisco before blowing up in the gadget blog world. The article discusses Brian’s experience training there, the therapeutic qualities [...]

MMA/BJJ iPhone Apps

themonkey — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:20:32 +0000

Need to finish an armbar during camping but lacking proper technique? Need to know what Gilbert Yvel’s professional fight record is while you’re on a bus? Yep, there’s an app for that. Here are some iPhone apps for MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fans and practitioners. MMA News MMA Underground – $1.99 Probably the most [...]