Windows 10 - My 5 favorite web links

Did you know Windows 10 is now available for free? .... or have you been living in a box? ... Here are my 5 favorite Windows 10 related articles:-

Everyone at working asking you ...  "Can I upgrade to Windows 10 for free?"

What do you get? "Ten things you need to know about Windows 10"

Still need more information? "Windows 10 Review"

My system does not give me the option to upgrade? "WIndows 10 download"

Ninja Cat Riding a T-Rex !?!?!?! - "Yeap ... A Ninja Cat Riding a T-Rex"

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Grappling Basics - Positions

This blog is aimed at people who are just starting Grappling or Mixed Martial Arts, for the experienced I know this is a very simplistic way of the complex and never ending puzzle that is grappling.

But we all need a starting point, if you’re learning to ride a bike then you need to understand the basics e.g. “this is a peddle”, “this is how you balance” … etc. … Grappling is the same.

There is an old BJJ saying .... "Position before submission" what this means is that you should focus on position before looking to attack. For any one learning to grapple I think it is best to keep things as simple as possible to help teach the basics of grappling positions we are going to break them down to 5 positions:-

For each of these position there are 2 different scenarios ... you are on top .... or you are on the bottom, so that is 10 different positions you can find yourself in.

Lets put a little bit of context to the position, again to keep things simple we will use a simple "Good" Vs "Bad" to describe what the position means, here is an example for Side Mount:-

Side Mount/Cross Body Top Position - GOOD - easy to move into different position and lots of submissions.

Side Mount/Cross Body Bottom Position - BAD - Top person weight is on top of you, they can move to positions easily and they can attack for submissions.

So if you are in bottom side mount (BAD) what should your goal be ? .... hopefully you are thinking escape and get out and not head squeeze and break stuff.

All of these positions can be broken down this way for beginners apart from Guard as this is the one position where the bottom person is potentially in the stronger position (GOOD)

So what next? ....... Time to start writing out your game plan !!! you have 10 positions, identify  if  you are in a “Good” or “Bad” position and plan your escape (Bad Position) or attack (Good Position)

Take a look at my blog around game planning:-

GAME PLAN

Leave a comment if you have any questions or visit my gym BradfordMMA.com

MMA Cartwheel Guard Pass Tutorial

Instructional – GnP from Guard

Another instructional Spenna did for the Warrior Collective

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Instructional - Abe Roll from duck under

Here is the first of a couple of videos I filmed with the warrior collective:-

   

Cheers Spenna

Mi Vida Loca - Book Review

On the recommendation of my friend Aaron I bought this book not really knowing what to expect, I am not a massive boxing fan and I know nothing about Johnny Tapia until I read this book .....

Here is the Product Description from Amazon –
"There is only one winner in boxing. Fighting against your opponent and fighting against your own inner demons become one in the same. Those who survive both in and out of the ring are beloved worldwide. Those who do not spiral downward into drugs, prison, and even murder. ...[My] life's been pretty tragic, remarks Johnny. But in the ring, it's been a blessing. Mi Vida Loca is not just a nickname for Johnny, but a legendary tale of a life lived over the edge and back.

To be honest I don’t know where to start with this, Johnny Tapia takes you on a hell of a ride, just as you think things are going to go well and everyone is going to live happily ever after ... along comes Johnny.

I think this is the first book I have ever read and at the end of ever chapter said out loud “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” …. Every chapter

This book made me laugh and pull my hair out, I could never have a person like Johnny in my life I would end up been a broken mess.

If you want a Rudy type story to read, this book is not for you. If you want a story that is going to make you twitch your bum get it … get it now.

 

The Universe Doesn't Give a Flying F*ck About You - Book Review

FREEEEEEE!!!! that is right it is free...

This book was suggested to me after I put up a book review on the Chimp Management book which I really enjoyed. This book though is a quick little read that does not lures you into a false sense of security and then slaps you in the face and tells you to sort your crap out!!

Although it does not give you many techniques or drills the book can be summed up in my opinion with one quote from it :-

"your shit needs to be more epic. level it up broseph"