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CSW 2009 Camp – 4 DVD Set – Now Available

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Approximately 6 hours of training from some of the top trainers in the business!

Features segments by Erik Paulson, Greg Nelson, Marvin Cook, and Olivier Gruner.

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DVD 1

Introduction -- Jab Drills -- Jab Catch Jab Shoot Double -- Jab Catch Jab Shoot Single -- Side Running Double From The Jab -- Side Running Double From The Cross -- Single Leg Turn From The Cross -- Single Pull To Double -- Jab Cross Hook High Crotch -- Butt Bounce -- Takedown Review -- Tar Tactics -- Egoless -- Running & Warm Ups -- Hop Drill -- Circle Footwork -- Knee Bounces -- Mirror Drills -- 3 Inside Kicks & Move -- 2 Inside, 1 Outside & Move -- 3 Kicks Evade Return -- Jab Catch Jab Move -- Jab Catch Jab Circle -- Jab Catch Jab Cross Circle -- Jab Catch Jab Hook -- Jab Catch Jab Hook Cross -- Jab Jab Cross -- Jab Jab Cross Evade -- Windmill Drill

DVD 2

Back & Forth Kicking -- Punch Punch Kick -- Punch Punch Kick Return -- Straight Leg Thai Kick -- Jab Straight Round Kick Cross -- Pivot -- Teep -- Scoop To Low Kick -- Heart & Passion -- Pat Overhook Scoop -- Pat Underhook Scoop -- Side To Side Shuck -- Inside Achilles Lock Step Over -- Inside Achilles Lock Shin In -- Achilles Counter With Heel Hook -- Opposite Switch Achilles Lock -- Leg Figure 4 Achilles Lock -- Reverse Figure 4 Achilles Lock -- Reverse Figure 4 Achilles Lock -- Volkmann -- Leg Lock Review -- Boxing Intro -- True Boxing Stance -- Jab -- Running & Moving -- Jab Cross -- The Broomstick -- Hitting While Moving

DVD 3

Walking -- Force The Front Foot -- Reach Advantage -- Uppercuts & Hooks -- Head Movement Drill -- Shadow Boxing -- Boxing Conclusion -- Light Pummeling -- Underhook Kills -- Limp Arm UH Kill -- Inside Position -- Underhook Reversal -- Underhook Re-Pummel To Striking -- Pummel Sparring -- Power Switch -- Q&A

DVD 4

Adjustments -- Catch Jab Right Kick -- Catch Jab Hook Right Kick -- Catch Jab Hook Cross Left Kick -- High Cover After The Combo -- Combo Shoot High Double -- Shoot Re-Shoot -- Stop Shoot -- Lat Whip -- Hand Stop Punch Knee -- Forearm Stop Knee -- Double Forearm Stop Knee Snap Down -- Stiff Arm Kick -- Review -- Punch Kick Shoot Punch -- Dirty Boxing -- Side Body Tackle -- Stuff Double Leg -- Anaconda -- Chest Squeeze Knee Tap Anaconda -- Chest Squeeze Re-Counters -- Wake Up -- The Babalu -- Arm Drag Chokes -- Anaconda & Lasso -- Single Hook Choke -- Single Hook Razor Lock -- Butterfly Anaconda -- Chicken Wing D’arce -- Chokes From Half Guard -- North South Chokes -- Your Signature Move -- Contested Chokes

Camp Video Journals: (These are various scenes and outtakes that were posted as the camp was going on. Not all of these scenes are on the dvds.) Keep checking our main blog for more outtakes from this series. We have hours of material, such as sparring, outtakes, and students training that we will share with you online.

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CSW Camo Shirts Now Available

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

The CSW Camo T Shirts are now available in Large and X Large. We currently have limited stock, but we have an order in and expect to be fully stocked within 2 weeks. We will have Large, XLarge, and XXLarge available.

We quickly sold out of the Pugilist shirts and have an order in for them as well. The will be available in Large, XLarge, and XXLarge. We will announce their availability here when in stock.

CSW Camo!

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CSW Camp 2009 DVDs Coming Soon!

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

DVD Coming Soon!

CSW Student Level DVDs

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Now Available! The CSW Student Level 1 – 5 DVDs!

You have been waiting a long time for these, and they are finally here!

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CSW Student Level 1

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CSW Student Level 2

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CSW Student Level 3

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CSW Student Level 4

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CSW Student Level 5

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Erik Paulson’s Seminar 2008

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Produced by Pretty Color Productions.

Starting with Judo in 1974, Erik Paulson has trained in many disciplines including Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali/Eskrima, Catch Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has studied with 40 different teachers over his 30 years of training including Rick Faye, Greg Nelson, Charlie Gergan, Yorinaga Nakamura, Larry Hartsell, and the legendary Dan Inosanto, who claims Erik is one of the world’s most dynamic grapplers.

Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling Seminar is the most dominant Mixed Martial Arts training system available. CSW is a blend of STX Kickboxing, Jun Fan Kickboxing, Muay Thai, French Savate, Western Boxing, Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling, Shooto, Filipino Dumog, Judo and Brazilian Jiu -Jitsu. It encompasses three areas: Kickboxing, Clinching and Grappling which focuses on Submission Wrestling, Submission Fighting and Self-Defense.

He currenly runs the CSW Training Center in Fullerton, CA where he trains MMA fighters such as Josh Barnett, Ken Shamrock, Cub Swanson, Ginelle Marquez, and is closely affiliated with Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Erik Paulson is the three time World Shooto Champion, the only American to ever achieve this.

Total Running Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes.

This DVD was filmed in Jacksonville, Florida in 2008 and contains 64 chapters of great training material: Advanced MMA Striking Tactics, Clinch Attacks and Defenses, Guard Retention, Killer Submissions.

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Erik Paulson’s Neckbreaker – 2 DVD Set

Friday, November 14th, 2008

In this deluxe 2-DVD set, Shooto champion and legendary MMA trainer Erik Paulson focuses upon one of the most devastating submissions known to man; Neck Cranks.

Erik displays a dizzying array of cranks, face locks, chokes, neck crank set-ups, and submissions that can be set-up by neck cranks (e.g., arm bars) from the ground and standing. He included variations for competition but for the street as well.

As Erik says, “these techniques aren’t nice” and are designed to make even the toughest opponents concede.

Bonus material includes in-depth stretching and a large portion of Erik’s personal “Ultimate Killer Neck Routine”. Also, see Erik neck crank his way through five live opponents back-to-back during an actual training session at CSW headquarters in Fullerton, California!

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CSW 2008 Camp 3 DVD Set

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

4.5 Hours of awesome CSW training! Over 90 Chapters on 3 discs!

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Join Erik Paulson and his guest instructors for a training experience to be remembered. Students and fighters attended the CSW 2008 training camp in April 2008 at the CSW Training Center in Fullerton, CA. This camp was documented for the public to see and you don’t want to miss this!

Guest instructors include: Greg Nelson, Marvin Cook, Olivier Gruner, Danny Suarez.

This is some of the best Mixed Martial Arts training available, period!

Be sure to check the public and members areas of this website for even more content from this week of training. Extra interviews, techniques, sparring, and rolling are just some of the things that didn’t make the dvd, but we’re going to show them to you here on this site!

Pick up these DVDs today. They are a STEAL at this price!

As an extra bonus for you, here is a full technique from DVD 3: (Holding Kesa – Side Control) – taught by Greg Nelson.

Contents:

DVD 1:

  • Introduction
  • Hand Fighting
  • Shooting Reps
  • Lateral Drill
  • Sweep Single Drill
  • Leg Catch Shadow Boxing
  • Training Protocol
  • Jab – Shoot
  • Jab Cross Shoot
  • Jab Cross Hook Shoot
  • Jab Low Cross Hook Overhand Shoot
  • MMA Guard Positions
  • MMA Guard Positions Standing
  • Tight Guard
  • Triangle & Uma Plata Setups
  • Triangle Counters
  • Grip Training
  • Head Push – Guard to Quarter Position
  • Kick Off From The Guard
  • Head Snap to Quarter Position
  • Under Hook to Quarter Position
  • Submissions vs. 1/2 Butterfly Guard
  • Entry Timing Drill
  • Kick Pick Warm Up
  • Punching The Kicker
  • Chopping Down The Tree
  • Defending Against The Punch From Your Back
  • Warm Up: Teep Bounce
  • Warm Up: Round Kick Bounce
  • Sumo The Bag
  • Curve Knee The Bag
  • Curve – Straight The Bag
  • Straight Knees
  • Bouncing Teep Drill
  • Round Kick Bounce
  • Defensive Slap Drill
  • Clinch Punching
  • Knee The Baby
  • Solo Clinch Pad Hitting
  • Timing The Shot
  • Leg Check Warm Up
  • Midline Kick Check
  • High Kick Check
  • Kick Defense High Med Low

DVD 2:

  • Hard – Soft Catch
  • Straight Punch Kick – Same Opposite
  • Free Flow Defense
  • Marvin Cook Introduction
  • Boxing Stance
  • Jab
  • Jab Cross
  • Footwork
  • 1/4 Turn Footwork
  • Southpaw
  • Can’t Fake The Shake
  • Jab Cross Bob & Weave
  • Jab Cross x 2, Spin, Uppercuts
  • Jab Cross Hook Bob & Weave
  • 1 – 2 Bag Drill
  • Butterfly Half From The Bottom
  • Butterfly X Pass
  • Butterfly X Scissor Sweep
  • Butterfly X Bear Run Counter
  • Butterfly Pummelling
  • Bunny Hop
  • Pelvis Hand Trap From Mount
  • Shoulder & Knee Trap
  • Same Side Shoulder Trap
  • Shoulder Trap From The Bottom
  • Elbow From The Bottom
  • Side Stock
  • Q & A Ground & Pound

DVD 3:

  • Steering Wheel from Jab Cross Hook Cross
  • Tricks From The Steering Wheel
  • Rib Conditioning
  • Jab – Side Kick
  • Drilling The Round Kick
  • Covering The Hook
  • Inside Cover To Clinch
  • Sweeps From The Clinch
  • Outside Slip Combo
  • Kick Placement
  • Sparring Primer
  • Guard Hitting & Pinning
  • Guard Arm Pinning
  • Guard Sweep Blocking
  • Teardrop Strike Guard Release
  • Jump & Slide Passes
  • Heavy Bouncing
  • Holding Kesa – Side Control
  • Heavy – Elbow Crunch
  • Counter The Underhook
  • Conclusion

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Stephan Kesting’s High Percentage Leg Locks

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Master the leglocks that work!

High Percentage Leglocks Trapsheet

Leglocks are proven submission techniques at the highest levels of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission grappling and mixed martial arts competition. There are countless examples of smaller, weaker, and less experienced competitors using a leglock to turn the tables and tap out their opponent. Why then is it that many grapplers have a love-hate relationship with leglocks? Many grapplers simply haven’t been taught how to properly set up and apply leglocks. Others know how to attack with a leglock, but are lost once their opponent counters the initial attack. Some fear of botching a leglock and ending up in a bad position, getting crushed by their opponent. Other grapplers are worried about injuries because they’ve never been shown how to train leglocks safely. These are all valid concerns, but now there is a solution. Stephan Kesting has trained with some of the best leglock experts in grappling, and has spent years developing and refining a system that solves the riddle of leglocks. Now, for the first time, he is sharing his entire high percentage leglock system on DVD, making you an expert in the most powerful leglocks in grappling. On High Percentage Leglocks Stephan breaks each technique down into the HOW, WHERE, WHEN and WHY, and then builds it back up, putting it into a tactical and strategic context. Leglocks are often taught as a bunch of isolated techniques, without an overall strategy, but that is NOT the approach in High Percentage Leglocks. Stephan then shares the best leglock counters, and then shows you how to counter those counters so you can successfully submit an opponent who is doing everything he can to stop you. You will also learn how to safely train the most dangerous leglocks.

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Detailed Contents of High Percentage Leglocks

This DVD is divided into three main sections, plus an additional bonus section. There is a LOT of material on the High Percentage Leglocks DVD: more than 100 techniques, drills and variations on a dual layer disk containing two and a half hours of instruction with no useless filler footage. You will use High Percentage Leglocks as a reference again and again.

Section 1 - Introduction and Principles (preview here)

Leglock Introduction & PrinciplesYou can learn how to apply leglocks by trial and error, but that is a long and difficult process. Without proper mechanics and positioning you will often find yourself applying leglocks, straining as hard as you can, but unable to force your opponent to tap out. A strong structure requires a solid foundation, and this section ensures that your your leglocking fundamentals are correct and efficient. Learn how to position your hands and arms to put a vice-like grip on your opponent’s foot. Discover how to use the power of your whole body to attack one of his joints. Find out what your legs should be doing, and why leg positioning is one of the most important aspects of successful leglocking technique. Learn what the mechanisms are which cause your opponent to submit. Small mistakes here can have big consequences, so make sure that your leglock technique is airtight!

Section 2: Ankle Lock and Heel Hook Entries (preview here)

Ankle Lock & Heel Hook EntriesIn this section High Percentage Leglocks covers entries into the ankle lock and heel hook from many different positions. The techniques include methods to apply leglocks from inside your opponent’s guard, from your own guard, as counters to sweeps, in transitions between positions, as followups from other submission attempts, from sidemount and from full mount. This material moves swiftly and there is no redundancy because the fundamentals have already been well covered in the previous section. Included in this section are several new drills to the application of leglocks instinctive and to teach you how to maneuver your opponent’s leg into ever more precarious and vulnerable positions.

 

Section 3: Counters and Recounters (preview here)

Leglock CounterTo master leglocks you need to know leglock counters AND recounters (the counters to the counters). This material is critical, both to prevent your opponent from leglocking you, and also to be able to anticipate and defeat any leglock counters your opponent might use to try to shut down your attack. High Percentage Leglocks includes many recounters: for example, seven different methods are shown to deal with your opponent when he tries to block your leglock by standing up over top of you. Having more than one solution to an opponent’s counter technique is important because the correct solution for your situation depends on many factors: including whether you are responding to your opponent’s counter early or late, what the rules are, what your physical attributes are, and what kind of energy you are getting from your opponent. Some additional material covered in this section includes one simple step to make your open guard 100% more leglock-proof, how and when to ‘bail out’ of leglock attempts gone bad, using your opponent’s escape attempts to put him in the worst leglock position possible, and the truth about some leglock ‘counters’ that don’t work very often.

Bonus Section: Toeholds (preview here )

Applying the toeholdThe bonus section on this DVD deals with the toehold, another of the ‘big four’ leglocks. Toeholds are one of the most versatile leglocks, and can be used to submit your opponent quickly from a great number of angles and positions. Find out how to apply toeholds properly, what the common mistakes are, and what the best counters are should an opponent try to apply one on you. As with the rest of High Percentage Leglocks, multiple camera angles and extra footage are used to clarify the techniques taught.

WHY COVER THE ANKLE LOCK, HEEL HOOK AND TOEHOLD?

The four most common, highest percentage leglocks are the straight ankle lock, the heel hook, the toehold and the kneebar. These are the ones you see over and over again in sparring and in competition. This DVD covers the straight ankle lock, heel hooks and toeholds (kneebars are covered in the acclaimed Dynamic Kneebars DVD). There are many other leglocks in grappling, including shin locks, hip cranks, calf cutters, etc., but they tend to have a lower success rate than the ‘big four’ leglocks. Also, if you master ‘big four’ then you will have a base of leglocking knowledge which makes it easy to learn all of the other leglocks and leglock variations.

IS THIS VIDEO GEARED TOWARDS GI OR NO GI GRAPPLING?

The vast majority of techniques shown on the High Percentage Leglocks DVD apply to both gi and no-gi grappling. There are only a few variations that are specifically geared towards the gi, but this is always made explicit and usually no-gi variations are shown. Many Brazilian jiu-jitsu players will ask: “why should I learn heel hooks when they are illegal under BJJ competition rules?” Good question. First there is always the chance that a BJJ newbie shows up at your club and, having learned about heel hooks in the UFC decides to try cranking your leg with one. Don’t you want to know how to counter it before he hurts your knee?. Second, even if you are never going to use heel hooks in sparring or in jiu-jitsu competition they are very valuable in self defence situations: a heel hook can quickly and efficiently disable an opponent allowing you and your friends to escape to safety. Third, the material on this DVD is organized so that ankle locks (legal in BJJ) and heel hooks (illegal) are interchangeable finishes to the same entry; very few changes are required to transition from one type of finish to the other. This structure allows you to easily learn both techniques, and then choose the variation that fits the rules of your situation.

THE TAKE-HOME MESSAGE

In the 21st century leglocks are indispensible; it is impossible to be a well rounded grappler without them. Leglocks even the odds when you’re grappling someone bigger, stronger or more experienced than you. They allow you to apply submissions when your opponent is on the move and at his most vulnerable. Leglocks augment your game and make life hell for your toughest opponents forcing them to defend continuously as you pursue them with efficient and effective leglocking combinations.

DVD Features and Specifications

  • 2 & 1/2 hours (150 minutes) of solid instruction
  • Dual layer factory-replicated DVD, ensuring the highest quality of product
  • ‘Region-free’ DVD – will play in any country or region of the world
  • Professionally filmed, edited, authored and replicated
  • Multiple camera angles, competition and sparring footage

Full DVD Menus and Chapters

A set of 7 DVD menus and extensive chapter marks allow you to quickly access the exact section and/or techniques you need to improve your game.

Menus for High Percentage Leglocks DVD

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New Stephan Kesting DVD – The Dynamic Half Guard

Friday, May 30th, 2008

 

As you probably know, many top grapplers go to the Half Guard position when they face their toughest oppenents. They use the Half Guard to sweep their way into the top position or submit them from the bottom.

The difficulty for someone trying to learn the Half Guard is that it is often taught as individual techniques, without including an overall strategy of what to do. Having an strategy in grappling is much more powerful than knowing individual techniques, for the following reasons:

  • It gives you an easy way to build powerful combinations to sweep or submit your opponent
  • It makes it easier to remember techniques, because they fit together in logical sequences
  • It provides a framework to contextualize any new techniques you learn
  • It gives you counters to your opponent’s techniques
  • It provides a ‘big picture’ while grappling, so that you are never lost or confused

The Dynamic Half Guard has many techniques, drills and variations (over 100 in all). The difference is that every technique is presented as part of a larger context. This means that you will develop the ability to combine techniques, flow from one attack into another, and put your opponent into progressively worse positions until he is either swept or submitted.

 

The Dynamic Half Guard Contains 100+ Techniques, Drills and Variations in 7 Sections:

  1. Introduction & Principles - This section puts the half guard into perspective so that the actual techniques make sense, fit together and are easier to remember. If you have a context for a situation then knowing what to do is easy!
  2. Two Fundamental Techniques - Before I teach anyone the half guard I show them these two techniques. Why? First because you can use them immediately in sparring, and second because they develop movements and attributes that are critical for performing many of the advanced techniques later on (which I also show in this DVD).
  3. The Triple Attack Game - First I take the three most powerful half guard sweeps and break them down into easy-to-learn steps. Then I show how these three attacks set each other up and link together in combinations. Finally I show lots of variations throughout to keep your game unpredictable and your opponent guessing
  4. The Kimura Game - The Kimura is the highest percentage submission from the half guard if you know how to apply it properly and also what to do when your opponent counters your initial attack. This section presents a complete strategy centered on using the Kimura to submit and/or sweep your opponent.
  5. Half Butterfly Guard - The Half Butterfly is a very great position because it is the starting point for many powerful sweeping combinations. The Half Butterfly also provides a way to transition to various other forms of open guard.
  6. Sitting & Instep Guard – These positions complement the half guard, and open up a whole new set of ways to sweep your opponent head over heels. The Instep Guard in particular is one of my very favorite positions, and I can’t begin to count the number of times that it has saved me in sparring.
  7. BONUS: Defending Passes and Submissions from the Half Guard - As a bonus I include techniques to shut your opponent down when he tries to pass your half guard or submit you from the top position. The counters in this section are essential if you want to develop a high-level half guard.

 

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE GRAPPLER ON THE MAT?

The take home message is this: the Half Guard is one of the most powerful positions for sweeping, unbalancing and attacking your opponent from the bottom. In addition, the Half Guard combines synergistically with other forms of the guard, (closed guard, butterfly guard, X guard etc.)

Imagine making the half guard your “go to” position, the position you rely on to sweep your toughest opponents.

 

Applicable to both Gi and No-gi Grapplers! Who has time to develop completely separate games for gi and no-gi grappling? That is why most of the techniques in The Dynamic Half Guard can be performed with and without the gi, making it applicable to both submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu students.

Half Guard Drills: Sometimes a good drill is the best way to develop a technique or internalize a concept. This DVD includes innovative drills to accelerate your learning curve.

DVD Specifications:

  • 2 hours of solid instruction
  • Over 100 techniques, drills and variations
  • Detailed menus and chapter marks for efficient viewing
  • Durable Pressed DVD (not DVD-R) in a full DVD case
  • Professionally filmed, edited, authored and replicated
  • Multiple camera angles, competition and sparring footage
  • A resource that you will return to again and again!

 

Motion Masters Now Available!

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Motion Masters Now Available! -- from Revgear.

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