How to Defeat the Bigger, Stronger Opponent by Emily Kwok and
Stephan Kesting
...or read on for more info about the latest Grapplearts DVD Set.
WHY WE CREATED THIS TRAINING
My name is Stephan Kesting, and I'm a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu blackbelt,
and have been doing martial arts for over 30 years.
I'm also a certified instructor in Erik Paulson's Combat Submission
Wrestling, a blackbelt in Kajukenbo Karate, an instructor in Dan
Inosanto's Jun Fan JKD, Maphalindo Silat and Filipino Martial Arts
program. I've also studied Japanese Judo, Russian Sambo, various
Chinese Kung Fu systems, Brazilian Capoeira, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and
many other martial arts.
I've published over 20 articles in magazines like blackbelt, Ultimate
Grappling, Tapout Magazine and Ultimate Athlete. In addition to my
print articles, I also publish two online newsletters: the Beginning
BJJ Newsletter and Grapplearts Grappling Tips.
Because I'm considered to be an expert, and have a strong internet
presence, I get hundreds of questions every week by email, Facebook,
etc.
The most common question - hands down - is always something like:
"WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN FACING A BIGGER, STRONGER PERSON? I TRY
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES BUT NONE OF THEM SEEM TO WORK WHEN THERE'S A BIG
SIZE DIFFERENCE. PLUS I'M SCARED OF GETTING INJURED..."
These questions and concerns are totally valid! There are many
specific problems that smaller grapplers, both men and women, face on
a daily basis.
See if any of the following problems ring true for you:
* Do you get pinned and smothered on the ground by Goliath-sized
grapplers, unable to move and unable to breathe, only to find that the
escapes you've learned don't work on someone much bigger than
yourself?
* Have you noticed bigger people simply use their natural strength,
size and weight advantage to overpower you? It's very frustrating to
get crushed by a less experienced, less skillful opponent whose only
advantage is having 10 lbs of additional muscle on you.
* Are you a lot weaker in the upper body than most of your
opponents? Strength differences are usually greatest in the upper
body, which is why a big guy can just 'bench press' his way out of a
bad position. But if _you_ try this then not only will it be
ineffective but it will leave your arms limp, drained, and feeling
completely powerless.
* Have you ever been betrayed by a submission that works on everyone
in class _except _that big guy who always powers out of it and then
smashes you when you end up on the bottom? This is very common,
because a lot of submissions require you to be at least as strong as
your opponent.
* As a smaller grappler do you have to struggle a LOT harder to get
out of bad positions? And even if you do escape, have you used so much
energy that you're now completely exhausted?
* Have you found that the closed guard doesn't really work for
people with short legs? In fact the closed guard should be avoided if
your legs are too short to maintain the position and attack from it
effectively.
* Is it scary when big guys don't know how to control their strength
and weight, and have no clue how to train with someone not their own
size? Injuries are the bane of effective training, and often they're
caused by some Sasquatch-like grappler who goes totally 'agro' when
his ego is threatened.
* Do you find it almost impossible to sweep a larger opponents from
the guard? The sad truth is that you can just throw out most guard
sweeps if you are much smaller than your training partner.
* Have you ever been frustrated by bigger people who're not as good
as you but who feel threatened by smaller, lighter grapplers and so
they just lie on top of you, not even doing anything? Their whole plan
is trap you on the bottom, stifle your movements, and prevent you from
using the skills you've worked so hard to develop.
* Have you ever wanted to tap out when you're on the bottom in a
position, just from feeling suffocated and not being able to get out?
When people get in touch with me about these issues I do my best to
help them, but the fact that I'm 6 1 and 215 lbs means that I'm just
not the ideal poster boy for teaching this topic.
(THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF IRONIC, BECAUSE EVEN I GET WORRIED ABOUT
RUNNING INTO BIGGER GUYS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND DOING A TON OF WEIGHT
TRAINING, AT MY PEAK I WEIGHED 238 POUNDS. AND _EVEN THEN_ I WAS STILL
WORRIED ABOUT THE 250 AND 300 POUND GUYS.)
This image problem is why I first started thinking about
collaborating with someone. I've known Emily Kwok for a long time, but
she now lives across the country from me. So when we reconnected, when
I heard what she had been up to, and saw how she was basically
reverse-engineering Marcelo Garcia's game, I knew I had work with her.
EMILY IS ONLY 5' 4" AND HAS COMPETED AT 135 LBS. HER GAME IS
TAILOR-MADE FOR DEALING WITH LARGER, STRONGER OPPONENTS. IT NEEDS TO
BE!
After all, when she walks into the dojo she's usually the only female
in a male-dominated world. The vast majority of her training partners
are young, UFC-obsessed alpha males, all of whom are bigger and
stronger than she is. And she's proved her techniques work, both in
training and in the absolute divisions of some of the toughest
tournaments around.
THE BASIC PREMISE OF THESE DVDS IS THAT...
SIZE DOES MATTER...
...BUT THERE ARE SPECIFIC, CONCRETE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COMPENSATE
FOR SIZE.
With the right techniques and strategies it's absolutely possible to
successfully hold your own against bigger, stronger opponents. And
with the right leverage-based techniques you can even go on the
offensive and bring the fight to them!
Whether you're male or female, these DVDs are going to show you
exactly how to do that.
I've been doing martial arts a long time, and have produced a ton of
videos and instructional materials.
I'm obviously biased, but I really think that these are _THE VERY
BEST DVDS I HAVE EVER PRODUCED._
ABOUT EMILY
Emily Kwok is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt, and there are at least
three reasons why you should listen to her if you want to learn how to
handle yourself on the mat.
_FIRST OF ALL,_ Emily is one hell of a competitor, so when she tells
you that something works under pressure you'd better believe her!
When she was a brown belt she competed against blackbelts at the 2007
Mundials, and came away with a gold medal. That makes her a legitimate
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu world champion (unlike some 'World Champions' who
won their title at an event that nobody has ever heard of).
She competed and won in Smackgirl, the premiere womens MMA
organization of it's time. Both as an amateur and a professional
fighter.
Emily is also a no-gi champion. She's taken gold at the Pan Am No Gi
Championships in the Absolute (no weight limit) division! And a silver
medal in the World No-Gi Championships.
_SECONDLY, _she's got an impeccable pedigree.
Emily has learned from many of the very best instructors in the
world, including Marcus Soares, Ricardo Almeida and Renzo Gracie.
And she's currently training and working with Marcelo Garcia...
Marcelo Garcia is probably the most famous grappler active today.
He's a 5 time BJJ world champion and 4 time no-gi ADCC champion. But
he's also been an absolute terror in the Absolute division, regularly
facing and submitting much larger world-class opponents.
She's really taken the aspects of his game that most apply to smaller
grapplers and created a system that she can now pass on to others.
So in addition to all her other experience, you also get the benefit
of Emily reverse-engineering Marcelo's game for you!
_THIRD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,_ EMILY IS A BORN TEACHER.
She runs a school in Princeton New Jersey, where she teaches men and
women of a wide range of sizes.
She's also a Head Instructor and Co-Founder of Womens Grappling, the
only organization that hosts women's-only training camps throughout
North America.
Emily has worked, hands on, with literally thousands of people. Many
of whom were on the smaller side and looking for a little extra help
to deal with larger, stronger, heavier people.
Finally I've noticed that Emily has the 'magic touch' for connecting
to people, breaking down and teaching techniques in a way that makes
them easy to learn and quick to implement.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS TRAINING SET?
After we decided to work together, Emily and I spent months
crisscrossing the continent to talk strategy, do research, and plan
the script.
Finally it was time to actually film the material and Emily flew out
to do the shoot.
Originally we thought that the filming might take two days, but the
scope of the project kept on growing. She wanted to cover every aspect
of her approach to handling large and strong people on the mats.
We actually went way over the allotted time, and in the end it took
FOUR SOLID DAYS of filming to get her complete approach onto video.
Here are the general topics we covered:
* STRATEGIES AND TACTICS that smaller people must know in order to
level the playing field against a larger opponents,
* PIN ESCAPES that work regardless of size, including the rarely
taught topic of transitional escapes,
* DRILLS AND EXERCISES to make your moves instinctive and strengthen
your body in sport-specific ways at the same time,
* THE BEST ATTACKS FROM THE GUARD POSITION, including which Guard
positions work for smaller grapplers and which don't,
* THE SECRETS OF GRIPFIGHTING and how to shut down your opponent's
offense by keeping his mitts off of you,
* GUARD PASSING FOR THE SMALLER PERSON. How to blow through your
opponent's guard even if he's bigger and stronger.
* SUBMISSIONS that'll tap out skilled opponents, even if they're
much bigger and stronger than you,
* TRICKS AND SHORTCUTS that Emily uses all the time as equalizers
for size, weight and strength differences,
* PHYSICAL CONDITIONING THAT PREVENTS INJURY, allowing you to train
with bigger people and not feel 'beat up' all the time,
The resulting product is A PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED 5 DVD SET. There
are THREE core DVDs with over 5 hours of solid instruction and no
filler. On top of that you also get TWO bonus DVDs with 2 more hours
of instruction for a total of more than 7 hours of incredible
material.
It's only $147 (plus S use speed, leverage and timing instead! Emily
teaches you the secrets of 'ganging up' on your opponent by using your
whole body to dominate ONE of his limbs. Once you isolate a limb you
can then use it to get past their guard and into a good position where
you can dominate the rest of the fight.
In part three of this DVD, Emily explores the seldom-taught area of
transitional escapes, sharing with you the strategies and mindset that
completely changed her own approach to pin escapes. She also shows you
the exact techniques you need to know in order to keep things moving,
and to not end up completely flattened and helplessly pinned
underneath your opponent.
Chapters:
* Compensating for Strength
* Intro to the Seated Guard
* Knee Push Sweep
* Butterfly Sweep
* Butterfly Sweep with Head Control
* Butterfly Sweep with Knee Push
* Single Leg X Guard
* Intro and Shin-to-Shin Entry
* Butterfly Sweep Entry
* Side to Side Finish
* Heel Grab Finish
* Dealing with Grips
* Transition from Single Leg X Guard to Regular X Guard
* Intro to the X Guard and X Guard Details
* stand-up Finish
* Backtrip Finish
* Intro to the Half Guard
* Taking the Back
* Leg Grab Sweep
* Roll-Under Sweep
* The 'Vomit' Sweep
* Guard Passing
* Strategies and Tactics
* Explosive stand-up
* Standing Step Pass
* Leg Drag & Hip Trap
* Over-Under Pass
* Transitional Escapes
* Pin Escapes Intro
* Block and Elbow Wedge
* Multiple Bridging
* Side to Side Bridging
* Transitional Mount Escapes
* Improving the Elbow-Knee Escape
* Leg Trap Mount Escape
DVD 3: TOP FIVE MOVES (1 HOUR, 15 MINUTES)
Every champion has his or her favorite 'go to' moves... In this DVD
Emily shares her top five submissions, her top five guard sweeps, and
her top five escapes and transitions for dealing with much larger
people. Most importantly, she includes the tweaks and details that
take 'regular' techniques and change them into 'giant-killer' moves.
Master these 15 techniques and watch your training partners develop a
new-found respect for your skills.
Chapters
* Top 5 Submissions for Smaller People
* Choosing your Submissions
* Cross Side Lapel Choke
* Modified Baseball Choke
* Reverse Armbar from Mount
* Bow and Arrow Choke
* North South Choke
* Top 5 Guard Sweeps for Smaller People
* Developing your Guard Sweeps
* Knee Push to Single Leg X Guard
* Knee Push to Sickle Sweep
* Scooting Butterfly Sweep
* Double Shin Lever
* Counter to Backstep Guard Pass
* Top 5 Transitions and Escapes
* Moving in Transition
* Closed to Open Guard
* Elbow Push vs Guard Pass
* Leg Over Head Escape
* Granby Roll Escapes
* Two-on-One Escape
* Some Final Words of Advice
BONUS DVD 1: Q & A SESSION WITH EMILY KWOK (1 HOUR)
This DVD was filmed during a semi-private Q & A session in which
Emily answered questions from white, blue, brown and blackbelts. She
shared the tricks and techniques she uses on a daily basis against
taller, heavier and much stronger training partners - no matter how
'agro' they are. Here's just some of what she covered, responding to
questions and requests from grapplers just like you:
* A highly SPORT-SPECIFIC AND FUNCTIONAL WARMUP for a group of
people of all sizes,
* A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF EMILY'S APPROACH TO ATTTACKING FROM
REARMOUNT, including secrets learned from Marcelo Garcia,
* HOW TO FINISH THE GUILLOTINE even when your opponent is taller and
stronger than you with a much larger neck,
* How to ATTACK WITH THE GUILLOTINE IN A WAY THAT SETS UP AN INSTANT
GUARD PASS,
* When NOT to attack with the guillotine from guard,
* Sweeps that USE YOUR OPPONENT'S SIZE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE,
* A CHOKE THAT WORKS ON BIGGER, STRONGER GOLIATHS, even if you're
only using one hand,
* WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR OPPONENT STALLS IN YOUR GUARD, trying to shut
down your attacks,
* HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINGERS from getting mauled when gripfighting,
* EMILY'S FAVORITE X GUARD PASS,
* The KEYS TO CONTROLLING THE REAR MOUNT so that your opponent can't
squirm or power out of it, and how to put him into constant danger of
getting submitted,
* Which traditional teaching techniques actually hinder your
progress,
* TWO HIGH-PERCENTAGE MOVES TO RECOVER FROM A FAILED BUTTERFLY GUARD
SWEEP, even if your opponent is trying to use his superior size to
crush you and shut down your game,
* The MINDSET YOU MUST MAINTAIN to prevent your sweeps from being
shut down and having your guard passed,
* and more...
Bonus DVD 2: An Introduction to Total Body Stability,
BY ROY DUQUETTE WITH EMILY KWOK (1 HOUR)
In this unique bonus DVD, master strength and conditioning coach Roy
Duquette puts Emily through a workout from his TBS system. The goal of
this system is to strengthen, stabilize and protect the joints and
muscles that are most susceptible to injury.
Roy was Emily's first conditioning coach, as well as the person who
initially introduced her to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Emily, and many other
martial arts athletes, recognize how important it is to create a
strong foundation with this sort of conditioning, for the simple
reason that it allows them to train harder in class and walk around
without feeling crippled all the time!
Chapters
* Standing Active Posture Series
* Front Raises
* L-Flyes
* Dumbbell Shrug
* Dumbbell Overhead Press
* Upper Body Stability Bicep Curl
* Sequential Roll-Up Series
* Sequential Roll-Up
* Roll-Up with Alternating Leg Raises
* Roll-Up with Double Leg Raises
* Superman Series
* Double Arm and Leg Extension
* Overhead Flyes
* Leg Curls
* Simultaneous Flyes and Leg Curls
* Standard Plank Series
* Sequential Plank
* Plank Push-Up
* Plank with Alternating Leg Raises
* Swiss-Ball Bridge Series
* Straight-Leg Bridge
* Leg Curls
* Bent-Knee Bridging
* Alternating Leg Raises
* Summary
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"WHAT MAKES THIS DVD SET DIFFERENT
FROM EVERYTHING ELSE OUT THERE?"
This entire program - all 5 DVDs - was designed from the ground up to
give you the help you need to face off against the Goliaths of the
world.
In fact, this is the first time a program has ever been specifically
created to help smaller grapplers hold their own in both gi and no-gi
grappling.
It was created by two BJJ blackbelts who have an enormous amount of
hands-on teaching experience, working with people just like you. We've
spent years figuring out how our techniques, concepts and strategies
work against larger grapplers, and now we want YOU to use add these
things to your own game as quickly as possible.
This is a condensed look at a world champion's game, not a shallow
overview of every possible move from every possible position. This
means that the pieces fit together consistently, easily, and
seamlessly.
This program is 100% focused on solving your
huge-guy-grappling-problems. That's why we cover lots of
super-effective techniques to solve your most commonly encountered
grappling problems. But even more importantly, we'll teach you the
concepts and strategies _behind the techniques, _which makes them more
instinctive, even more powerful, and much easier to remember!
That's why as you master the concepts and strategies covered in these
DVDs it'll become easier and less intimidating to fight big people.
You won't get stuck in horrible positions as often, and you'll have a
clear idea of what to do at every stage of a match.
If you have other Grapplearts products, like the Roadmap to BJJ, the
Grappling Concepts Course or the Dynamic Guard Sweeps Package, then
you'll find that this material connects perfectly with the other
instructional material you already have!
All of this is why I'm going out on a limb and GUARANTEEING that you
won't find a more powerful, more useful set of tools for dealing with
bigger, stronger and heavier opponents.
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This 5 DVD set is $147 (plus S you've just passed his guard without
him ever clamping his legs around you or shutting you down with brute
strength!
"A temporary setback," he thinks. "I'll be out of this in a minute,
there's no way I'm getting submitted here!"
But it's already too late. You've snaked your arm around his neck and
dropped your body down onto the floor. You slide backwards, inch by
inch, adjusting the position until you're ready to squeeze. All of a
sudden his head feels like it's going to pop off - he arches, he tries
to roll, and then he taps out.
The power to do this really is within your grasp!
The choice is up to you.
Sincerely,
Stephan Kesting
Grapplearts.com
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