Frank Mir (part 3): Half Guard for MMA and moving your body in unison

[Jdrbean]

Everyone is a teacher.

[SpiritMolecule1]

brock used better bjj than mir

[gdshitski]

really wanted to hear his point--he's a high level pro-but couldnt make it through the epilogue intro--SUGGESTION: show example move, then give theory, then break it down.

[MMAfightvideosXXX]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[MMAfightvideosXXX]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[wicho20]

Yeah right... I believe that`s exactly what Frank Mir did agaisnt Brock Lesnar in his half guard... pumeled that poor man`s knuckle with his face!!

[filipinoking55]

frank mir by far one of my favorite fighters, and its awesome to see him break down this way

[JohnnyBoyCali]

Am I the only one that finds this long, rambling to be nothing more than common sense. He rambles for 7 minutes and says that if you lock someone in half guard you're not going to be able to get away. Well no shyt sherlock if you have someone locked in half guard how in the hell would you expect to post out . Maybe next video frank can explain how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for 7 minutes.

[synergymmainfo]

This video proves two points. First, habits that work in sport jiu jitsu gi or no gi developes habits that are detrimental when striking is involved. Second, Saulo is right never anchor yourself to your opponent when you are in an inferior position. Roll with Saulo and he will prove it to you. Props to Frank for catching on to this. I have been teaching this for years. Nothing is new it is just discovered.

[flashburn117]

God I always get stuck in the half guard until I was either stood up or they screwed up on a pass. This video is really helpful.

[Trashboldus]

Its so funny to see a huge man talking in such a sophisticated way while laying on his back.

[lycourisDE92]

Frank Mir is the fuckin man!!!

[kramer911]

"This is stupid, because now Ive trapped myself"

LOL

[ZzJustinZ]

Frank Mir is such a nice cool guy he is my favorite heavy weight fighter and BJJ is my fav martial art

[JungleScene]

this is one of the best tips ive ever seen anyone give for bjj in regards to mma...

I respect mir alot too for straight up saying brock was more technical and beat him via talent. its good that he recognized that it wasnt as much of a strength thing as it was a technical flaw... thats exactly how you get better.

[cardnell55]

I'm really diggin these frank mir vids..thanks for the upload..

[DunkmanVersion2]

learned a lot from this part of the series. I do the same thing in grappling where I hook my leg around the top guy's leg to prevent the guard pass. This technique helped me understand my disadvantages and showed me how to make it work for me. Great stuff! Hope there's more to the series!

[munteanuioan]

that didnt help him against brock :D

[DeterminedGoat]

@munteanuioan Hurfdurfdurf you didn't pay attention to the video.

[riopieboy]

@munteanuioan *Facepalm*

Watch the vid again.

He said that this is some of the things he didn't do against brock you dolt.

[verano29]

Still in denial Frank? Your loss to Brock had everything to do with size, strength and raw athleticism. 

[jitteryjoe]

@verano29 Not at all. It had to do with Frank Mir having the most over-rated credentials in mma. He won a title by beating Tank Abbott and a lazy Tim Sylvia while all the good fighters were in PRIDE, became irrelevant and then got called in and hyped up when they needed someone to lose to lesnar.

Hes lost from his back half a dozen times, has no takedowns and has weak striking. Perfect opponent for a pure wrestler.

[Dillyoni69]

@jitteryjoe ok lol your dumb, watch mir vs nog, or kongo, and tell me he has weak striking,

[jitteryjoe]

@Dillyoni69 Go watch his fights with Pdp, Vera or kickboxer Ian Freeman and tell me he has good grappling. Its easy to hit a standing, washed up target.

[riopieboy]

@verano29 Straight after the fight when Frank said he lost because of size and strength he had a lot of people saying that that was him in denial and that Lesnar was just more technically proficient in the fight.

Now he's saying he was wrong about the size and strength and he realises that lesnar was more skilled grappler and you say he's in denial?

Fuck you.

[lumberjak1984]

its funny. mir comments onhimself. about trapping himself, and that being the reason brock did his work in that fight. thats basically the same thing i was thinking. not bad for a non jiu jitsu practitioner

[93Phoenix]

sweet. it only took freeman, vera, christinson, pe de pano and lesnar smashin him from half guard till he realized he should do somethin bout it

[RifatSahin]

I saw this vid on the Facebook page of Frank.. Im gonna watch them all tomorrow after work! this is good material!

[RifatSahin]

Quite frankly i dont give a damn about SD HQ HD!! As long as Frank Mir is in it i'm happy!! :D Do you guys have this on dvd or stuff?? It is very usefull!!

[theredkid15]

I used to not be big fan of you guys cause I thought Ari was unqualified, excessive focus on the rubber guard and a lack of core fundamentals. But hey, you guys are consistently stepping it up bring in big names, teaching good solid fundimentals I'm extremely impressed. I'm also glad to see Ari competing.

[Submissions101]

@theredkid15 The goal is always to get better and seek out people better than yourself. I am glad I went down the road I did. 10th Planet is only one part of a whole. We always wanted Sub 101 to feature the top in the grappling world...cheers! Ari

[2bowlsloaded420]

@theredkid15 I think the focus on the rubber guard is awesome, im still a white belt (dont judge, i havent met a blue belt or even a purple belt that is my weight and able to submit me.) I have a very slick rubber guard that people really hate getting into....Not sure why people are hating on rubber guard..its a very effective position if you practice it like i do.

[theredkid15]

@2bowlsloaded420 The rubber guard isn't a bad guard. The issue with it is that it has a very limited application. The rubber guard requires your oppenent to place their hand on the mat which, at an mid to upper level of Jiu-Jitsu, is extremely hard to do. It's a decent tool to have in a wide array of guards. For example Butterfly guard is my favorite right now but I certainly wouldn't endorse a system that almost exclusively endorses it. It just requires a very specific application.

[theredkid15]

@2bowlsloaded420 The rubber guard isn't a bad guard. The issue with it is that it has a very limited application. The rubber guard requires your opponent to place their hand on the mat which, at an mid to upper level of Jiu-Jitsu, is extremely hard to do. It's a decent tool to have in a wide array of guards. For example Butterfly guard is my favorite right now but I certainly wouldn't endorse a system that almost exclusively endorses it. It just requires a very specific application.

[adam28865800]

these are good thanks !

[brettgoudy]

The leg would be very easy to remove from being caught underneath at 6:30 using very basic Gracie Jiu Jitsu you can get back to full guard and go to the punch block series or work from there

[quickdeath05]

I think Frank should work with Eddie and learn rubber guard. IMO it counters the gnp that wrestlers implement very well.

[CTuxford]

You can't write this guy off. He is so amazing as a learner that his defeat to Lesnar is going to radically mature him more than we realise. Instead of making excuses, he has carefully researched his own shortcomings. This has included his bjj history. I feel sorry for the next guy who fights him! I tell my kids at school a quote from Anatoly Karpov; "You learn more from one defeat than 100 victories". Well done Frank. You are an inspirational fighter and teacher.

[verano29]

@CTuxford What are you talking about? "Instead of making excuses, he has carefully researched his own shortcomings". Reality is that Brock, is bigger, stronger, and more athletic than Frank. Anything else is just a pathetic excuse. Frank will never fight Brock again. When he loses to Nog, his career in the heavyweight division is over (Dana said so himself). Frank was absolutely man handled by both Brock and Shane...and fans don't want to watch that crap.

[RickMerchantttt]

@verano29 If you paid attention to the video, and understand a fraction of what Frank was saying, rather than just seeing him as "Frank Mir" and writing him off, you'd know what an absolute tool you come off as. Shut you mouth, and open your mind.

[0wn3dforlife]

Frank mir Welcome to my Dojo! >:D

[Quiston]

loving these video's I think Frank is brilliant at explaining things in a simple and easy to understand manner

[Lahed92801]

"He was just technically better than me in that position... I made these stupid mistakes"

WHOA. Is that seriously Frank Mir?!?!?!

[Quiston]

@Lahed92801 i've always found frank to be honest and humble in defeat

[elliotb92]

i WISH i could train at a place like this

love all your videos and the special guests is a really good idea

[fatguyonthc]

As a big guy any tips I can get on how to make it easier for me to move my hips on the bottom are a huge help. I also find myself in half guard alot. Great video.

[5010246]

never thought frank mir would be a good teacher... all these videos are amazing

[Halfredneck001]

2:20 Couture likes to do that a lot, he's beaten up a lot of people from that position. 

[SteezeNuts]

frank is a real bjj expert

[ConicalRamirez]

this is starting to be a very interesting series

[SCR1V5CCFC]

it had nothing to do with strength against Brock? ...yes it did Frank.

[Submissions101]

@TheAdrenalineEffect You are correct. The gym space we were at was large so it had an echo effect. We will eventually get a HD camera and make things better for you guys. We appreciate the feedback ;-)

[fatguyonthc]

@Submissions101 Just get a Droid X

[12freddyscomingforu]

Mir is great

[iloveasiangirls]

@TheAdrenalineEffect Well I usually hold back from making judgements about peoples character unless I know them personally, and even then I rarely know enough to be accurate. So I'll just take your word for it. :)

[AxelDome]

mir is "technically" the only guy in the ufc too know what "technically" means

[eoneil55]

@AxelDome are you poking fun at his grammar? he said "technicality," not "technically."

[AxelDome]

@eoneil55 he tumbles his words but its ok because he can tumble guys over.

[basszack]

Thanks for posting this, I actually caught myself doing this exact thing!

[Dr8co1]

this is awesome stuff man, thank you so much for postin this for us!

[troublemonkey68]

grab head post free leg ,,flip wid shrimping like a pancake :) nice vid Meg P :)

[Dvalb]

can't wait for him to go over counters to the cross face, that s*** happens to me ALLL the time

[vinomaniac]

He kept saying "Bridging"? More like "framing" n'est-ce pas?

Really like the idea of opening the half guard for MMA vs. straight grappling. Makes perfect sense.

[cooltoon666]

Only good videos from Sub 101, frank Mir is the man

[cburcinc]

Wrestling was mentioned a few times. In your opinion, what type of takedown gives you the best chance against a very good wrestler ? Thanks !

[pokerockman]

lol i thought the guy in black was chuck lidell for like 1 min

[FatalxNemesis]

Frank Mir is very articulate and intelligent when it comes to him teaching. He seems like a great guy to learn from. Although what he is teaching now, I would love for him to not forget it when he fights Brock again.

[savemgs]

Is he going to 205

[TheGhostmike]

@savemgs he is going to 205 after he trys to fight lesnar again

[jitteryjoe]

@TheGhostmike But even guys at 205 can hold him down...

[jamexxxxxx]

do as much frank mir videos as you can

[willdesha]

Great Stuff I would love to learn from Mir those guys are sooooo lucky.

[ShinkaTV]

That's right Frank!

I'm glad you used Brock as a lesson. My students were asking me why you didn't open the legs to get away, and I didn't have an answer for them at that point.

Most of my JJ has not been points-oriented, so that's a unique challenge/filter to have. I wonder, would it also be an advantage to see very minor things as "points", and upgrades? It might make you more aware of the minute details...

Thanks!

[iloveasiangirls]

I must admit, I'm not a big fan of Frank Mir. I might even go so far as to say I don't really like him. But I've watched every one of these videos and I plan to watch every one that comes out afterward, and he definately seems like a nice guy and a great teacher.

[Submissions101]

@iloveasiangirls yep...don't get fooled by the 'fighter persona' which is out there.

[joemel2]

@iloveasiangirls i know what you mean, I've not always been a big frank mir fan but I think you have to remember that part of franks job is creating hype for a fight and sometimes that involves saying things and acting in a way that won't make people like you for.villians put in the crowds as much as the hero's and you can't deny frank has great bjj, and like you say he does seem loke a nice guy and great teacher. i think a lot of it is showmanship

[itsmelindsayS]

@iloveasiangirls you think hes a nice guy and a great teacher, but dont like him? because of his fights or what?

[iloveasiangirls]

@itsmelindsayS Well, I guess that was a pretty stupid thing to say. I don't even know him. He just rubs me the wrong way sometimes, but he's a very intelligent fighter and I should give him more credit as a person. I'm ashamed of my quick judgement of him, and admit my folly in doing so before even getting to know him.

[IrishRhavin]

He's been my favourite fighter since i got into MMA a few years back, and he seems so genuinely nice and intelligent as well, thanks for this again submissions 101

[IIxROOKxII]

this is my favorite channel is there any more big artist like frank mir that will be demonstrating different mma techniques?

[Submissions101]

@IIxROOKxII yep! Werdum (the man who beat Fedor!) and 8th degree black and red belt PEDRO SAUER

[IIxROOKxII]

@Submissions101 thats awesome i cant wait =)

[yangthepain]

@IIxROOKxII keith owen is awesome

[AndrewCopland]

That was great! Is there more of this stuff?? Would love to see the rest of the stuff Mir taught from half guard. Thanks!

[Submissions101]

@AndrewCopland hell yes..this part 3 of 10!

[Prankzter4]

Mir is champ

[pie579]

frank mir is the man