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Podcast: Building a Fighter
Episode: Top 5 Grappling Mistakes In MMA
Description: Top 5 grappling mistakes made by mixed martial artists. As wrestling coaches we go over our top 5 ways to improve your grappling efficacy in mixed martial arts. We dive into the technical pieces of cage wrestling, timing and spacing for shots, grappling feints and movements, and how to align these for ultimate MMA grappling. The other pieces we really dig into are wrestling frequency and practice. There is no replacement for reps and time put in to get better at technical skills. We must rep correct technique, then we move to the context and tactics. Grappling is a hugely complex problem...