JohanMMA

A Dutch conflict archaeolgist and mixed martial artist providing news, historical background, and technical breakdowns on MMA

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Improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu through body positioning! Read the Guide!

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Chan Sung Jung: Clinching and Countering

Chan Sung Jung, returning to the UFC after spending two years in Korea for his mandatory military service, defeated Dennis Bermudez at UFC fight night 104. Like Ronda Rousey, Sung Jung, known as th…

Newest technical breakdown on Chan Jung Sung "The Korean Zombie" at UFC fightnight104!

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Capoeira: A Training Instrument For MMA

The dance like qualities of Capoeira often dissuade MMA fighters from training in the Brazilian martial art. Although the more acrobatics techniques serve largely aesthetic purposes, the various sk…

Can Capoeira help MMA the development of MMA fighters?

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Improving Quickly

Improving quickly in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t easy. For beginners, however, the learning curve is lower and improvements come noticeably quicker. Genetic makeup, overall strength and conditioning,…

Guide for beginners in improving quickly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! 

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Western Boxing: Anceint Origins

Recently, mixed martial artists with a background in western boxing, like Conor McGregor, Alexander Gustafsson, and Amanda Nunes, have risen to prominence. From ancient times to modern, the punchin…

Ancient origins of boxing in western world!

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Jim Arvanitis Interview: Part 2

In creating pankration’s modern derivation, Jim “Renaissance Man” Arvanitis has extensively studied its historical counterpart. In conjunction with the knowledge he gleaned from training in boxing…

Second half of an interview with martial art of hall of famer Jim Arvanitis! 

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Ronda Rousey: UFC207

Ronda Rousey lost resoundingly to the current bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC207 after a 13 month hiatus from the octagon. The defeat, however, resulted more from weaknesses in Rousey’s g…

Technical Breakdown of Rounda Rousey’s losee against Amanda Nunes at UFC207!

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Ryan Hall: TUF 24 Finale

Ryan Hall show-cased his techniques against Gray Maynard in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 finale. Fighters frequently specialize in a certain area of hand-to-hand combat and attempt to force or man…

Ryan Hall technical breakdown! great unorthodox fighter and overall grappler 

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Jim Arvanitis: The First Mixed Martial Artist

Jim Arvanitis, widely known as pankration’s “Renaissance Man”, has won numerous Hall of Fame awards in martial arts, including Grandmaster of the Year, Black Belt magazine’s Instructor of the Year,…

First segment of an recent interview with Jim Arvanitis! Named "The Father of Modern Pankration" and proclaimed by Black Belt magazine to be the first mixed martial artist! Author of numerous publication, martial art accolades, and fitness awards, Arvanitis provides JohanMMA experiences and perspectives on pankration and mixed martial arts. #MMA #Pankration

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Artem Lobov technical breakdown!

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MMA analysis and history!

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History and analysis of MMA!

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Darren O’Connor demonstrates two defenses against swing knees.

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Pankration and the history of MMA!  

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Pankration and the history of MMA!  

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Michael Chandler took the the win for the championship belt at Bellator 165 against Benson Henderson in a way more exciting fights then Bader vs Nogueira 2

Check out the exciting back and forth. Do MMA fans think that Benson Henderson with a two-fight losing streak in Bellator can ever really make a come back?

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“for any woman trying to break into a male-dominated career, I’d say the greatest thing you can do is always keep in mind that you always have the right to be there.”-Ronda Rousey, UFC Woman’s Bantamweight Champion

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Pankration and the history of MMA!