http://www.budovideos.com/blog The best martial arts product review site on the web. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of you are undoubtedly already familiar with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club and its decade-long history as the world's most prestigious Submission Grappling tournament. Just as undoubtedly, you already pre-ordered your copies of the ADCC 2009 World Championships DVD Set that we just unleashed upon the world. This ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/submission-grappling-dvds/adcc-2009-championships-dvd-set-now-available/ Interview by: Jake McKee    Photos by: Dave Contreras One was the teacher, the other the student. One is a legend in BJJ, while the other is looking to forge his own path, and make a name for himself in MMA. Wherever their respective paths take them one thing will remain true ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/interviews/two-of-a-kind/ Article by: Marcelo Alonso (in collaboration with Guilherme Cruz, Eduardo Ferreira, and Erik Englehart)    Photos by: Marcelo Alonso & The Gracie Family After over 80 years devoted to Jiu-Jitsu, the man who revolutionized the Martial Arts concept around the world has passed away. On October 1st, 2008, family and friends gathered to ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/articles/helio-gracie-the-passing-of-a-legend/ Technique by: Marcio Feitosa    Photos by: Dave Contreras The single leg takedown is a common way to get taken down, particularly when training without the gi. While there are numerous ways to escape when your opponent has one of your legs in the air, this particular counter becomes even more effective ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/techniques/gracie-barra-techniques-no-gi-sacrafice-throw-from-single-leg-to-armbar-or-americana/ Technique/Article by: Rik Brown    Photos by: Dave Contreras Martial Artists, MMA Fighters, BJJ, and Wrestlers, when your grip is gone so is your chance for victory.  Without a strong, powerful grip, you can’t control or hold your opponent.  You can’t “Lock Him Up!” in your submission attempts.  And without grip endurance, ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/techniques/get-a-grip-using-kettlebells-to-build-power/ Interview & Photos by: Manabu Takashima The following interview was previously featured in Vol. 6 of the Budovideos magazine (now called Martial Generation Magazine). Current UFC Middleweight contender, Yushin "Thunder" Okami sat down with us prior to his fight with Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister at UFC 92, to discuss a number ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/interviews/yushin-okami-thunderstruck/ We teamed up with Caleb from the fightworks podcast to bring you a quick recap of the finals of the Mens Blackbelt finals from the 2009 World Jiu Jitsu championships. DVD coming soon from Cryo Productions available at www.Budovideos.comAlso check out the Fight works podcast at www.theFightworkspodcast.com http://www.budovideos.com/blog/jiu-jitsu-book-instructionals/budovideoscom-presents-the-2009-bjj-world-championship-results/ Article by: Joe Romero    Photos by: Dave Mandel The following article was previously featured in Vol. 6 of the Budovideos magazine (now called Martial Generation Magazine). Former PRIDE champion, and current UFC Middleweight contender, Dan Henderson talked with us prior to his UFC 93 main event fight with Rich "Ace" Franklin. ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/interviews/dan-henderson-heart-of-a-champion/ Article by: "The Fight Professor" Stephen Quadros As 2008 comes to a close, the vice grip dominance that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has slowly exerted on the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) is all too apparent. Their plan was simple yet brilliant: Zuffa just kept doing what they were ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/techniques/mma-where-weve-been-and-where-were-headed/ June 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th from the Walter Pyramid at California State University in Long Beach, CA. We'll be there with great deals on DVDs, books, apparel and gear. Stop by and say hello! If you're from out of town and staying in the Long Beach area, stop by our store, ... http://www.budovideos.com/blog/bv-news/bjj-world-championships-this-weekend/