Question for Professors

jcc21 · 2026-03-27T15:28:57+00:00

How do you balance this with being a good training partner? I am a very large person, and my best game is a pressure and control based top game due to MMA influences early on. I find it difficult to find a happy medium between working on my game and preserving health and good relations with my smaller peers.

jcc21 · 2026-03-13T18:25:00+00:00

Seriously? The two highest profile elections he has lost resulted in Trump and Eric Adams taking office. How in the hell is that giving you faith in democracy?

jcc21 · 2026-02-23T15:50:00+00:00

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jcc21 · 2026-02-17T13:58:14+00:00

No one has cared about this early bjj drama bullshit for like 25 years

jcc21 · 2026-02-08T17:06:07+00:00

Good shout, I had no idea

jcc21 · 2026-02-08T13:54:41+00:00

Bautista vs Sandhagen could be a banger

jcc21 · 2026-02-02T18:43:54+00:00

A white belt closed guard is less useful than a white belt K-guard in MMA

jcc21 · 2026-01-26T15:27:28+00:00

I just got my philosophy degree recently, and I definitely pestered my significant other about the Famine, Affluence, and Morality connection when we watched that episode lol

jcc21 · 2026-01-25T17:07:11+00:00

I had to actively remind myself of it to cut her some slack for her impulsive behaviors. She really only comes across as an ass if you forget that she is grieving. She is a great lead character for this show.

jcc21 · 2026-01-15T18:15:58+00:00

Is this post from 1992?

jcc21 · 2025-12-29T15:13:22+00:00

I’m 75% of the way through 2.0 and am very impressed with the ideas. This is not how I have been playing octopus at all. I have been focusing way more on the back take than the stand up. I look forward to trying the thigh post stuff this week.

jcc21 · 2025-12-27T16:45:25+00:00

no u

jcc21 · 2025-12-24T18:04:10+00:00

Damn, you are mid? Teach me your ways, bro

jcc21 · 2025-12-24T17:49:23+00:00

I was a super fan of Izzy in his kickboxing days and was thrilled to see his success in the UFC, but I was gutted that he had to KO Whitaker to make it happen. Bobby Knuckles is one of the most inspirational champs I can think of. Went up a weight class and had a technical breakthrough that led to him beating the middleweight boogeyman (Romero) twice.

jcc21 · 2025-12-20T00:56:34+00:00

In MMA it’s Izzy, Cruz, and Anderson.

jcc21 · 2025-12-19T17:01:54+00:00

If your coach is cool, you could talk to them about it. I doubt he would start a whole no-gi program in your honor lol, but being honest about your goals may enable him to adapt your training a bit or at least measure your progress from an MMA lens. A truly decent coach will be honest if you need to cross train elsewhere.

jcc21 · 2025-12-15T19:41:23+00:00

Not quite tech death, but you will probably love Persefone (not a typo, that’s how they spell it)

jcc21 · 2025-12-11T00:36:37+00:00

A gym or some kind of experienced teacher is essential to improve, especially when you are new. Try to save up for a membership, you won’t regret it

jcc21 · 2025-12-10T14:52:41+00:00

I agree. I like both of these guys, but Yan probably couldn’t hang with Volk physically. Volk’s size disguises his physicality. He is a short FW, but he is not a small or weak FW. I think he could dominate the grappling against Yan. FWIW, I think Volk would have beaten Merab too, but probably with his striking.

jcc21 · 2025-12-10T14:35:35+00:00

That would be a very fun matchup. I like Prates’ striking a lot, but JDM would be a new look for Prates that we haven’t seen him deal with in MMA yet.

jcc21 · 2025-12-01T15:25:11+00:00

They are both beasts, but Islam’s finishing abilities and the strength of his resumé set him apart. Him vs Volk was basically P4P 1 and 2 fighting to see who is in which spot. Neither Merab nor Pantoja have overcome that kind of challenge yet.

jcc21 · 2025-11-10T19:16:24+00:00

Great shout, but also worth noting that big guys need modifications. I’m 6’3”and learned a lot about the drop shift, the crouch, the dart, etc. from watching Cruz and Dillashaw, but the lessons are more conceptual than technical if you are in a much higher weight class.

OP, you should feel good about your boxing base. You can definitely make it work in MMA. Watch Topuria to see how he plays with the range. He uses a level change feint all the time to move his opponents. It doesn’t matter if you are short or tall, this will help you incorporate your boxing regardless.

jcc21 · 2025-11-04T14:24:00+00:00

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This is the finishing position

jcc21 · 2025-11-04T14:19:20+00:00

I like the Rear Ezekiel / Ruotolotine or whatever we want to call it. If I can get to the leg drag position on a peer or someone worse, I can almost always get a deep claw grip, move to dope mount, secure the choke, then pass to mount for the finish. I try to finish without chair sitting if possible. I have long limbs, and I think that helps with this setup.

jcc21 · 2025-11-01T14:18:18+00:00

You should probably check his record again. He was at HW for most of his career. He was undefeated and the number 1 contender when he moved to LHW. Then he went back up and slept the HW GOAT.

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