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ESP RAW

This is our self-produced (hence the RAW label) series that allows us to get our newest information to you each and every month so that there is no lag or gap in your knowledge. Each DVD will cover, completely, one aspect of the NHB components ( Striking /Shooting /Wrestling /Submissions).

This is the equivalent of you being able to take 4 private lessons a month with us for only a fraction of the price. We give you MORE than enough material to work on for a month with each single volume. Hone this material, don't make it second nature, make it first nature, and next month we will have more to throw your way.

All ESP RAW volumes come with a printed syllabus containing all of the material plus additional training ideas. The featured volume of the month is always $32. The price inflates for each volume once the featured month has passed.

ESP RAW volumes 1-21 are multi-topic volumes covering a variety of material. From Volume 22 on, the volumes emphasize single subjects in tremendous depth of detail.

We do offer deals on multiple RAW volume purchases. To order multiple RAW's please send your order to mark@extremeselfprotection.com and you will be sent a customized bill for the volumes requested.  Those deals breakdown as follows:

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Any 2 volumes $67  

Any 3 volumes $92  

Any 4 volumes $114   

Any 5 volumes$137

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ESP RAW: Volume 1

Ankle Picks A-Z, Top Body Submission Chain (Including the Dragging Arm Bar), 25 Rounds of Boxing with the Head Hunter, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge: 4x4 Jump Squat Challenge

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 2

25 Rounds of Boxing with the Body Killer, Battling Nelson Shots, Body Lock Slide-Bys, Root High Singles, The Spladdle (You've got to see this one!), Wings A-Z, Submission Chain from Heists, Outside Rolls and Hands Free Top Wrist Locks, Gladiator Challenge: Butterfly Grip Work

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 3

Trigger Punching, Hatchet/Ax Punches, Pinch Headlock Slide-Bys, Barsagar, High Single-Leg D to Leg hooked Reverse Half, Double Cross Faces, Shear Turns to Hooks, Rear Straight Arm Bars (Sakuraba shot) and Defense, Gladiator Challenge: Marciano's Push Me-Push You

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 4

Trigger Punching, The Purring Kick, Drop Trips from front, rear and cross, Double Drag Drops

The Counter Drag, Reverse Cross Faces, Crunched Top Wrist Lock, Bridge Up, Gladiator Challenge: Lumberjack Drill

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ESP RAW: Volume 5

Boxing Inside Drills, Number Drill, The Drill Blender, The Lead Jolt, Wrist Control Slide-By, Low Singles A-Z, Neck Breaker, The Reverse Full Nelson, The Spreader, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: The Tower Series: Leaning Towers and Falling Towers

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 6

Boxing Short Rhythm and Long Rhythm, Fist Rolling, Full Surface Strike, Lead Hook, Bonafide Pummeling, Biceps Ride, Duck Under

Shrug, The Sleeper, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Supported Single-Leg Squat

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 7

Boxing Counter Punch Flow Drill, Rooted Body Lock Crunch, Rooted Body Lock to Fire-Pole Double Leg, Rooted Body Lock to Matched Heel Snag, Rooted Body Lock to Unmatched Heel Snag, Inside Short Knee Scissors, Inside Short Knee Scissors to Blocked Kick to Self-Levered Cross Toe Hold, Inside Short Knee Scissors to Cross Toe-Hold Spreader, Hanging Foot lock, Hanging Front Figure-4 Lock, Hanging Step Over knee / Hip Crank, Triangle Post Escape to Neck Breaker, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Russian Lunges

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 8

Boxing Double Hooking and Shift Hooking, Shift Steps, Shift Hook Low, Shift Hook high, Side-Stepping Hooks, Beating Posts, Barrel Rides, The Lullaby Series, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: PARTNER TRAP WORK

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 9

Boxing Jab Varieties, Front Crunch Sparring, Take Down Lifts, Jump and Half Drill, Cross Drill, Bottom Scissors Whizzer to 3/4 Nelson, Elbow Pancake to Neck Crank, Short Arm bar Counter, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Neck Rock Sit-Ups

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 10

Floyd Patterson's "Kangaroo" Hook, Stretch Duck-Unders, Collapsed Turn-out, Inside Sit, Long Sit-out, The Real Quarter-Nelson, Quarter Nelson to Head-cinch Neck Crank, Quarter Nelson to Chin Hook Crank, Beating a Rise Out of Half-Nelson Pry, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: An Introduction to "Iron Yoga" "The Crow

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 11

Shifting and Combination Building, Stretch Drags and Flying Mares, Oklahoma Pops and Drags, Sucker Toe Holds and Real Switches, Headlock, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Aquaman

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 12

The Roll and Cross Defense, The Arm Lock Hip Throw, The Knee Tap, The Knee Tap with Foot Trap, Real Switch Counters, The Frank Gotch Inside Toe Hold, Doctor Proctor, Topside/Inside Banana Split, The Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Collar and Elbow Pummeling

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 13

Shoulder Drive Throw, Shoulder Drive, "Wrong" Side Hip Toss, Same-Side Roll, Bottom Whizzer, Real 3/4 Nelson, Chin Hook Neck Crank, Rolling Inverted Sleeper, Inverted Sleeper, The Back Runner, Gladiator Challenge of the Month: Roman Push-ups

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 14

Hitting on the Fly, The Real Flying Mare, Shoulder Dive Throws, Leg Trip, Real Down Pro Stance, The Inside Turn, Real half nelson, Chin Hook Crank, The Flat Crank, Single Leg Ride Pry, Torqueing Arm Bar, Flip-flop Arm Bar, Shin Wedge, The 3/4 Nelson Hook Crank, Gladiator Challenge of the Month - Cross Chest One Arm Push Ups

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 15

High-Line Punch Pick-Offs, Staggered Stance, Real High Single, Snatch Single, Grind-Drag-Trap, Trapped Arm Bar, Trapped Arm to Cross-Face Crank, Beat a Turn with a Real Drag and Sag Hook, Re-Trap and Cross-Face Crank, Grind and Drag to Missed Trap and Sat to Cross-Body Pull, Cross-Body Socket Hook Crank, Fat Out of Fire, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Triceps Inner Heads Push-Ups                                                                                       

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 16

The Corkscrew Hook, Shoulder Drive, Ankle Squeeze, Hooked Back Trip, Far-Arm Far-Ankle Breakdown, Far-Arm Far-Ankle Counter: Go For Your Gun, Far-Arm Far-Ankle Counter: Wing Down, Wing Down To Double Wrist Lock, Wing Down to Double Short Arm Scissors, Far-Arm Far-Ankle Breakdown to Groped Toe Hold, Groped Toe Hold Burst, Swing Knee Bar VS. Burst Counter, Knee Point Knee Bar Counter, Quad Cutter, Groped Toe Hold Cross-Face Counter, Cross-Face Counter, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Single-Leg Hamstring Bridges                                                                                       

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 17

Pat-a-Cake Drilling, The Clinch Knee Block, Same-Side Clinch Knee Block, Knee Block Counter to Lateral-Drop, The Jam, The Rotary, Jam Switch to 3/4 Nelson Hook-Up, 3/4 Nelson to Traveled Top Saddle SAS, Sit-Out Shoulder Crank, Collapse to Beat, Travel to Time-Hold, Gladiator Challenge of the Month: Bridge Hops to Breath-Ups

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 18

The Joe Gans Combo, The Clinch High Single, Switch Knee Block, Head Lever, Head Lever to Farmer Burns Hammerlock, Head Lever to Belly Up Hammer, Head Lever to Belly Up SAS, Head Lever to Reverse Arm Bar, Head Lever to Gliding Hammer Lock, Head Lever to Glide to Dorsal, Dorsal to Cross Body Double-Wristlock, Cross Body SAS, SAS off the Back, Gladiator Challenge of the Month: Partner Double-leg Suck Ins

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 19

The Old School Weave, The True Double-Leg Tackle, The Front 1/4 Nelson VS. Double Leg Shots, Chin Hook Neck Crank Finish, Flat Neck Crank Finish, The Real Key-Lock, The Ed "Strangler" Lewis Crooked Leg Scissors, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Rip Squats

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 20

Master's Jab Catch, Rear Body Lock Trips, Single Back Heel Trips, Double Back Heel Trips, Knee Block, Cross-Over Back Heel Trip, The Drop Toe Hold VS. High Single Leg, Far Nelson, Guard Guillotine Beat, Gladiator Conditioning Challenge of the Month: Donkey Kicks

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 21

The Inside Triple, Bar and Chancery VS. Double Leg, Flat Crank, Chin Hook Crank, Underarm Spin VS. a Bar and Chancery, Burns Hammerlock, Double Wristlock VS. a High Single Leg, Single Wristlock VS. a High Single Leg, Reverse Nelson Turnover, Reverse Nelson to Wrist Bar, Reverse Nelson to Princeton Bar, Gladiator Challenge of the Month: Turn the Corner Drill

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 22 HEAD AND ARM CHAINS

Twister, Shoulder Choke, Figure-Four Legs Top Wristlock, Hugger, Step-over Belly Up Arm Bar, Step-over Belly Down Arm Bar, Near-side Hangman's Drop, Far-side Hangman's Drop, Shin Lock VS. Hook, Hugged Knee Brace, Hugged Toe Hold, Tucked Toe Hold, Piked Knee Bar, Piked Knee Scissors

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 23 NELSONS 101

The Half Nelson, The Quarter Nelson, The Three Quarter Nelson, The Full Nelson, The Far Nelson, The Far Bar Nelson, The Locked Three Quarter Nelson, The Leg Nelson, The Reversed Farther Nelson, The Lock and Look VS. the Half, The Slip VS. the Half, The Calf Block, Doubling VS. the Quarter Nelson, Bridging a Quarter Nelson, Head Spin VS. the Half Nelson, Wing VS. Half, Wing and Leg VS. Half

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 24 HEAD AND ARM/SCARF HOLD ESCAPES

Shuck and Duck, Shuck and Duck to Short Arm Bar, Shuck and Duck to Neck/Head Attack, Shuck and Caught on Back Pressure Choke, Frame to Crooked Leg Scissors, Frame to Underarm Bar, Frame to Short Arm Bar, Hognose to Crooked Leg Scissors, Hognose to Underarm Bar, Hognose to Short Arm Bar, Leg Hook to Hammerlock Crawl, Leg Hook to Sit-out Partner Belly Down Arm Bar, Leg Hook 2-on-1 Pullover, Bridge and Roll VS. the Tuck, Hognose to Rocking Sit-up, Rocking Sit-up to Force Back Bridge and Roll, Windmill to Knees to Hammerlock, Windmill to Partner Belly Down Arm Bar, Windmill to Pullover VS. Tucked Opponent, Flat Windmill

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 25 PUNISHING HEADLOCKS

Headlocks VS. Head-holds, The Punisher Grip, The Choke Up Grip, The Hip Shift, Standing Punisher Grip Headlock, Standing Choke Up Grip Headlock, Standing Punisher to Drag, Standing Choke Up to Drag, Standing Punisher Grip Headlock with Cross-Buttock Throw, Standing Choke Up Headlock with Cross-Buttock Throw, Mat Punisher, Mat Choke Up, Standing Far Arm Headlock, Mat Far Arm Headlock, Whipback Far Arm Headlock, Mat Far Arm Whipback Headlock, Standing Near Arm Headlock, Mat Near Arm Headlock, Near Arm Headlock, Near Arm Whipback, Head and Double Arm Headlock, Reverse Head and Double Arm, Chin Hook/Neck Brace, Whipback Chin Hook/Neck Brace, Face Bar

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 26 THE MOBIUS ATTACK

Far One-on-One, Turn the Corner Cutter Double-Wristlock, Alley-oop, Straight Leg Scissors, Missed Leg Scissors to SAS, Missed SAS to Drag/Back, Squatting Triangle Crush, Arm Lock Potpourri, Falling Knee Bar, Knee Scissors, Turned Knee Scissors, Sweepback Knee Crank, Shin Lever Knee, Underarm Knee, Bulldog Ride, Bulldog to Far One-on-One, Bulldog to Splitter, Bulldog to Carney Stretch, Carney Stretch Arm Lock Potpourri, Bulldog to Cross Buttock Drop, Cross Buttock Lift to Standing Knee Pinch, Missed Standing Knee Scissors to Falling Knee Bar

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 27 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 1

Basic Leg Technique and Body Position, Counter Motion, Leg Ride Set-ups, Leg Pins From the Mat Position Part 1     

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 28 HALF NELSON MASTER CLASS

This volume takes the gotta have 1/2 Nelson and runs it through 25 permutations that are guaranteed to crank your opponent flat and wrench the tap out of him.    

Price: $42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 29 DEAD DROPS VOLUME 1

Takedowns that drop directly into submissions.  Collar and Elbow Dead Drops-12 moves.  Kick-Over Dead Drops-13 moves.  Plus a Bonus Drop.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 30 DEAD DROPS VOLUME 2

Volume Two covers Dead Drops from the Outside one on one, the Under Hook Blocks, Double Over Hook Drops, Inside and Outside Fireman's Carry Drops, and Hip Throws to Dead Drops.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 31 GROUNDED VOLUME 1

Provides you with all of the strategies, strikes, and submissions for when you are down on the mat and your opponent is standing over you.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 32 GROUNDED VOLUME 2

This volume picks up there 31 ended.  More offense, defense, and surprising leg locks to "bring 'em down" to your level.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 33 THE HEIMLICH MANEUVERS

Over 30 moves in over 50 minutes of video detailing easy escapes from the most common choke predicaments.  The Double Slip Rock and Roll verses the Rear Naked is worth the price of admission.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 34 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 2-Jacob's Ride Master Class

Over 50 minutes of set-ups, entries, and submissions including the split scissors series, submarines, and crucifixes from all angles.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 35 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 3-Crab Rides A-Z

This volume shows you everything you need to know about this formidable transitional leg ride.  Covered is how to set it up, enter with it, breakdown with it, submit with it, and then, we turn the whole thing around and show you how to defend against the crab ride and hit submissions while playing the "D" game.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 36 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 4-Triple A Rides

This volume covers leg rides and submissions from a broken-down position and flows into offensive leg rides versus the half-guard.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 37 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 5

The 35+ techniques on this volume will cover 14 ways to attack the 1/2 guard player including the Turning Turk series.  Also covered are more Flat Ride cranks including the Head Pry series and the Toe Pry Cradle.  We also provide a detailed look at the Figure-4 Body Scissors: Entries, proper riding form and 11 submissions once you hit it.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 38 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 6- Double Knife Rides, High-Ball Rides, & Saturday Night Rides

Here, we will hit a few concepts on double-knife riding, which is old school terminology for hooks-in riding.  Next, we take a look at turning any Jacob's Ride into a High-Ball or Saturday Night Ride.  We introduce a submission chain that can be mixed-and-matched with these rides turning them into 30+ submissions.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 39 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 7- Cockleburrs & Single Scoops (Matched and Unmatched)

This stand alone volume runs you through four contingency leg rides for when your opponent has evaded your deeper hooks or when he has flattened out.  We run these rides through a 30+ deep submission chain and build fluency with a 15-Point Leg Ride Drill.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 40 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 8- Over-Legs with Toe Holds and the Basic Turk Series

This volume runs thru entries, riding drills, and a variety of submissions for both of these punishing yet, so, easy to attain rides.  These submissions include toe hold varieties, the unorthodox top and reverse carny stretches, cradle crunches, and the top knee bar.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 41 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG LOCKS VOLUME 1

This volume covers leg lock opportunities from a specific reference position--the outside figure-4.  For the uninitiated, the lower cross-body reference, or transitional guard pass leg locks.  We will take this single set up and run it thru a variety of hip cranks, crabs, Achilles locks (including a Lou Thesz special), and top it off with a sweet little snap-over knee crank.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 42 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG LOCKS VOLUME 2: Grips and Twists

Leg locks are among the most feared submissions, but without a complete vocabulary of retentions most of what passes for leg locks is nothing more than slap-chasing.  This volume makes sure that once you grab that leg you can break it.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 43 THE TOP WRIST LOCK MASTER CLASS

Take this high percentage submission to the nth level.  This volume covers everything you need to know about set ups, TWL anatomy, and the myriad grips.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 44 THE DOUBLE WRIST LOCK MASTER CLASS

Perhaps the most utilized submission in the old school vocabulary.  This volume explores all the set ups, grips, and tweaks to show exactly why it is so feared.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 45 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 9

This volume in the continuing leg ride series covers the skyward double knife ride.  (Hooks in, belly up)  Here you will learn entries, set ups, and how to ride this position hard with a capitol H. 

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 46 THE JAB MASTER CLASS

The most utilized and most useful punch in striking is broken down into excruciating detail regarding application varieties and  how to train this most useful tool.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 47 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEG RIDES VOLUME 10

This volume takes to skyward double knife ride (see volume Raw 45) and shows you how to apply numerous submissions and transitions. 

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 48 THE OUTSIDE RUSSIAN TIE UP

This volume shows foolproof ways to set up and attain this position; from there we run you into take downs and dead drop submissions.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 49 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 1: The Ground Head-lock

We break down this most highly neglected of offensive positions and run you through numerous submissions. 

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 50 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 2: Head-locks/Shoulder Choke Position

This volume picks up where head-locks left off, and shows you how to easily turn this position into shoulder choke/arm triangle heaven.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 51 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 3: Cobras, Frame-beats and Anti-leg Hooks

This volume continues on with the head-lock position, running you through the cobra series and then shows you how to turn your opponents defensive tactics into submission opportunities. 

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 52 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 4: The Head and Arm Position

This volume covers the head and arm position/scarf hold and shows numerous but oh so easy to hit neck cracks, face locks, chokes, and arm locks.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 53 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 5: Head and Arm Position-Tight Arm

Picking up where the last volume left off, we deal with how to defend and go on the attack versus an opponent who has applied a tight body lock.  There are several unusual arm lock opportunities featured here.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 54 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 6: The Back Wrap Position

We show how to flow from the head and arm position to the back wrap/reverse scarf hold position with zero danger from head hooking.  From here we cover optimum mounting techniques and simple leg lock set ups.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 55 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 7: Back Wrap Leg Locks & Leg Hook Leg Locks

We take the set-ups learned on Volume 56 and turn them into a leg-locking smorgasbord.  We also address submitting an opponent who hooks his top leg in trying to beat a head and arm position.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 56 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 8: The Shoulder & Arm Position (Broken Scarf Hold)

This DVD covers the standard way this pin is applied and we go over the structural problems with this hold-down version; then we show a change in grip that puts this position back into play.  Next, we go into how to ground 'n' pound from here and what striking mistakes to avoid.   We then run thru a series of submissions against the far and near arms, and the head/neck including Step-Overs, Brace Arm Bars, Underarm Bars, Drag Bars, Short Arms, Reverse Short Arms, and Turning Short Arms.  (16 hooks total).

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 57 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 9: Catch and Release Vol. 1

This stand alone volume is the first in our series on Catch & Release.  (Your opponent is blocking your arm bar with gripped hands and/or bridge and roll techniques.)  We start with the cross-body arm bar itself and show you how to leg-ride an arm bar hands free, then we tweak the arm bar (the thumb up/little finger down business is over-rated), then we will use a variety of ground 'n' pound solutions and then show the mechanical weaknesses of these solutions and why they may not be the best bet.  Next we run sliders, bucks, slap 'n' pops, SASs, and a nice chain that turns any arm bar into a DWL 100%er.  There are 20 techniques total on this DVD (the leg ride section alone is worth the price of admission.)

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 58 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 10: Catch and Release Vol. 2

Last volume (RAW 57) we covered the proper way to Leg Ride an arm bar and started the gamut of solutions.  This one continues that path with the TWL-breaks, an in-depth look at how to hit the old school staple, the Bottom Short Arm Scissors (SAS)--remember how we've discussed why we don't want to hit the Top SAS?  If you don't, we'll remind you why with the easy counter and then we'll show you two-ways to add that Top SAS back into your vocabulary.  We then hit Figure-8 Arm Scissors both top and bottom versions.  And as if this hard-hitting pretzel weren't enough, we'll cover how to turn that into a Snake-Knot and pop that elbow completely.  We'll also cover hip blocking, leg poppers, self-stacking, and how these can lead to leg bars and knee scissors all while you're shooting for that arm bar.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 59 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 11: Catch and Release Vol. 3

Among the material covered: First, I rectify some previous instruction and go into excruciating detail regarding Short-Arm Scissors, Figure-8 Arm Scissors, and Snake Knots; we cover the Far Short Arm Scissors and the way to pop the opponent onto his near-side.  We then cover special grip breaks: near and far bar grip breaks, strategies against tombstone holdouts (arms folded across chest) including the unusual compression submission, the tiny details that allow you to secure ankle, knee, and hip locks from the cross-body arm bar position easily and not merely make a grab or bum rush for an iffy position, Shin Cram Trach Work versus a bridging opponent.  Your arm bar going to hell and want to know how to abandon it and gain your opponent's back?  The Twist & Rise is the answer, also among the 21 techniques is a wicked little Leg Nelson to torque that knee.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button at the top and/or bottom of this page.)

ESP RAW: Volume 60 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 12: Arm Bar Helpers/Catch Position Part IV--Head & Shoulder Position Part II

We continue with the Catch & Release series (Arm Bar Helpers) and run Leg Poppers, Thigh-Overhook Assists, Top SAS's from the back, Double-Crosses, Shin crams, and Twist rolls.  Then we move on to Wedge Chokes, and a brief digression on the Straight Head Scissors and the Figure-4 Head Scissors (triangle choke).  We also cover the subtle, but vital, scissors shove.  We then bring this volume back to the Head & Shoulder position (Broken Scarf Hold) and cover Near-Side Neck Bracers, Reverse Saddle-Ups, Forced Cobras and the natural chain that this grip opens up.

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ESP RAW: Volume 61 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 13: The Head & Arm Position Part 3 (Broken Scarf Hold)

Included:  The Knee Ride a formidable position, but it does violate positional theory so we've got to nail down how to make it a bit tighter and closer to positional theory adherence--6 ways to flow with the knee ride and 5 ways to easy finishes (not counting strikes).  One of these, the Elbow Pump to DWL is subtle but oh, so useful.  The Jerk-Over Series.  The Broken Scarf Hold allows your opponent a free far-arm which he can use to brace/post for escapes--we need to have a vocabulary to take that arm out of play and/or snap it.  We'll hit Reverse Arm Bars, variations on Dead-Man TWL's and the set-ups appropriate to your opponent's resistance feed (including a nice little trick used by the formidable Verne Gagne).  We'll wind this volume up with an adjustment that makes a Sit-Out Stocks from this position more than just a show-hold.  We're 22 moves deep on this volume alone.

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ESP RAW: Volume 62 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 14: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 1

This volume works as a stand-alone tool or as an adjunct to the Cross-Body work on The Complete Grappler.  On this volume we begin the long road to Cross-Body virtuosity.  Keep in mind the cross-body position is not one static tool; opponents are live animals and defend cross-body from a variety of arm positions.  Rather than have a submission vocabulary that attempts to "force" the submissions we "want", we need to address an approach that exploits the submissions we are given.  With this "gift system" of submissions in mind, we will break the cross-body down into Arm References.  On this volume we cover the Double Underhook and 1st Arm Position.  The 1st Arm Position is when you hit your Cross-Body Ride and your opponent keeps his near arm between your bodies and his far arm on the head-side of your head.  (If my descriptors seem a bit confusing see our 1st book in the NHB series to maybe un-slurry the water.)  Once we've addressed the 1st Arm Position, we discuss the proper way to trap/keep the desired limbs and then run through 30(!) submissions all from this compact little arena that call for very little change in positional integrity.  (This volume also includes a loooong digression on the Top-Wrist Lock--TWL or Reverse Double-Wrist Lock).  This volume includes head attacks, a bit of street work, near and far arm attacks, and an easy way to "un-clutch" a gripping opponent.

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ESP RAW: Volume 63 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 15: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 2

(This picks up right where RAW 62 left off, but it can be used as a stand-alone volume.)  We open with a discussion of why some segments of the old school wrestling community consider the Top Wrist Lock a show hold (the main reason being the lock-grip block that we detail on this volume).  Once you understand this block the TWL will pose far less of a threat to you, but...  On this volume we show not one, but two ways to blow through the lock-grip block.  We then move on to a Double-Wrist Lock PhD class many of you have asked for.  We refresh the DWL anatomy lecture here as well as delineate opportunistic DWL grips (this is a dozen techniques in and of themselves); the meat of this material in my mind is the discussion of elbow wedge placement.  This little detail adds power (and perhaps more importantly) pain to the DWL set-up that you should find remedies most all of your DWL hold-out problems.  We then discuss the ins and outs of DWL step-overs (when to use them and when not to) and last but not least, a sneaky little toe-hold for your strongest DWL hold-out.

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ESP RAW: Volume 64 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 16: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 3

This RAW picks up right where the last volume left off (it can still be used as a stand alone volume).  You combine this material with the previous DWL material, you will be able to chase a DWL into Hell itself.  We cover  the DWL Dorsal, the DWL Shark Fin and how not to get rolled, Step-Over Shark Fin Arm Scissors with fall-off follow ups (even if you hit your back--this one separates the elbow f-a-s-t; be careful), we then hit Straight Leg Scissors, Crooked Leg Scissors, and IMHO the most important variation, the Figure-4 Neck Breaker (it's there every time you're in Dorsal Position).  You have an opponent with a great shrimp to half-or-closed guard?  Well, you'll need the Flare Step-Over series to keep chasing that DWL--3 submissions in one.  Your opponent powering out of the DWL?  No problem.  Two t-i-g-h-t solutions.  Gripping his trunks to hold-out?  Use this twist and he'll leg go ASAP.  He use an old school Knee Wedge Beat?  (Not a bad idea, and we show you how to do it right)  But we show you how to beat it with a shoulder rock.

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ESP RAW: Volume 65 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 17: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 4

This volume covers the Single-Arm DWL, two varieties of Far Hip Crank, Corner Turning Short Arm Bars, the Near-Knee Short Scissors and then we plunge into a lengthy segment of how to hit Cross-Body Knee-Rides and the submissions peculiar to this Knee-Ride including: Head-Lifts, Head-Sleepers, Face-Posting, Throat Posting, Striking, Collapsing, Sneaks & Slides, two varieties of Down Arm Bars from this position, the False SAS, and a variety of sweet submissions versus an opponent who posts either on your chest or Riding Knee.  There are 19 techniques total on this volume of RAW and as always, it comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

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ESP RAW: Volume 66 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 18: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 5

We continue working from the cross-body ride and rising to a knee-ride and countering all of the ways your opponent may try to counter/escape.  We address knee blocking with Dorsal Double Wrist-Locks, Elbow Spikes, Shark Fins, Step-Over Shark Fins from the top, and fall-offs to Inside & Outside (this one will tighten no matter where he goes), then we hit 4 varieties of head-scissors.  From there we start exploring turning opportunities and shoot cornering short-arm bars, far leg bars, far knee scissors, near-leg bars and near-knee scissors, and knee sneaks.  We then close up by examining options versus open and closed side rolling gambits from the bottom man.  In short, if you've got a knee-ride from the cross-body position you'll find ways to finish here.

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ESP RAW: Volume 67 THE POSITIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SUBMISSIONS VOLUME 19: Cross-Body 1st Arm Position Volume 6

This volume covers more subs from the Cross-Body Position--here's what you get:  Pop-Over Knee Rides, Sprawls, and Head Hooks vs. open and closed side rolling.  Hamburger ride variations and a complete Cobra series that includes ground 'n' pound, wrist attacks, arm and shoulder attacks, chokes, cranks, head-scissors, and top saddle sneaks.  22 subs in all on this volume presented in detailed depth with tactical consideration behind sub choices.

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ESP RAW: Volume 68 BEATING THE REAR NAKED CHOKE-MASTER CLASS

We completely break the RAW template here.  RAWs are typically technique heavy (lots of submissions) but here we focus on one thing and one thing only but...we cover it in minute, excruciating detail.  The Rear Naked Choke.  The Sleeper.  He's got your back; the hooks are in.  We've covered escapes from here before, but before we even launch escape material there seems to be a blurry area where the fundamentals of pre-choke defense and in-choke measures are ignored or seemingly unknown.  RAW 68 breaks down these fundamentals: Posture (and why the chin tuck is wrong), the 2 grips required to survive, and leg position (leg positioning is perhaps the most important aspect of preventing and/or surviving the rear naked choke--master the leg work on this volume and you'll go a long way towards a safer, tighter defensive game).  Next we introduce the Live-Arm Concept and why blocking the live-arm is of utmost importance.  We then discuss three core leg movements that are initiated simultaneously and go a long way towards shucking hooks immediately: The tuck, the pike, and the knee pocket.  We address the proper way to reach shin-locks (and why they, more often than not become prompt toe-holds and what to do with a prompt toe-hold once you have it.)  We discuss how to achieve and utilize a cuddle-bridge to escape the choke.  We finish with thigh-blocking to leg-hooking--this concept will change your defensive game.

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ESP RAW: Volume 69 NECK CRANK LOLLAPALOOZA

We start from a collar-and-elbow tie-up and introduce the Sock 'Em Neck Crank with a little fist assist; we then march into Halch territory (if you haven't been introduced to the Halch yet, think of it as a snapdown turned up to 11).  From the Halch we then run Hook Chanceries, Post Chanceries, Finger-Hook Chanceries, Bar & Chancery to Flat & Chin Hook Cranks (we've got just what the doctor ordered to remedy those flat crank dilemmas we've been seeing).  We then hit Jaw Hook Roll-Overs, the new improved Back Runner, the streamlined Maximum Crank to three finishes--Flat, Hook, and Reverse Lever Cranks or...how to do a grip flip to a wicked 3/4 Drop.  We then transition the Bar & Chancery to a Pop-Over Stocks with one tiny change in hand position and finish with a standing Strait-Jacket Cram.  All in all,  this volume gives you more than what you need to finish from head-to-head while staying on top without pulling guard for a 50/50 guillotine attempt.

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This begins a little sojourn into the wonderful world of cradles--keep in mind the name cradle is mighty inappropriate as cradles have the opposite effect of an infant's cradle--an infant's cradle is meant to soothe a crying baby; real wrestling cradles are meant to induce tears.  We'll begin by covering all the fundamentals: Near-Side/Inside Cradling, Far-Side/Outside Cradling, the Head-Knee Concept to know when to shoot a cradle (they're everywhere, not just for the 1/4 position, as the Head-Knee Concept will demonstrate), the Force-Bait-Wait Continuum, the rule of Locking It In and the only 3-Grips to be used for cradling (the others have got to be scrapped).  The next two fundamentals are worth the price of admission alone: Head-Wrap Wrist Placement (and, no it has nothing to do with the cutting-bone) and the Drive-Forward Rule.  Without these two concepts your cradling is all for naught, or you'll be working far harder than you need to.  Next we move into educating certain breakdowns conducive to setting-up your cradles.  We'll hit the Body Lock Jam, the Block Jam, and since we're jamming we'll go ahead and hit the Over-Hook Toe-Hold (the key is in the knee switch).  We'll also Jam to Placing a Single Grape, Jam & Rotary to Inside Wrist Rides--and then go on to demonstrate how the Rotary and Inside Wrist opens the Rip Out Double Wrist Lock 90% of the time, and failing that runs you into a Thigh Cram Hammer and Face Bar.  Your jam failing you?  Hit the Jaw Chancery and Rotary and life is good again.  Next we hit Loose Riding, Pry Riding (palm placement is key here), and finish with the Lace Ride, ideal for that squirmy opponent.  These 24 concepts and techniques are the ground floor prep to lock in excruciating cradles.

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We take the fundamentals we built in the last volume and start getting into some nasty work.  First, we correct the Crossface.  In our dealings with many good folks, what we're seeing called a crossface looks like a crossface, smells like a crossface, but it ain't a crossface.  The old school crossface is a one-handed submission in and of itself.  You'll have to let off on the pressure just to use it as a set-up or control.  The key is in the shoulder--once you have this down it's a game changer.  Next, we cover the 9 Steps to Crossface Cradle Mastery.  Drill these 9 steps and you'll be hitting the crossface cradle no matter what step presents itself as the entry.  These steps are so integral that we hit them in extended painstaking detail (and we do mean pain).  If the Crossface Cradle is the jab of the cradle series, well that makes the Turk Cradle the cross of the bunch.  The 6 Steps to Turk Cradle Perfection combined with the jab of the Crossface Cradle will provide hooking opportunities at every step of the way.  Once an opponent has been hit with your old school crossface he'll do anything in his power to prevent it from ever happening again--fortunately all of his ways to block the Crossface Cradle sets him up for the Near-Side Cradle.  The entry is just as mean as the old school crossface and likely to lead to a tap before you even finish hooking the cradle.  Again, we will drill the 9 Steps to Near-Side Cradle Mastery in detail for, as we all know, the devil is in the details.  We also cover the grip and weight shifts that turn each and every cradle from control/pin position to excruciating submissions.  Throughout the detailed steps of each of these cradles, pay close attention to the submission set-ups that branch out from each numerical position like little tributaries of pain.  Again, the devil is in the details.

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We continue to build on our foundations set in the first two volumes and start addressing the realities of scrambling opponents who aren't too sympathetic to your long set-ups.  We'll start with the Loose Ride Cradle and the 8 Steps from Pressure--to Set-Up--to Turning--to Tap.  The Loose Ride Cradle is ideal for those trying to shake-off your ankle pick that is stalling his bottom scissors/guard strategy.  Next, we hit the 6 Steps to Far-Side Quick Cradle Mastery.  Quick Cradles are exactly what the name implies; fast mid-scramble hooks that exploit your opponent's step-outs and stand-ups and quickly flop him on his back all-tied up in an excruciating position.  Quick cradles are predictable-pressure dependant, and we will show you how to feed yourself the quick cradle you need by where you place your chest.  Next, we hit the 10 Steps to the Near-Side Quick Cradle.  Near-Side Quick Cradles are tools of disorienting beauty as the unexpected elevator leaves your opponent airborne and somewhat clueless as to how he went from a strong base to flight to a crunched package on the mat so swiftly.  Again, quick cradles are predicated on reaction time, but this reaction can be pre-loaded by obeying the laws of chest pressure we lay out on this DVD.

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This volume features one attacking cradle (and one only)--the Far-Side Rotary Cradle.  Of course, we'll hit all the in's and out's of how to set it up and execute this cradle, but for those who have been hankering for some evil hooks on top of the cradle attacks, well, here they are.  Once we get the details of the Far-Side Rotary Cradle out of the way, we get to work learning how to exploit the natural follow-up hooks.  We'll start with the Jerk-Over Series that takes your opponent from flat to a stack in no time flat.  Once we hit the Jerk-Over we apply toe holds, face bars, knee-pinches, the shrug-pinch jerk-over variation, standing toe holds, and step-over toe holds.  Presuming the Jerk-Over vocabulary is made moot by a squirmy opponent then we run to the Turk Work One-Two which allows you to hit a Turk & Split or a Turk & Chancery.  If we wind up facing someone who thinks they can block your cradle with a Figure-4 Scissors (which we'll demonstrate) we exploit their "defense" and turn it into a chin hook and turn, another toe-hold, and a suicide knee pinch.  We then go into how to hit leg bars and knee pinches from the top-side of this particular cradle.  We also present three quick submissions for an opponent who is successful at firing his leg out of the cradle.

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Down & Out Drills are devised to show how to chain/tie all the pragmatic aspects/ranges of the fight into one free-flowing whole.  Down & Out Drills begin with striking work that utilizes the offense/counter/re-counter formula then moves into the arena of shooting and takedown stuffing, then to ground control before running to ground 'n' pound, and then finishing off with submission work.  All of these aspects are constructed in a tiered 1-2-3/A-B-C fashion that teaches range, blending in one seamless session that can be inculcated in a minimum of a dozen 5-minute rounds.  Down & Out Drills are ideal for those who seek efficiency in training and want to see all MMA facets tied into a cohesive, pragmatic whole.  Down & Out Drills Vol. 1 begins with 7 rounds of striking/counter-striking work and then proceeds into how to stuff a clinch-reach turning it into an MMA-ready collar & elbow tie-up (not the standard collar & elbow which should be discarded in striking arenas).  This modified tie-up is then used to educate overhook snapdown transitions that flow into ground-control go-behinds.  The go-behinds feature the specific handwork necessary to stave off your opponent's single-leg reaches or easy roll to guard.  The ground go-behind then blends to a jam ride to immediate ground hooking (of the striking variety) and then transitions to the natural rotary tilt--float--and cross-body sub attack  position.  Run this first volume of Down & Out in both the positive and mirror version and you've got 22 rounds that, when run to speed, starts preparing fight-ready athletes.  This volume of RAW, as always, comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook--the syllabi for Down & Out Drills are of vital importance as they contain additional info to keep these drills popping.

Presents an entirely new chain along with the Loop Insert Principle.  This ambitious chain is 21 links deep (42 once you flip it).  We open with a bang-per-bang boxing flow (punches in bunches, folks, that's what wins fights).  We then flow directly into feinting the double-leg (or taking it with a faulty response).  We feint the shoot, because everybody's got a sprawl--we take that sprawl response and set an under-hook that we then exploit with an under-hook and post, outside knee, and proceed from there into one of the most common MMA situations, Bar & Chancery (guillotine in common parlance).  We'll run this position down from the top-side game through 4 counter-for-counter subs (all high percentage and high likelihood defensive responses).  We then plug in the Loop Insert Principle--we take that Bar & Chancery (Guillotine) and run it through the second most common, successful sub in UFC Competition--the Bottom Scissors Chancery (Guard Guillotine).  We pop it through a few permutations that you don't often see, but that are there all the time (Hint: They are all dependant on shoulder exposure--both of your shoulders down equals this response; attacking shoulder down equals this, attacking shoulder up equals this).  With this shoulder exposure flow down, this already high-percentage technique rises up in the ranks.  (Of course, we will follow his defensive movements as well from each of the shoulder exposures.)  There it is, 21 links deep, 42 with the flip.  Zero compartmentalization, zero dubious "cross-training", all one solid flow reflective of actual competitive circumstances from start to finish.

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This volume blends striking into shooting into groundwork for one comprehensive drilling experience.  Volume 3 can be utilized in isolation from the previous 2 volumes.  This volume covers the Arm Included Guillotine.  Yes, the head-only guillotine is ideal and a must know submission as it falls into the top 4 successful submissions in MMA competition, but we've got to face facts.  Out of the last 640 professional MMA bouts, 23 ended with a head-only guillotine and 9 ended with an arm-included guillotine.  The numbers don't sound very compelling, do they?  Only 9 finishes with the arm included; why waste your time with such a low-percentage hook?  The 23 head-only guillotine finishes came from 52 attempts.  The 9 arm-included came from 73 attempts.  Still not compelling?  The data tells us that as competition moves to the elite level it will be harder and harder to hook a head-only guillotine as athletes are better about snaking an arm inside.  It also tells us that the arm-included presents itself more often and that if we apply a bit of focus to this increasingly likely scenario we can move the arm included guillotine higher in the rankings (as a matter of fact, we'll demonstrate why the arm-included guillotine just might be the safer way to go both in an offensive and defensive sense).  This volume will open with a boxing flow chain that leads us into a collar & over-hook snapdown to feed us into the arm-included domain.  From there we provide two grip options The Cinch and the Grind-Up that tighten up this position.  We then start exploring what to do with that included arm if we encounter a guillotine failure (and no the coil lock/Omaplata isn't the answer; zero finishes out of 38 attempts in 640 fights).  Instead we will go tighter and safer, as being on you back in an MMA environment will get you pounded.  We will run Wizzers, Step-outs, Nelsons, Switches, Tilts, Go-Behinds, Head-Scissors, Drags, Arm Bars, DWLs, and Gut Wrenches in their tightest incarnations to either get a smarter more efficient submission or bail  you off of your back.  This chain is 21 links deep; 42 once you flip it.

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We take the most highly utilized clinch in MMA and analyze it in great detail.  Often clinch-work is simply two antagonists pummeling with no rhyme or reason, or if it's in the later rounds, doing a bit of leaning and hoping.  We use this volume to show that as soon as the clinch is assumed there are two primary attack/defense theories that must be understood before any successful offense/defense is mounted--Wing Theory and the Tail-Feather principle.  With these ideas firmly in mind the game becomes infinitely easier as the overall goal-sets can be envisioned clearly.  We will also demonstrate how to "knee-proof" the clinch with movement, not stance.  We'll show how under-hook elbow placement can foil swims, and how a slight change in over-hook pressure means all the difference in the world.  The key is not in gripping your opponent's elbow or triceps (as a matter of fact, that's the last thing you want to do-you're merely assisting him).  We introduce goal-sets into pummeling to keep Wing & Tail-Feather Theory to the forefront of your mind.  We break standard pummeling into 2 key components, the Swim and the Dip.  (The Dip is vital--if you've ever lost a pummeling war because of size and strength disparity, the Dip will most likely cure what ails you).  We then seat these principles with a series of drills, Shooting Body Locks (both high and low).  We'll show how to add Shoulder Dips to the Standard Dip to hit a go-behind without shrugging or duck-unders, and how to uproot with Twists.  And we'll go offensively defensive by attacking your opponent's swim with Crook Lift Drills and the last ditch Under-Hook & One-on-One which with as little drilling time as 10 five minute rounds will be easily in your grasp.  These fundamentals and prescribed drills take the essential clinch position in MMA and bump it from seemingly mindless leaning or arm-transfers to the upright chess match that it is.

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This is a stand alone volume on the subject of Head/Neck Attacks.  We take all the standard Head/Neck Attacks and demonstrate that two tweaks (Two is all you need.) can take any Head/Neck Attack from an already fearsome offense, to a shocking new level.  We introduce the fundamental keys of Elevated Gripping and Attacking Torque.  With only these two keys properly understood, you turn the entire head into a target.  No longer will you need to maneuver for the back for the Rear Naked Choke.  No longer will you even need to work under the chin (this includes the Sleeper as well).  Elevated Gripping and Attack Torque are so vital that positioning is your least concern.  Just to make sure all our bases are covered we'll take the two fundamentals and run them through 14 Head/Neck Attack permutations: Post-Chanceries (even tighter now), Hook Chanceries (ditto), The Strangler Chancery (manna), The Guillotine (One change in grip and one inch movement in the elbow and it won't matter if their arm is included or not.), Sleeper (The 1-2-3 set-up is shockingly fast.), Reverse Levers, Palm-to-Palm Chokes, Knuckle Jams (These are all over the place.), Cobras, Shoulder Chokes, Shoulder Traps (arm in and out), Baseball Chokes, Scissors Chokes.  These 14 are all significantly tweaked, but if you concentrate on the first 8 alone your life is going to be, oh, so much easier.

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This volume is the first in a short series that examines in-depth this powerful leg attack brought to the Western World's attention by Ed "Strangler" Lewis back in 1916.  We start with the fundamentals: the 3 Angles, Short & Long Tail Theory, and the Short Tail Tweak (this is the game-changer, right here).  We then break-down the Hands-Free Drill to educate the leg-runging, hip lift, and getting "perp" necessary for a tight finish.  We then hit 4 Under-Hook Drills to tighten perpendicular movement and to assist triangle follows.  Next, we look at Triangle Enhancers--hands-on assists to pop that head off--in far, medium, and close range.  Next, the 1-2 of natural combinations and we close with the Triangle Continuum, the 6-triangle links in order of utility including the seldom used, but still mighty, tight single-leg triangle.

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Here we begin applying the formidable figure-4 choke/crank (the triangle) from a variety of unpredictable angles.  There is no reason that this powerful attack should be limited to back work.  We run this attack through 15 different variations in a point by point positional breakdown with attention paid to the hierarchy of utility.  Attacks covered include: Single-Hook Back Triangles (3 varieties) for when you've got one hook in but your opponent has either blocked or squirmed the other hook free, Head-to-Head Back Triangles vs. a High-Single Head to Outside (3 varieties) proving this is a formidable attack versus a sprawled shot, we then follow that with triangle attacks as a defense against your opponents Low Single shot (3 varieties).  For those tight wrestlers out there, we know the most efficient version of the high-single is the Head-to-the-Inside so we attack his smarter attack with 6 links in the triangle chain.  15 triangle attacks with detailed set-up analysis + a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook. 

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We continue with our exploration of the figure-4 leg scissors as an offensive weapon from multiple angles.  Here's what's covered: We run the Far One-on-One to Back Triangle series--this chain is four subs deep.  Then the Near One-on-One Back Triangle series--also four subs deep.  Next the Double Knife Ride (Belly-Up) Back Triangle Top-Short Tail series--(No worries, it'll make sense once you see it)--four subs deep.  Then the Double Knife Ride Back Triangle Bottom Short Tail series--four subs deep.  In all, 16 sub attacks from 4 angles, all using the triangle from unorthodox positions.

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Those of you who have been kind enough to read our last two books (NO SECOND CHANCE and THE ESSENTIALS) have probably detected a change in thinking. A change fostered by the key foundation of what we do here--applying empirical thinking to combat sports and self-defense. Last week's LEGENDS contained the sentiment "Do not allow yourself to shape the research but, rather, allow the research to shape you." The research I refer to is the vast survey of top level MMA competition via our Fight Metrics method as elaborated upon in THE ESSENTIALS, the extensive survey of Predator Profiles and statistical likelihoods in reality survival as covered in NO SECOND CHANCE, and lastly (and of no surprise to those who have been steady readers of our Black Belt columns and Legends bulletins) the ramifications of entropy upon human behavior and learning. These three separate areas have doubled-back and folded on top of themselves in some surprising ways and have led to a bit of re-shaping of both myself and my approach to instruction.

 This re-shaping was harbingered several RAWs back when we premiered DOWN & OUT drilling that put the "mix" in Mixed Martial Arts drilling. DOWN & OUT DRILLS run the gamut of offensive/defensive striking, shooting, ground control, ground and pound, and submissions all conducted in pragmatic call and response chains. These DOWN & OUT  chains allow the individual to by-pass compartmentalized thinking that calls for "cross-training" different arts/sports and then expecting the human brain under stress to cogently re-assemble the disparate elements. In the months since the DOWN & OUT preview were released we've been honing this approach and shooting it though the prism of THE BELLAGIO HYPOTHESIS and THE HIERARCHY OF UTILITY  (see THE ESSENTIALS for a full explanation of these concepts) and, to be frank, the results have been rather rewarding. Boot Campers of all skill levels have responded with zeal and the assimilation of material is at a maximum (even of complex movement). The added bonus of "live-fire conduction" bumps this method even further into the plus column.

We have added a component to the DOWN & OUT  method called BAD LIBS which allows the fighter/coach to add and/or subtract specific statistical likelihoods at any link in the chain to create new branches to keep an ever varying stimulus load that allows minds and bodies to ever be engaged while getting the full spectrum of technical training that stops just short of full-on sparring. This described approach is ideal for fast-tracking fighters and or the class situation where predefined chains can be mixed and matched in varying pragmatic dendrites (as long as they adhere to the Bellagio dictates and the Hierarchy of Utility).

RAW 82 introduces this combination of DOWN & OUT + BAD LIBS in great detail (as a matter of fact, RAW 82 has our longest running time in years). For those of you who see the merit in this approach, this and further RAW volumes will be a boon to your training and each individual RAW will become a puzzle piece to further build an ever-expanding tableau of hurt. This mode of drilling never has a passive recipient, that is, "Let me practice this submission on you." Both sides of the drill equation are working in a stair-stepped offense/defense inculcating feedback loop at every stage of the drills. For those of you who prefer the single topic focus, I apologize in advance--while I see merit in the occasional digression into "Today, nothing but heel hooks," I must admit that mixing the material into the whole provides better context and learning assimilation as opposed to isolation. Never fear, the attention to detail is still here. The submission chain aspect is still present--what has changed is the methodology for getting to where we're going. A methodology that the research and 6 months of experiment seems to support as being the fast-track to full-competency.

OK, enough yakking about the method--here's what's on this premier volume of the revised RAW Series--RAW 82.

We are going to run a full DOWN & OUT chain 16 links deep. We will begin with a high-percentage striking combo and then get into shooting and stuffing that same shot with a collar-and-overhook snapdown. We follow that snapdown to the ground series that features ground and pound set-ups to short arm bars, short arm bar escapes, and full arm bar follows. We preface this chain with a brief digression on the West Point Ride and it's relative strengths and weaknesses.

Next we insert a BAD LIBS chain that allows us to stuff the shot with hook chanceries, old school guillotine gripping, and gator chokes.

Again, 16 links deep--excruciating detail at 45 minutes running time. All along the way we emphasize striking like a grappler and grappling like a striker.

All volumes of RAW have always come with a printed syllabus, and the new volumes are no different but...the syllabus will become even more important as we begin to build quilted patterns among this and all future RAWs.

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We continue our exploration of hybrid MMA drilling combing all ranges/modes of the fight into one cohesive whole.

This high intensity volume also serves as some major conditioning as the up/down nature keeps the pace intense.

I'll say it again, this form of hybrid drilling will raise your game (and conditioning) to whole new levels.

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We continue our exploration of hybrid MMA drilling combining all ranges/modes of the fight into one cohesive whole.

This is another high intensity volume that also serves as some major conditioning as the up/down nature keeps the pace intense. This time we make the focus realistic bottom scissors (guard) work from both top & bottom.

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We continue our exploration of hybrid MMA drilling combining all ranges/modes of the fight into one cohesive whole.

On this volume we will emphasize an unorthodox but highly efficient way to close the gap to gain the clinch, work that clinch from all facets with Dirty Boxing, &Tie-Up Flows, and of course wind up with this thing on the ground for some high percentage hooks from cross-body to keep you on top and in control.

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This volume picks apart the chain on RAW 85 but can still be used as an individual study volume. We continue our exploration of hybrid MMA drilling combining all ranges/modes of the fight into one cohesive whole.

On this volume we will continue to emphasize the unorthodox but highly efficient way to close the gap to gain the clinch (the Stick-Follow), work that clinch from all facets with Dirty Boxing, Clinch-Breaks, &Tie-Up Flows, and then,  of course, get this thing on the ground. More details on what is covered...

These are just the highlights, this chain is 21 Links deep.

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We continue with our series on comprehensive MMA drilling--each volume can be used as a stand-alone tool but each is made stronger via integration with the volume that precedes and follows.

This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

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This Down & Out/Bad Libs Format volume begins the first in a short series of RAW titles that will explore the bad, bad, bad situation of getting yourself off of the cage wall once a strong competitor has driven you there.

We begin with...

Getting off of the wall is now just as important as getting off of your back and this volume starts us off in the right direction to reversals and finishing.
This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

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This volume is second in a series exploring how to get yourself off of the cage wall in MMA competition. Whereas the first volume in this series explored your best defensive option (double-underhooks) this volume assumes you have hit the wall "neutral" (over-under clinch) and we all know when your back is to the wall it isn't really neutral as the outside man has all the drive and knees to back that drive up, not to mention several easy takedowns at his disposal (well, I guess I did mention it all the same).

Getting off of the wall is now just as important as getting off of your back and this volume sends us in the right direction to reversals and finishing.
This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button the the top and/or bottom of this page.)

This is a single topic RAW DVD that breaks away from the Down & Out Format to introduce one-single drill set we call Insomnia.

Once you've devoted a good solid hour to the 11-Step Insomnia Drill I'm confident that your composure when your back is gained will rise and you'll see the wisdom in kicking other rear naked defenses to the curb.

This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

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Once you've devoted some solid drilling hours to this Proto-Clinch  I'm confident that your fraction of a second post-shot/pre-clinch portion of the fight will pay off in big ways.

This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

Price:$42 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button the the top and/or bottom of this page.)

The over-under clinch is the #1 tie-up in MMA and offensive/defensive control of this position is vital. More often than not clinch knowledge begins and ends with pummeling and perhaps a hip-toss or two in the vocabulary with a few knees added for spice but, au contraire, there is so much more to this position beyond these rudimentary skills and this volume aids growing that foundation.

This volume of RAW (as with all volumes) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.

It can be had this month for only $32 S&H included (that includes international orders). At the end of the month price goes to $42 and we no longer pick up shipping.

Price:$32

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