Videos

July 6, 2019

Best Single Leg Defense for BJJ and MMA to Beat Better Wrestlers

Here’s one of my favorite counters to a single leg—taking the back via far side head and arm. ⁣ ⁣ This defense can be used in wrestling, mma, and bjj—though one of my guys executed this perfectly in an IBJJF tournament years ago, and the ref gave the other guy…

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March 9, 2019

Guillotine choke sweep and finish

Here’s another guillotine choke sequence I’ve been using a lot lately. I show this from a failed arm-in guillotine from the guard, but you could set this up from butterfly guard as well. Make sure you dont let go of the grip during your roll/transition to mount. I let go…

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March 6, 2019

BJJ guillotine to Anaconda transition

IG: @santinodefranco (Please share if you like this) Here’s a choke sequence Ive been using lately. I transition from a head and arm guillotine to an Anaconda choke. Then I roll through and come up on top and either take the back or transition to my Walsh choke (guillotine with…

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Feb. 14, 2019

Another ninja back take

IG: santinodefranco (Please share if you like this) Taking backs is what I love, so here’s one more variation from the far side head and arm grip. 🥋 The key to this move is keeping a tight grip on the head and arm and jumping far/hard enough to the other…

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Feb. 11, 2019

The BJJ Game Changer

IG: @santinodefranco (Please share if you like this) This is THE Game changer! Master this, and you will never lose back control again never may be a bit of hyperbole, but you get the point) This move is rightfully named “the game changer” and it really will change your grappling…

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Feb. 7, 2019

Taking the back from top side control

IG: @santinodefranco (Please share if you like this) Here’s another back take—this time from side control. Typically, we don’t take the back from side control because we don’t have access to an exposed shoulder, which is, generally, needed for a back take. But, we certainly don’t want to just wait…

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Feb. 5, 2019

Tracy Mitts

IG: @santinodefranco Invicta fighter, Tracy Cortez, and I are working a mitt drill. First of all, I like to mix reactionary drills in with proactive drills. A proactive drill/combo is you punching your opponent—or doing something offensive. A reactionary drill is reacting to something your opponent does to you—this doesn’t…

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Feb. 3, 2019

Rolling bjj back take

IG: @santinodefranco (Please share if you like this) Here is another back take from the far side head and arm. This is a great way to break your opponents posture down when he/she has a good base, and you can’t lift them up. The key to making this technique work…

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Feb. 2, 2019

Taking the back from a far side head and arm part 1

IG: @santinodefranco Please share if you like this. I can’t think of a better technique in all of MMA/BJJ/Sub Grappling than taking the back—and subsequently finishing the rear-naked-choke. Here, I show a common way I like to take the back. Most people try to roll over the head or across…

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June 28, 2016

Siege Time Lapse 1

A time-lapse of a day in the life at Siege MMA--all in about 2 minutes.

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Dec. 23, 2014

Boxing Pad Work with Kamuela Kirk

Here's a little warm up/stay-in-the-pocket drill.

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Dec. 22, 2014

On The Ropes TV Show

Hilarious TV Show set in a boxing gym. With these idiots, fighting is the easy part. Written by Santino DeFranco.

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March 14, 2013

Lennox doesn't like daddy's kisses!

Baby Lennox doesn't like his daddy's kisses. Sad day indeed.

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Aug. 24, 2012

Triangle Escape

Santino DeFranco shows how to escape a triangle. www.siegemma.com Phoenix Arizona's best instruction for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kick Boxing, and MMA and fitness.

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from the Turtle

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from the Rubber Guard

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from the Mount

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from the Closed Guard

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from the Back

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from Kimura

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle From Half Butterfly Sweep

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from Armbar BJJ Techniques

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Aug. 22, 2012

Triangle from a Scissor Sweep BJJ Techniques

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Aug. 22, 2012

Benson Henderson s Triangle Escape BJJ Techniques

UFC light weight champion Benson Henderson shows a triangle escape with Santino DeFranco. www.siegemma.com Phoenix Arizona's best instruction for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kick Boxing, and MMA and Fitness.

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