Issue 127

April 2015

Greg Jackson is the most sought-after trainer in MMA. Each issue he shows you how to mix up your martial arts skills with UFC flyweight John ‘The Magician’ Dodson

1. John has a single-leg on Greg. Greg wants to create space between him and John so he uses his hands to push John’s head away from his abdomen. This makes completing the takedown much more difficult.

2. Greg puts the top of his head on the side of John’s temple, creating space so John doesn’t have the leverage he needs to put him on his back. Greg then grabs John’s right elbow with his left hand and his left bicep with his right hand. Greg pushes forward with his head, pushes his leg down to the ground and pries John’s arms apart.

3. Greg replaces his head with his left forearm, but still holds John’s left bicep. He has control of John’s neck and pulls his head down, opening him up to left knee strikes to the face.