The World Famous SSF Submission Academy

I will be teaching a Catch Wrestling class 8/21/25 at Wildside Combat Sports Center. Class starts at 6 PM all are welcome.

Open Mat at 10th Planet Nashville everyone is welcome to come roll.

Old guys still have tricks that the young guys have never seen or felt.

Fighter excuses that are laughable.

He was scared to stand with me.
1. Ok, if your opponent is better than you on the ground, why wouldn't he want to take it to the ground?
2. If you want to keep it standing, why don't you learn to defend the take down?
3. You should learn to fight on the ground and not just be a one dimensional fighter.

He was scared to go to the ground with me.
1. Why don't you learn to do takedowns better so YOU can make it a ground fight.
2. Why don't you work on your striking so you can hang with your opponent until you can take it to the ground?
3. You should learn to strike so you can be a well rounded fighter.

A smart fighter isn't going to play your game, he is going to take it where he is comfortable and your skills are weak. It doesn't mean he is scared to stand of go to the ground.

For those of you who want to know what Catch-As-Catch-Can is;

For The Love Of Catch (2022) Full Movie | Wrestling Documentary Watch the Trailer Here: https://youtu.be/UCglYWjLWvoGold Medal Olympian Dan Gable & MMA Champion Randy Couture are joined by other GOATS of Grappling in a te...

These are great. Thanks Nick Johnson for posting them.

Just a normal night of training at SSF.

See you all on the mats in 2024.

This is an article I wrote in the past about training. I think it still holds true. Get on the F-ing mat.

Coach’s blog – Shut up and get on the f’ing mat This is for all those guys that say they want to be fighters. If you train to get in shape, or because you like gym camaraderie, the following isn’t...