Dec 22, 2010
Erik Paulson is an MMA Master Coach. He's trained tons of
fighters competing at the highest levels of Mixed Martial
Arts. And he also held the Shooto light-heavyweight title in
Japan for 5 years.
In this interview with Stephan Kesting from www.grapplearts.com,
Erik reveals
• What training with the
Gracies in their 'garage days' was like
• How wrestling can improve
your BJJ, and visa versa
• The theory of the jiu-jitsu
wheel
• The strategic and tactical
differences between catchwrestling and BJJ
• The key to rapid-fire
submission attacks
• Erik's philosophy on
training with and without the gi
• When is the best time to
attack with leglocks
• Leglock safety tips
• How to develop a fighter's
gameplan
• Tips for defeating larger,
stronger opponents
• What it's like to train with
Brock Lesnar
• The best conditioning
exercises for fighting and grappling
• A glaring weakness and a
fantastic opportunity in today's MMA game