Stephan Kesting over at Grapplearts.com has released a submission app for the iPhone or iPod touch. The app works in conjunction with the YouTube app to play instructional videos for each move. The videos are very good quality even over-the-air (iPhone) and it’s all shot in HD.
Grapplearts Submissions Interface
Grapplearts Submission App Video
The video without the controls
The launch of the app includes a library of 31 no-gi submissions from the most common positions. 10 of the submissions have supplementary videos explaining the finer points of executing the move properly.
It doesn’t appear that the app’s library is remotely extensible, so there would need to be an application update to get more submissions. The app is $3.99 on the iTunes store.
Here’s a nifty triangle setup from the half guard. Looks like he threatens the kimura, hooks the far elbow with his foot to stop the defense, and then throws the other leg over for the triangle. Most guys probably won’t leave their elbow out while you attempt the kimura, but the good news is you could go for the omoplata as an alternate course of action. Slick. And Andy Wang endorsed.
Go forth and tap your friends…cause I can’t do shit until my knee gets better.
Reason number 451 why the internet was invented: slow motion violence. It seems so much less brutal when you watch it unfold slowly. Fast motion makes things funny, slow motion makes things intriguing. Weird. These aren’t all fight-related (especially the last two), but fun to watch nonetheless.
With the gi one of my favorite things is to set up arm locks using chokes but it’s a bit more difficult (limited) when you roll no gi. Here’s a slick choke which uses the rubber guard to build a kind of scaffolding around the head so you can lock up a choke.
An interesting modification of the armbar from mount. Georges gets up high to weaken the target arm, then leans forward to isolate the arm. Seems much less prone to escape than rolling back.
