Posts by Cecil Burch

After my post about training butterfly guard in order to better your standing clinch game, a number of questions were asked, and a major point that I left out was…

In my opinion, one of the most critical skill sets needed for close quarters fighting is a deep understanding of the vertical clinch. It is one of the primary ways…

Last summer, I was honored to be interviewed on the Ballistic Radio show (broadcast out of Cincinnati but available on iHeartRadio as well as iTunes podcast). It is (as it’s…

  When this video was posted on a forum I frequent, I made a quip along the lines of “so much for not going to the ground in a fight”.…

A while ago, I was searching around for a good solution to being able to discreetly carry a pistol when I was in a situation that was not well suited…

We need to ask ourselves ; “Why do the techniques advocated here:”   “Not look anything like what is working here? ” :   The answer is that these two…

This is one of the hands down best books I have ever read on unarmed self-defense. Period. Incredibly useful and insightful, and written for the everyday person, Jerry avoids all…

http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2008/04/13/112-luciana-luka-dias-the-grappling-world-team-trials/ This is a podcast interview with my coach’s wife Luka. She is also one of my coaches, a valued training partner, was THE coach to both of my kids,…

We talked about how many grapplers, even experienced ones, can sometimes have a poor Upa (Hip Lift) or use it incorrectly. In this article, I will go over the points…