GRACIE vs. HUGHES
- 01/27/2006 (12:00:36 pm)
- Dan Severn
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“Gracie vs. Hughes”I was in Calgary Canada when a big announcement was made by the UFC President Dana White. Royce Gracie would be coming back to the Ultimate Fighting Championships to take on the current champion Matt Hughes. Gracie received a huge round of applause, as well as, Hughes. I was asked by a number of people what I thought the outcome would be.
Seeing Royce standing in the octagon next to Matt Hughes... I did my own tale of the tape: HUGHES: Younger - stronger – quicker - has given up his back in a few previous matches which would be a major mistake against Gracie – better striker – good stamina – and an exceptional wrestler, but not as a submission grappler. GRACIE: Taller – composed under fire – exceptional submission grappler – limited stand up striker – good stamina – and has not been in MMA competition in some time.
As I see it, Gracie has to get Hughes to the ground to be effective with his height advantage. By doing this, he will have more leverage. That could prove to be difficult against Hughes’ wrestling background. Hughes will want to keep the match on the feet striking and kneeing at every opportunity going to the ground in the final minute of each round for his ground and pound routine. If this match goes the distance, Gracie will receive a great deal of damage from strikes.
I hope I did not offend any Gracie fans (I am one as well), I’m just calling it as I see these two great fighters matching up.
FLASH TO THE PAST: As I trained for my first UFC event, I only had five days to prepare. I used my amateur wrestling skills to the max controlling my three opponents, but having a tough time finishing on the ground. Over the years I have had the opportunity to train with a number of great athlete’s and we shared our knowledge, techniques, and strategies.
A few years back I finally started to lay it all out on paper and start shooting some VHS video tapes (dating myself), now converted over to DVD’s. And now, I am shooting a new Instructional DVD every three months. The evolution of a champion series will eventually cover all areas of Mixed Martial arts. I think, let me rephrase that, I know you will recognize some of the techniques and others you will be wondering how did Dan ever come up with that??? It’s so easy, why didn’t I think of that? The best part is… you don’t have to be a big brute to make it work! During my Law Enforcement Training, I take one of the smaller female police officers and have her perform the effective maneuvers on
one of the larger male officers and 100% of the time, they are amazed at how effective it is no matter the size of you or your opponent/offender.
You can check the current series out at www.dansevern.com. If you do happen to order the series, let me know your thoughts and how it benefited you for your training. Hope your training goes well whether it is for competition, knowledge, the alternative workout, or for the big match with life and getting the most out of it.
All the best from the beast,
Dan Severn
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