MMA Training: Review of Bas
Written by Gary on August 26, 2008 – 8:55 am -
Bas Rutten is a well-known name among mixed martial arts fans from his work as a color commentator for Pride, Dream, IFL and being a coach for the IFL. But before his various appearances on TV, Bas was a three-time king of Pancrase, and the first heavyweight champion for the UFC. He has also created numerous instructional videos and books dealing with self- defense and fitness. Bas’ pride and joy is mma, and because of that he first created his, Big Books of Combat, then he followed with his Big DVD’s of Combat. Bas does have some other instructional floating around but nothing is complete as these DVDs. This set can be bought from numerous websites but I got mine from BasRutten.tv. This set is available for $149.95; it contains 7 Dvd’s, which amounts to over 12 hours of instruction by Bas himself and his training partner Amir Rahnavardi. One word of warning if you are expecting a traditional mma training DVD; ITS NOT! Bas is anything but traditional; this set can be best described as unorthodox. It’s good to have an open mind when watching these Dvds, especially if you have a submission background or striking background. Bas’ striking is very unorthodox; his stance he uses in the striking portion of the set is not traditional.
Bas covers everything in these DVDs. His first dvd covers warm-ups and positioning. Bas introduces the viewer to what he calls a Japanese warm-up. No doubt he learned this combination of calisthenics and gymnasts during his time learning submissions at the Pancrese gym. Also he has section on drills you can do with a partner. Dvds 2 and 3 cover everything striking, ground striking, stand-up striking, thai pad training and striking from your back. He also has a section on combinations that he has made up or from what he has seen work. Half of the third Dvd is dedicated to takedown and takedown defense. This is the point that Bas walks away and hands over the instruction to Mansour Heidari, the wrestling coach at Beverly Hills Jiu-jitsu club and member of the Iranian national wrestling team. He has a very thick accent, and is hard to understand at times but still manages to get through this section.
Dvds 4-6 deal with submissions and submission escapes. An interesting note that most people might not know, Bas has more wins by submission than he does by knockout. Bas loads up the submission, as he has countless amount of techniques in each Dvd. He covers chokes, and neck cranks, leg submissions, and arm submissions. After showing each technique Bas also shows the escape for each. The last dvd covers positional escapes from guard, half guard, mount, and side control. This dvd also includes an interview with Bas, and also footage from various MMA fighters and trainers showing their favorite technique. This list includes, Marc Laimon, Matt Hughes, Randy Couture, Murilo Bustamante, and an appearance by Gene Lebell.
These dvds also contain two of Bas’ fights, one with Frank Shamrock and the other with Masakatsu Funaki. As mentioned before you must have an open mind when watching these dvds, as his submission and striking aren’t for the traditionalist. But you have to respect Bas for his vast knowledge of the fight game and his willingness to put it on video for everyone.
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