The grappling arts have been my main focus for about 25 of these years, and now I’m a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and also a certified instructor in Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling.
In addition to the grappling qualifications I’m also a black belt in Kajukenbo Karate, an instructor in Dan Inosanto’s Jun Fan JKD, Maphalindo Silat and Filipino Martial Arts program.
I’ve studied Japanese Judo, Russian Sambo, various Chinese Kung Fu systems, Brazilian Capoeira, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and many other martial arts.
We believe that many different martial arts are effective, but the bottom line is that if you understand the ground game then it gives you a HUGE advantage in a fight.
My name is Stephan Kesting and I’ve been doing martial arts for more than 37 years.
BJJ has been proven again and again by professional fighters in Mixed Martial Art competition, as well as by many ordinary people defending themselves in the street against bigger and stronger attackers.
The reason I mentioned them is to establish that I’ve been around the scene, trained with a lot of different people, and have a good understanding of the challenges that grapplers face on the mats everyday.
NEW: Now includes the Strenuous Life, Podcast Player, a BJJ article archive, the No Gi Leglocks with Oliver Taza and The Guard Retention Formula with Rory Van Vliet instructionals.
That’s a long time, and we’ve produced a ton of instructional products, continuously refining how the material gets taught and presented in order to make it easier to learn.
Grappling may seem complicated and difficult to learn, but all you really need is a plan and a place to start.
Many experts believe that BJJ is the single most effective martial art.
Download this app now for free and get instant access to a TON of the most important BJJ and submission grappling techniques.
Grapplearts is my company and we’ve been online since 2002.
I’m not bringing up those qualifications to boast.
