Bas Rutten Big DVDs of Combat

I bought these years many ago and somehow lost it. I kept hoping they'd turn up and finally gave up and re-bought them. I love this set. Disk 6 alone is worth the price. I'm very into sport jiu-jitsu and not that interested in learning self defense or mma fighting. Bas has a lot of great tidbits thrown in for all perspectives. Although renowned for his striking (especially his liver shots) his submissions are beautifully technical.For those who have watched his mma career dvds with commentary, it is clear Bas has a great analytical mind for why things work or don't work. IMO it is clear that his submission game had advanced significantly between the end of his fighting career and when this set was released. Bear in mind that Bas was a late starter in training subs and in his early fights he knew almost nothing about grappling.Although this will sound sacrilegious to some, personally I find these dvds a far better and more technical instructional that Royce and Royler's book.

I watch while bouncing on the stair stepper. Bas has forgotten more about fighting than most will ever know. Only complaint is the audio quality.

I have had this DVD set for years and I still come back to it all the time, especially for the grappling. I just love Bas's simplistic approach. Plus, it blends well with my catch wrestling background. What is really cool is that Bas will show the technique step by step and provide a counter/escape for that technique. It is a lot of info for a great price. I also have the Bas Rutten MMA workout CD's and have used those to help improve my fighting and conditioning performance. You really can't go wrong with this set.

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What a treasure of an instructional,Bas is extremely detailed and provides extremely useful tips on all aspects of the game.His Kyokushin background shines through in the concepts he teaches.in short, this set is worth EVERY PENNY

Positives:A lot of techniques and how to set up these techniques.Essential Details Explained.Common Mistakes people make Explained.By watching the techniques get explained, you can pick up on Bas's mind set for fighting.Cons:Some of the ground techniques might not work for smaller practitioners looking to use the moves on someone bigger than themselves,as some of the techniques rely on strength and explosiveness (Bas explains how you can train explosiveness also).Bas doesn't explain the same technique over and over again, which means you have to rewind the DVD if you missed some of the details.

Great DVD set. Comprehensive and well explained. Demos are easy to follow. Bas also gives you his take on techniques that are different than some typical or traditional self-defense techniques that you might expect. This set is a blend of some basic techniques and advanced. Worth it!

Bas is the best, great tips and helpful insights that have helped tremendously in the gym and competition. His warm up return is intense but highly effective