Welcome to the Northern Free Fighters MMA team
THE Northern Free Fighters are members of DFM Martial Arts and fight out of the Fight Academy gym in Tweedmouth, Berwick, Northumberland.
Run by DFM Head Instructor Rob Currah and Liam Holborn, the Northern Free Fighters fight in major MMA and K - 1 tournaments across the UK including DFM's Cage Fight Nights, Cage Kombat and other fight major events.
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The Northern Free Fighters motto Dux Bellorum translates to "Leader of Battles", as is fitting for one of the top fight teams.
The new gym is open Monday (Striking and takedowns), Wednesday (Grappling and Wrestling), Thursday (MMA technical), Friday (MMA stand up, kickboxing and boxing) from 6pm, Tuesdays (Strength and conditioning) at 5.45pm, Saturday (strength and conditioning) and Sunday (Open mat) from 9.30am.
Seminars and private tuition is available on request.
Blending kickboxing, grappling, ju-jutsu, Muay Thai and many other arts, MMA is the fighting concept of the future.
The classes offer an excellent cardio-vascular workout and take students through both the stand up and ground strategies of MMA.
The
classes are for
those who want to compete in the cage and also those who want to use
its exercise programme to get fit.Lessons are held on matted areas and focus mitts, shields and kick bags are used to develop explosive kicking and punching. Crash mats are used so students can practice shooting in safely.
Club members can participate in any other DFM Martial Arts school.
The school has a coloured belt grading up to black belt and a junior and senior instructor programme.
All syllabuses (Directional Fighting Method, DFM Kickboxing,
Kickbox-jutsu and MMA Reivers) follow a coloured belt grading
system up to black levels.
The Triangle Choke
By Steve Maclaughlan and Rob Currah
With DFM
Reivers MMA Club Head
Coach Rob Currah and assistant Dave Brown.
TO practice
The Triangle Choke start from a ground guard.
To fully
understand any technique the first thing to do is get comfortable with
the movements, drilling them over and over again so it becomes
instinctive and
flows with without unnecessary delay.
The Trangle
Choke is technically a strangling technique as it constricts bloods
to and from the brain causing unconsciousness and, if applied too long,
death.
Always agree before hand to have a signal that you partner will do if
it needs
to be released immediately.
The
traditional 'Tap Out', where you slap the group of your partner more
than three
times is the best signal as it still tells the defender to release even
if he
can't see your hand (he will hear or feel it).
(pic one):
Start from the closed
guard when first learning the Triangle Choke. The closed guard
is one of
the best positions to try a Triangle Choke because of the control you
can exert
on the attacker's body as you begin to trap his arms. It is also the
most
likely ground position you will be in when looking to use a Triangle as
a
counter.
(Pic Two):
Scoot your hips out a bit to create space...
(Pic Three):
...trap his arms and
begin to bring the right leg over while pushing his left hand into the
gap.
This allows you clear the way the leg wrapping around the neck. Note
that the
right arm is pinned at the wrist to Rob's chest. The Triangle is a
great counter
to being stacked because the opponent helps your hooking leg into
position
(nice) as he stacks it onto his shoulder...
(Pic Four): Turn sideways slightly...this increases the pressure when you apply the choke. Note that Rob has hooked his leg over Dave's neck while pulling his right arm through while maintaining a good pin.
(Pic Five):
Rob quickly brings his
other leg up and slips it over his right leg. Note that Rob is reaching
at the
same time to grab his right leg with his left hand...
(Pic Six):
...and then pulls his
ankle into the crease of his other knee. This completely traps
Dave in a
triangle shape where pressure is applied by the legs and the opponent's
own arm
and shoulder
(Pic Seven): To
finish him off
quickly thrust the hips upward, pull the knees and thighs inward and
pull his
head downwards. The opponent will lose consciousness within seconds if
the
triangle is tight and applied correctly.
When practising this technique release as soon as your partner taps submission. More than few seconds squeezing can be dangerous.
The Triangle
Choke is a very
powerful and versatile choke that can be done from various positions
including:
the closed and open guards; the mount; across side.
There are
also other types of Triangles such as rear; reverse and side
triangles.
The common element in all Triangles is that the legs are in a figure
four
pattern that makers a triangular shape around both the
shoulder and head.
This produces
a very efficient stangling submission if applied
correctly. It’s not easy to defend if done quickly
and difficult to get
out of when the trap shuts.
Triangle Choke from the guard position is a good counter to being
stacked.