Matt Thornton's New Videos

[Holdfast]

I was wondering if anyone has seen the 2nd volume of his Functional JKD series and wanted to comment?
I thought his first series was great!

[WTG]

I ordered them!

When I get them I'll post a review unless someone else beats me to it

[Holdfast]

Thanks!

[soho]

They are old school awsome. Great stuff

[Holdfast]

Old school means different things to different folk. Gimme a little more detail
Thanks

[WTG]

First Review!

Ok,

Got the tapes today! Fast service. I opted to send a money order and from the time I sent it to the time I received the tapes was less than ten days even during Holiday season! A+ for service (as usual)

I only watched the stand up tape so far. Before I review, let me say that I personally enjoy the choice of music on these tapes, we must have the same music library

I put the tape in and the same intro from the first series was on at the beginning. I was expecting a new intro for some reason. Then after the first intro there was a new intro! LOL! Which kind of bothered me because that time could have been used for instruction.

I re-watched it and decided to give it an 8 out of 10, low score mostly due to lack of kicking instruction.

[Holdfast]

Thanks for the honest info

[WTG]

Second review. Escapes from bottom!

Ok,

now this is more like it!

JAM PACKED with detailed instruction! The music videos (which is what I call the fight footage with music ) are few and always related to the topic just taught so you can see it in action.

For a newer BJJ person (lets say blue belt maybe even purple) or someone wanting to add ground game to their mix, I would give it 9 1/2 out of 10! (I never give a 10 because 10 is perfect and noting is perfect)

Much more detail than the first series ground tape.

Good Job SBG! A+

[WTG]

THIRD REVIEW. STAYING ON tOP!

Excellent! A+
Get it.

Nuff said!

[soho]

I think if you liked the first tapes, you’ll enjoy these. The three ground tapes and the clinch tape go into much more detail then the first series did. The have definitely added to my game in the month or so since I got them. There are plenty of interviews but I think the tapes are long enough to accommodate them. As for the stand up tape. I liked in. Though truthfully I am spending most of my training time these days on clinch and ground so I was more into the other four tapes.

As with his first tape set the concepts are more important than the techniques. In other words not how to do a technique from the guard, but how to make the guard work as a whole.

The tapes are also fun to watch much like the first set. When a tape puts me to sleep I have a hard time learning from it.

Has any one seen Dan Henderson’s tape series that SBG is putting out?

[WTG]

Final review.

Well just seen clinch and Gaurd Tape.

Once again excellent! In my Opinion. A+

The gaurd Tape was nothing really "new" But it is the points made and how they are made, that if you listen to what Matt is saying, your gaurd game will improve 100%!

The clinch tape is awesome! For years in JKD it was Jun Fan kali trapping, and HKE, we did chi sao and hubud. The clinch of Burton and Matt (and some others) is muay thai/greco still with HKE, close boxing and x-rated techniques.

While chi sao and hubud do give you "energy" they do so using "reference" points you don't get to often. But neck wrestling, hand fighting and pummeling are free sensitivity drills that give you sensitivity using "reference" points you actually DO get! And also, if you ever DO get a reference point like in Kali or chi sao, these knew drills allow you to handle that as well. The clinch tape will give you a GREAT understanding of the "new" trapping range!

Over all I would give these tapes A+. After I watch the stand up tape again, I may raise my score on that one. As you see Soho liked it! It depends on what your looking for and you never really know about a tape until you see it for yourself. I gave it a low score because I hold Matt to a high standard, higher than most people, because that is the standard he has set for himself and has shown us before. That stand up tape compared to others out there is GREAT! Although I really do think at the time of production Matt was concentrating on his ground and clinch game. These tapes show ALLOT of greco! I think in present times Matt is working on standup hands with Rodney King (could be wrong) Whats great is that Matt shares with us what works for HIM, what he actually does in sparring. Matt's in it for life and he cycles his focus, first series was a big BJJ influence, this series was a big greco influence, next may be a return to boxing at a higher level? (just a guess)

People say Matt is not doing JKD... He is of course doing JKD! In the purest principal. Bruce used the principal with wing chun as his physical base, to which he added boxing and others. Matt is doing the same thing with Boxing as a base and adding BJJ/Greco and others.


Get it! USE it!

[Twisted up]

Matt Thornton and the SBG will be releasing Rodney Kings series early next year. If you want stand-up--THAT is the series to get! Save your cash for that. Matt (and I'm sure every OTHER SBG brother) has certainly included Mr. King's stuff into their training now.

As for Dan Henderson's series, I have it. It's great series at dealing with the clinch. He goes into much detail on underhooks and takedowns from the clinch. Striking from the clinch is shown as he shows you where knee strikes, etc., might be available.

Dan also shows how to ground -n- pound on the final tape, as well as how to deal with the BJJ guy who tries the old school body lock and trip takedowns.

If you're interested in learning the clinch and underhooks, Dan's tapes (also Tito Otriz's) will definitely help you out there.