Geoff Thompson's Masterclass - DVD Review

In the ten years since I began this column (or blog as some people now call it) I’ve had e-mails from rather unexpected sources. Only last week I received an e-mail from a couple of Russian mixed martial art fighters asking me if I could help them find work here in Britain. A few weeks before that I received an e-mail from the people handling PR for Geoff Thompson. The first thing I asked myself was “who?”

Vitor Belfort: Ultimate Vale Tudo - DVD Review

Sometimes, I think that the powers-that-be at the MMA Universe website are a bit bonkers. Despite my almost constant protests that I am never going to start a career in mixed martial arts, they keep asking me to review MMA instructional DVDs, and this time it’s the turn of Vitor Belfort’s Ultimate Vale Tudo.

Mark Kerr: Seek & Destroy - DVD Review

Following on from my reviews of the Chuck Lidell and Marco Ruas instructional DVDs, the good people at MMA Universe once again asked me to review another release of this kind. Why, I just couldn’t understand, because despite learning how to properly apply a choke hold and learning which part of my head I need to use when I nut someone, I still have no desire to pursue a career as a no holds barred fighter.

Marco Ruas: Brazilian Vale Tudo - DVD Review

When the bods at MMA Universe asked me to review another instructional DVD, I have to admit that I was somewhat reticent about their request. After all, I’m never likely to become a fighter in any kind of sport, so why should I review these kind of DVDs? So it was with these thoughts going through my mind that I began to watch a fighting legend in action in Marco Ruas - Brazilian Vale Tudo.

Chuck Lidell: Hybrid Freestyle - DVD Review

When the good people at MMA Universe asked me to review the Chuck Lidell: Hybrid Freestyle instructional box set, I have to admit I was a little reticent. Although I am a keen follower of the MMA scene, I have no intention of ever training to become an MMA fighter. So why would I want to watch a DVD set that showed me how to become a fighter?