Erik Paulson is pretty much considered "the" encyclopedia of submissions. I remember watching the shooto fights, MARS event and Extereme Fighting and I was always a Paulson fan. A true embodiment of Mixed Martial Arts before that phrased was ever coined.
Awesome to see him in Brock's corner (testament to how serious Brock is about MMA) and I still know of a lot of current fighters who train and study with Paulson.
I think like Rickson and Ruas, Paulson was just slightly too ahead of his time to ride the current TUF/CBS Noob MMA wave.
His name is Eric Paulson...
awesome video
he was very good
He held the light-heavyweight title in Japanese Shooto for 5 years.
He's coached a who's who of MMA fighters
And I've learned a LOT from him too (not just leglocks either)
quirky sense of humor.
he lost to james warring by ponytail gnp!
some of them fights looked like works.
the "huracanranas" totally gave it away.
his fight with matt hume was pretty cool.
dave nagel - his fight with matt hume was pretty cool.
Sure was.
ajjr0ller - His name is Eric Paulson...
really? someone mite want to tell him that.
He had great fights with Matt Hume and Paul Jones back in the day
He had great fights with Matt Hume and Paul Jones back in the day
He had great fights with Matt Hume and Paul Jones back in the day
oops thought that was our new chant
Top 3 modern day teachers?
Probably.
he competed in adcc a while ago, did anyone see the match?
did anyone see him in wcc, he beat sean mccully then lost to james warring, would have fought renzo inthe final if he had won!
I love the garage private tape, this inspired me to teach and roll at all times with a bandana on.
walking legend!
Light years ahead of his time.