"Only a few mixed martial arts schools can rival the level of talent that's passed through the doors of Greg Jackson's gym. He groomed Ultimate Fighter Season One winner and 170-pound contender Diego Sanchez and currently trains UFC interim welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, Keith Jardine, Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, and a slew of other top fighters and up-and-coming prospects.
But despite all of his success and his status as one of MMA's most respected trainers, Jackson is far from impressed with himself. Frankly, he doesn’t understand what all of the fuss is about. "
Jackson opened his school in 1992, focusing on self defense. Not content to rely on his wrestling and fighting experience, Jackson was willing to soak up every useful technique he came across like a sponge.
“One time I was reading a judo book and it had a picture of a triangle-armbar [submission], and I thought, ‘That’s pretty cool,’” he remembers.
crazy how a self taught guy with little to no formal training can be disciplined enough to teach himself the subtle aspects of MMA. And not only to understand them himself, but to have the ability to pass it down to others is very rare.
any word why sanchez left jackson ? i heard rumors but didnt know for sure ...
its no secret that eqard has never cheered for sanchez ... but he is a hell of a fighter i got to admit . poor sportsmanship gets him on my shit list real quick .
my advice for sanchez's training >>>> take a year and do 10 % ground and train / spar / compete 90 % standup .... in other words forget ground training for awhile and balance urself out .... ++ take some sportsmanship lessons from coach jackson himself
This isn't from us but I've read interviews with Sanchez mentioning that, for one, he was upset with St. Pierre being allowed to train there given that Sanchez was obviously going for the title himself. I'm sure it's complicated and nuanced though.
eqard 1 - any word why sanchez left jackson ? i heard rumors but didnt know for sure ...
its no secret that eqard has never cheered for sanchez ... but he is a hell of a fighter i got to admit . poor sportsmanship gets him on my shit list real quick .
my advice for sanchez's training >>>> take a year and do 10 % ground and train / spar / compete 90 % standup .... in other words forget ground training for awhile and balance urself out .... ++ take some sportsmanship lessons from coach jackson himself
Elias is sorta right about why sanchez left, that and he felt he knew too many people in new Mexico, and needed a fresh start somewhere else. he's not partying anymore, etc and thinks he can take things more serious with his new training camp. Greg understands fully why he left and there is no bad blood.
In terms of sportsmanship i think he's improved a lot on that since the Kos fight.
sanchez sportsmanship ?? .... cameras / lights and money can have a way of spinning things , you know . i remember the kid sanchez at a texas submission competition a few yrs back BEFORE the fame hit ... did not handle himself well there and then either .... usually fame and fortune makes bad habits / traits much worse .
