In a prefight interview with Joe Rogan, Frank Mir says that he initially thought that he was just undersized. Then working with different trainers, he came to the conclusion that his Jiu Jitsu was as he put it, "Lazy, too gi-oriented". Interesting.
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In a prefight interview with Joe Rogan, Frank Mir says that he initially thought that he was just undersized. Then working with different trainers, he came to the conclusion that his Jiu Jitsu was as he put it, "Lazy, too gi-oriented". Interesting.
He's made a lot of humble opinions about himself lately. Especially during the seminar that Ari filmed for Submission 101. He talked about working on his wrestling, and how Brock beat him with superior skill. A lot of people characterize Mir as arrogant but his critical objective view of himself after every loss really demonstrates quite the opposite.
Consider me a fan.
I was wondering if someone would catch that and make a thread on here. I don't get all the Mir hate, he's critical of himself and humble in defeat. He's one of my favorite fighters.
Bader vs Lil Nog is starting now, can't wait :)
Yeah I have always liked Mir, everyone says he's cocky..... How could you be a fighter and not be absolutely confident, and what fighter dosent talk crap and say that they are gonna win?...... No one.... ;)
Im a huge Mir fan. Hes a big guy who fights with technique and style, not size and I like his philosophy on fighting.
I fell in love with Mir after the win over Big Nog. It was like watching Jimmy Chitwood in Hoosiers. Probably my favorite moment in MMA history. His wife screaming cageside. Mir's speech after the win was awesome. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Any links to his interview with joe rogan
Yeah, I couldn't find the interview. Links if you got them.
always been a big Mir Fan, However I can see why people think he is a lil cocky.....he tends to come off arrogant most of the time!
Sorry, don't have the link. The interview took place in the preshow.
Useless Lois... useless.
I'm gonna get you, Romano!
Bring it Yamanashi!!!
Perception vs reality is an interesting thing. If you look at those 13 videos I put up on Submissions 101 of Frank talking and showing technique, you get a sense of what the guy is really like. He certainly has a camera personality but he is a very thoughtful and well spoken martial artist.
The night before I filmed that seminar, I was in the locker room with one of my fighters for some local MMA fights here in Victoria (AFC). Robert Drysdale was in our locker room as well. Frank was cornering him and he was there as well. We got to talk for quite a while about different aspects of the game, the internet, people's perception. Real interesting stuff.
Take Eddie. There are tons of people that throw him under the bus and THINK they know him and 'what he is about.' Then, you meet the man, you find out that your 'perception' is much different than reality. This goes for anyone in the lime light. We have our favorites based on really strange criteria. Such as life I suppose.
Did Frank say anything about training with or without the gi?
I think we need the video Louis, wtf :)
I saw it on Spike. I wanted Joe to ask more about that.
some body ANY body get frank in to a 10th planet gym
I have always been a Mir fan. He is a great fighter and I would love to meet the man.
Eddie did show him how to use the rubber guard to get the omaplata..
First and foremost, this is NOT a gi/nogi argument. I didn't see the interview but, Frank shouldn't categorize his jiu-jitsu as lazy or gi orientated. He has been in the big league for a while now and my guess is that his game is less gi orientated now than it has ever been. When Mir first appeared on the scene, his appeal was that "he was a heavyweight that moved like a lightweight" It's not like he just stepped out of the Mundials and into the octagon. Mir is one of my favorites but it kinda sounds like excuses.
Spot on, good stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by Ari Bolden
That was a cool video, thats awesome Mir is adding some RG into his game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddie Bravo
Nice! love to see Eddie teaching, but even more so to a guy like Frank. Great stuff Eddie
Mir was actually criticizing himself for being lazy and the no gi reference was mostly towards how his wrestling sucked and that he is working on that. Ryan m defend the gi man, its cool to be lazy
That's a nice spin Ericp. But you're way off. Mir was not saying that he was lazy, like eating Doritos and watching TV instead of training. He was saying that his Jiu Jitsu was lazy, too gi-oriented. I'm not bashing the gi or anything. I'm just repeating what Frank Mir said in the interview.
I saw this clip a WHILE back, and was disappointed that Mir never used the system in any of his fights.
The clip (I believe) is like three years old...