The knee flare is a unique method of control that leads to domination on the mat. Through applications of stand up and matwork, grappling master Vlad Koulikov will help you add this tool to round out your toolbox.

The knee flare can be used to finish takedowns, to complete sweeps, and to facilitate guard passes. There are few techniques for useful than the knee flare!

Chapters:

Intro. Why knee flare works_.mov
Side control escape to knee flare 101
Limp arm
"Oil wrench" (body lock)
Cow catcher
Beating front headlock
Stepping over the far leg
Turtle
"Water bender"
Sasae
Single leg takedown
"Dummy sweep"
Shin to shin
Shin to shin to the back
From standing with wrist and underhook
From failed kata guruma
Knee flare in action

About the instructor:
Vlad is the founder of the Koulikov Grappling Academy (KGA), and is a world champion competitor; placing 2 times in the USA and represented team USA in Combat Sambo in the World Championship in 2008. He has placed and won multiple Naga and Grapplers Quest tournaments and was awarded the most technical fighter in the very first Grapplers Quest competition winning all his matches by submissions. Vlad's latest achievements include winning Combat Wrestling World Championship in Japan in 2017 as well as becoming Shuai Jiao national champion in 2018.