Keith Owen Favorite Moves Vol 2

The second in Keith Owen's Favorite Moves Series, this DVD is aimed at Practitioners with basic skills. Positions and techniques include: S-Mount, Baseball Bat Choke, North South choke escape, Half Guard Choke escape, Double Leg Pass Counter, Kimura options, Kimura Escape, Triangle Escape and many many more. A must for Bjj players who want to take their opponents by surprise.

Reviews

by Paul Greenhill (aka The Wise Grappler)
www.ihateyoungpunks.com

 "Keith Owen has put together a compilation of his favorite techniques that provide a good technical explanation for the beginner to understand with a trick or two thrown in for the seasoned grappler as well."

My initial thought was how fortunate we are to train under Pedro; many of the moves you showed served as great reminders of things Pedro has shown in seminars (I forget more than I remember). People who have never trained under Pedro and drank from that stream are in for a real treat; people who do train under Pedro are in for a great memory jog with some extras. In addition, I appreciated your willingness to give credit to various people. We all stand on the shoulders of giants.

One last thing before commenting in more detail on a few of the techniques themselves, you are a gifted communicator and it serves you well. Your teaching is easy to follow:

* S-Mount series: top-game

I loved the toolbox of finishes that you showed here, and plan on adding them to my game (my bread and butter from the S-mount has been choke to armlock, far side or near side). I found myself wanting more information on set ups to get the elbows flared though.

* Guard cross-choke: bottom-game

You really shined here! I loved the details on not burning the grip out and how we get one chance. The “bow and arrow” set up is making it on my favorites list and the “cobra strike” underscores your communication skills. It may have been beyond the scope of your DVD, but details on breaking someone’s posture down would have plus’ed this section.

* Kimura options: top game

Your commitment to the basics and how they work is desperately needed in the Jiu-Jitsu community. Too often people move on to “higher percentage” moves when all they need is few more details to make the foundational moves work (in my opinion they move on too quickly—there’s a reason why these moves are part of the foundation).

by Rodney Ellis
Nova Uniao Black Belt
Sydney Australia
www.scjja.com

I have never met Keith Owen personally, so it was a nice surprise to be
asked to do a review of his new DVD - Favourite Moves Volume 2.

When I first watched the DVD, I was surprised that many of his
favourite moves are also some of my personal favourite moves. A classic example
being the little trick he demonstrates to get to the mount from side
control. Also his demonstration of the S-Mount is one I like as I myself
have used this to great effect in competitions.

The thing I like most about this DVD is probably the detail of each
position. When it first arrived in the mail, I sat down to watch it, only
to find that Keith has stacked so much information into it, that it
took several viewing windows. And there is no shortage of positions on
this collection either, with 25 chapters, each dealing with different
positions, and in most cases there are several different techniques shown
within each of these.

This is not one of those 30-minute run-throughs, but a thorough
explanation of each of his positions. On top of this, I can see that Keith is
loving sharing his knowledge of jiu-jitsu; it's almost as though you
are sitting in on one his classes.

If you're or a blue belt or above in jiu-jitsu and want to learn a
couple of new techniques that can improve your game, then I recommend
checking out this DVD.

by Stephan Kesting
BJJ Black Belt

"If you liked volume 1 then you'll love volume 2. Keith shows many great moves and breaks them down into simple, easy-to-follow steps. I particularly liked the treatment of the S-Mount - I haven't seen it taught this well anywhere else and I look forward to incorporating some of his details and tricks into my own game."

by Jay Zeballos
Jean Jacques Machado Black Belt
Developer & Guest Instructor - Jean Jacques Machado Global Online Training Program

I recently had the pleasure of watching Keith Owen's latest DVD "Favorite Moves Volume 2". Keith is a Black Belt under Professor Pedro Sauer so I expected it to be packed full of solid material - it was and then some.

Keith showed an eclectic blend of techniques covering all positions. The moves are high percentage and I especially like his approach to the basics. His teaching is detailed, easy to understand and he has a great sense of humor to boot. I highly recommend this DVD to any serious student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Pick up your copy at www.bjjmoves.com. Keith rocks!