The Beginning
My first lesson in submissions was in 2004 where a friend who trained in an ancient form of jujutsu showed me an Americana, it was called an onikudaki, and standing wristlocks. This was also the time when I came across Sherdog.com and had come across Pride FC videos on Limewire. I absolutely loved Sakuraba! His use of the double wristlock/kimura/gyaku ude garami made fighting seem simple. It seemed that all I needed was to get 2 hands on my opponent's single limb.