Papa Dmitri!
Former champion.
Professional dad.
Full-time food
destroyer.

Today: 
four martial arts
that help
win UFC belts!

Before I fought the
fourth course,
I fought for UFC gold.

Yes. That handsome
champion?
Also me.
With more hair.

Then I won
something better:
a teammate for life.

Best decision
I ever made.
Even better
than keeping my
guard up.

Only one thing
makes me tap:
my wife's
solyanka.

That means
surrender.
Usually
to another bowl.

Two sons.
 Two daughters.
Four perfect little
training partners.

Naturally, my legendary
strength makes
this completely effortless.

Boys. Please stop doing
takedowns on your father.

Then I started
worrying about
the next serious injury.

I wanted to come
home healthy to
all five of them.
So I retired.

Now I share martial
arts tips and
review food online.

Honest. Loud.
Occasionally expensive
for the cutlery.

My wife's Russian
cooking is still my
favorite. That is
not negotiable.

But I secretly subscribe
to Nongnuch's 
"When the Mekong Flirts
with the Seine"

French food.
Lao food.
More Southeast
Asian food.
A champion
must expand
his range.

I subscribe to
Anagam's gaming
channel, too.

She makes
Tekken look easy.
My thumbs disagree.

Papa Dmitri, 
the controller
does not need
a submission
hold.

I hate what
this war
is doing
to families.
And another
thing—

Martial arts
episode.
No geopolitical
detours.

Mmph.

Right. Four big tools in the MMA
toolbox: wrestling, BJJ, boxing,and
Muay Thai or kickboxing.

Not a
statistical belt
ranking.
Champions
mix skills—
not magic
styles.

Wrestling: decide
where
the fight happens.

A double-leg can
bring a striker to
the mat. Takedown
defense can keep you
standing.

But control alone is
not enough.
Make your grappling
effective.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu:
submissions and
submission defense.

A rear-naked choke
can finish a
fight without a
single punch.

Respect the
tap. Always.

Boxing: footwork,
distance, and
sharp punches.

The jab sets the table.
The cross serves
the main course.

And good defense
keeps you off the
menu.

Muay Thai and
kickboxing:
dangerous kicks
and striking range.

A low kick can disrupt
an opponent's base.
Muay Thai also
trains knees, elbows,
and clinch work.

Different rulesets, overlapping
tools. For MMA, blend
them with the other three.

A complete fighter blends the tools.
A complete fighter father asks for seconds.

Next time:
food fighting.
Me vs the menu.

For clarity: 
eating. Do not
punch the soup.

No promises about
the bread.