Of course, take the bits you like from his training regime and ideas. That's the point. I just feel there are better people out there.
My point about him is that his coaching methods and or fighting ability have not been tested at any particular "high level" competition. So the comparison of looking at fighters and coaches that have is a pertinent one. If you want to chose an ex TMA guy jumping on the mma bandwagon (essentially) after realising the error of his and TMA's ways, no proven mma fight records himself, no proven fighters at those mma high levels over actually proven coaches and athletes that have those credentials behind them. That's your choice to make isn't it.
I think if you put his credentials to teach MMA under proper scrutiny, they don't hold up very well. For example which coaches in wrestling/sub grappling has he worked under and for how long ? That's always something I wondered about. What stand up fighter has he coached to any good level you can show me a clip of them doing the business ?
All this noise, and what is there of substance underneath it all when it comes to SM as an MMA coach.. So far on this thread, where's the substance. A good boxing drill video, other decent training videos. Ok, check. The guy knows some training method and protocol's.
Also leading people into some belief they can tap into and call on some "supercharged" state of "superpower" or whatever the hell is quite dodgy - if that's supposed to be the selling point. It's almost as bad as a chi master doing it the other way - softly gently, don't resist!. But I suppose if you wrap it into hard intense, crazy head space training people are more likely to believe in your superpowers. Feel charged up like a superman? Then you are dude, you can have supercharged superpowers too! Just like me, see how big and scary I am and crazy animal I get!! RARRR. Watch while I pick this car up and throw it across the street!
Let's see them working for him in his weight class shall we, can we, guys he's coached?
Oh yeah, yet again, nothing comes back and you can show me nothing.