Not a new interview with B.J. Penn, but one of my favorites.
Penn: My game has hundreds of moves, and I do all kinds of advanced stuff, but I call what I do “advanced basic.” I take the most basic moves and make them as advanced and as strong as possible. For example, if I’m grappling and I’m on bottom, I’m either going to sweep or submit you or stand up. If I’m on my back, I’ll try a submission. If that doesn’t work, I’ll move on to sweep, pass your guard, mount, choke or armbar you. Anything that happens in between those moves, I’ll take, but this is the way I try to go every time. When I’m fighting, I come in, punch you, grab you, put you down, pass, mount, choke, armbar. That’s the game plan.
