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Marcelo Garcia training 4

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Fright Night

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

And the beat goes on?.

Got held up at work today, so I wasn’t able to make it to class. Still, looking forward to helping out tomorrow at a small, inter-school tournament. Hoping to get some work in reffing. Saw this on the internet and think it’s great. Walter Reed VA Hospital has wounded soldiers training BJJ to help them ...Read the Rest

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Missing

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Seminar: Leo Vieira, Cheltenham, UK

Chico Mendes (Head of Checkmat Europe), Leo Vieira, Ricardo and me at front

When I was a kid, I sometimes wondered what it would be like to have an older bruv - someone to play with, to beat the crap out of bullies, to train kung fu with (hey, BJJ wasn't around when I was a kid). Instead I had to settle on my sister, who I love, but was not very good at beating me up. Anyway, at the seminar today, the first thing I noticed is the really strong bond the two Vieira brothers have for each other. Leo seems the slightly more serious one, Ricardo the incessant joker of the two - both are easy going and ultra friendly. I can just imagine them as kids, mucking around, trading techniques, both growing in jiu jitsu awesomeness.

Nogi
This was probably the longest seminar I have ever attended: four hours in total, 2 nogi and 2 gi. Leo began the nogi portion with a sequence of takedowns from the clinch leading into a bunch of submissions or back-taking openings. Leo stressed that in nogi, his main priority was to look for the back and to make sure that whatever position he was in, that it was one where he had more options (to attack or defend) than his opponent. It was a very tactical approach to learning. Although I rarely train nogi, I enjoyed this session and took away a number of neat tricks and tips. Leo whizzed through the techniques at a pace though so we probably drilled each one about 6-8 times before moving on. No dilly dallying at a Vieira Brothers seminar!!

Gi
Leo announced before the start of this section that he would present us with a series of open guard options. I love open guard and learning it from one the legends of the game got me really excited! Leo showed us a sequence of options beginning with an open half guard. This soon developed into variations of deep half guard - which took me quite a few attempts to get my head round, but in the end, something went 'ding!' and now, I have to say, I am liking the deep half a lot!!

Beatings
No, not me (although a couple rounds of sparring with my friend Pippa probably constitutes a beating in my case) - I'm talking about the belt whippings at the end of class. We don't really do belt whippings at my academy so to see a vast lineup of folk zealously whipping the newly promoted was funny, and wince inducing at the same time. Notable promotion mention should go to Aaron Naisbett from Dungeon BJJ in the North East. Aaron has been training 11 years and for a large part of those early days, had to rely on instructionals and a bunch of dedicated friends to supplement his trips to Brazil. It was genuinely nice to see the look of surprise on his face when Ricardo announced the black belt award.

Thanks to:
Chico Mendes, head of Checkmat in Europe kindly invited me down to Cheltenham (very posh town in the West of the UK).
Leo Vieira - for being the perfect model and interviewee today (watch out for Leo interview in the next Jiu Jitsu Style Magazine).
Ricardo Vieira - for his helpful tips and, well, just being a legend (nine World titles!)
Pippa Granger - for being an ace training partner.

Good luck to Leo in next weekend's ADCC in Nottingham!!!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Renzo Gracie basic no-gi guard pass

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Academy Etiquette

Marcelo Garcia straight ankle lock

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CSG 2011 Videos

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Jacare double underhook guard pass to the Darce choke

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Friday, November 25, 2011

BJJ Milestone

Source: http://www.dartfordbjj.com/2011/02/bjj-milestone-boxing-mma-brazilian-jiu.html

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Going BLUE!!

Source: http://clearbelt.blogspot.com/2011/10/going-blue.html

Source: http://www.jrfamilia.com/2011/02/double-gold-in-nj-on-my-way-to-dubai.html

DOUBLE GOLD IN NJ: On my way to Dubai

Improvising in jiu jitsu.

Source: http://georgetteoden.blogspot.com/2011/10/improvising-in-jiu-jitsu.html

Chicago Open results vlog

Source: http://www.jrfamilia.com/2010/08/chicago-open-results-vlog.html

Source: http://bjjcailin.blogspot.com/2011/05/generation-of-participation-trophies.html

Thursday, November 24, 2011

A generation of participation trophies, ribbons, and now...BJJ Belts? (pt 1)

Source: http://www.thejiujitsufighter.com/2011/08/patriot-day-motorcycle-ride.html

Patriot Day Motorcycle Ride

Source: http://resiliencejiujitsu.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-love-of-mat-time.html

For the Love of Mat Time

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?Sexism? in Representations of Women in BJJ

The representation of women in BJJ, grappling and sport more generally is a heated topic that can reveal gendered divisions within, for the purposes of this post, the BJJ community. I have taken part in discussions around the representation of women in BJJ in the past and most recently, kicked off the fracas related to [...]

Source: http://www.megjitsu.com/sexism-in-representations-of-women-in-bjj/

Conceptual Video on Leverage in Grappling

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Bernardo Pitel guard pass (2 videos in tournament)

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GQ Boston results

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Friday Training and Scriptfrenzy update

Friday was fun. �I made it to class, was feeling a little nauseous with about 10 minutes left. �I tried to sit out and was… encouraged to go one more. �Big Rick went “light” with me. �I add the quotes around the word “light” because of the relative nature of the term. �Light with a ...Read the Rest

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Professor Marc Walder BJJ Seminar! Now SOLD OUT!!

Source: http://www.dartfordbjj.com/2011/05/professor-marc-walder-bjj-seminar.html

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Brabo Choke Counter by Jeff Rockwell

Jeff Rockwell shows here a Brabo Choke Counter. Jeff is a brown belt in the De La Riva association, head instructor of Raptor Jiu-Jitsu in State College, PA. Be sure to visit Jeff myspace page at www.myspace.com/rockjitsu Thanks to Jeff for this great video.

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Source: http://abetterself.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-mat-day-192-passing-guard.html

On the Mat Day 192: Passing the Guard

Source: http://streetsportsbjj.blogspot.com/2009/10/mike-chun-wins-at-naga-hawaiin-open.html

Mike Chun wins at NAGA Hawaiin Open

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?jump over? attacks from butterfly guard top

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Roberto ?Cyborg? Abreu ? Half / Deep Half Guard

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Dave Kama's Jiu-Jitsu Voodoo...