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Saturday, 29 July 2017
Thursday, 27 July 2017
Last night's class
14 mat rats twisting up fools last night :)
Brilliant session as always, showcasing a brutal clock choke from side control and finishing off a RNC without having to break a sweat :)
Brilliant session as always, showcasing a brutal clock choke from side control and finishing off a RNC without having to break a sweat :)
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Old School Red Belt!
Rickson Gracie got his red belt this month, which is awesome; however, a
little known fact is that I was a red belt waaaaay back in 1999 in LA.
Sorry Rickson old bean, looks like I beat you to it :)
Leo Vieria HL reel
With the news that Leozinho is making a return to competition, here's a cool HL reel to show you what the man's all about and what he's going to bring to the competition.
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Last night's class
Solid session last night, sixteen Jiu Jitsu addicts getting their Monday night fix :)
Monday, 24 July 2017
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Saturday, 22 July 2017
Rickson Gracie on Invisible Jiu Jitsu
'The invisible aspect of jiu-jitsu for me by far the
greatest and the most interesting. Because it is not based on what I see
it. It is based on how I feel it. That’s why it is invisible. It’s not
about seeing. You may see the same guard position, but you feel
different if you put pressure here, if you lie a little more here. So
the invisible results are the ones that really please me because they
are the ones that I really deeply felt you know? That’s what I try to
promote is the capacity once you have to have to develop their own
sensitivity for what is invisible.
Balance for example is invisible because it has to be connected with
my opponent’s energy. If you push me I have to have my balance based on
that push. And if you pull me I have to shift everything and be able to
keep my balance on that pull.So it is an invisible deal of adjustment and weight distribution and
connection which has fused the purpose of feeling the pressure or adding
pressure or escaping from the pressure or keeping the control or
whatever is the position.
But for me you saw about those details which
makes amazingly different a sense of “Wow man! Now I can feel.” And when
the students say to me “Wow man, I understand now!”…wow its not about
the visible, what is visible. But is how you feel it and you know it’s
experience man which keep me in the game because I love to give that
feeling of the students feeling what is supposed to be impossible but
based on the invisible aspect you say “Wow! That’s simple.”
And that’s
amazing man. It’s a special feeling.'
Thursday, 20 July 2017
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Monday, 17 July 2017
Saturday, 15 July 2017
Cyborg at London Fight Factory!
Great fun today with the legend that is Cyborg at LFF this morning; as always, HUGE thanks to Luiz for arranging this and bringing the best of the best to the gym.
Next on the list to appear at the gym are Terere, Rafael Lovato Jr and Caio Terra, so an action packed Summer ahead!
Friday, 14 July 2017
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Last night's class
Another busy session last night, even with a good half dozen missing either through pesky injuries or enjoying holiday sunshine; still covering the techs from the Comprido session and looking forward to the weekend, where I will be at LFF, enjoying another session with the legendary human being Cyborg.
Monday, 10 July 2017
The different belt systems used in BJJ
A very interesting article over on the BJJEE.com website, that highlights a number of different belt systems used by different organisations and Grand Masters. If you think it's just the IBJJF association that holds the monopoly on belt systems, then you need to read this article.
Berkut 6 - full card!
The event will be held in Moscow on July 16th and features two weight categories, 60K and 65K and is STACKED with grappling legends, including Leo Vieira, who makes a return to elite level competition.
Check out the brackets:-
Samir Chantre
Milton Bastos
Laercio Fernandes
Rafael Barata
Isaac Doederlein
Joao Miyao
Tomoyuki Hashimoto
Mayko Araujo
65 kg division:
Augusto Mendes
Osvaldo Moizinho
Kim Terra
Paulo Miyao
Nicholas Welker Araujo
Gabriel Marangoni
Leo Vieira
Friday, 7 July 2017
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Moving slower as an Old Man does not make you lazy!
Here's an interesting video from Chewjitsu, talking about the need to slow your game down as you get older, making the young guns fight at your Old Man pace. That does not mean us Old Men are lazy, hell no, we're slowing you young bucks down enough, so that you'll get impatient to move fast and in doing so, will make a mistake and fall into one of our many deadly Old Man traps - mwahahahaha!
#feartheoldmanjiujitsu
The Mermaid Sweep with Comprido
After the excellent session with Comprido at London Fight Factory, here's a cool video of Comprido demonstrating the Mermaid sweep. Enjoy!
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