Super Saturday Session!

It was a very hot and sweaty session on Saturday at Northern Monkey HQ, the beers were extremely well earned by everyone :)

Lots of fun in the sun, enjoy it as long as it lasts :)

New You Tube video - the Sao Paolo guard pass!

 Head on over to You Tube and enjoy my latest video on the awesome Sao Paolo guard pass; packed with the fine details that make all the difference to one of my favourite passes, study the video and let me know when you nail it in class :)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FYqmqDAQ0xM

Kick Ass L'il Monkeys!

 Had a killer session on Wednesday afternoon in the L'il Monkeys 10-15yr old class.

This was Larissa's second class, she's eleven years old, yet she packs one hell of a front kick, knee, open palm and hammer fist!

Catching kids early and getting them hooked on training and having fun whilst training helps them get fit, learn how to fight and boosts their confidence no end.

Any time off their smart phones and social media is a win in my books, I'm sure all parents will agree :)

No Gi Thursday!

 Had a mixed level class last night, went over the Sao Paolo pass with a fine tooth comb and had lots of specifics and rolling in the lovely warm weather, long may it last :)

Pyjama Wednesday!

 A really hot and sweaty session in the pyjamas last night at Wimbledon BJJ, a mix of Jiu Jitsu and Self Defence bombs, always keeping it real in SW19 :)

Wrestling class @ Wimbledon BJJ!

 The Wrestling classes are slowly picking up momentum with coach Claudiu at the helm, with a number of beginners joining the class last night.

Throughout June, we have been going over hand fighting, establishing head and arm control and have drilled arm drags, the Russian Tie and counters to both techniques and of course LOTS of wrassling :)

Next month we study changing levels and shooting in for single and double legs :)

All levels welcome, every Tuesday 8-930pm, £20 per wrestler :)

No Gi Tuesday!

 A killer Beginners class last night at Northern Money HQ, with a couple of new starters enjoying their first class :)

Luiz Ribeiro - 4th degree black belt!

 Last night I attended the Cyborg seminar at London Fight Factory and had the immense pleasure of seeing Luiz Ribeiro getting his fourth stripe from Cyborg at the end of Cyborg's Gi class :)

Cyborg seminar @ London Fight Factory!

 Dropped into London Fight Factory last night's as Cyborg was in London for two days and I joined the Gi session, which was packed with old school Jiu Jitsu, right up my street :)

Once Cyborg starts, there's no way of knowing of what it's going to end and after the session, the teaching carried on in the changing rooms and I had the honour of being his uke, where I learned more about the pendulum sweep in the time I was with him than anywhere else :)

Jiu Jitsu can be learned anywhere, no fancy mats required!

Last night's class

 I was away from class last night, attending a seminar at LFF and left the lads to it, with young James at the helm and in turn James style, they composed a heart warming video showing their love for me, completely in the style of the videos I make :)

Can't fault you Jimbo :)

No Gi Tuesday!

 Two hot and sweaty No Gi sessions last night at Northern Monkey HQ, starting off with the beginners and class and ending with an always awesome Wrestling class with coach Claudiu :)

Monday Monkey Mayhem!

 An absolute action packed day of Jiu Jitsu at Wimbledon BJJ yesterday, starting with the L'il Monkey classes in the afternoon and two hot and sweaty Gi sessions in the evening with the beginners and advanced classes.

Looking forward to the No Gi and Wrestling classes tonight :)

Boost your confidence with Jiu Jitsu!

 A little snippet from my recent podcast interview with Brett Summers on The Grapple Of Your Eye show, where Talk about how Jiu Jitsu can boost confidence :)

https://youtube.com/shorts/9gXXwv3_6IU?si=W0WT9yD__JfYzRdA

GOYE Podcast - OUT NOW!

 The Grapple of your Eye podcast featuring yours truly is out now, head on over to You Tube or Apple podcasts and listen to an old man try and remember the early days of his martial arts training and all things in between :)

If Carlsberg did intros... :)

Wednesday is Pyjama Day!

 Two killer classes last night in the Gi at Northern Monkey HQ, going over the under over pass with a fine tooth comb in the Beginners class and the Sao Paolo pass in the int/adv class :)

I'm on a Podcast!

 It's been a while but last week I was interviewed for the Grapple Of Your Eye podcast with Brett Summers :)

Should be out tomorrow, will post a link when it does :)

Wrestling class!

 Last night we had our second official wrestling class with coach Claudiu and we are up to double figures already!

This month we are concentrating on hand fighting and have covered the Russian Tie and arm drags, along with counters and lots of drilling and wrestling in both classes.

These are killer cardio workouts and I'm loving being a student again and getting pushed to my limits and beyond, helps keep me sharp at my ripe old age :)

Super Saturday Session!

 Had a great Saturday afternoon on the mats at Northern Monkey HQ, mixing up Gi, No Gi and MMA training, plenty of sweat and claret spilled, before going for well earned beers after class :)

No Gi Thursday!

 Killer session on Thursday night, No Gi style, took the class through the Sao Paolo guard pass and of course lots of fools well and truly twisted :)

Birthday Gi classes last night!

 Celebrated our eleventh anniversary in style with two packed Gi classes, lots of fun, hard work and sweat from all the monkeys, myself included; managed to bag over half a dozen rounds of fool twisting myself and I'm feeling fine today, ready for the No Gi classes later tonight :)

Thanks to everyone who turned up and made it a night to remember!

It's our Anniversary!!

 Yesterday, we celebrated our eleventh anniversary of twisting up fools in the SW19 area, how time flies!!

Wrestling classes now on!

 Had a great time in the club's first official Wrestling class with Claudiu n Tuesday night; it was great to be a student again, the class was a lot of fun and was a killer workout. Thanks to Claudiu for coming on board and getting these classes off the ground; due to his work commitments, these classes aren't a weekly thing just yet, but in time things will sort themselves and we will have these a lot more often.

Hopefully there will be another class next week :)

Monday Monkey Mayhem!

 Kick started another month off in Northern Monkey style with three action packed classes at Wimbledon BJJ; starting with the high energy L'il Monkeys class which was a lot of fun and two killer Gi classes in the evening with the older monkeys.

No Gi Thursday

 Rounded off another month in style at Wimbledon BJJ with two killer No Gi classes; thanks once again to Claudiu for jumping in and sharing teaching duties with me, one hour of Jiu Jitsu drills and specifics and one of hour of wrestling drills and specifics, a deadly combination :)