Cyborg vs Smith!

So it begins - http://m.uk.ufc.com/news/Cyborg-Makes-Octagon-Debut-at-UFC-198?id=

 

Kurt Osiander - Move of the Week

Black belt Kurt Osiander shows a serioulsy old school, yet highly effective closed guard sweep.  That's closed guard, OK?

 

Take pride and just turn up - Mike Bidwell!

3 ways to protect your fingers

http://www.bjjee.com/articles/3-ways-to-protect-your-fingers-when-doing-bjj-and-judo/

 

Back mount drills

Bisping vs Sonnen in a grappling match!

http://fighterscircle.sportsblog.com/posts/13837296/michael-bisping-to-meet-chael-sonnen-in-a-grappling-match.html

 

Rigan Machado triangle variation

Check out this cool video of Erik Paulson teaching one way to finish a triangle choke.

 

Stripe night!

Huge congrats to Mehmet (Memo), who was awarded his first stripe on his white belt.
 

Last night's class - new members!

You wait for one new student to turn and three arrive at once!

Checkmat Wimbledon welcomes Sean, Gian and Rodney to the club :)

 

Holly Holm back in the gym

Like a true champion, Holly Holm is back in the gym, training submission defences, after her loss at the weekend to Miesha Tate.

http://cagesidesubmissions.com/holly-holm-back-in-the-gym-already-training-submission-defense/ 

 

Frankie Edgar to Conor McGregor: ''If you want to silence the doubters, fight me!''

http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-frankie-edgar-conor-mcgregor-jose-aldo-if-you-want-to-silence-the-doubters-fight-me-030816?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:ufconfox

Holly Holm UFC 196 post fight interview: "Big mistake, cost me everything"

UFC 196: Miesha Tate Backstage Interview

We've heard from the men, now let's hear it from the ladies...........

 

The science behind Leo Vieira

An interesting article for all you stat nerds out there...............

http://bishopbjj.com/2016/03/07/its-science-leo-vieira/

 

Polaris 3 - fight card

Polaris 3 will take place on April 2nd in Poole, available on pay per view - http://goo.gl/OizbPe

The finalised card is as follows:-

Garry Tonon v Rousimar Palhares (No Gi)
Jake Shields v AJ Agazarm (No Gi)
Augusto Tanquinho v Eddie “Wolverine” Cummings
Gezary Matuda vs Laurence Fouillat
Gianni Grippo vs Bruno Frazatto
Joao Miyao vs Yuki Sasa
Darragh O Conaill vs Jonathan Satava
Geo Martinez vs Dan Covel

Undercard

Jeff Lawson (Ippon gym) x Keith Mckenzie (Mckenzie BJJ) Gi 10 mins
Vinicius de Castro (P360 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) x Greg Creel (Celtic Pride Martial Arts) Gi 10 mins
Micah Atkinson (Phoenix MMA) x Alain Pozo (Carlson Gracie Essex) No Gi 10 mins
Adam Adshead (Factory BJJ) x Phil Harris (GYM 01 Fitness & Martial Arts) No Gi 10 mins
Travis Newaza (10th Planet / Newaza Apparel) x Ben Dyson (Ippon gym) No Gi 10 mins

 

Dana White - UFC 196 Co Main Event Recap

DVD review - Escapes from anywhere by Bernardo Faria

Summary – a comprehensive four DVD set, packed with techniques designed to get you out of the stickiest of situations

 

In the world of BJJ instructionals, there are thousands of sets covering all aspects of the Jiu Jitsu game, from closed to open guard and all their combinations; guard passing from every position, side control attacks and defences, submissions and many more.  There is a huge market out there for these DVD’s, with new releases coming out thick and fast every month.

With regards to escaping all these situations and positions, there does not seem to be that many on the market; way back in 2006 I reviewed a DVD release from black belt Gustavo Machado, titled ‘The Great escapes and Counters’ and since then DVD’s like this have been pretty thin on the ground.

Fast forward to the present day and black belt Bernardo Faria redresses this issue with a whopping four DVD set, covering, as the title suggests, escapes from anywhere and you won’t be disappointed. 

Discs 1,2 and 3 have twelve chapters and disc 4 thirteen chapters and cover positions such as mount escape principles and escapes; side control  and north/south escapes; kimura escapes; arm bar and omoplata escapes; back escapes; submission escapes and much more.

This DVD set is ideal for students and instructors alike and can be used for reference points for the instructor, as Bernardo crams a lot of technical instruction into each chapter and is great for an injured student who wants to stay in the BJJ loop, where they can be sat at home on the couch, watching the techniques and absorbing the technical details from Bernardo.

This is a great DVD set to add to your ever expanding collection, ideal for a rainy day or an injured day – available from www.bjjsuperdeals.com

Tyson Fury wades into the UFC & Conor McGregor!

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/mma/tyson-fury-lets-rip-at-ufc-after-conor-mcgregor-shock-defeat-to-nate-diaz-its-bulls/ar-BBqqaF5?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignoutmd

War of Words - Mc Gregor hits back!

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/mma/conor-mcgregor-directs-personal-insult-to-rivals-jose-aldo-and-rafael-dos-anjos-following-ufc-196-defeat/ar-BBqqDiZ?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignoutmd

 

Aldo calls out Mc Gregor - on Facebook!

In the oh so macho world of MMA, it's nice to see fighters making the most of social media outlets and calling each other out to fight; what happened to the good old call out in the Octagon, full of posturing, peacocking and profanities? 

 

Plenty of the middle finger too don't forget, cap on backwards, givin' it the gangstah swaggah and all that. Real macho shit going down.

 

For Jose Aldo however (assuming it really is Aldo and not some phantom keyboard warrior), he let his fingers do the typing and came out with this call out cry:-

 

‘Conor McGregor I’ll see you at ‪#‎UFC200‬, your Cinderella fantasy is over. Nowhere to run to now- you’re gonna have to give me my rematch, you pussy!!’

 

Mc Gregor, consider yourself called out dude, what's your next move??

UFC 196: Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor Octagon Interview

Lights out for Mc Gregor!

Watch it again. The night of RNC

A video posted by Vambora Singapore | David (@vamborabjj) on Mar 6, 2016 at 3:26am PST

Checkmat - team champions at the London Winter Open!

Checkmat were crowned team champions yesterday at the London Winter Open yesterday, beating Gracie Barra by 79 points. 

Awesome result, huge congrats to everyone who fought on the day.

BJJ in action at UFC 196!

BJJ choke finishes both headline fights, the men and the women showcasing BJJ to the world :) 

I used to hear so many jokes about 'BJ gay' and Rear 'Naked' pokes etc etc well come on the mats and find out what a BJ Gay Rear Naked Poke feels like :) Or ask Conor Mc Gregor, if he's not too busy eating humble pie. 

Pix from the London Open

No awards from David Bailey with these photos, but managed a few photos from the seats with my phone.  A bit hazy but you get the general idea.

With Scott Ramsay

Gold for Jackson Sousa

Balcony view

Pedrinho - gold

London Winter Open!

Matches will now be underway at the London Open; I'll be there real soon to lend my support to the Checkmat family, as they battle it out against the best of UK and beyond and look to repeat their team trophy win from the Autumn Open (they say Fall, we say Autumn).

It won't be much of a vocal support thanks to a pesky chest and throat infection I picked up last week, just about shaking it off, still left with an irritating couch, so will have to be the consumate English gent and clap lightly when each Checkmat fighter scores a point or wins a match.  As you do.

Checkmat bigger than you!

 

35 in 60!

Checkmat at the London Open tomorrow!

Over 90 Checkmat warriors will be competing at the London Open tomorrow!

 

Best of luck to everyone competing, win or lose you're all winners for stepping onto the mats.

 

Oooooss

Wrestling or Judo for BJJ?

Here's an article to accompany the long running discussion that's all over the Internet and chat rooms - should you add wrestling or Judo to your BJJ game? Over on the BJJEE.com website, a wrestler and a Judoka give their sides to the argument, which leaves you the choice - to single leg or Uchimata?

http://www.bjjee.com/videos/5-reasons-why-bjj-players-are-learning-wrestling-and-not-judo/

Yours truly in mid air at Tiger Muay Thai 2010

Leo Vieira and Checkmat Jiu Jitsu

Check out this great video from Roll On Film, as Leo Vieira talks about Jiu-Jitsu life style, mindfulness and Jiu-Jitsu as an olympic sport.

The things we say............

As always - don't be a douche bag!

http://www.bjjee.com/articles/4-really-dumb-things-bjj-douchebags-say-do/

 

5 ways to escape the back take w. Shinya Aoki

What better way to start a new month than with this short, yet informative video from Shinya Aoki, showing five ways to escape the back position and get back on the attack.