Detailing (mainly) my Brazilian jiu jitsu training, which I began in Nov 2006 at the Roger Gracie Academy. To a much lesser degree..
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Book Review - Advanced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Techniques (Marcelo Garcia, Marshal D. Carper & Glen Cordoza)
Published on 2012-02-12 05:39:00
Thanks to Seymour for sending this book on to me for review: if for some reason you don't already know who he is, be sure to check out his awesome site, MeerkatsuShort Review:This is a book aimed at competitors, presenting a methodical breakdown of Garcia's tactics for a jiu jitsu match. You'll learn takedowns, counters and re-counters, along with a well-structured path to certain submissions, particularly attacks from the back. Although Garcia makes a point of working on techniques that don't r
09/02/2012 - Teaching (Maintaining the Back)
Published on 2012-02-09 14:30:00
Teaching #041 Gracie Barra Bristol, (BJJ), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 09/02/2012I wanted to go through some more simple techniques tonight, this time for when your opponent is trying to escape and get their shoulders to the mat. Andre Galvao shows a simple option for retaking the back, which works well as a drill. They manage to clear one of your hooks and start bringing their hips over. Before they can get their shoulders to the mat, press your chest into their shoulder and roll them onto their
07/02/2012 - Judo at GB Bristol (Morote Seoi Nage)
Published on 2012-02-07 15:15:00
Class #11 Gracie Barra Bristol, (Judo), Kirsty Utting, Bristol, UK - 07/02/2012It's been a long time since I last went to a formal class of judo, back in May 2010. As my girlfriend is away on holiday, I finally had the chance to go try out Kirsty's judo class. I'm not generally a big fan of judo training, because of that injury I got back in my third ever session of judo, which took me off the mats for about seven months. Hence why I've been a bit wary of judo ever since, not helped by stories o
