White Belt

Class 001 - August 13

Published on 2009-08-14 04:53:00

I've got mixed feeling about the last night's class. I'm a bit disappointed actually... about my performance. Before the class I was really excited to be training again. But the minute we started the drills etc I noticed that I felt clumsy (at least, clumsier than usual) and a bit self conscious. It took me a while get over that (except the clumsy part) And while rolling I kept tensing up. That part wasn't fun...But training again was awesome. I didn't care I had to tap a lot... or I couldn't t

An A-HA! Moment Regarding Passing the Guard.

Published on 2009-08-04 10:08:00

I've had this A-HA moment a couple of days ago.I was thinking about the guard passes I know during an extremely boring day at work. And I realized that I thought of passes as singles moves starting from opening the guard and to finally passing the guard.But, in reality, those are (-wait for it-) two seperate (I can already hear you saying "Duh !") processes.And when trying those passes in rolling sessions I had this "Alright, I'll do the [pass-name-here] pass. I'm gonna open the guard like this,

What am I trying to do?

Published on 2009-08-04 09:40:00

Ok, I thought I should clarify a point here. The main reason for me to write this blog is keeping a record of my BJJ trainings. So, there'll be posts describing submissions or positions etc... but that doesn't mean I'm trying to teach those techniques. I'm still a white belt and I'm aware of my limitations. It's just that writing down techniques and taking notes help me put what I learn into perspective.It's great if you find something useful among my posts. And if you find any mistakes or have

Getting ready for the classes...

Published on 2009-08-03 07:33:00

It's been a while since my last class due to work, school etc. But since (hopefully) I'm starting again soon, I've been doing some exercises that might be helpful for BJJ.Like push ups, squats, side to side bridges, bump and shrimp, hips ups (as if you're doing triange chokes), animal walks, sit outs (I think that's what they're called) and turkish get ups.They were quite helpful (and kicked my ass too). I suggest doing a circuit program like that for yourself.( Oh, by the way I've got the idea

Old Post 3 : Hip Throw and Finish

Published on 2009-08-03 05:40:00

This class was about Hip Throw and finishing it with a submission...- Hip Throw > (Baseball Bat) Choke After the throw (assuming you do the move over your right side of your hips) we end up controlling the right arm of the opponent. Your right knee is putting pressure on his body. And we get hold of his collars... right hand with a deep palm-up grip and the left hand with palm-down grip (thumb inside the collar).To finish the move , you put pressure on his neck with your right forearm and get y

Old Post 2 : Guard Passes etc...

Published on 2009-08-03 05:07:00

The class started with using "opening closed guard by standing up" as sort of a warming move.- Opening Closed Guard by Standing Up :Good posture is important in guard. This will prevent you getting armbarred, triangle choke etc up to a point. In general, controling lapel with one hand and controling the hip with the other is a good idea.Let's say that you're controlling the lapel with your right hand.. then you should step first with your right leg. This will help if you opponent tries to pull y

Old Post 1 : Some Throws ....

Published on 2009-08-03 04:36:00

This class was mostly about hip throw, a couple of alternatives for that and some rolling. I'll try to give a clear explanation for those throws.* Hip Throw : Basic hip throw. I think it's called "O Goshi" (animation) in judo. But the way we've got thought had a few slight differences. (Check the vid)VideoA few basic points to be careful about ;- Right hand control his hip and stay close the opponent as much as possible- Before moving right foot, try to unbalance the opponent by pulling him forw

Greetings

Published on 2009-08-03 04:20:00

Initially, I started my BJJ blog in Turkish... but after some consideration I've decided posting in English might be better for now. I found out that trying to translate the terms to Turkish is hard and after all your effort, you end up with a weird mix of half Turkish and half English. It feels like a badly translated text.Also, even though this will mostly be a "training log" sort of blog, I'm hoping to get some input from the readers in future... and at the moment (as far as i know) "BJJ sce