Andrew Nerlich
I’m seeing too many male friends and acquaintances dying suddenly and unexpectedly in their forties and fifties. A former workmate of mine had a massive heart attack earlier this week. At time of writing he was on life support, awaiting his final act of selflessness as an organ donor.He was only fifty years old. Way…
Each black belt at Lange’s MMA was asked to perform a short technique demonstration. Mine was low ankle shoot, to leg drag, to cross ashi garami, to Texas Cloverleaf. Uke is Joel Glassman. Video by Will Spillane of Jack Rabbit Studios. Andrew Nerlich presents; The Lange’s MMA Black Belt Series. Thanks Jedi, and Joel Glassman…
Brad Hampson of Higher Jiu Jitsu kindly invited me to sit down with him for a podcast interview. I have spent over forty years in martial arts, and had a few stories to tell. We talked for more than three hours. The first podcast discusses my introduction to martial arts and Kung Fu, with Sifu…
A strange article I found on a Wing Chun forum, perhaps Kung Fu Online, way back in the early 2000s. Needless to say (hopefully), I did not write the article, and have some issues with its veracity, to put it mildly. Pretty funny, though. According to the Hong Kong newspapers, Yip Man broke a stack…
Traditional Wing Chun, William Cheung’s system, has always contained ground fighting techniques and concepts. I had my first ground fighting lesson in 1977, from David Crook, who studied with William Cheung in the late 1960s. Edit: I got a message from David after I first published this saying that back in the day William Cheung…
The seminar was held at Rick Spain’s gym, in Redfern. I was unable to attend as I was refereeing at a Machado kid’s Jiu Jitsu competition at the Northern Beaches PCYC at Dee Why. These notes were compiled by Matt Klein, with assistance from Pete McKay, and March d’Atalia. Excellent job. I can tell you…
Felipe Grez is a first degree black belt. He is the owner and head instructor at Jiu Jitsu Kingdom. He has been training, competing and coaching for over two decades, here and overseas, including living and training in Brazil. He has an interesting Youtube channel, and is also on Facebook. (And maybe elsewhere on social…
The day was hosted by Machado Jiu Jitsu NSW State Head, Anthony Lange and his wife Nikki, at Lange’s MMA, North Manly. Anthony unveiled his plans for a new competition format which should not require the same cost overheads and logistical activities that IBJJF format competitions with six simultaneous mats running do. Anthony’s format should…
I spend too much time on social media. One of my most onerous wastes of time is arguing on Wing Chun Kung Fu forums. Wing Chun is a style of Kung Fu, which I have practised pretty diligently since 1988. Following my Wing Chun instructor, Rick Spain’s, example, I also started practising Brazilian Jiu Jitsu…
I first met the man I will call Rex King^ in, probably, 1979. He had a high profile in Kung Fu circles in Sydney back then. He had definite skills – plus a stocky, muscular physique with very powerful kicks. Great hair. I saw him break untreated weathered house bricks, taken from a nearby building…