While the 50/50 guard has been out there for a while and I’m usually pretty technique-inquisitive, Anthony has been encouraging me to work various other open guards: butterfly (hooks-in), half guard, quarter guard, De La Riva, X guard and I figured that was more than enough to keep me occupied. He introduced it to most…
Author: Andrew Nerlich
A nice vacation, and reassessment
I’m just coming to the end of a couple of weeks vacation. During this time I only went to Jiu Jitsu once, the Monday night class with Anthony. The first week Pat and I spent on Daydream Island in the Whitsundays. We felt a bit locked in on a small resort island and there were…
John Will Seminar 15 Aug 2010 – Back Control
Back Control The essence of maintaining back control is not the hooks. Rather, it is keeping your chest on the other guy’s back. You have to be prepared to move with him rather than try to clamp him in place, per John’s fly fishing analogy. Seat belt grip (on his left arm) – keep your…
John Will seminar 14 Mar 2010 – Kata Gatame
Kata Gatame (shoulder hold) The hold itself He is on his back. You are on his right side. Slide your R hand, palm down under his head from the L, his R arm between your head and his. Join your L hand palm up with your R hand in the S grip. Your L elbow…
Poor Judgement
A recent training session found me as part of a class practising some intermediate level setups for double leg takedowns, and for the fireman’s carry. The fireman’s carry is a throw where- one way – you overhook the guy’s arm, wizzer to make him step with his outside leg, dive underneath him, and roll him…
The real problem with Wing Chun, and the solütion
Long and heartrending are the lamentations about the sorry state and fractured nature of Wing Chun. The reasons given are many, but the solutions proposed few and sorry. Wing Chun needs a tougher image. The pathetic adherence to antedeluvian cultural associations and wishy-washy attempts to make it into some new age pussified version of the…
John Will Seminar 18 Oct 2009 – Getting the back, back attacks
Getting the Back Warm up with standing arm drag drill, but modified so it sets up the seat belt or choke. If dragging his R arm, control his R arm with your L and reach under and past his arm and shoulder with your R hand so you can see the palm of your hand…
John Will Seminar 1 August 2009 breaking out of the clinch, roundhouse kicks and takedowns
Breaking out of the clinch Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of MMA-style training. Most of us are taught that once you clinch you stay there or work to the ground. you may be better at striking and he better at wrestling, in which case it would suit you best to be able to break out…
John Will Seminar 4th April 2009 – hooking sweeps, S Mount armbar
Hooking Sweeps With hooks in, we seek three basic upper body controls – double underhooks, double overhooks, one under one over. The techniques shown give options from every position. Warmup drill One guy on his knees, one with his hooks in. Hooks in guy lies back, does a situp, gets double underhooks, rocking chair, lifting…
Glorified Kickboxing – The Truth
Glorified Kickboxing – The Truth (an eyewitness account) People such as myself who practice a variety of martial arts, especially non-traditional arts such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, are often showered with insults by ignorant and misinformed Kung Fu purists, who refer to us as Glorified Kickboxers. Well, you lot, suck on this … After many months of searching…