The seminar was held at Lange’s MMA, North Manly. Thanks to Anthony, Nikki, and Prof. Carlos. Oh, and Nick, my training partner for the evening. Closed Guard – Getting the arm drag position, flower flip You have him in your closed guard. He has some type of grip on your collar(s) on your chest. Assume…
Author: Andrew Nerlich
John Will Seminar 7 April 2018 – Butterfly Guard
The seminar was held at George Adams’ gym at West Pennant Hills. Butterfly is a better option for self defence than closed guard due to your ability to control distance and turn them over. Warm Up – Rocking Chair Our partner is on his knees. We have two hooks in facing him, lying on our…
IBJJF Referees rules meeting/course 2 April 2016 – 25 March 2017 – updated 17 Mar 2018
Updates made at the rules meeting on 17th March 2018 are in bold. The notes here are not designed to replace the rule book. I only note issues which I feel were discussed or explained at a level of detail not available from the rule book. The leader for the meeting in 2016/2017 was named…
John Will Seminar 4 March 2018 – Turtle Defence
The seminar was held at Rick Spain’s gym in Redfern. There are many ways we may end up in the turtle position: Failed shoot Rolling to turtle to avoid our guard being passed Being snapped down etc. Headlights Drill We are trying to keep our opponent “in the headlights”, i.e. in front of us, as…
True Story #5 – Les and Rugby League Week
Sometime in the early 1980’s, back in the Wudang school near Central Railway in Sydney. A weeknight. We had had a grading a week or so before. Tonight was the night when new sashes were to be presented. Everyone is looking sharp in precise lines in their black cotton uniforms, all sashes and frog buttons…
Machado NSW Brown and Black Belt Open Mat 11 Feb 2018
The gathering was hosted by Anthony and Nikki Lange at Langes MMA, North Manly. Leg attacks were the theme of the day. Notes from techniques shown by Luke Martin and Andre Powell. Luke Martin Outside Ashi to Outside Heelhook You have his R leg trapped. You should be deep on his thigh, well above the…
Steve Maxwell’s Jiu Jitsu for a Lifetime – 3 Feb 2018
The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, in the City of Sydney PCYC. Hosted by John Smallios. Methodology The three sides of the Jiu Jitsu for a Lifetime triangle are: Skills Conditioning Health Conditioning is mainly about increasing strength and mobility. Health is about diet, breathing and recovery. Steve is not a fan of…
Tales of a Grandmaster
Who am I? A twenty-eight year student of Sifu Rick Spain, who was for a while Grandmaster Cheung’s highest ranked student. I achieved my tenth level / instructor credentials in 1995, while Rick was still aligned with GM Cheung’s World Wing Chun Kung Fu Association (WWCKFA). GM Cheung’s signature and Chops appear on my instructor…
Wing Chun – Tradition and Innovation
Sometime around 1980: Rick was sweeping the floor of the Wing Chun Academy hall. He lived in the Academy in the role of what the Japanese call an Uchi-deshi. He trained, ate, slept and lived in and for the Academy and Wing Chun. Sifu entered the hall. He took up a position where Rick could…
Internal Kung Fu and Invisible Jiu Jitsu
As an avid student of Kung Fu (Wing Chun since 1989, other styles since 1977) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (since 1998), I have sought out the higher level subtleties as well as the fundamentals. An ongoing quest. Travelling such a path, one continually comes across claims of “Internal” Kung Fu, and “Invisible” Jiu Jitsu, and…