I took this up on a whim, perhaps out of boredom and a certain lack of goals since I took a break from online university courses. Described pretty much completely in this image: I didn’t feel I had any major issues with this posture, though my ankles are a bit stiff, I had one knee…
Author: Andrew Nerlich
More Jiu Jitsu Flow drills from Rick Spain
Drills picked up by Rick Spain from Rigan Machado at The Gathering 2016. 1. Your partner is kneeling, torso vertical. You are in turtle position, on his left next to him, facing the same direction. Roll to your R over your R shoulder to finish with him between your legs in a loose guard. Roll…
Rigan Machado Seminar 17 Sep 2016 – Jiu Jitsu Flow
The seminar was held on The Roof at Langes MMA. Rigan developed Jiu Jitsu flow to better serve his celebrity students, those who cannot afford for their faces to be marked, damaged or disfigured like the rest of us. Ashton Kucher, etc. Rigan Machado designs jiu jitsu system without sparring for celebrities The Jiu Jitsu…
Truth bombs from Langes MMA homies
A recent Facebook post I shared brought about an interesting discussion with some of my training buds at Langes MMA, brown and black belts. The original post was this one: Survive, Defend, Attack by Cane Prevost Read it, it’s pretty good, especially for us senior citizens. My shared post generated the following (edited) comments from…
Dave Camarillo seminar 3 Sep 2016 – Kimura grip, armbar
Dave Camarillo is a black belt in both judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and a high profile trainer of MMA fighters, including a number of UFC veterans. He also consults on defence and tactical matters to a variety of police and military organisations. A bio of Dave from his Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu website The two…
431
Yesterday morning, Sunday 7th August, 2016, was my last training session at Rick Spain’s Red Boat Wing Chun Academy, at 431 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills. Sunday Jiu Jitsu. I joined the Academy in July 1989, while it was in smaller premises at 342 Elizabeth St. A couple of blocks away, if that. I can’t remember exactly…
False Paths and Blind Alleys
I wrote an earlier blog post on advice for beginning or prospective martial arts students. Most of us that have trained for a while could bore people for days on the subject, but I did feel I left something out. It got too big for an edit on that earlier article. That is – martial…
Advice for new martial art students
Which martial art should I do? Which school should I go to? There is no supreme martial art. Different martial arts suit different people. Find one that suits you and your goals. Look at a few different arts and a few places before signing up. Often, the instructor’s character, teaching style, knowledge of their art…
Dealing with the unconscious athlete in Jiu Jitsu
As a BJJ referee, I regularly see competitors rendered unconscious by well applied chokes in competition. I’ve seen this every now and then in training also. The effects were always temporary. I’ve been on a competition mat where the same person was choked out twice (in different matches, of course). In all cases, everyone was…
Jiu Jitsu Concepts and Principles
I thought a bit more about Kit Dale’s concept-based approach and talked to a guy (Dan, brown belt from Langes) who has trained with him and is a friend of his. According to Dan, KD’s whole “No Drilling” thing is a misrepresentation of what he actually does. He teaches techniques and has his students practise…