Andrew Nerlich
In some traditional martial arts, there are secret techniques too deadly to spar with. There may also be kata or forms, containing such techniques, which must never be shown to anyone outside the particular lineage of the dojo or kwoon. Such techniques are usually reserved for the highest student levels, those who have proven themselves…
Sick of mucking around with safety pins or pens and taking ten or fifteen minutes to do this? Get it done easily on a minute or two. All you need is pants, drawstring, a slim piece of dowel or equivalent longer than your gi pants are wide, some tape, and you can do it easily…
The Jiu Jitsu black belt and fabulous artist Seymour Yang, known online as Meerkatsu, wrote up a seminar by John he attended in Leicester, U.K. A number of comprehensive videos are included. It is interesting to see how first time seminar attendees find John, considering he was the person who introduced me to Jiu Jitsu…
I commented (favourably!) on a video by James O’Connor who runs the “Free Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Skills And Drills” Facebook Group. His video was about the Armbar from Guard (I can only use the link, WordPress seemingly won’t allow the embed). https://www.facebook.com/james.oconnor.9081/videos/3362927973732799/?fref=nf James asked about the sequence I use to teach the armbar. I made this…
I recently put up a blog post detailing an excellent seminar I took with John Will, on the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Front Headlock. John is a fifth degree black belt, Australian Jiu Jitsu pioneer, and extraordinarily skilled coach. John commented on my blog post, on Facebook, referring to me as a “grandmaster at note-taking”. High…
Phil Grapsas is a first degree black belt, who runs Leverage Jiu Jitsu in Melbourne. He was Pedro Sauer’s second Australian black belt. The seminar was held at Higher Jiu Jitsu, in the City of Sydney Police/Citizens’ Youth Centre (PCYC). Hosted by the excellent John Smallios. Grips, Base and a Simple Takedown We start from…
Front Headlock – guillotine, Darce, Anaconda, Kata Game The seminar was held at a training centre belonging to the awesome Felipe Grez, in St Peters. Winning the tie up He goes for a R collar tie. We do not want to let him get it, and only then lock up our own R collar tie….
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…
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…