The BJJBrick podcast requested submissions answering the question “What has Jiu Jitsu done for you?” for their 100th episode. I submitted an MP3 the transcript of which appears below. Not sure it totally answers the question, but … what the hell. Check them out – they have great episodes with David Meyer and Carlos Machado,…
Category: Jiu Jitsu
It’s all about the sub
Yesterday, my Jiu Jitsu instructor, Anthony Lange, got five of us out in a type of shark tank drill. Five guys are in, on the mat. Everyone else forms a queue. First five guys in the queue pick a guy on the mat and start grappling. Both are trying to get the tap. When you…
John Will seminar 30 Aug 2015 – post clinch takedown strategy, Z guard, kneeride
Post Clinch Takedown Strategy Setting up three takedowns from a single clinch You are clinching with your opponent. R foot forward. Occupy the centreline with your hands and secure a neck tie with your R hand, and inside control on his R bicep with your L hand. You control the bicep so that he cannot…
“Secret Session” at Langes MMA with Gui Mendes 31st July 2015
A Friday. Gym was packed, visitors from other NSW and interstate gyms. The seminar followed a sequence: Pull de la Riva guard Gui prefers to pull guard and control the ankle because it restricts your opponent’s ability to move from side to side. Restricting side to side movement makes passing the guard much harder. Grab…
Resources for Lifetime Jiu Jitsu Training, Flow Rolling etc.
I put this together for my Wing Chun instructor and BJJ brown belt (now black belt), Rick Spain, as an adjunct to efforts he made to make the stand up sparring in his academy more productive in terms of skill development, and less likely to result in injuries, current and prospective students being scared off,…
Carlos Machado Seminar – 7th May 2015
The seminar was held at Langes MMA, North Manly. Escapes Escapes happen either before the position is locked in, or after. Side control survival position You are underneath his side control. He is on your right. His L arm is under your head. You should bring your feet up toward your butt and lift your…
Yes, I really am a Black Belt
My IBJJF ID, good thru end 2015. After that, not sure what happens …<>p>
Do unto others
I had cause to take a fellow Jiu Jitsu student, Iain, to the hospital last weekend. He tore his Achilles tendon while we were training. Just a freak accident – we weren’t rolling, just drilling toreandor passes. Another student, March, joined us at the hospital. I’ve taken similar trips, including one ambulance ride, before, with…
All this “Over 40” stuff …
I see LOTS of websites and video series catering to so-called “older” grapplers. BJJ Over 40 BJJ After 40 40 plus BJJ OG (Old Guy) grappling (put out by a Lloyd Irvin student who was 36 or something. Annoying shtick to boot) etc. etc. I’m 60 and a black belt, you young whippersnappers. I didn’t…
Steve Maxwell’s Jiu Jitsu for Life seminar – 14 March 2015
Breath The big problem most people have with breathing, is that they tend to breathe using the top (clavicular) and middle (intercostal) chest muscles for the breath, rather than breathing deep into the diaphragm. This comes about from sitting for extended durations, and staying still – like in a school classroom or at a desk…