I enjoyed the free wrestling in Peter King’s class last night. Escaped Sonny’s first formidable guillotine choke attempt and passed his guard, though he tapped me with a second guillotine right at the end of the round. The local teenage prodigy, Andris, got my back, somehow I escaped that to half guard and fended him…
John Will seminar 16 April 2011 – attacking from the turtle
The seminar was at George Adams’ gym at the West Pennant Hills Valley Community Centre. Simon Farnsworth, his son Jake, and Sean Kirkwood also attended. Correct way to roll to the turtle From flat on your back R hand is across protecting the L side of your neck, L arm is flat on the mat….
John Will Seminar 20 Mar 2011 – Hooks and hooking sweeps
Tabata warm up 10 sec work, 10 sec rest, 5 exercises – squat, pushup, burpee, elbow sitout, situp. Strive for continuous movement – no stops or pauses – and perfect form. can do 10/10, 20/10, 30/10, …, 20/10, 10/10 as a pyramid style tabata workout. Hook – glue Get both hooks in. Get an underhook,…
Refereeing
I’ve been refereeing Jiu Jitsu for a couple of years. Several hundred matches, at least. It might look like an easy gig, but it’s not. A good BJJ referee requires: Ability to concentrate and observe Ability to work closely with the scorer, timekeeper, and other officials Excellent knowledge of the rules and of jiu jitsu itself…
John Will Seminar 24 Oct 2010 – Anaconda, D’arce, Peruvian Necktie, Shackle
Tabata warm up 20 secs intense work, 10 secs rest X 8, or 30/15 x 6 40/20 X4 Rest 2 minutes repeat up to 5 times. Different drill each period He is in your guard, sit up to kimura each side Armbar from mount, switch off and remount Switching armbars from guard Drop to low…
50/50 Guard
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…
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…