I started Brazilian Jiujitsu about 8 years ago and at the time I didn’t really know much about it. The only real run ins I had with BJJ guys was when I saw Dave Camarillo Flying armbar my coach at the US open. This one event changed my view of BJJ. Before that I had
I really do love using the Kimura/ude garami submissions – especially when fighting nogi. About two years ago, the Kimura Trap System was the hottest instructional course out and had everyone talking about it. Now it seems it has faded out of existence, until now! David Avellan has been hard at work tweaking his famous
Last week I was running a Judo basics class and one of my students asked me for my number 1 tip for ground work…..my answer “Work on your escapes.” If you know how to escape most hold downs then you will have a way better chance of not losing on the ground. If you know how
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beginner tips / bjj / blog / Guest blog post / Injury Prevention How to Age as a Grappler November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 – by Matthew D’Aquino Its common that as you reach your thirties that you see certain changes in your grappling game. For instance, you cannot quite pull off the same techniques
I learnt this concept from my mate felipe grez. He is a great bjj coach and has taught me squillions about newaza. What I love about it is the fact that your opponent uses a lot of energy trying to get your back onto the mat, which gives you time to create space to pull
Here are 2 really nice ways to pass your opponents lockdown. These are great for both Judo and BJJ style sparring.
One of my mates and I do a lot of submission grappling etc and one thing he is very very very good at is leg locks and footlocks. He catches me with them all the time – although they are not legal in Judo these days back in the day they were legal. I decided
