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
Here is a recent interview I did with Pete Ross from the Knowledge factory, We talk about A heap of stuff including Judo and success and what it takes to win and lose on the world stage in Judo. <== Here is the audio podcast About Peter Ross: http://www.peterwross.com/ Peter
A few years ago I was doing a ton of no gi Brazilian Jiujitsu and started to think I was getting pretty good at newaza. Which was true, I was getting pretty good. But the problem was I was getting good at no gi, and NOT gi. I entered one of the big Judo comps
I found this great article by Martin Rooney: and thought I would share it with you: By Martin Rooney MHS, CSCS, PC NASM Have any of you ever watched a weight class fight in which one fighter looks far bigger and heavier than the other even though they weighed exactly the same amount the day
Judo is called the gentle way but it is far from gentle, it is actually a high impact sport. That is why I feel sorry for those Judo clubs who do judo with mats that are laid down directly onto concrete opposed to a nice sprung floor. When I was growing up we did Judo with
Every competitive Judoka needs to know a few variations of Juji gatame. In most syllabuses around the world you need to know at least 3 variations if you want to get past green belt. Here are my top 5 Juji gatames I believe you need to know to be competitive in newaza both in the
Ronda said: “My mom was known for her armlocks and she would finish like 90% of her fights that way. She showed me how to do them when I was a little kid, so I’ve pretty much been practising them since I could walk.” Check out the below examples of Ronda’s juji gatame from her
A short motivational film by Stuart Cooper starring the world famous Kyra Gracie. It shows Kyra teaching some BJJ techniques to young children and follows them to what seems to be a local tournament. Along the way there is words from the Hip hop preacher I think, and it covers some great motivational tools such
There are times when you are just too busy and you cannot get to Judo practice. There are plenty of solo exercises you can do at home that can improve you Judo training. These exercises include: Mental Imagery of Uchikomi You may be on the bus or on the couch but there is always time
It is now day 3 of the world championships and there has been some cracker fights! Throughout the tournament I have seen some trends coming through that need to be addressed if you are looking at competing at local, national or international events. Trend #1: Shidos Shidos are given out frequently by a referee, and
