Core BJJ & Grappling | Denis Delivers with a big win in Global warriors MMA #2
What a night!!! Last night Global warriors #2 brought a much needed return to action for some Ontario’s best MMA talent.
What a night!!! Last night Global warriors #2 brought a much needed return to action for some Ontario’s best MMA talent.
Some of you wont agree so think about this before reading or watching the videos “If the best of today’s generation were not better on the mats than the champions from 10 years -20 years ago then the as instructors and practitioners of the art we have failed where it really counts. The most important …
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This years recent Mundials really represented a passing of the figurative guard on many fronts. just taking a look at cover of the most recent Gracie magazine, tell you the tide is shifting. Yes brazil still has some really sick BJJ and will always be the Home of the art, but finally on all divisions home-grown …
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The BJJ Library just finished up a reality series covering a collection of Black belts facing each other in classical jiu-jitsu submission rules. With everyone from mixed martial arts veterans to up and coming north america champions, it made for some good watching with very competitive matches along the way.
Sitting there looking at the room during Saturday’s and it was fairly well populated by white belts. Initially i was like ARGHH these guys messed up the lesson plan, they don’t know the drills or positions I want to cover today. So my simple fix was to make Saturday Green belts and up only.. great …
Montreal BJJ update congrats to elite training centre member Kevin Hoang on making the all to familiar trip out to montreal and competing in the 2015 IBJJF Montreal open and taking home the gold medal in his division. The long drive out to compete is something i have done many times in the past and far from easy when alone but kevin was lucky in that the rest of the Ribeiro jiu-jitsu competition team was on hand also putting in work and dominating the way to a 1st place over all team finish for a 2nd year in a row.
Take your BJJ Blinders off and realise when you are putting yourself in danger So in walks this questionable new student… as soon as a spoke to the guy I knew something was OFF “Years in the game will help you develop this sort of radar” Anyhow, we spoke and he seemed polite enough so I said “Ok, lets get him a Kimono and into class.” Given that he claims to have trained BJJ at another local academy but wanted to try our Core jiu-jitsu program I had him join the group class and working with one of more senior green belts.
This may not come as shock to many of you already watching but heel hooks were absolute game changers !! Take your pick of the submission only or open grappling events ala Eddie bravo invitational, ADCC or Metamoris and the facts are there.
World class BJJ practitioner Tim Spriggs dropped the question regards the tactics being focussed on by many bjj players today. Tim is a absolute beast on the mat and well rounded athlete and hit on some great points in his post so I figured I would take the time to respond.