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My BJJ instructor Luigi Mondelli has become quite the pain in the ass when it comes to wrist locks, (sorry Luigi!!).

I recently had a private lesson with him while we rolled for a good 30-40 minutes. I am sometimes still “in aww” or “star-struck” when I roll with him and don’t necessarily fight to the best of my ability, but I am starting to get over it.

Well, last time we rolled, he went to town on me using wrist locks. It was almost like I was a brand new white belt getting tapped out at EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE position. It was quite annoying and quite humbling at the same time.

I always leave training with Luigi full of hope and full of humility. I am like a kid in a candy store when I see how much is out there to “eat” – yet realize that it will take me years and years and years to eat all of it. But that’s part of the journey.

I happened to stumble across this book by Roy Dean: Aikido | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | Art of the Wristlock It seems interesting enough and I like the Aikido or Aikijutsu approach to it. It’s like merging everything I “know” and work on together.

Anyone out there have any experience with Roy Dean’s DVDs?

I just discovered these 3 techniques while watching some IBJJF 2009 Championship Videos and came across this “Unstoppable” sweep video. I love sweeping and I love unstoppable sweeps. When I saw the technique done during competition, I realized that I had been trying to do something similar, but just as messing around in half guard. It was never working for me, but I felt something was there. This video game me some extra ideas. Along with this video, is a half guard from triangle and a nice simple setup for the armbar.
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This is a video of some cool half guard techniques to take the back as well as submit and abuse your opponent from half guard. The first one is the standard taking the back from half guard, but the others are some cool variations of attacks and pass defenses.
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This series on the triangle choke in jiu-jitsu is one of the most detailed and explanatory I’ve ever come across. Very good information on how to setup the triangle choke as well as the best ways to finish it. The series is done by Ryan Hall – I believe a BJJ black belt under Lloyd Irvin.
The video above gives AMAZING detail on the hip bump sweep to triangle choke.
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Fighting is Real

Martial arts training is teaching yourself how to fight, right? That is the most bare-bones honest statement you can say about martial arts training. Sure there are other benefits, but that’s the real reason or the ultimate goal behind it. Training to gain the ability to fight and / or defend yourself. In order to fully achieve that with your techniques, you have to train that way with your techniques. And if you’re one of those people who tell me that “Our techniques are too dangerous to be trained at full-speed” – then either your techniques are shit and probably would never be actually used in real combat or you are just delusional. Read the rest of this entry »

Payback is a Bitch

For a long time I was considered “the big guy” in class. I weighed 260+ pounds and had no problem using my weight. In fact I enjoyed it! Squishing little dudes with my big ol’ gut was FUN! Well it seems that all my years of using my weight has come back to haunt me when I finally dropped weight (205lbs). I have a student who is a very talented wrestler, ex-football player, and very quick learned when it comes to grappling. He also weighs over 270lbs and extremely strong. He’s very good at controlling and using his weight, he recognizes how to keep an opponent down and how to use his weight effectively. To top if off, his takedowns are excellent too.
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One of the most important concepts that are sometimes lost on grappling and jiu-jitsu mats around the world is that when you are rolling during class, you are still TRAINING. When you just fight or roll to win, you’re missing and not receiving all the training benefits that are available to you.

Experiment with Jiu-Jitsu

Rolling and sparring is used to improve your skills and to test out new techniques, theories and positions. It’s your experimentation time. Too many times, I see students or fellow training partners just “fighting” each other instead of just trying to learn. That does NOT mean that when you roll, you shouldn’t go hard, or try to win. BUT, the difference comes in when you ONLY focus on winning.

Facing losing obstacles

For example, when I train at the Kobukai Ju-Jitsu dojo, we have a very talented group of guys there. Some of them are in transition phases of their grappling. They recognize what they have learned, they recognize where they want to be, but are having troubles finding the path there. One of the major obstacles they are putting in front of themselves is that when they are rolling, they are SO FOCUSED on not giving up anything, that they spend the whole time doing nothing. They know enough on how to not lose, so in that regard maybe they think they are winning, but in reality, they’re hurting themselves in the long run.

My losing habits

When I was coming up through Kobukai Ju-Jitsu, I faced a similar problem. I could take people down and work from the top positions, but put me on my back and I SUCKED. I hated being on my back so much, that for years I ignored it. Until I got to a point where other people could put me on my back and now I was forced to fight. This was a very frustrating time for me and for a while I fought just to not lose. Eventually I decided to refocus my efforts and focus on learning how to fight from the guard positions. Fast forward 3-5 years and I am very thankful that I did. My guard is nothing to brag about, but I greatly enjoy experimenting with guard, the different guard positions, and have oberall increased my jiu-jitsu and grappling ability because I said “fuck winning” and embraced learning.

Great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense Jiu-Jitsu video featuring Rickson Gracie and Royler Gracie. They demonstrate a variety of self-defense techniques and the go at it in a “mock” sparring session. What really impresses me is their fluidity in and out of techniques.

I am a half-guard “mark”. I love Half-Guard, I want to marry half-guard, I want to know everything about half guard – I can’t help myself! I found this match between Jeff Glover vs Wilson Reis. It was a very exciting technical battle using and showing off a lot of great half guard defense, positioning, half-guard sweeps and “half guard grappling excellence”