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I got my books that I talked about in my post Should I Learn Judo to Excel in Jiu-Jitsu.  They are:

I like listening to BJJ podcasts when I’m traveling or waiting around.  I have a ample supply ready to go at all times on my iPhone.  TheFightWorksPodCast.com is my favorite place for BJJ podcast radio.  I just finished #189 (Relson Starts the Controversy), #190 (Renzo’s rebuttal), and… Continue reading

Replacing the guard from Turtle isn’t a new subject to blog on.  Steve of SteveBJJ.com blogged not to long ago about it in his post Recovering Guard from Turtle.  Here is a video of me doing it from last nights class with Chris, one of your purple belts, and the one Steve used from YouTube.com… Continue reading

I read John Will’s Tactical  BJJ Grappling For Life eBook this week and I’ve been thinking a lot about sport BJJ vs street BJJ.  I started training in BJJ because I wanted exercise (I sit at a office all day) and because I wanted to be able to defend myself and family in this increasingly violent world.  After reading John’s… Continue reading | 4 Comments

Westside Jiu-Jitsu where I practice is changing its logo.  Georgette of Georgette’s World was taking thoughts for a slogan for a patch.  All the Gracie’s have their school patches.  It seems like you need a icon for your image.  I really like Saulo and Xande Riberio’s pinwheel design.  Everyone one who is anyone has something that… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Is this a true statement "BJJ practitioners are terrible at takedowns and throws"?  It seems like that is the case.  I keep hearing things that lead me to believe it.  I know I’m deficient in takedowns and throws.  In fact when I sought advice on my first tournament I was told to go for the "flop".  The meaning was to jump into guard or just go for something that quickly… Continue reading | 5 Comments

We live in a society of multi-million dollar sport super stars.  Their spoiled arrogant behavior is shown often on the nightly news.  They are highlighted in newspapers and magazines as they face criminal and civil charges.  The sad thing is they are idolized by millions.  They have skill and technique that have brought them fame but they lack the other half that truly makes them great.  As I read… Continue reading

This has got to be one of the most fun Jiu-Jitsu sweeps even for the guy being swept.  I know in reality you could slam someone to the ground with it and cause serious damage.  But we don’t want to hurt our training partner as Conan talked about in his latest post entitled "Injuries".  In the two videos… Continue reading | 4 Comments

I just finished listening to the Renzo Gracie interview done by Caleb of FightWorksPodcast.com (#190) on November 29th, 2009.  For a white or blue belt it gave some very important history right from the horses mouth.  For example, I never knew about Rolls.  I didn’t know really about anyone but Heilo. 

Renzo talks about proving the superiority of… Continue reading | 3 Comments

Time to set new goals again.  I hope blogging about them will help me achieve them this year.  I didn’t write them down last year.  I’ve forgotten what they even were.  So if I achieved them or not I don’t know.  I read a newspaper article that said you should write your top ten goals each morning.  You don’t look at what you wrote the day before.  This causes the… Continue reading