Hubor Handles Monster-Sized Men/Cutting Weight

 
This December I will be travelling to Jacksonville and Miami to visit family. So last night I searched for Jiu-jitsu academies in those cities that I could possibly train in while visiting. In Jacksonville, I came across Victor Hubor Jiu-jitsu. Hubor is a Royler Gracie trained grappler and is a “4 x Mundial Champ, 2 x [...]

Jiu-jitsu for 2 Weeks Straight -Training Log

So now I have been practicing Jiu-jitsu every day for over two weeks.  What have I learned?
I now know that my approach to Jiu-jitsu should be the same as when I played other sports in the past. Whether it was basketball, cross country, tennis, football or other martial arts, constant and consistent practice made me [...]

The Ultimate Fighter/Episode 11: “Grossed Out”

I don’t know what to say about last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter. War Machine creates an “Upper-decker” in the Hughes’ teams toilet and then Mac Danzig spits in the perpetrator’s room later on when no one is looking. I understand that they had to provide the backdrop for the physical altercation between Warpath and Jared [...]

Dr. 90210 (Rey) Earns a Blue Belt

 
While checking out Sha’s Grappling Log yesterday I noticed that it listed video sources for learning submission techniques. When I checked out one of the sources it turned out to be a Gracie Academy Channel on YouTube. Front and center was a big picture of Dr. Rey from the cosmetic procedure show Dr. 90210. The title [...]

Jiu Jitsu, Flying Submissions and MMA

 Music for Adults on Video 
 
I was reading a guy’s blog (http://e5media.com/archives/), detailing his Jiu-jitsu exploits, yesterday and it had a neat little video where a guy in a jiu-jitsu tournament tossed his opponent up into the air from an open guard, twisted him mid-flight and sunk in an armbar when he landed. I followed one of the links to the jiu-jitsu club, ACC, and they [...]

Another Hughes and GSP Rematch

Disclaimer: The UFC is a privately owned company and they can do what they want. Also I would never try to hinder any fighter from making any money.
Now, with that out of the way, let’s talk about how solid of an idea it is to have a rematch of Georges St Pierre and Matt Hughes. [...]

What’s Better; Repetition or Always Changing it Up?

While performing my solo drills I began to think about how many Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling classes are run. From my experiences I have observed that many classes start with a warm-up of varying length, a drill session and then some sparring to work on those drills. Of course, every academy is different. But from my experiences or from those I have [...]

Biting to Escape the Mount Aargh! Aargh! Aargh!

 
I was watching a YouTube video on mount escapes this morning put out by Mark Hatmaker. I also have at least three of his submission grappling and MMA books. Although Hatmaker’s statement was almost made in passing, he did mention that you could bite an opponent as a way of making them distracted enough so you [...]

Out in the Cold/Staying in the Loop

My class meets on Tuesday and Thursday, so naturally Thanksgiving meant no class. However, a few of us agreed to meet up this Saturday at 8AM. 
I was the only guy that showed up.
I also left early the day we were discussing it because I had family flying into town. It is possible that they changed the time [...]

Flexibility, Tapouts and Submissions

I am still concentrating on mount escapes as Houston Alexander’s and Thiago Silva’s fight in UFC 78 is still present in my consciousness. While watching the above video and practicing the movements I also thought about flexibility and the role it plays in the ground game.
Quite often, I get in a sticky situation when grappling and attempt a move [...]