Crosschoke Talks about BJJ and the Kettlebell

I read a great article about the use of the kettlebell and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu at Crosschoke.com. The way he described it made me want to find out more ways to incorporate it into my routine. One statement really grabbed my attention: “I can pull people off their base with a wrist curl, which is pretty [...]

Ginastica Natural: Suggestion from Dave

Dave, a new reader, in response to my post, Solo Exercises – Over the Holidays and Beyond, suggested I check out “Ginastica Natural For Fighters by Alvaro Romano.” I couldn’t find the book online, but I was able to find a video where guys were using the techniques leading up to a ADCC 2007. The promoters of the [...]

UFC 79 Minor Predictions

I will be at a family engagement on Saturday so I will not get to see UFC 79. But I do have some feelings on this event. Although I am not excited for any of these fights, especially a rematch of GSP and Hughes, I do want GSP to pull it off. Unless he gasses [...]

Women In Jiu-jitsu

Check out my grappling books on Amazon: Tapmonster: Ideas about Grappling for BJJ and Submission Wrestlers, Grappling for Newbies, 20 Ways to Increase Grappling Skills off the Mat, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling and much more. Check out my latest book: M.U.S.C.L.E.-The Cheatin’ Security Guard When I was at Jax BJJ I noticed two women training together. In my present academy [...]

I Should’ve Tapped!!!

The tightness in my neck didn’t really hit me until Sunday. At first I thought that it was due to slinging the kettlebell incorrectly when I first brought it home. However, as the tightness and stiffness  went from my shoulder to my neck I realized it happened while training last Saturday. When grappling, I am the [...]

More on the Kettlebell and Jiu-jitsu

Check out my grappling books on Amazon: Tapmonster: Ideas about Grappling for BJJ and Submission Wrestlers, Grappling for Newbies, 20 Ways to Increase Grappling Skills off the Mat, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling and much more. As I mentioned previously, I bought a kettlebell made by Everlast. I didn’t mention that I also ‘threw” my shoulder joint a little out [...]

Happy Holidays from Jiu-Jitsu 365

Happy Holidays to the regulars who read this blog and to those who found it by accident! Jiu-Jitsu 365…..

Taking my Family to Jiu-Jitsu Class…

Saturday was great! My brother and my nephews thoroughly enjoyed going to the Jax BJJ Academy. My nephews took to their drills like fish to water. I was unable to see what my brother was doing since we were split into groups minutes after we arrived. Even though the academy has Jacksonville in the name [...]

Kettlebells, Family, Shopping and Jiu-Jitsu

Friday was a hectic and long day. I didn’t do my drills early in the morning, like I first planned, so I had to squeeze them in at 11:30 PM. It was hard to do anything as I was fulfilling requests from family members and visiting with them at the same time. While out buying [...]

Approaching BJJ Clubs in a Strange City

Since I will be traveling this holiday season, I will be in two different cities where there are quite a few BJJ academies (Jacksonville and Miami, FL). I have never been to gyms outside of cities that I have lived in or that were close by. If you have trained in other places while visiting [...]