Wait a Minute… Is that Legal?

BJJ and Grappling Study - Open to all Grapplers - Posted Dec 1, 2008
On Wednesday I was able to attend another morning class. Bless the holiday season. We worked on escapes and sweeps from side control. I was working with a pretty big guy as a workout partner. He is about 6′3 and he told me he [...]

10,000 BJJ Hours, Malcolm Gladwell and a NY Times Best Seller

BJJ and Grappling Study – You can Participate – Posted Dec 1, 2008
I have been a fan of Malcolm Gladwell for a few years now. Since he wrote, The Tipping Point, I have anxiously awaited every book he has written, Blink and his most recent, Outliers. In fact, my subscription to the New Yorker was [...]

Open Mat: Jacksonville Gracie Jiu-jitsu School

Last Saturday I attended open-mat at Jacksoville Gracie Jiu-jitsu School, an academy operated by Luiz Palhares. I had a real good time. In all there were four of us. I asked their names a couple of times so I could remember, but I can only remember one now; Joe who was a purple belt and who also assisted Prof. Palhares during [...]

Friday Training

Have your say in National and International BJJ (Grappling) Survey
I was able to attend a morning class for the first time in three months. It was awesome. I love being able to train early in the day. It was five of us including the instructor (Smiley) so it seemed like taking a private instructional.  We [...]

King of the Hill: “Takedown Style”

BJJ (all Grapplers) Survey going strong – click here to participate – Nov 18th, 2008

Last night I was finally able to return to BJJ class. I am trying to sort through a BJJ plateau and scheduling issues. I am glad that the holiday season is coming up. Since the semester is ending early next month I will be [...]

UFC 91 – Birthday & Spoiler Alert….

Participate in BJJ Survey ? – Posted Nov 17, 2008
It’s my birthday and I just spent all day celebrating. I am finishing the night by watching UFC 91. This is the last thing I will do that’s BJJ related until tomorrow, which will be the one year anniversary of Jiujitsu365 and my project. Oh yeah, [...]

Huge BJJ Study!!! – Are you Game?

If you are a regular reader, then you know that I conducted a 3 month study on ”street fights” and “ground fighting.” The results were published in the September 08 issue of Black Belt Magazine and was titled “Grounded in Reality.” (You can also read my analysis of the research here.)
I am now conducting research on people’s experiences in [...]

Nephews – Double the Trouble & Gifts that Last

My nephews have been training Saturdays for about four months now. It has been interesting to watch their evolution. I follow many blogs and have known many people over the course of my BJJ training but I have never focused on each aspect of someone else’s training as closely as I have theirs. 
The oldest, Kenyon [...]