Putting in Work! (Summertime Jiu-jitsu)

I’ve been quietly ‘putting in work’ at my academy. It’s summertime and I don’t teach at the college during the summer, so I’m averaging three times a week. I am really enjoying being able to go as much as I have. Today, we worked on half guard escapes, sweeps and submissions. It felt like a [...]

Coolest Review Ever!!!

I just happened to check on my book, Tapmonster, this morning at Barnes and Noble and I saw the coolest review that anyone has ever written for one of my books. It absolutely blew me away! I appreciate every good review that I have ever received, but this one was special. Here it is: BUY [...]

Ryan Hall calmly chokes out a belligerent drunk in a restaurant

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. Ryan Hall calmly dispatches an aggressive drunk who interrupts his pizza dinner… I don’t know which video is better, this or the guy using [...]

Awesome Fights – Ultimate Absolute

I may be late to the party, but I bumped into all of these videos of the Ultimate Absolute. There are 20 freakin’ videos of top grapplers doing what I love to do. It’s fast paced and I can’t believe it’s free (with a Internet connection). [I almost sounded like Dana White when he says [...]

Open Mat – De La Riva Style!

Friday’s class was a nice one. After a short hiatus I was worried how my cardio would stack up, but I did fine. Seems like the Fitocracy kick I am on is keeping me fighting fit. However, nothing beats grappling in class so I was a little winded near the end. We rolled for an [...]

Anderson Silva Trains Everywhere…

It seems Anderson Silva will wrestle anywhere in the world (me too.) Although the guy is undoubtedly tough, Silva is always playing it cool and showing respect. 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 [...]

Fitocracy – Joined the Party

I joined the party. A few months ago, I read Julie Johansen’s blog and she was raving about Fitocracy and I think her lineage to it is through Slideyfoot. Anyway, I requested an invite and they finally got back to me a couple of weeks ago. As my fire had dwindled waiting for the invite, [...]

Grinding…

Friday’s class was a grinder. Warm-up was simple enough; jogging in circles, 50 push ups, 50 sit-ups and 50 hindu squats. But right after that Prof had us do back to back one minute rolls from different positions. There were three of us so we were in continuously. Two things made today a little rough. [...]

MUSCLE – The Beginning (Sample) Rated PG -13 for violence, profanity and adult situations

Hey guys, this is the prequel to my MUSCLE Firm Short Story Series, a quick, fast paced, action adventure comedy. If you like it, pass this link to everyone you think would like it. Thanks!!! © Copyright 2011 Bakari R. Akil II, Ph.D. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this report may be reproduced or [...]

Top Game – Cool/Half Guard -Going back to the Basics

Practice was nice yesterday. Even though it’s been two weeks, I’ve been jogging and doing sprints (my version) at different parks so my cardio was good to go. My top game is still in good shape, but I need to work on my half-guard game again. I’ve lost a few steps in the mechanics that [...]