Diego Sanchez vs Roy Nelson

Wow! I just watched an old video of Diego Sanchez vs Roy Nelson at Grappler’s Quest. It was as intense as an MMA fight.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Two Grapplers apprehend robber at hotel!

It’s getting rougher for people who rob banks now-a-days. It seems every other week there is a story about a potential crook getting foiled by your friendly neighbor hood grappler. This time, two of our brethren, who were in California for the 2011 No-Gi Worlds Championship, nabbed a down on his luck robber who had [...]

20 Ways to Increase Grappling Skills Off the Mat

Excerpt from 20 Ways to Improve your Grappling Skills Off the Mat It’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords Intro We used to train a lot at my house… People used to wake me up at night… Like at midnight, people would come… I would train every time… – Caio Terra, Multiple BJJ World [...]

2nd Stripe Blue and Extra Sensory Perception

Check out my books, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling  and Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com! Class started off as usual today. We were going through drills (from side control) and then our Prof. called for a break and told us, “Get water guys!” As we headed off in different directions he went up to the front counter and [...]

Time to switch the style up!

Check out my other blog: Psychology of Jiu-Jitsu Before I talk about the training session, first let me gush about my new place. I finally made it to my new BJJ home last Friday and I made it official. I joined JaxBJJ. I really like this place. I started visiting it last month and was able [...]