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 [...]

Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap!!!

Check out Jiujitsu365′s new book, Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com! Saturday we reviewed the same techniques as the last class. Monday’s Class I mentioned, previously, that Gracie Barra follows a curriculum. I was told that it was posted on the wall when I first signed up but I didn’t look for it. I finally saw it [...]

Open Mat – March 6th

I went to open mat expecting a light workout and roll but I am beginning to realize that I should expect the unexpected on these days. Five white belts were testing for stripes; Big Josh, Dan, Vick, Cedrick and Melissa. Smiley asked us (Art, Jamie, I believe Andrew helped and me) to help roll with [...]

Open Mat – Battle in the Cage

I’ve been to class three times since my last confession…. Anyway, I haven’t posted my last three sessions but I’m still on track. My academy has started an Open Mat Saturday (2/20/10) and I was extremely excited because I can literally double my attendance with few scheduling conflicts. It was also a new experience for me [...]

Last Friday’s Class (19 Feb 10)

Last Friday was a solid class. I am progressing at a steady clip and feel good about my development. Warmups Jogging, acrobatic rolls, shrimping and stretching Drills We worked on a takedown that involved popping up our partner’s leg with one of our feet. Following that we worked on passing guard after our partner has [...]

Chokes and Chokes and Chokes…..

Last Friday we had a mini-seminar in how to choke from the guard. Prof. Smiley taught this class and it was loaded with tweaks we could use for our chokes. We worked on the Guillotine, front choke, a choke when someone is in Turtle and a choke you should only do in an emergency. I [...]

In the Mix Again: Professordom & BJJ

I am back into the mix again. The semester has begun and I’m into full professor mode.  I really enjoyed the break. I was able to attend all of the morning classes during the month (3 x a week). I don’t have that luxury during the semester, but I have a few other options available [...]