Tapmonster: Ideas about Grappling for the BJJ and Submission Wrestler

Hey guys, here’s my latest. You can check out the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Product Description: There is nothing in the world like grappling! It is primal and in its very essence it is what life is all about; the chase, fun, struggle and survival. It teaches you how to cope with [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Are you sure that’s Jiu-jitsu?

I haven’t been to BJJ since Dec 22nd. The new place that I have been attending closed down for the holidays on the 23rd and reopened on the 4th of Jan. I thought I would return on the fourth but my job got the best of me and I had to wait until today. Old [...]