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.

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 [...]

Do Warm-ups hinder Progress? Or “I’ve got 7 seconds of fight in me” and I used it all in the warm-up.

Do Warm-ups hinder Progress? http://psychologyofjiujitsu.blogspot.com/2011/09/do-warm-ups-hinder-progress.html  Chime in an let me know what you think?

Times Up – Back to Academia

Check out my books, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling  and Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com! The new semester begins next Monday. All week I have been attending college wide, departmental and discipline related meetings and preparing my curriculum for my students. My BJJ lifestyle of the summer has already been affected. Yes, I am ready to teach and [...]

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 [...]

I couldn’t believe I screamed like that!

I haven’t posted in a bit as I have been preoccupied with my JiuJitsu365 Twitter Page. But to recap these past few weeks I have been attending class once a week on Fridays. Due to a hyperactive schedule this past month as well as battling minor injuries I decided to limit my participation until Spring [...]

Random Thought – My Superhero Move – The Knuckle Choke!

Check out my new books, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Grappling and Grappling for Newbies on Amazon.com! I sometimes think about what is my go to move in BJJ. The technique that I can count on for success in ending a roll. It is definitely not the one I wish was my go to technique, like a [...]