Comments for Vancouver MMA, BJJ, Kickboxing

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Mistake # 20-Bump Sweep- Not Doing Kimura First by Recep

Recep — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:56:27 +0000

about it. The grammar/syntax/rate of speed/level are abuosltely all part of it, and I plan to wax a little more poetic about it and then talk about teaching methodology and how it can be abuosltely applied to the BJJ classroom. It would be nice if all BJJ instructors had some solid methodology behind them.I wonder if there are any foreign language teachers who also teach BJJ and if they have been able to maintain the same teaching philosophy or if their classrooms are run similarly. I suppose I have 10-15 years before *I* can find out

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Technique: The Hidden Details of How to Take Mount by Marlin

Marlin — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:36:01 +0000

233I just moved my family down here from soonltda, alaska to go to school. I was training mma for a year but totally fell in love with jiu jitsu and trained strictly jiu jitsu for another 9 months. My coach is retired SF Sgt. Isaac Kolesar out of gracie barra in anchorage. I need a place to train bad! I checked out some of the schools around town and I really need an academy that can replace the same brotherhood I had at my old school. If you could email me some prices that would be great. Thanks,Jason

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Technique: HeadLock Half Guard Pass by Wennelyn

Wennelyn — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:54:49 +0000

Some of us have had a bit of a conversation about BJJ being like leainrng a second language . (And other posts, which of course I can’t find right now. Sorry!) Only, we’re all experiencing it only from a student’s side and not from the teacher’s side.Most days I feel like I can only say simple sentences. I stumble with higher-level grammar, syntax, and punctuation. If I’m working with someone who speaks less jiu-jitsu than me say, a new wrestler then my limited vocabulary seems immense; but when I roll with the higher belts, it seems they speak rapid-fire and use jargon and slang I’ve never encountered.

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Mistake #11-Closed Guard Armbar, Staying Square by Walter

Walter — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:33:56 +0000

Obviously, there’s a whole in my game- I can’t even figure out how to spell your mteysry word. No Brazilian coach, no Portuguese. No Portuguese, no secret words. No secret words, no fun!

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Mistake #5-Butterfly Guard, Lying on your Back by Alex

Alex — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:30:55 +0000

Awesome! I didn’t buy the 4 I’m not sure I’d be able to do anything with them! Maybe I’ll get a pair and do some veiarctl pull-ups (very low to the ground) Say hello to Pam for me!

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Technique: Half Guard pass- turn and pull, variation with lapel by Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:00:46 +0000

hello. when I see this photo it seems for me far away of spirit of true coabmt.in jujitsu it must be self defense . how can someone in ground stay like these like (sorry) a dog?it seems to me that no havingt shots make a bad spirit : the guy doesn’t try to protect hismelf from shots! it’s not a true training.

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Mistake #15- Back, Crossing the Akles by Krishna

Krishna — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:31:28 +0000

Thanks O, I too am blown away by the balance and sheer atleitichsm of some of these guys on the stability ball! Actually I can stand on the ball with great difficulty but I can squat or move around on it easily standing and I certainly cant jump up onto it!!! Glad you enjoyed it bro and I’ll catch up with you at the comp on sunday!Kind regardsFelipe

Comment on Vancouver Kickboxing Training Tip- A Balanced Jab by Anggita

Anggita — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:16:00 +0000

i’m pretty sure you’re takinlg about bruce lee, not jkd. not everyone who practices jkd is lighting fast’ and has no wasted motions.’ jkd is whatever you make of it. it’s no better or worse than akido, jujitsu, tang soo do, it’s just different (and traditionally more flexible with incorporating foreign concepts). styles aren’t better or worst than each other, but practitioners are.

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Training Method: Ankle Lock by Nebiye

Nebiye — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:57:46 +0000

You know I love drilling Lex! We drlleid often during open mat. Those reps are so important. It is partly how the world champs got their skills. Mike Fowler had to log in a thousand reps a month to Lloyd, for example.But I also found that the longer I trained, the more I thought in terms of principles rather than specific body positions. When I rolled I had goals. Like for an armbar from guard, I would be looking to control his arm & posture, make an angle to further block his elbow, climb my hips to his armpit, isolate his arm & move the elbow in the wrong way. It is the only way to keep all the different techniques in my head.You need both for your development in martial arts. You need reps so it is automatic & you can think about more abstract things. But you also need to start thinking abstractly. Just like when learning math, you start by memorizing tables then eventually learn to prove & derive formulas. IMO Blue is when you have learned how to learn jiu-jitsu, while purple is when you have learned to think about jiu-jitsu.

Comment on Vancouver BJJ Technique: The Secret BJJ Strategy by Haydee

Haydee — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:48:23 +0000

Another great post mate! I’ve often wondered about the sbiialtty ball stuff ESP as you see guys like Galvao and Leozinho do it and their jiu jitsu is amazing. I can do some of those drills but standing on that ball seems so foreign and difficult to me. I wonder if it is a black belt skill that u’ll acquire over time as your balance and body/spatial awareness improve! Anyway keep up the good work bro!