by bjjweekly | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
All Jiu-Jitsu matches start from standing, but at a lot of schools rolling starts from the knees. Some traditional Judo throws and take downs can be extremely effective and put you in a better position than pulling guard if completed successfully. In this episode of...
by bjjweekly | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
4x Olympian and US Olympic Judo team coach Jimmy Pedro shares a very nice body drop or Tai Otoshi technique with some potential modifications for the jiu jitsu game.
by bjjweekly | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many of you saw Jimmy Pedro coaching his athletes at this years Summer Olympics. Jimmy is the real deal and from the feet he is one of the best in the world. Jimmy shows us a firemen's carry this week and demonstrates it both Judo style and also with a little...
by bjjweekly | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
http://www.bjjweekly.com In this segment of BJJ Building Blocks, Nic Gregoriades takes an indepth look at the straight arm lock from guard. The technique can be very difficult to pull off successfully against another Jiu-Jitsu player because they know it's coming...
by bjjweekly | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
http://www.bjjweekly.com Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu shares some basics on positining in the half guard for nogi grappling. Cyborg demonstrates a drill he uses for switching sides in the half guard and for recovering the position if lost. After going through...