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January 21, 2015
Interview - Jinh Yu Frey
Photo by Esther Lin Jinh Yu Frey is a Pro MMA athlete based in Texas. She officially reps my Meerkatsu brand so I thought it would be a ...
21 Jan 2015
16 Jan 2015
Summary
Mike Fowler visited our academy as a guest instructor and taught us a snapshot of his trademark moves that have made him a notable star in the BJJ tournament circuit. Here is my report on the session...
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January 16, 2015
Mike Fowler and the Unstoppable Sweep plus other stories
Summary Mike Fowler visited our academy as a guest instructor and taught us a snapshot of his trademark moves that have made him a ...
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| Michelle Nicolini vs Angelica Galvao Photo by Jiu Jitsu Style Magazine |
Summary
Last weekend saw the inaugural staging of the Polaris Professional Jiu-Jitsu Invitational, or just Polaris Pro, at Cardiff St David’s Hall in Wales. It featured eight grappling matches between 16 high level competitors and was available to view via a pay-per-view livestream or as a spectator at the event itself. Each match brought its own drama and exciting action with four matches ending in a submission. The live stream functioned admirably and the event itself proceeded smoothly.
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January 16, 2015
Event - Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu Invitational
Michelle Nicolini vs Angelica Galvao Photo by Jiu Jitsu Style Magazine Summary Last weekend saw the inaugural staging of the Pola...
11 Jan 2015
Summary
The deep half guard is a bottom game position that places you directly beneath the opponent's centre of gravity. By securing your body to one of his legs, it creates a deep instability in his position that will allow you to sweep the opponent with, in theory, a high percentage of success. To novices, it seems counterintuitive to place ones body position in such a seemingly prone manner, but this instruction set quickly reveals the strengths and advantages to using deep half guard.
Ryan Hall explains each chapter with an incredible amount of detail. The entire first disc covers entries to the deep half (which he suggests is not covered as adequately in other instructionals). Disc two covers the actual deep half position in further detail along with sweeps and passes. Disc three continues disc two with somewhat more advanced situations, especially when under pressure. Throughout, Ryan's familiar high verbal output (ie he talks a lot) will arm the viewer with a firm understanding of the concepts behind an effective deep half position which should ultimately lead to a higher percentage success rate. I enjoyed this set a lot and it helped me overcome my own deep half guard phobias.
Information
Available to purchase from the Ground Fighter website.
Cost - $124.99
Length - (disc one 1hr 30min / disc two 1hr 51 / disc three 1hr 23mins)
Disclosures
I have no business or personal connection to the producers of this product. I bought this DVD box set directly from the ground fighter website.
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January 11, 2015
Review - DVD: Ryan Hall, The Deep Half Guard
Summary The deep half guard is a bottom game position that places you directly beneath the opponent's centre of gravity. By securi...
1 Jan 2015
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| Photo by Olivier Martinez |
Amber Stautzenberger is an MMA athlete based in Texas. She officially reps my Meerkatsu brand so I thought it would be a good opportunity for my readers to find out a little more about her martial art exploits:
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January 01, 2015
Interview - Amber Stautzenberger
Photo by Olivier Martinez Amber Stautzenberger is an MMA athlete based in Texas. She officially reps my Meerkatsu brand so I thought it...
31 Dec 2014
2014 has turned out to be a fantastic year for all things Meerkatsu. My own brand fightwear and clothing line-up included a number of major releases which were thankfully very successfully received. I still managed to complete several big freelance design assignments and I even found time to review some gear too. BJJ training has been reasonably consistent - with my work and family commitments, I'm never going to be one of those guys who can train every day but after 11 years of training BJJ, I still love every session.
Here's my year round-up in more detail:
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December 31, 2014
A review of my year in 2014
2014 has turned out to be a fantastic year for all things Meerkatsu. My own brand fightwear and clothing line-up included a number of ma...
21 Dec 2014
I'm very proud to present the Dragon Fly v2 rashguard that I designed for Tatami Fightwear.
It is available here.
You can read more about how I created the design over here, on my art blog.
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December 21, 2014
Meerkatsu art - Dragon Fly v2
I'm very proud to present the Dragon Fly v2 rashguard that I designed for Tatami Fightwear. It is available here . You can rea...
13 Dec 2014
Win this unique collection of Meerkatsu stickers, art-cards, leaflets, keyring and an original sketch (the grinning sasquatch, top left).
All you have to do is show me how much of a Meerkatsu nerd you really are.
Send me a photo of you with your collection - big or small - of Meerkatsu designed clothing/apparel/prints...anything that I have with my artwork on.
The only caveat is, you grant me permission to post the photo of you with your Meerkatsu gear on my Facebook page.
I will pick one winner at random.
Contest ends Monday 15th December 9am UK time.
Email your photos to me here:
Usual rules apply:
No cash prize alternative
Some prizes include items that are unique and one-off
Winner will be notified by email and must respond within 48 hours or another winner picked
I will not use your email address for any other purposes nor will I pass it on to third parties
You agree that I can use your photograph to appear on my social media
Good luck!
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December 13, 2014
Contest - Win a Meerkatsu nerd-pack
Win this unique collection of Meerkatsu stickers, art-cards, leaflets, keyring and an original sketch (the grinning sasquatch, top left)....
10 Dec 2014
It is that time of year again!
Here are my top picks for gifts you can and should buy - either for yourself or for that special grappler close to you. I chose them simply because I think they look cool or I have sampled them myself and can highly recommend.
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December 10, 2014
Christmas Gift Guide 2014
It is that time of year again! Here are my top picks for gifts you can and should buy - either for yourself or for that special grapple...
3 Dec 2014
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December 03, 2014
Meerkatsu Brand - Midnight Tigers
Check out my store - www.meerkatsu.com - for my latest designs. They all feature my Chinese tiger artworks and are available as a rashgua...
28 Nov 2014
Black Friday weekend seems now to be an established part of the retail sector...so here's my little bit to tempt the consumer.
HEAVENLY20 will get you 20% off everything at www.meerkatsu.com
Valid all weekend and Monday too. Doesn't include shipping.
Happy shopping!
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November 28, 2014
Meerkatsu Brand: HEAVENLY20 for a 20% discount at the store
Black Friday weekend seems now to be an established part of the retail sector...so here's my little bit to tempt the consumer. HEAV...
27 Nov 2014
Summary
Big name brand carrying big name expectations. I found that the Contest did indeed live up to the Adidas high quality. I also liked the very eye-catching three stripe branding down the sleeves (though some observers hated it) and the fit was pretty decent for an A1, if erring slightly towards the baggy side.
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November 27, 2014
Review: Adidas 'Contest' Gi
Summary Big name brand carrying big name expectations. I found that the Contest did indeed live up to the Adidas high quality. I also li...
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