Meerkatsu store - Black Friday 2015 discounts

I'm offering a 20% discount off all items at my www.meerkatsu.com store from Friday 27th November through until Monday 30th November.

The deal includes all full price and sale products. It does not apply to gift certificates or shipping. Use the code at checkout once you have completed filling your cart.

Happy shopping!









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November 26, 2015

Meerkatsu store - Black Friday 2015 discounts

I'm offering a 20% discount off all items at my www.meerkatsu.com store from Friday 27th November through until Monday 30th November...

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Meerkatsu art - Ukiyo-e Witches

"UKIYO-E WITCHES"
Each year I draw something for Halloween. This year, I drew an homage to the old Japanese style of printmaking called ukiyo-e, but instead of samurai fighting, I mashed it up with two witches, a little bit influenced by the poster for Wicked the Musical. It is available as a poster, print and even a coffee mug here on my Redbubble store:

http://rdbl.co/1Q02yJb



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October 30, 2015

Meerkatsu art - Ukiyo-e Witches

"UKIYO-E WITCHES" Each year I draw something for Halloween. This year, I drew an homage to the old Japanese style of printmak...

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DVD Review - Legal Leg Locks For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Roli Delgado

Summary
An excellent run through of the main leg attacks and defences in gi based BJJ according to IBJJF rules. Roli Delgado is a highly rated leg lock specialist. This instructional covers the many small adjustments and details that ensure successful application of leg and foot attacks - specifically the grips and the power base required to finish the submission, while still remaining within IBJJF rules. Although biased slightly towards the straight ankle lock more than any other submission, there is enough here to arm the intermediate to higher ranked student with a much more effective leg attack game.

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October 25, 2015

DVD Review - Legal Leg Locks For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Roli Delgado

Summary An excellent run through of the main leg attacks and defences in gi based BJJ according to IBJJF rules. Roli Delgado is a highly...

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Meerkatsu Brand - Immaculate Toehold Rashguard

My new rashguard is now out and available to purchase at my Meerkatsu store here.

The design is a slightly tweaked version of my Heavenly Footlock T-shirt, which if you might recall, raised a very generous amount of funds for good causes back in 2013.



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October 15, 2015

Meerkatsu Brand - Immaculate Toehold Rashguard

My new rashguard is now out and available to purchase at my Meerkatsu store here . The design is a slightly tweaked version of my Heav...

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Review - Estilo 5.0 Black & Black Gi by Tatami Fightwear

Tatami Fightwear sent me their latest colourway of the popular Estilo 5 kimono. It is exactly the same fit and materials as all their other Estilo 5 gis, so for a comprehensive review - see my write up here.

The Black & Black can be purchased from the Tatami Fightwear webstore and selected retailers worldwide.

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October 10, 2015

Review - Estilo 5.0 Black & Black Gi by Tatami Fightwear

Tatami Fightwear sent me their latest colourway of the popular Estilo 5 kimono. It is exactly the same fit and materials as all their ot...

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Berimbolo Tutorials: Gianni Grippo, Miyao Brothers, Samuel Braga

Summary
I review three different video tutorials, each of which teach the berimbolo (among other related techniques). Each have their own strengths and weaknesses but all can offer the viewer something that will help improve their BJJ.

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October 07, 2015

Berimbolo Tutorials: Gianni Grippo, Miyao Brothers, Samuel Braga

Summary I review three different video tutorials, each of which teach the berimbolo (among other related techniques). Each have their o...

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Seminar - Ricardo de la Riva, Mill Hill BJJ

Mill Hill BJJ was host to Mestre Ricardo de la Riva all day today. He taught two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I attended the afternoon session where he covered spider guard sweeps, DLR sweeps and a counter to the smash pass. Here is an overview of the techniques he taught:

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October 04, 2015

Seminar - Ricardo de la Riva, Mill Hill BJJ

Mill Hill BJJ was host to Mestre Ricardo de la Riva all day today. He taught two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I...

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Review - Dominyka Obelenyte - Spider Variations & Domoplata by Digitsu

Summary
Black belt World champion Dominyka Obelenyte shows off some of her favourite moves. The set is split roughly into two halves: the first showcasing seven spider guard sweeps, the second half concentrating on submissions. The most notable moves of the set are her 'Domoplata' attacks and the shoulder wrenching "coat hanger of destruction."


Information
Available from: Digitsu as a play on demand video or digital download.
Cost: $19.99
Number of techniques: 11
Running time: 23 minutes

Disclosures
I have no personal or business connection with Digitsu. I was granted media access to the complete Digitsu on demand library. All views expressed in this article are my own.

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September 22, 2015

Review - Dominyka Obelenyte - Spider Variations & Domoplata by Digitsu

Summary Black belt World champion Dominyka Obelenyte shows off some of her favourite moves. The set is split roughly into two halves: t...

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Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu 2 - Results

Polaris Pro 2 was even better than the first event. In total, there were 6 submission finishes out of 8 matches. The entire event was a jiu jitsu nerds dream come true. The highlight for me was to watch my team mate Daniel Strauss compete against the World Champion AJ Agazarm in a drama filled contest. But there were so so many talking points - Gezary Matuda's 8 second armbar for example, of Daisuke Nakamura matching Victor Ribeiro for 14 minutes until finally succumbing to a choke - yet still ending the day with the world's biggest smile.

Photograph above by SheBeast. Visit her blog and Facebook page.

You can still watch all the matches on FloGrappling.com.

Here are all the results:

Luca Anacoretta defeats Pedro Bessa by triangle
Gianni Grippo defeats Tom Barlow by heel hook
Robson Moura and Baret Yoshida DRAW
Vitor Ribeiro defeats Daisuke Nakamura by collar choke
Eddie Cummings defeats Reilly Bodycomb by heel hook
Daniel Strauss v AJ Agazarm DRAW
Gezary Matuda defeats Michelle Nicolini by jumping armbar!
Garry Tonon defeats Imanari by heel hook

Congratulations to the organisers of Polaris Pro 2, best pro submission event EVER!!!!!!




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September 14, 2015

Polaris Professional Jiu Jitsu 2 - Results

Polaris Pro 2 was even better than the first event. In total, there were 6 submission finishes out of 8 matches. The entire event was a j...

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Review - Sit Up Escape System, ebook instructional by Jeff Rockwell & Marshal D Carper

Summary
Online e-book published by Artechoke Publishing (other titles include Mastering the Crucifix and 3-D Jiu Jitsu.) The sit-up system is a method of escaping side control without utilising grips or shrimping. Black belt Jeff Rockwell demonstrates a complete escape system that offers more than just the one way to escape side control. The e-book format provides the reader with quick loading gifs, written commentary and a highger quality short form video. With all the rich media content, pages can be slow to load. The techniques themselves are taught very well and are valuable to jiu jitsu players of all levels.

Information
The Sit-Up Escape System is available as an ebook cloud instructional via the Artechoke website for $44USD, payable by PayPal only.

Disclosures
I have no personal or business connection with any of the authors. This e-book was purchase by me at full price. All views expressed in this report are my own.

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September 13, 2015

Review - Sit Up Escape System, ebook instructional by Jeff Rockwell & Marshal D Carper

Summary Online e-book published by Artechoke Publishing (other titles include Mastering the Crucifix and 3-D Jiu Jitsu.) The sit-up...

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Meerkatsu sponsors - Jack 'Gentleman Jack' Burrell

It is my utmost pleasure to have my team mate and prolific competitor Jack Burrell on board my small but very cool band of Meerkatsu endorsed BJJ competitors.

Here is a short interview with Jack, find out more about his obsession with pie charts and how he came to win one match listed under 'terror'.

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September 06, 2015

Meerkatsu sponsors - Jack 'Gentleman Jack' Burrell

It is my utmost pleasure to have my team mate and prolific competitor Jack Burrell on board my small but very cool band of Meerkatsu endo...

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Academy visit - Carlson Gracie Chelmsford

I spent a fun afternoon visiting Carlson Gracie Chelmsford in Essex, UK, for their grand opening event. Carlson Gracie in the UK have numerous branches outside of their London based headquarters, this Chelmsford branch being the newest to their line up.

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September 06, 2015

Academy visit - Carlson Gracie Chelmsford

I spent a fun afternoon visiting Carlson Gracie Chelmsford in Essex, UK, for their grand opening event. Carlson Gracie in the UK have num...

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