28 May 2016


Summary
Lucas Lepri explains his knee on belly techniques. It is a position, he states, that he arrives at often after passing his opponent's guard. From knee on belly, Lepri showcases the large array of attacking options available, especially once you have succeeded in making the opponent extremely uncomfortable with your position.

Available: Digitsu website and app store.

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May 28, 2016

Review: Lucas Lepri, Knee on Belly

Summary Lucas Lepri explains his knee on belly techniques. It is a position, he states, that he arrives at often after passing his oppon...
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19 May 2016


BJJ Rings sent me a sample pack of their silicone training rings. These items are intended to be used for people who can’t wear their wedding (or other decorative metal) ring on their fingers while training in a sports activity yet still wish to wear a ring.

Available to purchase:  http://bjjrings.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bjjrings/


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May 19, 2016

Review: BJJ Rings

BJJ Rings sent me a sample pack of their silicone training rings. These items are intended to be used for people who can’t wear their wed...
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7 May 2016


Today I had a great time teaching the very first session at my new club, Borehamwood Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I taught a kids class for the first half hour and then an adults beginner's class for the next hour.

For me, it was an excellent opportunity to showcase Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to fresh eyes and open minds. For the kids session my focus was directed mainly at movement drills so much of the class was based around animal walking drills. I then introduced the kids to the most important animal in all of jiu jitsu...the shrimp! (to much confusion and laughter). We then of course covered the idea of shrimping. Following that, I got the kids to pair up and play with a couple of the games from the Gracie games Bullyproof program. We finished off with a vigorous and fun bout of Bulldog!

For the adult class, I covered technical stand-up, shrimping, bridging and escapes from the mount. I also made sure to emphasise the connection that BJJ has as a sport/martial art and as a means of self defence. This topic alone is worthy of a lengthy write-up some day, but suffice to say, with the seminar I conducted today, I hope I was able to communicate the basic concept of BJJ as an intelligent fighting art. I concluded the session with a brief demonstration roll with my team mate and fellow black belt, Chris Hearn - video below:







Thanks to all the newcomers who took that first step onto the mat and huge thanks to my BJJ friends who came along to support! I look forward to seeing how the new club will grow and develop.


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May 07, 2016

Borehamwood BJJ - First class

Today I had a great time teaching the very first session at my new club, Borehamwood Brazilian Jiu Jitsu . I taught a kids class for the ...
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2 May 2016



David Onuma is a second degree black belt under Ricardo de la Riva and head of his own team known as CFS (Combined Fighting Systems). His mantra is: 'Intelligent Combat' which promotes a more cerebral approach to learning martial art techniques. I have attended many of David's past seminars and I find his approach very good at looking at familiar things in a new light. Today's session on the mount position was no different.

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May 02, 2016

Seminar - David Onuma, The Mount

David Onuma is a second degree black belt under Ricardo de la Riva and head of his own team known as CFS (Combined Fighting Systems). Hi...
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29 Apr 2016


I'm opening up my own class to teach BJJ in my home town of Borehamwood, Herts, UK. I will teach each Saturday at the Venue Leisure Centre in the upstairs dance studio. Kids will be from 12:45 until 1:30 then adults from 1:30 until 3pm.

Full details of my class can be seen on the Borehamwood BJJ website.

If my Saturday classes do well and there is demand, I hope to add a mid-week evening class to the schedule.

To kick things off, I have a complete beginner's seminar for the first session, details on the poster below:-



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April 29, 2016

Borehamwood BJJ

I'm opening up my own class to teach BJJ in my home town of Borehamwood, Herts, UK. I will teach each Saturday at the Venue Leisure...
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3 Apr 2016


The third instalment of the submission-only professional grappling tournament known as Polaris Pro took place last night at the Poole Lighthouse in the UK. On display were 5 main card matches and 8 preliminary matches. Heading the bill was the mouth watering prospect of a fight between two leg locking experts in Garry Tonon and Rousimar Palhares. Yours truly here managed to bag a press pass and took some photos.

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April 03, 2016

Report: Polaris Pro 3

The third instalment of the submission-only professional grappling tournament known as Polaris Pro took place last night at the Poole Lig...
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27 Mar 2016


*** UPDATE - this event raised a total of £5,127 for ONE25 including £400 from the auction of my phoenix art print ***


This weekend I took part in a 24 hour Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 'grapplethon' to help raise money for the charity One25.

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March 27, 2016

Report: Bristol Grapplethon 2016 in support of One25

*** UPDATE - this event raised a total of £5,127 for ONE25 including £400 from the auction of my phoenix art print *** This weekend I ...
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26 Feb 2016


Summary
I review five BJJ belts, all quite different from one another. There's the flashy one, the cheap one, the hemp one, the gi material one and the cool one. Which one did I like the best? Find out here!

**UPDATE 1/4/2018 **
See bottom of article for more recent measurements and opinions.


Quick glance information


CompanyPriceWebsite
Peel Gi - Shinobi19 Euros (£15)+12pppeelgi.com
Keiko Raca £9.99keikoraca.co.uk
Valor - elite belt£15valorfightwear.com
The Green Gi$45 plus $25pp (approx £48)thegreengi.com
Scramble (v2)£17.50scramblestuff.com

Disclosures - all views in this review represent my own opinions. I have no personal or business history with Peel Gi, Keiko Raca, Green Gi or Valor. I have worked for Scramble in the past on freelance design assignments.

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February 26, 2016

Belt review: Peel Gi, Keiko Raca, Valor, Green Gi, Scramble

Summary I review five BJJ belts, all quite different from one another. There's the flashy one, the cheap one, the hemp one, the gi m...
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17 Feb 2016


Summary
An excellent selection of effective, high percentage leg attack submissions, escapes and counters from two experienced experts in the field. Although the IBJJF rule set disallows knee reaping and heel hooks, many other tournaments do allow them as do most MMA events so a knowledge of all leg attack options is a must for the committed student of grappling. Ideally, this set is best viewed only after watching the Legal Leg Lock instructional (especially if you are reasonably new to grappling) since Roli spends more time explaining key positions and set-ups on the Legal set. That being said, there are many techniques on the Illegal set that can easily be adjusted to suit IBJJF rules.


Details: Available from Digitsu On Demand or via Apple iOS store.
Price: $24.99 ($19.99 current promotion) each part (comes in two parts) or $49.98 for both ($37.98 current promotion)
Chapters: 34

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February 17, 2016

Review - Illegal Leg Locks, Roli Delgado and Vladislav Koulikov, Digitsu

Summary An excellent selection of effective, high percentage leg attack submissions, escapes and counters from two experienced experts i...
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10 Feb 2016


** UPDATE **
In a spectacular last dash bidding spree, my Ebay auction closed at the staggering total amount of £460!!! After seller fee deductions and printing costs, I estimate that means I can donate roughly £400 to charity - the final total for the entire Grapplethon 2016 was £5,157.



Here is the original post:-

Each year in Bristol, BJJ blogger Can Sonmez organises a fundraising Grapplethon where participants spar in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu over a 24 hour period. This year, the event is being held on the 26th-27th March over at MyGym in Bristol. Money raised will be donated to One25 a Bristol-based charity, specialising in enabling women to break free from street sex-work, addiction and other life-controlling issues and build new, independent lives. Full details on how to take part and/or donate by clicking this link here.

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February 10, 2016

Grapplethon 2016 - Fundraising art print

** UPDATE ** In a spectacular last dash bidding spree, my Ebay auction closed at the staggering total amount of £460!!! After seller fee ...
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3 Feb 2016


My new rashguard - the War Lion - is available now from my Meerkatsu store.

It features my hand drawn lion head design, printed onto five colour options: white, blue, purple, brown and black, each to represent the major belt colours of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. [There are more belt colours, but I picked the most common ones].




We used a different supplier to the previous Graceful Kimura, Immaculate Toehold and Heavenly Wristlock rashguards. These War Lion rashguards are a slightly tiny but looser cut. But by and large they still follow the same fit guidelines as follows:
Approximate chest size guideline: Small - 34/36" Medium - 38/40" Large - 42/44" X-Large - 46/48"

At the moment, we're only doing them as short sleeved rashguards and from Small to XXL size. If these do well, we'll consider expanding the range of size and sleeve options.




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February 03, 2016

Meerkatsu Brand - War Lion Rashguards

My new rashguard - the War Lion - is available now from my Meerkatsu store . It features my hand drawn lion head design, printed onto f...
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1 Feb 2016


Last night I was on photography duty capturing the action at the TUFF Invitational event in Purfleet, Essex. This was the third of their regular events and it proved to be an action packed line-up featuring an excellent and diverse array of the UK's grappling talent. The format is simple - a submission only tournament (15 or 20 minutes). If no submission occurs, then it will go to EBI overtime rules (read more here).


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February 01, 2016

Event - TUFF Invitational 3, Submission only tournament

Last night I was on photography duty capturing the action at the TUFF Invitational event in Purfleet, Essex. This was the third of their...
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