2023 IBBJF Worlds

Rode up with Professor Jose Marroquin to watch the 2023 Worlds with Profressor Magid Hage and the Gracie Barra Escondido crew.

Anderson Silva Seminar

Today I got to train with a legend in the UFC. Anderson "The Spider" Silva taught a seminar at ATOS. He taught a sequence that started from standing to a submission in guard. Here's what I remember.

1. Distance Management
2. Clinching to intercepting a punch. (The key is to clinch behind their head at their ears.)
3. "Wrapping" their arms while in a clinch to throw forward or trip backwards. (The key is to grab their wrist while it's above your arm.)
4. Dodging their punches behind the elbow then finish with a triangle or armbar.

Guest instructor move: picking up heels then jumping to armbar. 

Vince K. was my training partner. I have known Vince since I was a white belt.

This was a screenshot taken from the video posted on ATOS Jiu Jitsu Facebook page: video link 1 & video link 2.

Baseball Bat Choke From The Bottom!

I wrote about the baseball bat choke from the bottom in my reflections from last week. Now here are two videos of Magid Hage IV from Gracie Barra Escondido pulling it off in the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials. Very cool to see a move you learn last week successfully pulled off in a big competition.

Bull Fighter Pass Defense

Preventing bullfighter pass



 Defending a standing guard pass

De La Riva Pass

Kurt Osiander shows a De La Riva pass. Notice the pointing of the toes and the grip on the pants leg.

Rener Gracie Rolling With Hands Tied

Berimbolo!

I have heard of and seen the Berimbolo many times online before. It starts out from de la Riva to back take and usually it's one of the Mendes Brothers pulling it off in competition. However, today was the first day a classmate pulled it off on me and now I want to know how to do it and how to defend it.

Video teaching the Berimbolo:
Video teaching the defensive to the Berimbolo:
This counter is sick because you can take their back!

Another counter video:
This one gives you side control.

I guess to learn how to prevent my opponent from Berimbolo-ing me, I have to learn how to defend against de la Riva guard. Hmmm...

Kurt Osiander's Move of the Week - Deep Half-Guard Defense

I always wondered about the defense against the deep half guard. Justin told me to play heavy top, especially on the knee by the head, watch out for your leg sticking out, and attack their arm, but that's when they already have deep half. Kurt shows how to prevent the deep half and turn it into an attack, very sick stuff.

De La Riva Sweeps

1. Over Head Sweep from De La Riva  
2. Scissor Sweep from De La Riva  
3. Single Leg Takedown from De La Riva

Butterfly Guard: the 3 Most Common Errors

The 3 Most Common Errors in the X Guard

Dominic is back teaching

Professor Dominic is back teaching because Professor Steve is away on vacationing in China. Dominic has been teaching half-guard techniques for the last 2 weeks. He says that the half-guard techniques will continue for several weeks. So far the focus of the techniques are from the bottom of half.

Techniques that we learned are:

1. Leg lift to regain full-guard.
2. Leg lift to opposite site to the back.
3. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, then underhook their ankle and pass it to your arm that is pummelled under their arm around their butt, once the other hand is holding their ankle, drive into their body to sweep them (hook their knee if needed).
4. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, now instead of passing their ankle to your other hand behind their butt, pass their gi skirt or belt (this is referred to as diaper grip), and finish the same as the sweep with their ankle.
5. Frame and shrimp out to pummel under your opponent's armpit, if your opponent wizards your arm, try to grab their pants at the knee or you can underhook the knee and sweep them backwards over their trapped arm.

Some things I learned from wrestling:

1. The side you sit out to is the side that your opponent is applying the less amount of weight too.
2. Single leg defence = wizard your arm in between their arms to grab your own leg, make sure to apply shoulder pressure, push their temple away. try Now try to pull your leg out or you can roll them.
3. When I shoot for the sweep single, I should go for their left leg.

[Updated] The World Jiu Jitsu Expo Sucked!

Alby, Luis, and I headed to the first ever World Jiu Jitsu Expo and spent the whole day in Long Beach. We drove up in the morning and got there around 11am. Alby and I ran out of things to do at the expo around 2pm. We ended up grabbing Luis to headed across the street from the Long Beach Convention Center to CPK and had some expensive non-fulfilling pizza after a long wait. We dropped off our gear in Alby's truck before we headed back to the expo to wait for the super fights. The audience setup for the super fights was pretty whack! And after all that, Nick Diaz doesn't show up but there seemed to be some kind of controversy about Braulio Estima not making weight. The rumors flying around also hint at the promoters being shady with the donation. I think Nick got screwed in this one but didn't express himself well.

More detailed Reddit Post: The World Jiu Jitsu Expo was not a good experience, probably would not go to another for a very long time.

 

[Update] Cesar Gracie's official statement regarding Nick not showing up.
[Update] Braulio Estima's response to Cesar.

Omoplata Sweep

The key component that I'm missing to this sweep is that I have to shoot my hips up!

Here are some variations and finishes to this sweep.

Reverse Omoplata Sweep:


Omoplata Sweep to Straight Arm-bar:

Why Not To Cross Your Hooks When You Have Back Control

Skip to 1:30 for the submission.

Puxada Pro Armbar

From Caio Terra's, "Modern Jiu-Jitsu".

Gi and No-gi Takedowns by J. Scully

Deep Half Guard to Back

57 BJJ Guard Passing Techniques

Featuring Jason Scully:



Nicely done video with names:

38 Closed Guard BJJ Combos