Highlights for me:
– Seeing how brightly the faces of these guys lit up when they were asked how they would’ve done if they were in UFC 1
– Galvao talking about growing up and having dreams about fighting Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie… Read More
Category: BJJ
Great Documentary on Helvecio Penna, a De La Riva Blackbelt
A really well done documentary from JITS Magazine about Helvecio Penna. While I’ve never heard about him before, after seeing this, he’s someone that I’ll never forget.
A 50+ year old black belt under De La Riva who still competes and was able to give a world champ like Xande Ribeiro a run for his money which while amazing still pales in comparison to everything else he does for the community in Rio. He’s a true inspiration.
Just goes to show, you’re only as old as you let yourself think you are. … Read More
Rare Rickson Gracie Documentary
Great documentary even though it’s in Japanese and the quality isn’t so great. Found it through Kid Peligro.
Love the single leg squats on the balance beam, seeing young Kron, and the family BJJ session.… Read More
The Spirit of Jiu Jitsu
Guard Pass Touchups
Continuing my work on guard passes. Some brief nuggets:
- When using the standard closed guard pass, after I open the legs and my knee is up inside, before I go for the double pass option, I need to sit on my butt down on my heel. This kills the space people always use to De La Riva me. Then I can proceed with my pass.
- If I’m in his closed guard, and my arm is being threatened by an omoplata, I need to move my knee in close to his hip so that he can’t open his hip out to attack me.
Closed Guard Pass
Continuing on with the guard passing that I’ve been working on…
Closed Guard Pass
- Maintain my posture by keeping head up, flexing my butt and hips to resist him breaking me down with his hips and legs.
- Right hand rolls up partner’s lapels and grabs it (makes it harder for him to open up his gi to break my grip). Maintain tension on the lapels so that he feels me pulling him down, controlling his body with my grip (kill all slack).
- Left hand grab his gi pants along the outside of his right hip, with my elbow outside of this right knee, this will help protect from triangles.