After resting for a while due to my shoulder injury, I am now back in training. One of the main areas I'll be working on is strength & conditioning - Breaks open the spratan workout.
Plus - Although Ive had some time of training, I have not been lazy, and studied one of my favourite positions, the OMAPLATA. I had so much success with this move in the Europeans, I decided to really knuckle down on this position once again, so expect lots of information on the omaplata.
Until next week
Monday 14 July 2008
Saturday 7 June 2008
Training Week 02-06-08
After a bad injury this week on my shoulder and back, I am doing research rather than anything physical.
I was very depressed at the idea of not being able to train at all, not even make a position. But as the week was drawing to an end, I decided to go over a few of my older videos of BJJ matches from Mudial 95-2000.
I noticed that although the sport evolves on a daily basis, the same basics are needed no matter which time period you are training in. Watching Favourites such as Mario Sperry x Roletta. De La Riva x Royler, Rolyer x anyone. Saulo x Roletta. And many more, my thanks to my old friend Dave for this tape.
Watching these masters then watching todays Mundials the similaritys of asics are astounding. Of course we have new techniques such as X-Guard etc. But watching Roletta's Cross guard, Marios Special Passing And Roylers all round skill more than make up for any new positions.
So what am I saying here.
BJJ is about the individual, everyone has a special, unique approach, everyone brings something of themselve when they train BJJ.
No lining up and blending in like traditional arts, BJJ expresses the personality of the individual. It gives the individual a chance to be themself, not the same as every other student.
I believe being an individual is very important to the growth of one life and martial art carer.
Anyone interested in going further read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
I was very depressed at the idea of not being able to train at all, not even make a position. But as the week was drawing to an end, I decided to go over a few of my older videos of BJJ matches from Mudial 95-2000.
I noticed that although the sport evolves on a daily basis, the same basics are needed no matter which time period you are training in. Watching Favourites such as Mario Sperry x Roletta. De La Riva x Royler, Rolyer x anyone. Saulo x Roletta. And many more, my thanks to my old friend Dave for this tape.
Watching these masters then watching todays Mundials the similaritys of asics are astounding. Of course we have new techniques such as X-Guard etc. But watching Roletta's Cross guard, Marios Special Passing And Roylers all round skill more than make up for any new positions.
So what am I saying here.
BJJ is about the individual, everyone has a special, unique approach, everyone brings something of themselve when they train BJJ.
No lining up and blending in like traditional arts, BJJ expresses the personality of the individual. It gives the individual a chance to be themself, not the same as every other student.
I believe being an individual is very important to the growth of one life and martial art carer.
Anyone interested in going further read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
Sunday 1 June 2008
Training Week 26-05-08
After working all last week on the leg on shoulder pass, I was up for something completely different. I noted a few questions on positions and went to see Ze Marcello and roll around and ask these questions, but I ended up with another pass.
Well, Ze has massive knowledge and his guard passing is amazing. One position in particular I work on was a pass from when the opponent has their shin across your stomach, this is known as the Arm In The Middle Pass. I have seen this demonstrated by Michael Jen, Roy Harris, Saulo Ribero and a few others, all showing certain points about this pass.
But, Ze passes my guard so easy when he uses this position, I thought it cant be the same.
So, I placed myself in this position many times and he passed as many times, I asked a few questions (20 mins of them) To realise I misunderstood this pass completely.
The pass is a simple postion of weight in the correct place, and important head position. Instead of trying to squash the legs weight needs to be put forwards and slightly outwards in order to keep the opponent from doing anything with his legs, head position needs to be used to constantly push his back to the ground.
Well, Ze has massive knowledge and his guard passing is amazing. One position in particular I work on was a pass from when the opponent has their shin across your stomach, this is known as the Arm In The Middle Pass. I have seen this demonstrated by Michael Jen, Roy Harris, Saulo Ribero and a few others, all showing certain points about this pass.
But, Ze passes my guard so easy when he uses this position, I thought it cant be the same.
So, I placed myself in this position many times and he passed as many times, I asked a few questions (20 mins of them) To realise I misunderstood this pass completely.
The pass is a simple postion of weight in the correct place, and important head position. Instead of trying to squash the legs weight needs to be put forwards and slightly outwards in order to keep the opponent from doing anything with his legs, head position needs to be used to constantly push his back to the ground.
Thursday 22 May 2008
Training Week 19-05-08
Starting Monday, I decided to delve deeper into a single pass of BJJ, The leg on shoulder pass. Inpsired by Joe Moreira and Michael Jen, I spent a whole day reading as much info on the pass as possilbe.
Important things I discovered were:
The pass is a advanced pass, even though this is usually shown to new students of BJJ, the pass requires certain attributes which a beginner just doesnt have. I.e- Posture, and good posture at that. Forward pressure which is hard to explain even to high level blue's. Now add the huge ammount of details of weight and positions and the pass begins to take on a advanced state.
I spent all this week, working on this pass with my students, trying to get them to understand some of the things I have.
Drills we done:- Start a pass with arm inside opponents guard. Where the opponent can only do a triangle.
We had good results from this, only 1 out off 12 stuadent actually got triangled, showing that with the correct form, this pass is a very good way to aviod the triangle.
Important things I discovered were:
The pass is a advanced pass, even though this is usually shown to new students of BJJ, the pass requires certain attributes which a beginner just doesnt have. I.e- Posture, and good posture at that. Forward pressure which is hard to explain even to high level blue's. Now add the huge ammount of details of weight and positions and the pass begins to take on a advanced state.
I spent all this week, working on this pass with my students, trying to get them to understand some of the things I have.
Drills we done:- Start a pass with arm inside opponents guard. Where the opponent can only do a triangle.
We had good results from this, only 1 out off 12 stuadent actually got triangled, showing that with the correct form, this pass is a very good way to aviod the triangle.
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