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Pedro Sauer BJJ Brown Belt, Tony Rinaldi demonstrates a butterfly guard pass for the gi (although he says it will be fine no-gi too). Something to try out on the mats!

The gi (or shorts) grab isn’t very clear and I’ll likely mess that up…but not before all the guillotines (a weakness of mine) I [...]

I couldn’t find any tutorial videos for the exact variation of the fireman’s carry that we did in BJJ class 162. All the videos I found were either a standing or kneeling variation, while I would describe the one we did as a “sliding, sitting” fireman carry.
This blurry Spanish video is wrestling oriented, but [...]

Skipped BJJ class. I have a policy – if wounds sting after a shower – I’m not going to BJJ. I’m not risking infection with open wounds!!
I did get to find this nice no-gi guard pass. A lot of useful tips in this video. Enjoy!

I need to be more like this (the hunt part):

In the same way the cheetah didn’t stop until its prey was dead, I should keep going 200%, no matter what my opponent does until I have a good position.

My incapacity to pass no gi lately is really bothering me.
So I decided to go look for videos on no-gi guard passing. Here’s one I found
Like many BJJ classes lately, this videos has a few of those “Aaha, that’s the trick!!” moments in them. It’s when you keep trying something and you’re not [...]

Hmmm, somehow I missed a whole week of training… I’ll be back on the mats again!
In the meantime, here’s Saulo on defending the back..enjoy!!

While browsing through Youtube, I found this video…Just thought I’d share:

…And just about every BJJ video on tying the belt that I saw after had the same method (finding the center of the belt).
That method is not how I tie my belt though – I don’t like it because it doesn’t look as neat as [...]

I’m out of the flu, hurrah!! I’ll give myself a few extra days to avoid a relapse – and I’ll be able to train next week!! Yeah!!!
I found this video on BJJ Videos. It’s a great video on the Alivess training philosophy. Enjoy!!
Matt Thornton on Aliveness (Straight Blast Gym)Uploaded by kamikazemma

Still out with the flu.
I can’t wait to get better – twice I went out after waking up feeling better only to come back in from the cold feeling feverish again. The flu sucks.
Anyway, here’s two video series from other BJJ bloggers I’ve been wanting to share:
Grappling Dummies from Patrick of Murasaki BJJ and [...]

Just found this great video of Leo Viera vs. Baret Yoshida at the Rickson Budo Challenge.
Great guard passes by Leo Viera and excellent defense & guard recovery by Baret Yoshida!! Check out the armbar that Leo goes for toward the end..