Jiu-Jitsu reveals your character
Jiu-Jitsu reveals your character Jiu-Jitsu reveals your character. The legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said “spoSo many claim they love Jiu-Jitsu yet the moment things get tough their love becomes less. In this case you don’t love Jiu-Jitsu, you love the flavor of the month. The beauty of Jiu-Jitsu is the tough days. It […]
Chris Savarese – Best Matchmaker in Grappling History
Chris Savarese – Best Matchmaker in Grappling History Chris Savarese is The Best Matchmaker in Grappling History according the Grapplers Quest promoter Brian Cimins. Savarese, a blackbelt under Royler Gracie (see pic above) was the Grapplers Quest super fight divisions matchmaker from 2001-2007. He helped Grapplers Quest assemble some of the best talent in the grappling world […]
Women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men
Women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men Stats show that women’s highest percentage submission hold vs men is the heelhook. Observations – women sparring men in Jiu-Jitsu: Probably one of the toughest assignments in all of Jiu-Jitsu is for a woman to submit a male who has the same amount of training time and the […]
Passing half guard in BJJ
Passing half guard in BJJ Passing the half guard in BJJ can sometimes be a chore. But the secret is pressure! Pressure passing…. the power of half guard. There are many ways to create pressure while passing your opponents guard, but in my opinion half guard passing is the best for pressure for the simple […]
Takedown philosophy in BJJ
Takedown philosophy in BJJ There is a lot to takedown philosophy in BJJ. That is because there is a lot more to the standing game of BJJ than takedowns: When most people think of standing skills in Jiu-Jitsu, they understandably think automatically in terms of takedowns. However, there are many other skills of great importance. […]