Blue belt, but..
After one year in Germany, I spend one month in France before going in Thailand. I've participated to a small competition in the south and I win my category. On the podium, my (french/Brazilian) professor* gave me my blue belt.. For be completely honest I did not...
Progression and graduation in BJJ when you traveling ?
In Jiu Jitsu traditionally this is your professor who followed and check your progress. This helps create a lineage. Alexandre Ribeiro for example: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Royler Gracie > Saulo Ribeiro > Alexandre Ribeiro. His...
No, Jiu-Jitsu is not for everyone !
Bronze medal in the International Hamburg BJJ Open
Bronze medal but we are only 4 or 5 in my categorie, so no glory. But it's cool anyway. I'm losing my first fight by a lapel choke, the rest by points. In superfight I'm lose in first match by points to. Not to bad for a 34 years old boy ^^.
The BJJ basic #2 (Body forms)
In BJJ all the techniques you learn are based on body forms. To escape a mount you shrimp, many guard techniques uses the spin etc... If you learn techniques without being able to move your body correctly then you could never applied it at 100% and your opponent will...
5 International Hamburg BJJ Open
That it ! I'm in. So now will see what I can doing on this competition. Keep update. More info here
5 months at Ground Fighters (Hamburg)
We are in march and it's now one year (counting all périondes where I could train) I start Jiu Jitsu. Oss !
The BJJ basic #1 (Warm Up)
Okay, now the Warm Up! Again all clubs have their own habits, but in any case it is an extremely important part of any workout. Many practitioners agreed on the fact that Warm Up time should average 15 minutes. This literally is used to heat your muscle and increase...
The BJJ basic #0
As a beginner you will have to learn a lot. But before you really start learning Jiu Jitsu there are some things that are essential and you must perfectly master! I will write a series of articles entitled "The BJJ Basics", all the essentials that every beginner...