Monthly Archives: January 2010
A BJJ Highlight of My Blue Belt Matches in 2004-2005 :)
Today is my birthday (I’m getting 26). To celebrate, I decided to put up a highlight of my blue belt matches in 2004-2005. It features footage from the following tournaments: Sport Jiu-Jitsu Estonian Championships 2004 (Tallinn) HOPA Submission Wrestling Challenge … Continue reading
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The Spin
Another fundamental movement in BJJ is the spin. The full spin is essential for guard retention and half- and quarter-spins are good for turtle escapes and for escaping side control. Here is a series of clips by Chuck Anzalone that … Continue reading
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The Key to Powerful Hip Movement: Keeping Your Heels Off the Ground!
I thought I’d point out that one of the things common in the power shrimp, side shrimp, and power bridge is the fact that both in the beginning of the movement and throughout the movement your heels/heel stay off the … Continue reading
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Power Bridge
A third fundamental movement in BJJ is the bridge. Everybody knows how to do the basic bridge (if you don’t, look here), but in my experience not many people seem to appreciate that there are things you can do in order … Continue reading
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Side Shrimps
Another fundamental movement in BJJ is the side shrimp. While the regular shrimp is necessary for escaping mount and retaining guard, the side shrimp is essential for escaping side control. Nevertheless, for some reason it isn’t really taught all that … Continue reading
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Power Shrimps
One of the fundamental body movements in BJJ is the basic backwards hip movement known as the shrimp. I’ve found that the way shrimps are usually done and taught leads to lazy shrimping and poor bodymechanics over time. I therefore … Continue reading
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Estonian BJJ: Guard Passes From Hell
Here’s an instructional clip by Martin Aedma on guardwrestling or pressurepassing the guard. He shows the style of guard passing many competitive black belts use (but no one teaches…) and explains the principles behind it. It is one of my … Continue reading
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Estonian BJJ: The Great Escape
Here’s an instructional clip by Jorgen Matsi on the elbow knee escape. He shows some really crucial details on proper posture, explains the escape, shows a nifty detail, and gives ideas for drilling it: Enjoy!
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Warming up for BJJ
Warming up is important in getting you both mentally and physically ready for training. If done well, it should lead to: a raise of pulse an increase in body, muscle and blood temperature an increase in the range of motion … Continue reading
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Estonian BJJ: Functional Half-Guard
Here’s the guerilla instructional on half-guard/passing half-guard that I did together with Jorgen Matsi about 4-5 years ago. I’m not completely happy with all of what I show and with the way I show some things anymore, but I think … Continue reading
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