When the Pan Ams come to Southern California once a year, everyone at Global Jiu Jitsu Academy get s really excited. About a week before the tournament begins, GFTeam world champions start rolling in to train with us.
I like to keep things as simple as possible. As I have said in many of my posts, I am nothing special, just an average guy who loves jiu jitsu. I love it so much that even though I am not as athletic as many of my training partners, I will put in the extra work to try to keep up. Through trial and error over the years, I have found moves that work well for me and I found better ways to break down the move so its understandable to the average Joe like myself. I hope they make your life easier and jiu jitsu more fun for you!
Here is a very jiu ijtsu 101 move, the kimura. I also added an option of a sweep when your opponent defends the position by grabbing his belt. If you would like to see something specific, please let me know through facebook at Rich Zaydel.
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Im always looking for new techniques to share or to find those elusive details that make the basic moves work better! So, be sure to subscribe to my youtube channel! I have some videos I have made myself that I think you will like and may not have seen before! I also have collected quite a few favorites that I think you will appreciate.
I can’t believe that you have to tell people this stuff, but every once in a while I guess it still has to be said. Wash that gi! No one wants to roll with someone who smells like cat piss and whose gi is chuck full of bacteria!
For the consideration of your roll partners, wash the gi! If you roll once, you might be able to immediately throw it out in the sun and get another roll out of it. But, if the thing is soaked and you tie it up in a ball and throw it in your car overnight to ferment, don’t use it until you wash it again.
If being considerate of others is beyond your grasp, then think about this. You sweat uric acid and urea acid. This will break down the material of your gi, if you don’t wash it often! So, washing your gi will save you money in the long run! This way you can save your money for some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Private Lessons at RocknRoll Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Fitness!
What a great weekend for BJJ! I had a lot of my friends and teammates compete at the American National Jiu-Jitsu Gi and No-Gi Championship! I was very happy my friend and morning training partner, Dana Riddle of Global Jiu Jitsu Academy, won gold in his division! Congratulations Dana! Andrew Kuiland, who usually manages to end up somewhere on the podium, had a tough first fight and lost by two lousy advantage points. You are welcome to come train with Dana or Andy under Professor Marcelo Carvalho anytime! Come on by!
Alright! Lets talk bjj, new techniques, fighters you like, gis, fitness, exercises and drills related to martial arts!
Here is one of my favorite ways to break down the triangle choke from open guard. Let me know if you have some cool new techniques you want to talk about.
Ive been doing bjj on and off for 15 years. Ive been a purple belt for a while now and I hope to have my brown belt in the near future.
I am an assistant instructor under Professor Marcelo Carvalho at Global Jiu Jitsu Academy and head instructor at RocknRoll BJJ & Fitness.
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