Hey guys!! This past weekend I traveled out to Las Vegas for the IBJJF Open and after two tough fights I came back with the Gold!! Traveling with me was my good friend and house mate instructor Pedro Falbo of GFTEAM who also came home with Gold in the Senior 1 black belt lightweight […]
Hey guys!! This is Nathan Mendelsohn back with the second technique in my weekly "Technique of the Week" series! This is another technique that I have had a lot of success with in competition, especially at purple belt where the majority of my matches ended with this move or something similar. Check the first […]
Hey guys!! This is Nathan Mendelsohn back with the first edition of what will be my weekly "Technique of the Week" series right here on my blog!! This week’s techique is one that I use all the time in competition, most notably in my final as a purple belt lightweight at the IBJJF US […]
Hey guys!! This past Saturday I competed again for the first time since my disappointing experience at the Mundial and I ended up taking gold after a tough fight with a really tough opponent from Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu. After the worlds I decided to give myself a small two week break from hard jiu-jitsu […]
Hey guys The Mundial this year for me was an extremely disappointing experience. I have never sacrificed so much for a single event in my life, nor have I ever felt so prepared. I truly dedicated myself to my diet and for the first time in my life I felt like I dropped weight […]
Hey everybody!! As my first week here at the GFTeam Training Camp begins drawing to a close I look back on the intensive training I’ve been put through and I can’t believe how much improvement I have made in such a short time span. Before coming out here, my project in training was […]
Hey guys! I’m here wrapping up my second day of intensive training here at the GFTEAM training camp and so far its been the best preparation I’ve ever had for a tournament. Today we started at six in the morning with physical training at Just Results Fitness (see photo) and Trainer Joe’s workout […]
Hey everybody!! I’m writing to you from here in Boulder Colorado at the GFTEAM training camp, where I will be spending a week and a half to get ready for the worlds. I just arrived here a few hours ago and now I’m here at the house with the rest of the athletes resting […]
Hey everybody!! Last week’s 5th American Cup was an awesome event as always and even though I injured my ankle a week earlier, I am glad I participated. I had two fights, winning the first by points against a tough opponent in Moses Baca of Gracie Fighter and losing the second by ankle lock […]
Hey everybody! The Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships 2012 was an exciting event for everyone involved but for me it was an emotional roller coaster that ended up leaving me disappointed and full of motivation. This year’s Pan marked my return to the 167.5 pound division and I’ve never felt better before a competition in […]
