Here it is! It’s happening. Finally! Conor McGregor, the featherweight champion is now scheduled to fight at 155 pounds against his rival, Eddie Alvarez… For the Lightweight title… And it’s on the most stacked pay-per-view (PPV) card of the year, UFC 205, which takes place inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., on Nov. 12, […]
Why is jiu jitsu so hard? Here is what I think makes the art so difficult (and incredibly fun) (or better yet Challenging). Real feedback every night. Every class is typically ended with a live rolling session. This is usually several rounds of grappling with various opponents including everyone from the lowest white belt to blacks belts. If […]
“There is no secret to building yourself into a good competitor or practitioner of jiu-jitsu. It comes down to will to achieve and the drive that goes hand in hand with that will. Good work ethic is essential, as the more effort put forth into jiu-jitsu the more it gives back. Build a good core […]
So, for judo in BJJ, there are some throws that may or may not “work/transfer over”… Sumi gaeshi being probably the closest possible thing to a “perfect” throw for Jiu Jitsu. Given the sometimes overly defensive BJJ posture of bent at the waist, that is used by some BJJ practitioners… This throw is sometimes quite easy to […]
O-Soto-Gari. It’s different if you have perfect circumstances with momentum and positioning to effortlessly perform a hip throw or different sweep, but all else being equal, I’d say O-Soto-Gari. O-Soto-Gari (“Large Outer Reaping”) gives you maximum leverage and allows an easy synergy between upper and lower body, coordinating all your strength without requiring perfect timing, […]
2016 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gi & No Gi Prizes The SJJIF will be awarding up to $40,000.00 USD Prize to its Black Belts champions as follows: Bracket with 12 or more competitors Bracket with 8 to 11 competitors Brackets with 4 to 7 competitors Black Belt Male Adult Gi Divisions: Rooster $1,000 […]
Nate Diaz: “The jiu-jitsu coach he has, we, I’m going to get that motherfucker, man. That guy is on my hit list. This is American and he’s over there representing with him. And then he wants to try and loc up at the press conference like he’s hard. That’s the reason all them fools got rushed […]
Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET) Nate Diaz (170.5) vs. Conor McGregor (168) Anthony Johnson (205.5) vs. Glover Teixeira (205.5) Rick Story (171) vs. Donald Cerrone (170) Hyun Gyu Lim (171) vs. Mike Perry (169) Tim Means (171) vs. Sabah Homasi (170.5) Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET) Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. […]
Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz Records: Diaz (19-10), McGregor (19-3) Division: Welterweight UFC odds: McGregor -120, Diaz -105 Prediction: McGregor by KO, TKO or disqualification at +130 McGregor was the featherweight champion and considered by many the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter alive when he took on Diaz at welterweight at UFC 196 in March. McGregor […]
“It’s really hard to explain,” said Swanson of the challenges of having the championship carrot dangled in front of you, always out of reach. “You want something so bad and it may come and it may not, you can go crazy doing all of that. “The reality of it is that you’ve just got to […]
