Flavio Almeida Seminar

Notes from Flavio Almeida seminar on 2017/12/01. Main point from the seminar was that having a strategy is more important than just knowing lots of moves. Demonstrated with a gripping strategy that can be used from take down to guard pass. It showed how a cohesive game plan with fall backs will give you more…

Class Summary 2017/05/17

Week 12 – Class B Fundamentals Self Defence - Rear bear hug over arms. As soon as you feel the attacker set the bear hug from behind drop your weight to prevent them lifting and suplexing you. Bring your arms up in front of you (like you have a log in the crook of your…

Class Summary 2017/05/16

Week 12 - Class A Fundamentals Self Defence - Front bear hug over the arms. Firstly place your hands on the opponents hips to stop them being able to pick you up. Keeping your arms straight back your hips away to break the attackers grip. Once the grip breaks take the right under hook and slip…

Class Summary 2017/05/10

Fundamentals Self Defence - From bottom of knee ride defending punches. Attacker is on the right, so bring up the right hand to defend the face from punches. Bring the left elbow in, hip escape a little towards the opponent. Roll onto the left shoulder a little, bring the right foot over, invert a little to…

Class Summary 2017/05/08

Fundamentals Self Defence - From the ground in turtle, with the attacker on your left. Bring up your left hand to cover your head from punches. Post the right hand, and post your left leg behind your attacker. Bring the left hand around to whizzer the attackers right arm, and sit through to guard with the right…

Class Summary 2017/05/03

Fundamentals Self Defence -  Escape to control/choke from headlock. Attacker comes from behind on your left side and places you in a headlock with their right arm, and punches your head with the left. Immediately bring up your right arm to block the punches. Don't aim to block the fist, it's too fast, block the…

Class Summary 2017/05/01

Fundamentals Self Defence - The self defence technique was a sprawl to guillotine when someone shoots a take-down on you. The drill was when you have an aggressive  person threatening you and you need to make the first move. Throw a jab and the opponent slips and shoots a double leg. You respond with a…

Sydney Cup 2 – 2017/04/30

Sydney Cup 2 on the 30th of April 2017. Entered 85kg (88.3kg in gi) novice division. Match 1 - Against someone that appeared to have some Judo, so tried to start with wrestling. Take downs need work, couldn't land the double. Wrestling take downs seem like a good option, was more comfortable going for it…

Post Tournament Review

I entered the Events BJJ Initiator Cup on the 29th of Jan, 2017. I got 3rd place, but only had one match which I lost on points. Prior to entering I hurt my back, which was not in the best condition on comp day and required a lot of tiger balm before the match so…

Small Adjustments

After reading an article on who Rickson Gracie trained with to get better I picked up a tip that I've been using to improve my defence already as a white belt. The article talks about how Rickson would let students get him in more and more disadvantageous positions, slowly letting them get closer and closer to…