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Brazilian
Jujitsu - Has Judo Become the Red-Headed Stepchild of the Martial
Arts?
There I was watching UFC 1, waiting in anticipation for Royce Gracie
to take his place in the Octagon, wondering what secret method of
martial art I was going to witness. Perched on the edge of my seat,
I watched Royce's every move as he entered the cage...
Author: Matthew McKernan
Date Posted: May 05, 2009
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Technique: Leg Locks & Heel Hook
The lock directed at the joints of the leg is referred as leg lock.
Ankle lock, knee lock, hip lock and foot lock are some of the common
types used in leg lock technique. Leg lock is a more difficult technique
than arm lock to apply since legs are generally stronger than arms.
This technique is used in martial arts like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
catch wrestling, mixed martial arts, Sambo, shoot wrestling and
submission wrestling. It is not recommended for common judos...
Author: Gina Dean
Date Posted: January 30, 2009
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Technique: Ankle Lock & Knee Bar
Ankle lock is one of the most popular leg lock techniques used
in martial arts like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Somba, submission wrestling,
combat wrestling, mixed martial art competition and other professional
wrestling and martial arts...
Author: Gina Dean
Date Posted: January 29, 2009
The
Importance of Technique Repetition in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Continual occurrence of fluent technique in any sport will eventually
engrain a thoughtless reaction of application for a specific sport.
Basketball players know to keep their shoulders square when they
shoot the ball, soccer players know to keep their knee over the
ball when they rip a shot and Jiu-Jitsu fighters, well, they're
still learning the benefits of repeated exercises...
Author: Jon Garfield
Date Posted: January 10, 2009
The Open
Guard in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
One of the more complex skill sets to learn in BJJ is the open
guard. The key to the open guard is good hip movement and spacing.
When learning the open guard novice grapplers often look as if there
hips are glued to the mat. The result of this is one tends to push
too much with the upper body which causes quick fatigue...
Author: Sean Apperson
Date Posted: December 20, 2008
Understanding
the Armlock in Jiu Jitsu
For one of the most basic and first moves you will learn in Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu, Armlocks are far from a simple concept. There are two
variations of armlocks you will learn in jiu jitsu. The straight
armlock can be applied from various scenarios and is an extremely
effective finishing technique. The limit of the straight armlock
vs the bent armlock is the control factor...
Author: Sean Apperson
Date Posted: December 17, 2008
6
Mat Tips to Improve Your Closed Guard Attacks (Part 2)!
In the last Wise Grappler Ezine, I wrote about the first 3 mat
tips necessary to improve your closed guard. In this ezine article,
I want to cover the remaining 3 mat tips for improving your closed
guard...
Author: Paul Greenhill
Date Posted: November 26, 2008
6
Mat Tips to Improve Your Closed Guard Attacks!
If I said that I could provide you with 6 simple tips that could
make your closed guard more threatening to your opponents, would
you be interested? If you're a grappling nut like I am, the answer
is yes! But I have to warn you, the tips that I'm going to provide
you aren't anything profound like discovering a cure for the common
cold. And yet while these tips may seem basic, they could mean the
difference in you controlling and submitting your opponent or just
waiting for your guard to break down before you get hammered...
Author: Paul Greenhill
Date Posted: November 25, 2008
The
Top 5 Ways to Avoid Injury in Brazilian Jiujitsu Training
Being that Brazilian Jiujitsu is a contact martial art, there is
a possibility for injury while practicing. These are the top 5 tips
for avoiding injuries both to yourself as well as your training
partners...
Author: Kosta Megas
Date Posted: November 24, 2008
6
Mat Tips to Improve Your Closed Guard Defense! - Part 1
Here's the magic question: If I said that I could provide you with
6 simple tips that could make your closed guard defense more threatening
to your opponents, would you be interested...
Author: Paul Greenhill
Date Posted: November 06, 2008
Destroy
the Competition With Your Half Guard
The Half Guard is an intricate position with lots of details. You
can easily begin to improve your half guard game. When I began learning
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu the Half Guard...
Author: Jason Mallory
Date Posted: September 27, 2008
Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu and the Guillotine Choke
The guillotine choke is one of many submission holds in Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu. Chances are, you have seen this countless times during
MMA events...
Author: William Allen Yap
Date Posted: September 26, 2008
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Important Tips For Half Guard on the Bottom
Don't just hold on. Gone are the days when someone moves into your
half guard and then you try to hold onto them for dear life. The
half guard game is a more active, offensive, and aggressive position
then it once was. So if someone ends...
Author: Jason Scully
Date Posted: July 22, 2008
16 Important
Tips for Closed Guard
These are very important aspects to practice and remember with
the closed guard. These tips are especially helpful with no-gi...
Author: Jason Scully
Date Posted: May 19, 2008
21 Tips
to Improve Your Grappling Game
Have a specific technique or area of focus for each rolling session.
For example, I will come into training thinking "Today I am going
to work on passing the butterfly guard". You may even want to let
your training partners know this and start in those positions...
Author: Jason Scully
Date Posted: May 09, 2008
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Technique - The Guard
In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and ground-fighting the most common position
used is the Guard. In this position the opponent is said to be the
guard when one wraps legs around the opponent. This becomes a dominating
position as one is on the back of the opponent. In the guard position
it is easy to apply joint locks and chokes...
Author: Gina Dean
Date Posted: December 27, 2007
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Technique - The Arm Bar
In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques, the arm bar is defined as a
technique that isolates and hyper-extends the elbow. This technique
is also known as 'juji gatame', this position is executed by hyper-extending
the elbow and holding the opponent's arm between your legs with
the wrist held close to the chest...
Author: Gina Dean
Date Posted: December 24, 2007
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