Painikalkkunavinkki #1

Tässä kaikille kylmäpussien suurkuluttajille viikon vinkki.

Kotimaiset pakastemustaherukat maksavat puolet vähemmän, kuin kertakäyttö kylmäpussi ja toimivat mainiona kylmäpussina. Bonuksena mustaherukoista saa kotiin tullessa mainion palautusjuoman.

Resepti:

1 Banaani

1/2 Pussia pakaste mustaherukoita (Voi käyttää myös mansikoita tms.)

Annosmitallinen maustamatonta heraproteiiniä (noin 20gr)

1/3 L Soijajuomaa (voi korvata maustamattomalla jugurtilla, mutta siitä tulee aika paksua)

#207 BJJ - Drillitreenit

Kävimme Jocken kanssa Vuosaaren salilla drillaamassa Single leg Guardia ja Spider Guardia ja lopuksi vedettiin kevyttä tehtäväsparria, niin että lähdettiin single-leg guard asennosta ilman grippejä ja lopetettiin, jos saatiin sweepattua.

Muistettavaa: Käsi pitää saada kunnolla vedettyä kaverin jalkojen väliin (ilman katsekontaktia), ennen kuin lähdetään sweeppaamaan.

Astanga-Joogaa

Tänään kävin taas Astanga-joogassa, kuten viimeiset 8 vuotta. Ilman tuota viikottaista kehonhuoltoa ei tästä BJJ:stä tulisi mitään. Taas on mukavan rento ole kropassa. Suosittelen lämpimästi. :)

Avoin Guard Game Plan

Olen kesän aikana tutkiskellut avointa guardia ja pähkäillyt minkälainen Game Plan sopisi minulle parhaiten. Cobrinhan lailla pyörivät inverted guardit eivät tunnu olevan minun juttu, joten tarkoitus oli keskittyä suhteellisen yksinkertaisiin tekniikoihin ja hioa ne mahdollisimmin hyväksi (= paljon drillaamista).

Tuli kesällä ihailtua Roger Gracien otteita Mundialsseissa (videolta), kun hän ottelu toisensa jälkeen eteni mounttiin ja kuristi kaikki vastustajansa ristikuristuksella - eli samalla tekniikalla mikä opitaan enimmäisenä Lucion 1-20 perusteet tunnilla numero yksi. Back to the Basics - ei siinä mitään hyrrävolttikäppyrätekniikoita tarvita. :D

Kesän aikana päädyin seuraavaan settiin:

Suljetusta guardista siirryn Spiderguardiin, josta haen sweeppejä tai lopetusta käsilukolla tai triangelikuristuksella. Jos spider-guard alkaa "hajoamaan", niin siirryn Single-leg guardiin, josta pyrin sweeppaamaan. Jos sekin pettää, niin voin aina siirtyä syvään halfguardiin, josta viimeistään kaveri pitäisi sweeppautua.

Olen nyt testaillut näitä muutamissa treeneissä ja siirtymät guardista toiseen tuntuvat hyviltä. Syksyn aikana selviää tuleeko tästä toimiva "paketti" ja mitä pitää muokata.

Fedor UFC:hen?

Sopimusta valmisistellaan:

Perjantaina pitäisi selvitä...

...tai sitten ei - M1 kieltää kaiken

Hipko:n Oppilaslehti netissä PDF:nä.

Linkki lehteen

#206 BJJ - Jesse

Lähdin varovaisin mielin testaamaan kyljen kestävyyttä aamutreeneihin. Aloiteltiin perinteisellä hyppelyllä ja sitten siirryttiin päivän tekniikkaa.

Klassinen Guardin avaus pystystä ottamalla kaverin hiha haltuun. Muistettavaa pitää kyynerpää sisällä ennenkuin lähtee nousemaan ylös. Astu tarpeeksi pitkälle, jotta kaveri nousee hartioilleen. Muista painaa kädellä (älä siis ota housusta kiinni) ja samalla astutaan askel taakse.

Kun guardi on avattu tehtiin cross-knee ohitusta ja siitä siirtyminen toiselle puolelle, jos kaveri saa nilkan jumiin.

Painittiin Jessen kanssa pari kevyttä erää. Mukavat treenit ja kylkikin kesti ihan ok.

#205 BJJ - Drillitreenit

Drillattiin Jocken kanssa Single Leg Guardista Sweeppejä. Käytiin läpi kuusi eri skenariota "entäs jos"-tyylisesti. Sitten otettiin kevyttä guardin ohitusta, josta kylki ei oikein tykännyt. Pitää näköjään antaa vielä toinen viikko sparrivapaata kyljelle. :( Noh, tuleepahan drillattua....

Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti saanut sydänkohtauksen?

BJJ Forumille kirjoitettiin, että Alliancen perustajajäsen Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti olisi saanut sydänkohtauksen ja olisi sairaalassa. Toivotaan, että kaveri selviää.

#204 BJJ - Drilliharjoitus

Treenattiin Jarin kanssa Marianhon Spiderguard Sweeppejä polviltaan ja pystystä. Tuli lievä ahaa-elämys lantion käytöstä - eli miten pitkälle lantion voi vielä koukistuvan jalan puolelle. Siitä on sitten helppo potkaista jalka irti kaverin gripistä ja sweepata, käsilukottaa tai triangeli kuristaa.

Kylki antoi muistutuksia muutamassa drillissä, mutta eiköhän sitä jo maanantaina voi painia - ainakin kevyesti. Viikonloppuna voisi vielä käydä drillaamassa noita sweeppejä. Jos kiinnostaa tulla pariksi, niin kommenttia vaan. :)

#203 BJJ - Jesse

Loman jälkeen ensimmäiset treenit. Lämmiteltiin loikkimalla ja sitten mentiin tekniikkaan.

1. Selän otto: Kaveri lähtee avaamaan guardia perusavauksella. Otetaan molemmilla käsillä lantiolla olevan käden hihasta ote. Pieni silta ja nypätään kaverin ote irti ja vedetään käsi ristiin yli. Straight-armataan ristiin mennyt käsi niin että se jää jumiin ja toisella kädellä otetaan selän yli kainalosta kiinni.

Jalka lantiolla ja pieni katrapu ja sitten samalla jalalla lähdetään hilaamaan kaveria kumoon niin että saadaan otettua selkä ja hookki sisään.

2. Sweeppi: Sama alku, eli kaveri lähtee avaamaan guardia perusavauksella. Otetaan molemmilla käsillä lantiolla olevan käden hihasta ote. Pieni silta ja nypätään kaverin ote irti ja vedetään käsi ristiin yli. Straight-armataan ristiin mennyt käsi niin että se jää jumiin ja toisella kädellä otetaan selän yli kainalosta kiinni (tai vyöstä, kuten Jacaren videolla).

Sisempi käsi ottaa jalan alta hookin ja sitten otetaan toisella jalalla kulmaa ja sweepataan kaveri, niin että päästää mounttiin.

3. Armbar: Taas sama alku, mutta sweeppi ei onnistukkaan, joten jalan alle menossa ollu käsi kiertääkin jumissa olevan käden alta ja ottaa olkapäästä kiinni. Sitten tehdään jalalla lantiosta taas kulmaa, kädellä työnnetään päätä hieman kauemmas ja napataa suora kädilukko.

Painit.

(V): Mukava kaveri ja vedin sopivalla paineella ja annoin vähän tilaa tehdä päivä tekniikkaa. Ohitin guardin pari kertaa, kun halusin treenata matalaa switch base ohitusta.

(V): Iso ja vahva kaveri, joka paini voimalla. Lähdin alta ja yritin päivän tekniikkaa, mutta kun iso ja vahva kaveri on päättänyt, että ei anna kättään ristiin, niin eipä siitä minun taidoilla mitään tullut. Vedin guardista trianelin ja kaveri puolusti Can Openerilla, josta ystävällisesti huomautin. Aloitettiin niin, että olin päällä. Ohitin Low Switch base ohituksella ja olin hetkin sivusonnassa. Kokeilin jalkalukon hakemista, mutta kaveri riuhtoi aika vahvasti, joten plörinäksi meni ja palasin sivusidontaan. Sitten menin mounttiin switch basesta ja hain kauluskuristusta, jota en saanut. Vaihdoin Americanaan ja aika loppui juuri kun kiristin. :)

(P4): Lähdin alta ja kaveri nousi nopeasti ylös. Siirryin avoimeen guardiin ja lähdin hakemaan spiderguardia ja siitä single leg guardia. Hetkin meni kuten ajattelinkin, mutta sitten kaveri tuli ohi. Pakenin eri suuntiin, mutta ne nollattiin aika mainiosti. Sitten sain erikoisesta asennosta inverted triangelin, mutta hyrrät olivat niin sekaisin, että en tiennyt mihin suuntaan se kiristyy. Kaveri nousi seisomaan ja minä roikuin 69-asennossa inverted triangelin kiinni. Päästin irti, kun ei kerran kiristynyt ja sitten taas pakenin positiosta toiseen. :)

Treenin jälkeen, kylki ilmoitti, että olin taas aloittanut loman jälkeen liian kovaa ja nyt pitää palautella kylkeä pari päivää - pieni venähdys siis. :(

Cobrinhan Facebook haastattelu

Thank you to all who posted questions – there were nearly 70 questions from people all over the world. To make the interview smooth, my team had to consolidate similar questions and rephrase a few. I wish I could have answered everyone's directly. I hope you enjoy the interview …

Background/History

Please tell us exactly when and how you were introduced to jiu jitsu? (Michael Carn)
I started jiu jitsu in 2000. I was teaching Capoeira at a friend's Martial Arts school. He decided to add a jiu jitsu program to his curriculum because it had become very popular in Brazil, and he suggested that I come try it. In my first class, I got spanked, despite the fact that I was a contre mestre in Capoeira. I had a hard time understading how someone could beat me so easily. It made me want to do it again, and again, and again. I started training & practicing a lot. Little by little, I began spending more time training jiu jitsu than capoeira.

How long did it take you to progress to each belt level? (Gareth Murphy)
I earned a new belt approximately every year. I received my black belt in 2005, after 5 years of training. I won my first IBJJF World Championship as a black belt the following year (2006).

How did you progress so quickly? (Gareth Murphy)
I believe the primary reason that I progressed at the rate I did was because I was very dedicated to training. I trained every day and enjoyed drilling positions over and over. I also think the skills that I had gained from capoeira helped me a lot. From capoeira, I had very good balance, flexibility, and conditioning … all definitely helped my jiu jitsu tremendously.

What are the key differences in your jiu jitsu style as you progressed from belt to belt, or do you feel that your style has remained constant? (Jadon Ortlepp)
My style stayed basically the same over the years, but of course, my technique, timing, pressure, and anticipation improved.

Who were your most influential instructors and what did you learn from each of them? (Paul Moran, Sky Kauweloa, Ian Hardcastle)
I have been very lucky to have some amazing instructors in jiu jitsu, all of who have been a big influence for me. My first instructor was Mauro Pacifico. He gave me a really good base and helped define and develop my guard. Terere became my instructor when I was a brown belt. He polished my jiu jitsu and developed my passing game. Fabio Gurgel played a big role directly in helping improve my back control, but of course a lot of Terere's jiu jitsu and instruction was influenced by Fabio. Currently, I learn something new with Jacare every day. He pushes my training in the right way and helps me identify and fix my mistakes.

When did you decide that BJJ would be a career and not just a hobby? (Chris Visentin)
In 2004, when I was a brown belt, many things came together to clear a path for a jiu jitsu career. I had opened my own bakery but was having some business problems with the landlord. During that same time, I went to compete at the Federacao Paulista de Jiu-Jitsu's Championship where Fernando Augusto “Terere” watched me compete and asked me to move to Sao Paulo to train with his team. After my instructor Mauro Pacifico told me that I could not pass up that opportunity, I left my bakery, two other jobs, and my family to go to Sao Paulo to train with Terere. I will tell you that the adventure of going to the big city of Sao Paulo from little Sao Carlos was a big adventure, which is worth sharing sometime. Anyway, it was upon arriving in Sao Paulo and beginning to train with Terere's team that I knew I had a good opportunity to make a career out of jiu jitsu.

How has jiu jitsu changed your life? (Michael Carn, Nate Mann)
Before jiu jitsu, I liked my life very much. I enjoyed capoeira and I also enjoyed being a baker, which was my primary way to earn money. Jiu jitsu has given me an opportunity to travel much more than I did previously, and I have been privileged to meet people from many different cultures. I have a better respect for people's lives all over the world. My success in jiu jitsu has also put me in a position where some people look up to me. That is both a big honor and very humbling at the same time. Finally, I am very glad that my life allows me to teach others. I think many lessons of jiu jitsu are lessons of life, and I am happy to be able to help others gain attributes that can help them on and off the mat.

When did you finally know you had made it big in the jiu jitsu world? (Chris Visentin)
When I got the opportunity to come train with Terere, that is when I knew I had a good chance to be successful in jiu jitsu.

Before we move on, please tell us where you got your nickname … “Cobrinha”? (Jameel Khan)
My Capoeira teacher gave me that nickname because of my flexibility and smoothness of my movements.

Capoeira

Most people know that Capoeira was your first martial art, and many want to understand how that background has affected your jiu jitsu. First, for those who don't know, please tell us when you started Capoeira and how did you get introduced to it.
I started Capoeira at 7 years old. I had some friends in Sao Carlos who did it, and they introduced me to it.

Do you still practice Capoeira?
These days, I do capoeira just for fun. I still like it very much!

What elements of Capoeira did you find useful in your transition to BJJ? (Udi Pan, Neomix Nutype)
Capoeira gave me a really good balance, flexibility, and conditioning – all of which were very useful in jiu jitsu. It also helps the fluidity of my movements.

Did Capoeira pose any problems to your BJJ? (Neomix Nutype)
There are no real bad habits that come from Capoeira for jiu jitsu.

Would you recommend someone who does BJJ to start learning Capoeira as a complement? (Udi Pan)
I do think capoeira is big help for jiu jitsu and recommend for anyone who has the time to study it.

Training

Can you please describe a typical week of training for you including jiu jitsu, weights, cardio, flexibility, etc (Brabo Fett)
I train jiu jitu 2 times a day - 5 days a week, plus 1 time a day on Saturday and Sunday. In addition, I have private lessons and/or seminars that will increase the number of times I'm doing jiu jitsu each week. In addition, every day I spend time stretching, doing balance exercises, and doing crossfit (or circuit training).

For weight/ resistance training, do recommend strength, endurance, or explosiveness training? (Adam Johnson)
I don't really do weight training – I think crossfit or similar exercise is good for jiu jitsu.

Of the various athletic skills (strength, flexibility, balance, etc.), what do you think is the most important for a successful jiu jitsu fighter? (Adam Johnson, Ali Seena Monfaradi)
To be world-class, I think you have to have all of these skills. You always have to be working to improve those areas that are not as strong as the others. For people who do jiu jitsu for fun or are not trying necessarily be a world champion, jiu jitsu allows you to adapt your game to take advantage of whatever skills you do have.

Do you adhere to any specific nutritional plan? Do you use supplements? (Mateo Nares)
I don't follow any specific nutrition plan. I just try to eat clean and healthy.

How often do you think people should train in gi vs no-gi (each week)? (Darys Kriegel)
I think training both is important – they both help each other. Training in a gi will help your no-gi game and training no-gi will help your gi game. I train more often in the gi. On normal weeks, only 1 day is dedicated to no-gi training. However, when preparing for a no-gi event, I will train about 50% no-gi.

Do you have any advice for people who a situation where they don't have training partners who are better than them to push them and challenge them? What can they do to improve? (Bendon Barlow, Nathaniel Fitzsimmons)
Drilling positions is an excellent way to work situations with training partners who are not better than you. It helps your muscle memory and prepares you to automatically use the positions without thinking about them. You can also do things during your training session to improve, even if training against people who are not as good as you. You can put yourself in bad situations, that you have to work out of. You can also try new things and figure out what does or doesn't work in different situations.

How many times do you think someone should drill a move before they put it to use in competition? (Josh Mckinney)
I am a big advocate of drilling positions and situations. I think you should do it as much as possible to burn it into your muscle memory so you don't have to think about your action when the situation presents itself to you. But I don't think you have to drill something a specific number of times before you use it. If in competition and the situation arises to use a move … use it. We must always take what is given to us in a competition.

How should a student split their time between drilling & rolling/sparring? (Chris Visentin)
People who are competitive or want to be competitive, should drill about 1 hr and spar about 1.5 hrs everyday. People who just do jiu jitsu for fun or fitness can spend more time on drills and less on sparring.

How important is the mental aspect of jiu jitsu, and how do you prepare mentally? (Mitch MacDonald, Charlie Nbbjj)
For competition, the mental aspect is the most important --- maybe 70% of success is determined by how you handle the competition mentally. You can be physically prepared but your confidence and state of mind will have a huge impact on how you perform. Too many times competitors pay attention to so many things that affect their performance … “What is his record? He “looks” big or strong. He is from XYZ school...” It can make some competitors crazy, and they lose the fight before it ever happens.

Do you prepare any differently for specific competitions or opponents? (Paul McGrath)
For big competitions, the biggest difference in my training is that I push myself more. I train harder ... maybe 3 or 4 times per day plus more conditioning exercises. I will also study jiu jitsu vídeos of competitors so that I have a better understanding of their game. Personally, I don't develop a specific strategy for each opponent, I just study them so that I know what to expect so that I can impose my game on them.

How do you keep things from stagnating or getting boring? How do you keep motivated? (Adam Wesolowski, Ben Thapa, Ali Seena Monfaradi, Joe LaRose)
No matter how good you are, you can always learn something. I try something different in practice every day - variations on positions, different ways to grip, all kinds of things. This makes me think and keeps it very interesting!

Success

What attributes do you think are most important to making a successful jiu jitsu athlete, like yourself? (Chris Visentin, Ramzi F, Jeremy Hatt)
As I indicated earlier, I think the mental aspect of sport makes the difference between great athletes and champions. There are many really GREAT athletes who do not perform up to their capabilities in a competition because of psychological barriers.

In order to make it to the top level of bjj how important is it to train at one of the top academies? (Derek Maguire, Michael Quiles)
The individual is by far the most important determinant of success, but it is certainly more difficult if you don't have instructors and training partners who can push you to improve everyday.

Teaching

Given the success of your students at the last World Championships, what do you think that you, Jacare, and the other Alliance instructors are doing differently? (Michael Chapman)
Our goal as instructors is to transfer all of our knowledge, including very specific (and critical) details, to our students. We spend a lot of time on little details that often make the difference between a move or position working or not. I teach everything I know. My goal is to give my student all of my knowledge and for them to be even better than myself.

If you could give one piece of advice on what it takes to be a good instructor/coach what would it be? (Nathaniel Fitzsimmons)
Like I said, I think details are critical. In each move or position there are many, many details that need to be explained and understood. That means that good instructors need to know and understand all these details themselves before they can effectively teach others.

Positions

What are your thoughts on the 50/50 guard ? In particular, how do you feel about its apparent use to slow down a match or concerns that it is being used as a stalling strategy? (Kris Novell, Tim Lukes)
The position itself is very nice. I have used it for a long time. There are many sweeps that can be done very well from the 50/50 guard. However, with the gi, that position is also very effective to just hold your opponent, slow down the match, and stall. Now, some people are using the 50/50 to do just that, and I don't agree with that use at all, and I do not teach it either. I teach my students to go forward, to try to get a good position, and try to submit. Jiu jistu is still young and has a lot of chance to continue to grow, but slowing down the fights and making them boring is not good for the athletes or the sport. At the World Championships this year, there were too many fights … including fights that I competed in … where the crowd booed. It was the first time in my career where people booed my fight. It made me very disappointed, but I don't blame them because those fights where people are locked in 50/50 for so many minutes is not fun to watch.

Do you believe the IBJJF rules should be changed in order to address the 50/50 position? If so, what? If not, why not? (Eduardo Capeluto)
Yes! Like any position that is used to stall, the referees should stop the position and give penalty or restart the fight. If the competitor re-establishes the same position for stalling after being penalized, he should be disqualified. I'm also interested in all of your opinions on the matter also, so I am opening a discussion within facebook. Please come and tell me what you think!

Should heel hooks (in the gi) be legal for black belts? (Ciaran Toal)
No. They are too dangerous with the gi, and we would have many athletes unable to compete due to injury.

Future plans/ goals

What are your future competition plans? What tournaments do you expect to compete in the upcoming year? (Eric Yu, Andres Perez Belmar)
I hope to compete in the ADCC this year (September). I have had so many words of support from all of my facebook fans encouraging me to compete in next year's World Championship to go for my 5th world title. That has motivated me very much and makes me want to go back to try once again!

Do you plan on doing any more instructional videos either gi or no gi? (Chris Visentin)
I do have plans to do more instructional both gi and no gi. I will let all of you know as we get closer to planning. I am also going to be posting some videos here on facebook – in fact, you can look for the first one in the next few weeks.

Have you considered writing a book? (Fabrice Le Mentec)
I have considered it. I do not have specific plans right now, but I have many ideas that I think would be good for a book.

Do you have any seminars planned? How do we get you to come to my school to conduct a seminar? (thanks to the many of you who have asked)
I do have some seminars already planned. You can keep up with those that get scheduled through my website: www.rubenscharles.com and they are also listed in the events section of my facebook page. If you are interested in me coming to conduct a seminar at your school, you can send an email to my manager at cobrinhacharles@yahoo.com.br

Miscellaneous

What do you do outside of jiu jitsu to keep yourself balanced? (Satoru Luke Chayavichitsilp)
I like to watch movies, I like to bake, and I like spending time outdoors. I don't have much time for things outside jiu jitsu, so thank you for reminding me how important it is.

What do you think about the compensation levels of the top BJJ athletes? It seems that they are not compensated properly, especially compared to athletes in other sports. (Dan Thomas)
It is still difficult for many athletes to find sponsors and the major tournaments do not pay anything. Top athletes spend a lot of time training and preparing themselves for competition, and they don't have time to work a regular job to earn income. It can be difficult financially today as a jiu jitsu athlete. The good news is that the sport is growing and little by little there is more money in some competitions. As the sport grows there will be more sponsorship money available – one reason it is important for us to keep progressing the sport. The other good news is that if you have good, attacking jiu jitsu, people will want you to conduct seminars and private lessons which is a source of income for jiu jitsu athletes.

In your travels outside of Brazil, where in the US have you found the best Brazilian food? (Sheena Barlow)
The best brazilian food in the US is at my home.

How do you keep your creativity fresh? How do you keep coming up with new jiu jitsu techniques? (Bobby VanHuynh)
I'm always trying something new, just to experiment and challenge my jiu jitsu. Sometimes things I try don't work so well, then sometimes I find something that does works.

What strengths do you think lighter weight fighters have against bigger opponents? (Anthony Nguyen)
Lightweight guys are usually quicker and more flexible and can take advantage of that against bigger opponents.

How do you always keep your hair looking so nice in competition? (Mike Harmon)
Just lucky, I guess.

What is your biggest weakness? (Gwen Howell)
Strawberry ice cream!!

Is there anyone you would like to compete against in a superfight? (Paul Moran)
There isn't any specific person I am eager to fight against. There are so many great competitors. I just want to fight against the best of them.

After the "cut the head off the cobra" incident at the Abu Dhabi World Pro, did you want revenge at the World Championships and how did you feel after beating him? (Tiago Alves)
No. I was eager to fight and felt very good to win but it was the same as all my battles. I was not looking for any revenge. You always have to control your emotions, and I don't think a revenge is good for the sport. I always want to be respectful and an example for other athletes.


I committed to sending one of my t-shirts to the person who asked the best question. There are so many good ones that is is difficult, but I've selected Chris Visentin because he asked some really good questions in several areas, and I'm also going to send a shirt to Satoru Luke Chayavichitsilp for reminding me the importance of finding time outside jiu jitsu to stay balanced.

If I didn't answer your question, feel free to point it out to me and I will try to post an answer on my Wall. A few of you asked questions about common mistakes, drills and exercises to help with jiu jitsu … some of which I am going to be addressing is a video series that I will be posting for my facebook fans. Look for the 1st one in the next few weeks.

Also, look for a discussion thread about the 50/50 position because I am very interested in getting your opinions on the use of the position and what rule changes would be good.

Again, I want to thank you all for the excellent questions. This was fun for me, and I hope good for all of you.

Muito Obrigado,
Cobrinha
07/02/2009


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Nurmikko JiuJitsua

Tänään oli puolipilvistä ja ulkona pystyi tekemään muutakin kuin maata rannalla tai pelehtiä vedessä. Viritettiin kolmesta rantapyyhkeestä nurmikolle "tatami" drllaamista varten. Treenailtiin Robson Mouran single leg guardista standup sweeppejä. (mainio lause - yksi sana Suomea ja sekin huonoa sellaista.) Erittäin hyvä jatke butterfly-guardille ja siitä pääsee helposti pelaamaan deep-halfguardia.

Holes in the game?

Stephan Kesting kirjoitti:

One way to figure out whether there are major holes in your game is to use a checklist like the one below.

Try ranking these positions in order of how much you know about them:
Closed guard
Open guard
Half guard
Side mount
Knee mount
Full mount
Rear mount
This ordered list then becomes a handy tool to decide which techniques to practice, and what positions you should start your sparring in.

Remember, usually you make your fastest progress by working your weakest area!

Another, somewhat more analytical approach, is to subdivide these positions even further. Lets split each of the above positions into three technical areas:
Submissions from that position.
Transitions from the position to an even better position.
Escapes/guard passes if you're caught in that position.
When we take consider those three types of skills for each of the major positions, we end up with 24 skill sets:
Closed guard submissions
Closed guard passes
Closed guard sweeps
Open guard submissions
Open guard passes
Open guard sweeps
Half guard submissions
Half guard passes
Half guard sweeps
Side mount submissions
Side mount transitions
Side mount escapes
Knee mount submissions
Knee mount transitions
Knee mount escapes
Full mount submissions
Full mount transitions
Full mount escapes
Rear mount submissions
Rear mount transitions
Rear mount escapes
Turtle submissions
Turtle transitions
Turtle escapes
Now I don't normally assign homework, but I want you to try this. Go down that list again and figure out if you know at least two techniques for each area.

To be able to flow and spar and play and feel comfortable on the ground you need to have at least a few good options for each one of the above 24 areas.


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Liikkumisharjoituksia rantsussa ja aaltoukemeita bodyboardaus-tuhoutumisissa. Tuli nieltyä n litraa Atlantia.


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Rantapainia

Eilen oltiin Tarifassa rannalla ja bodyboardauksen välissä otettiin pojan kanssa muutama erä shortsipainia hiekalla. Oli hauskaa ja vaikeeta, kun ei ollut pukua missä roikkua. :) suoritin myös haastavan double leg + run twenty meters to sea tekniikan.


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Sweeppi sovellus iPhonelle

Stephen Kesting on julkaissut iPhonelle ja iPod Touchille uuden Sweeppeihin keskittyvän sovelluksen jo olemassa olevan Submissions sovelluksen rinnalle. Molemmat maksavat vain muutamia euroja iTunes storessa ja löytyvät hakusanalla Grapplearts.

Tässä selostus Sweeps sovelluksesta.

The guard position allows you to survive on the bottom in a fight or a grappling match. And guard sweeps are specific techniques that flip or reverse your opponent, bringing you from the bottom back to the top.
This app uses high-quality VIDEO and a step-by-step breakdown to show 29 different guard sweeps. These are the same techniques used in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission grappling and mixed martial events like the UFC.

Step by Step Guard Sweeps contains 29 of the most powerful techniques to get from the bottom to the top.. Then, for each of these moves, we show you the KEY DETAILS that make the difference between success and failure for each submission.

You'll be learning from Stephan Kesting, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt instructor. Stephan operates Grapplearts.com, produces a best-selling series of grappling instructional DVDs and has authored more than 20 articles in magazines such as Black Belt, Tap Out and Ultimate Grappling.

Stephan created the number-one selling and highly reviewed app "Step by Step Submissions," which is also available from the iTunes store.

If you purchase this application now you'll be entitled to free updates, including additional sweeps and details.

Special bonuses for Step-by-Step Sweeps includes a link to download Stephan's book, "A Glossary of Guards," and a built-in round timer for sparring/exercise. Both are yours, for free!

FEATURES

*** 29 different sweeps, along with the critical key details for each technique
*** All techniques are shown without the gi
*** Attacks from six different guard positions
*** Each guard position is explained
*** Over an hour of studio-quality instruction shot in HD
*** Detailed menus to quickly get to each technique
*** BONUS #1: a free book on the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu guard position with each purchase of Step-by-Step Submissions
*** BONUS #2: a round timer for sparring and exercise is included in the app
*** An internet connection is NOT required to use this application or view the videos. Once you use your computer to download it from iTunes and install it on your iPhone or iPod you can view and study the material any time you want.

GUARD POSITIONS

1) Closed Guard
2) Open Guard
3) Half Guard
4) Spider Guard
5) Butterfly Guard
6) X Guard

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Slow es Posible.... Rauhallisesti ottaminen on tehnyt erittäin hyvää. Ainoa fyysiset aktiviteetit ovat olleet lähinnä uimista ja kevyttä aamujoogaa. Huomenna voisi kyllä vaihtelun vuoksi drillailla palmun alla jotain perusjuttuja... jos jaksaa. :)

Kesäloma...

Huomenna lähdetään vajaaksi kolmeksi viikoksi etelään, joten nyt saa kroppa lepäillä ja palautua. Ohjelmassa rentoutumista aamu-astanga-joogaa ja satunnaista hiekkaranta BJJ:tä pojan kanssa (josta on tuollaisena 55-kiloisena kaksi vuotta BJJ-junnuissa vääntäneenä yllättävän paljon vastusta).

Palataan asiaan heinäkuun lopulla....