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Quintet anyone?

I recently took part in another Empire Grappling event. This time around the format was a little different to what I am used to. It was my first time competing under this format so I was rather oblivious to what the rules and requirements would be. All I knew was that I enjoy the challenge and the opportunity to test out my abilities on a competitive stage. For those who don’t know, a quintet is…

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A friend and a fat lad

One of the things I love most about brazilian jiu jitsu is the fact that I can travel around the country and train wherever I can find a gym. This has allowed me to experience different levels or abilities BV and different types of training which help me expand my own understanding of this magnificent martial art.

Recently in one of my previous posts I mentioned that I was fortunate enough to…

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Rolling

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Frank Mir

I was lucky enough to spend time with Frank Mir at AVT Leeds last year. As a fan of MMA I was more than aware of Frank Mir’s achievements inside the Octagon. Two of his legendary matches are part of the reasons why I sought out to practise Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Jitsu.

The First match was against Brock Lesnar at UFC 81 in 2008 beating him via kneebar.

The second was the submission of Antonio Rodrigo…

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The Journey. Year 2 conclusions.

Just before Christmas I entered in to my third year of training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the range of emotions i have had along the way have varied from one extreme to the next. I am constantly tested both mentally and physically every time I set foot on the mat. Some days its more to do with confidence. I find that the mental game is just a bigger obstacle as the physical expectations required to…

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Squeaky Bum - My first competition

Squeaky Bum – My first competition

After some thought I decided to give competition a shot and signed up for my first event at Empire North West earlier this year. In order for me to do this I had to get my own mindset in order to enable me to take the next step and sign the dotted line.

During my first 18 months of BJJ I simply just focussed on my development within class and measuring my abilities against my fellow…

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Kurt Osiander Seminar

Not so long ago I travelled to Sheffield to Fifty3degrees BJJ who were hosting Kurt Osiander.

Anyone who searched YouTube for any topic on BJJ will likely come across Kurt Osiander.

For those of you who don’t, here is a little bit of background to help fill in some gaps.

Kurt was somewhat a late bloomer in Jiu Jitsu. Based in San Fransisco he befriended Cesar Gracie early on in life but at this…

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Arm Bar Defense

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