Congratulations to all the Purebred Soliders who were promoted…I really wish I could have been there! Well deserved….Osssss!!!!
Purebred Soliders!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu with tags bjj, fokai, jiu jitsu, purebred on January 26, 2012 by bjj4life
Red and Black!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu on January 14, 2012 by bjj4life
Leg Drag 101!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu on January 11, 2012 by bjj4lifeI really like the leg drag and transitioning to the “leg weave position” where you are pressuring your opponent and dominating their hips…your opponent either voluntarily rolls to their stomach (giving you their back) or is unable to stop you from passing to side control. Although the below video doesn’t go into depth about the leg drag transition, I really like the detail about transitioning to the back even though your opponent hasn’t necessarily committed to rolling to their stomach. If given a choice I will always take the back and finish the fight!
Royler Gracie Seminar!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu on January 5, 2012 by bjj4lifeProfessor Victor Huber is pleased to announce that his master, BJJ legend Royler Gracie, will return to teach a seminar at Victor Huber BJJ on February 11th from 10:30am-1:30pm. Spots are limited so reserve your spot now by calling Victor Huber at 904-588-5903 or e-mail at victor_huber@hotmail.com.
Grappling Game Plan 2012
Posted in Jiu Jitsu, Training on January 1, 2012 by bjj4lifeThose who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan - Winston Churchill.
While I didn’t plan on being deployed for half of 2011 I still could have used my time more efficiently. Nevertheless I have found that actually writing out my training goals help keep me focused. Below is my “Grappling Game Plan” for 2012.
My Guiding Principles
I will always have a training objective when I spar. I will continually work my weak areas and look at them as opportunities to expand my strengths. The goal of training is not to win but expand my skill-sets…training is not a competition. I will always be humble…ego has no place in a learning environment and will hamper my progress. I will train at least 3 times a week and improve my grappling fitness outside the gym at least 3 times a week. I will continually develop a conservative game with the goal of applying the fundamentals at a high level.
Styles to Emulate: Kron Gracie, Saulo Ribeiro, Roger Gracie.
Long Term Goals: (1 to 5 years)
* Acheive Black Belt in BJJ within next 3 years.
* Be competent in both sport and self-defense aspects.
* Next milestone: Train in Brazil.
Intermediate Term Goals: (6 months to 1 year)
* Improve escapes from side control and rear mount.
* Expand arm bar from multiple positions.
* Improve guard recovery/retention against heavier opponents.
* Improve vale tudo / self defense skill-sets.
Short Term Goals: (1 to 6 months)
* Develop schedule to focus my weekly sparring goals.
* Devote one day a week to drilling systems & weak areas.
* Develop my vale tudo guard.
Weak Areas:
* Finishing arm bar from top position
* Heavier opponents
* Escapes
Strong Areas:
* Guard Passing
* Open Guard
* Sweeps
Faixa Marrom!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu, Life on December 22, 2011 by bjj4lifeMy early Xmas gift…Faixa Maroom!!!
Passing and Dragging!
Posted in Jiu Jitsu, Training on December 12, 2011 by bjj4life
I had the pleasure of doing a private with Bruno Frazatto while visiting Guam. We mainly worked on guard passing and the concepts we covered where totally foreign to me. Due to work commitments I was not really able to play with the passes until I returned to the States 3 months later. I was amazed at how effective the passing methods worked even though I had not really drilled them. The below video is a good example of some of Bruno’s guard passing concepts and how effective they are. My guard passing philosophy now is all about redirecting the legs and leg dragging…bjj4life!
Guat-ever!
Posted in Adventures, Jiu Jitsu, Life with tags bjj, jiu jitsu on December 7, 2011 by bjj4life
On a recent trip to Guatemala I noticed a sign for a Gracie Jiu Jitu school close to my hotel. My schedule didn’t allow me enough time to train but I made a mental note for any future trips. A month later I was assigned a quick trip to Guatemala that would give me a night in Guatemala city…with gi in hand I checked out the school.
The facility was called Academia Gracie Guatemala and was a traditional “Gracie Jiu Jitsu” school that closely follows the 
curriculum of the Gracie Academy Miami. The school did not participate in “sport jiu jitsu” and only trained for self defense/vale tudo. The schedule actually had specific classes in clinching & striking, no gi, and sparring.
Gracie Guatemala is run by Roberto Fleischmann who is a black belt under the Valente Brothers. Unfortunately for me, Professor Fleischmann was out of town attending a instructor seminar in Miami with Royce Gracie and the Valente brothers.
During my visit the kids class was being conducted by a couple of blue belts and the regular adult classes were canceled! I was extremly disappointed but as they say in Guatemala…Guat-ever! On a positive note the students were friendly and invited me to return when their instructor was in town. I will definitely check them out next time I’m in Guatemala. Academia Gracie Jiu Jitsu is located in Guatemala City at 13 Calle “A” 7-19 zone 10, Plaza Tifanny, 011-502-2366-1614
Purebred Jiu Jitsu Guam…Revisited!
Posted in Adventures, Jiu Jitsu, Life on November 29, 2011 by bjj4life
Marcelo Garcia!
Posted in Adventures, Jiu Jitsu, Training on November 20, 2011 by bjj4lifeTightening up my chokes with the best in the game!
