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This evening I was watching the film Blindness. There is a scene early on when two blind people get in a sort of tussle, a small fight. I thought immediately of Jiu Jitsu. When I first started Jiu Jitsu there where some moments when I thought how successful one could be when rolling with their [...]
I’m at a point in my training when I would like to get more taps. At tap-out here, a tap-out here – nothing revolutionary or dominant – but I’m consistently doing the vast majority of tapping whenever I roll. Still, I believe I’m progressing in-tune with the average student. I have learned so much in [...]
I had the opportunity Today to help paint the new space for my dojo where I train – Boulder Grappling Academy. It was also my first look at the new space. The new space is great – it is roomy and the location is excellent. I certainly expect the location to help the school grow. [...]
When rolling, don’t forget to tap. Always err on the side of tapping out. It is not worth the injury. Tonight I began rolling with brown belt – and about 9 seconds later – I was in a leg lock. For a split second I believed I could escape the hold – so I twisted [...]
In class tonight we learned some side control (also called “kesa gatame”) escapes. Side control is a dominant position in grappling. I like Wikipedia’s definition – here is an abbriged version: Side control … is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a [...]
I'm a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) fanatic and blogger. Currently a blue belt under Relson Gracie, this is where I share insights, stories and reviews related to the sport and martial art of Jiu Jitsu. I train in Colorado at Boulder Grappling Academy and Louisville Grappling Academy. Contact me at ryanpeterson DOT me **AT** gmail DOT com
