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A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships - Part Deux

By admin, on June 21st, 2010%

Wed, June 2, 2010

Cathy and I left for BWI for a direct flight to LAX. I suffered a neck injury the week before and thus packed in my carry on all the niceties I felt I would need to cure my neck during the five-hour flight. Slathered with Arnica (for those of you who don’t . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships – Part Deux

A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David Zwanetz

By admin, on June 20th, 2010%

As most people know, the “Super Bowl” is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the premier association of professional American football. It was first played on January 15, 1967, as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League. It was agreed that the two leagues’ . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David Zwanetz

Blogging About Brazil

By admin, on May 18th, 2010%

Enjoying the View from Barra Bella

Something like a paleontologist excavating his first fruitful site or a young astronaut making his first step on the moon, my dedication, sacrifice and embracement of the brazilian jiu jitsu lifestyle had culminated into a great opportunity. I was headed to Brazil to compete in the Brazilian Nationals, better known . . . → Read More: Blogging About Brazil by Tye Ryan

2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu Roster

By admin, on March 18th, 2010%

Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Am 2010 Roster . . . → Read More: 2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu Roster

Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a Small One

By admin, on March 4th, 2010%

I’ve had the opportunity to be a student at “small” academies that grew into big ones and also have had the good fortune of watching my own Howard County Martial Arts academy develop into a “big” school as well. One thing that I’ve noticed is how different it is to run a successful big program vs. . . . → Read More: Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a Small One

How to Watch Competition Footage

By admin, on February 11th, 2010%

Since everyone is snowed in and is supposedly working out at home and watching a lot of film, I thought I could provide some tips on watching competition footage that have helped me out over the years.

In the beginning, I could not watch Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition videos and preferred instructional videos; nowadays, its the other way around. . . . → Read More: How to Watch Competition Footage

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

By admin, on February 5th, 2010%

Now I don’t know if VW Golfs are good are bad but the point is made – if everyone seems intent on just copying something – there must be something to the original!

For an example right from our BJJ school – ever notice how every gi is compared to a Koral (the original “luxury” gi) and every light gi is compared to Vulkan (the original gi sold on virtue of its lightness)?
. . . → Read More: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…

To Lisbon and Back by Jon Delbrugge

By admin, on February 2nd, 2010%

My journey to a black belt world championship continues. This time around I found myself in Lisbon, Portugal. There was a lot of anticipation building up to this tournament, as it was the first IBJJF tournament of the year. Personally I felt great; on weight and well rested. At crazy 88 we have preparing . . . → Read More: To Lisbon and Back by Jon Delbrugge

Follow Jimmy Harbison - Newest Team Lloyd Irvin Member

By admin, on January 25th, 2010%

Brown Belt Jimmy Harbison is another grappler to watch in 2010. Jimmy already has a medal from the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships (2009 Purple Belt Meio Pesado – 3rd place) and a whole rack of local tournament victories. I had the opportunity to watch Jimmy compete at the local OTM tournament when I brought grapplers . . . → Read More: Follow Jimmy Harbison – Newest Team Lloyd Irvin Member

To Brazil and Back Again pt 3

By admin, on December 16th, 2009%

Everyone woke fairly early the next day. We made our daily early morning trip to the diner up the street from Guigo’s house. After a few cups of cafe espressos and a ham sandwich, I felt great. JT Torres and Mike Fowler were up first that day. Both Mike and JT lost first round on very . . . → Read More: To Brazil and Back Again pt 3

Count Koma: 5 lessons from Jiu-Jitsu’s pioneer in Brazil February 5, 2012
Grandmaster Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941) learned Jiu-Jitsu in Japan, was bestowed with the nickname Count Koma in Spain, won hundreds of fights in Cuba, and disseminated his knowledge to promising young students, like Carlos Gracie, in Brazil. To bear fruit until this day, and at every corner of the planet, the master had to have firmly entrenched […]
Gracie Barra and 5 recent moves to make the opposition sweat at Jiu-Jitsu Pan February 5, 2012
Eight weeks removed from the IBJJF Pan-American Championship, and Gracie Barra doesn’t want to hear about resting on its laurels after having won the team title at the European Championship. The focus now is on trying for a repeat performance in their own backyard, at the March 29 Pan to take place right down the road […]
Euro champ Michelle Nicolini: absolute gold shouldn’t overshadow mistakes February 5, 2012
The black belt Michelle Nicolini (CheckMat) won the women’s absolute division at the IBJJF European Championship this past weekend, outdoing two opponents. In her first match, she submitted Monica Vanessa with an armbar. In the final, she went up against her teammate Ida Hansson, who is soon to become a medical doctor, and won by […]
Abu Dhabi: who can keep Xande, Tarsis, Bochecha, Lucas & Clark Gracie’s from flying free? February 5, 2012
The main WPJJ event in Abu Dhabi will only happen in April; still the climate is already heating up for the big Jiu-Jitsu stars already this February and March, when three more tryouts for the big event will take place to determine who gets free airfare, food and board for their trip to the United […]
“Jiu-Jitsu’s not about who you beat, but about what you conquer” February 5, 2012
Our buddies with the twitter account @BRblackbelt, responsible for some of the most interesting and exotic Jiu-Jitsu camps in Brazil and abroad, issued this poll a little while ago: #BJJ is not about who you beat, but what you conquer. What have you conquered so far? GRACIEMAG agrees and applauds the query, and it echoes the […]

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