Cool blog I came across after checking out the stats option for Blogger. I saw a number of site visits coming from http://jiujiubjj.com/.
I took a look at the blog and what I found was a super cool blog written by a language teacher in South Korea, who started her journey in BJJ a few years ago and is documenting her experiences along the way like so many of us.
I was also impressed that there were so many other women with BJJ Blogs as well. Women and Children are the future of the sport and art of BJJ. If we want there to be more schools, more seminars, better tournaments and a growth of economic opportunity than we need more women in the sport.
KELLY'S BOYFRIENDS BEWARE!!!! ED HAS SOME NEW MOVES NOW!
Most people will recognize Ed as America’s favorite women’s shoe salesmen Al Bundy from Fox’s now legendary comedy show Married with Children or as Jay Prichett currently on ABC’s Modern Family.
But unbeknown to many people, Ed has been training for over 17 years in BJJ and received his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Rorion Gracie.
Ed getting the Black Belt from Rorion Gracie.
Ed got into BJJ after friend and director John Milius (Director of Conan The Barbarian) convinced him to join a training session. Ed admits that he was not very interested in the art, but Rorion asked Ed to get on the mats and attempt to knock Rorion off of the mount. Even though Ed was much larger than Rorion he was unable to knock him off of himself. Rorion ask Ed to keep him pinned in the mats as well, but Rorion, escape and swept Ed every time.
After that small lesson of a smaller man using technique to defeat a larger man, Ed signed up for lessons with Rorion and has been training ever since.
Ed has always been one of my favorite actors and I grew up watching Married with Children and now that I am a BJJ student I am glad to know that such an accomplished actor as Ed is a student as well, and is able to spread the benefits of the BJJ lifestyle, and at 66 years old Ed is still going strong and shows that it is never too late to step on the mats.
I started my journey in the Art of Judo around 2006/2007. I was completely enthralled by the art and the huge collection of videos of Judoka flying through the air either performing throws or being thrown. Of course when the 2008 Summer Olympics came around I was glued to my computer screen at odd hours of the morning to watch Judo at the highest level.
Alot of mystique was built around a cute young blonde girl named Ronda Rousey. She was the USA’s best chance at finally getting an Olympic Gold medal in Judo. Rousey was fantastic her throwing skills were insane and her groundwork was at the level of BJJ fighter. Her wins by armbar were amazing.
Needless to say she did very well and although she did not win the gold she got a bronze medal, and became the first female Judoka from the US to win a medal in Judo since the sports introduction as a women’s event.
Fast forward a few years and Ronda is well known in the MMA world as being the best female fighter at this time. She has won all the professional fights, and won them all with an armbar in the first round. Seems like all that newaza training as come in handy.
Ronda is known as a trash talker, and berates her opponents every chance she gets, to help promote and amped up the fights. She is very vocal about her opinions and pulls no punches in the cage or on the mic.
Recently Ronda was asked about what non-figthers she would like to fight, well being interviewed on the red carpet for the ESPN Magazine Body Issue event. (A magazine which she is on the cover of.) Ronda stated that she would not mind beating up Kim Kardashian, because she does not think that a women who is famous for a crappy sex tape, has no talent, and is all around gross should not be endorsing products to young girls, who may think that Kim is a role model to look up too. (See video link above to see the interview yourself, I love it!!!!)
Their is a backlash from the Kim fans, but I really don’t care. Ronda has said something I am sure alot of us have said for the past couple of years. Kim K is a no talent whorebag, and I would not want my two young daughters to ever think that she was somebody to pattern your life after. Hopefully my wife and I are role models enough, but as a father who is also a passionate grappler, I would not mind my girls looking up to Ronda a little as a Judo/Grappling role model. She is smart, pretty, tough, a great Judoka and figther, and she has done this while still staying very feminine, for that she is the Gentle Way Girl of the Month.
Looks like the Moskitogi is a popular post. I have received a lot of questions about the Moskitogi. Mostly request for pictures of how the Gi fits and handles use.
I dug up some pictures of the GI in action at two of the United Grappling Federation's Sacramento Spring and Summer Open. I dominated those tournaments and the GI help up very well and continues to provide great service even now.
I brought it overseas with me as well.
Best Gi I have ownned!!!
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and if my reviews of the Moskitogi have helped you make a decision to buy one, please share your experiences with the Moskitogi or if you decided to not purchase one why not?
I am going to revive this blog after much neglect due to my Military commitments. Now that I have the time I can begin to chronicle some truly unique experiences that most grapplers do not get the opportunity to have or would want to go through.
As many people know I am currently deployed to the Middle-East. So I am not able to train with my Team at Capital City Guerrilla Jiu-Jtisu, but I have been able to train with a variety of grapplers from Gracie Barra, Renzo Gracie and few other clubs from around the country. So to say the lest it has been a great opportunity to; as Dave Camarillo says “Train with everybody”.
I am three weeks post-op for a torn left pectoral that occurred while benching 350 pounds. it was a freak occurrence that happened, I have impeccable form on the bench, and it could had been a variety of factors that led to the tear. Needless to say i am in a sling for another three weeks then I can begin physical therapy. I am looking forward to apply my style of strict, disciplined, training that I am know for and getting to through the physical therapy and kicking ass.
I am also working on a project to benefit at-risk/ low income kids in the Sacramento Area by forming a non-profit organization. I have some truly exciting and unique ideas that I think will bring some very positive results. I am in the very early stages of this development but I plan to implement the plan early 2013 for a summer 2013 program, if successful I think it could be something that could grow and become a yearly program.
Keep drilling, stay positive and go and train like a champion!!!!
Tonight's training was intense! We started the practice of with the usual wrestling type warm up and then proceeded to do some grip-fighting excercises.
We went over a guardpass with some unique details that Marcos pointed out. For my game plan and style of BJJ which I am starting to call Big Man Jiu-Jitsu, I was able to modify Marcos' technique to suit my body type. After repping the guard pass for a while we moved on to drilling.
We drilled the Morote Gari or double leg take down. The Morote Gari was my throw when I started Judo back in 2007, before the rule change after the 2008 Olympics. I love the Morote Gari, the power if the throw as well as the ability to completly pick your opponet off the ground and take and then bring them back with force and power. That is what Big Man Jiu-Jistu is about! We pulled out the crash pad and Team Yemaso put in serious work. Uke stood in a standard stance and Tore shoot in and took them down. We drilled non-stop for a minute and a half. We cycled through our group until we each had a chance to drill twice. My lungs were on fire and my heart rate was through the roof, but I felt strong and powerful.
After that we hit the mats for some Newaza randori and rolled for about thirty to forty minutes. We bowed out to end class and then our usual crew of guys stayed after to get in a few more rounds of No-Gi Randori.
I feel strong and my game is slowly improving. I have been working on maintaning guard and setting up sweeps to gain side control. I feel my guard game is improving greatly and I know I will bring a greatly improved game to the American Cup this year and I am hunting for a repeat Gold Medal.
Sorry for not be able to write for a while.My school work had kept me busy, but we are in the middle of the semester and I am now able to write.
Due to my lack of funds I have not been able to compete as much as I projected I would for this year. The American Cup 2010 was my first Jiu-Jitsu tournament and I won gold as a white belt. I hope to repeat that success this year again at this years American Cup as a Blue Belt. This will be my first time competing as a Blue Belt so I am looking forward to the challenge of new competition at the higher level.
I have come very far in the last year in terms of not only technique but also strength, power, and mental fortitude. I have excellent training partners and feel I am in a even better position to win gold gain this year in not only my division but also in the absolute.
