MMA Faestro

It seems every day there is a new source for online training.  Happily, most of them are very good.  I just wanted to point out the site that Dave teaches on, MMA Faestro.  It has tons of his lessons on Judo, MMA, and BJJ, so if you eve…

Great BJJ Blog

Cane’s Blog
When I first started bjj (1st class in 1996) information was scarce.  I used to have these old vhs tapes of guys like Pedro Carvalho.  Now it is a different time.  There is a ton of stuff out there and the problem is more ove…

Demian Maia Passing

Demain is another guy that inspires me.  I posted the above as a continuation of the pressure pass idea that Dave turned me on to and I subsequently saw BJ Penn using.  To me it looks like he just gets an underhook and head pressure.  F…

Braulio’s Inverted Triangle

I am a huge Braulio fan and he has been killing people with the inverted/reverse triangle.  Here you can see the basics of that position.  

Paul

BJ Penn Guard Passing

I rolled with Dave about 3 weeks ago and he used shoulder pressure to pass my guard over and over.  He then said “Study BJ”.   I found this compilation online and it shows how simple BJ’s guard passing game is, and exactly what Dave was doin…

The Ego and Jiu-Jitsu

When I first started in jiu-jitsu, people seemed to talk a lot about eliminating ego from your game.  The logic is that it hurts your game by allowing “attributes” and “preference” to dominate your rolls.  Let’s talk about each:
Attributes – …

Lao Tzu on the Whitebelt Mind

The other day, Dave mentioned that we should all cultivate the mentality of the whitebelt.  In essence this means being open to new ideas every time we step to the mat.  This also means letting go of what you already hold true. “You cannot p…

Marcelo’s Philosophy

I am a huge Marcelo fan.  I met him a few years back at a seminar and we have several mutual friends who cannot speak highly enough about him as a person and a bjj artist.  I hope one day to get out to NY to train with him at his new academy….

Seminar Reviews

I haven’t been to a seminar in a while, but I ran across some old reviews I did.  I thought some people might find them interesting.
BJJ 101 Seminar with Dave Camarillo (2006)
Eddie Bravo Seminar (2006)
Chris Haueter Seminar (2006)
Roy Dean in Mor…

Team Renzo Takedown to Armbar

Last week in class we worked takedowns.  This was one of our key throws so I thought I’d post the video posted by Renzo’s Academy in NYC.  Check it out!