Thursday, June 26, 2008
Jean Silva vs Masakazu Imanari: Cage Rage
At 1:14 of the video Silva puts his hand on the mat which inables Imanari moves into "New York" He then moves into an omoplata. Silva rolls and Imanari gets the sweep and ends up on top.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Eddie Bravo: "Dustin Hazelett's rubber guard best in UFC so far"
Eddie's post Taken from www.mixedmartialarts.com:
"So far we've only seen the rubber guard pop up here and there in the UFC, and only just a few fighters have gotten to the point where they can bring real heat with it. But there are quite a few UFC fighters in the process of developing their rubber guards. Frank Mir is deep in the process, as well as Roan Carneiro, Dante Rivera and soon to be UFC fighters Dan Hardy and Matt Horwich. The few who have brought heat like I mentioned earlier are Dean Lister, who used it to submit Alessio Sakara, Jason Day used it beautifully with striking against Alan Belcher and now Dustin Hazelett just used it quite effectively in his fight with Josh Burkman, and I think, even though he didn't submit Josh with the rubber guard, he's the most fluid with it in the UFC so far. His mission control was tight as hell, which is where most fall short and the tightness of his clinch is the first sign that he's been using it for quite a while. And that oma plata, it was tight as hell and so close to ending the fight, it looked like Burkman might be double jointed. And the fact that he kept going back to mission control everytime he was put on his back tells me that he must be having alot of success with it in training. But that flying arm bar off the whizzar to end the fight was definitely the best part of the fight, check it..."
"The one correction I would make with Hazelett's rubber guard is the way he goes from new york to chill dog(clearing the neck).
He held onto his ankle when trying to clear the neck both times he worked the rg. It worked the first time because Burkman basically cleared his own neck for Hazelett and put himself into the jiu claw position by trying to posture up. But the second time he tried to clear the neck it didn't happen because Burkman stayed too close and tight to Hazelett's body.
The most effective way to clear the neck is to let go of your ankle, clear the neck, then re hook the ankle once the neck is cleared. Keeping your opponent at bay with your forearm on his neck is HUGE.
Look at the second time Hazelett got to new york and see what I mean.
Other than that, Hazelett's rg looked beautiful. Maybe now more and more fighters will start to believe in the rg so that we have less fights with boring g n p/lay n pray :)"
Friday, June 20, 2008
Fight Coverage interviews Eddie Bravo
Interview, comedy, a technique, and a hot chick (Miranda Page). Who can ask for more?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
EDDIE BRAVO: MARIJUANA MARTIAL-ARTS MASTER
When he started taking jiu-jitsu lessons in 1994, inspired by Brazilian jiu-jitsu icon Royce Gracie’s dominance in the early years of the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Eddie Bravo was a guitar player just looking for a way to stay in shape so that he wouldn’t be a “fat rock star” when his band made it big.
The band broke up, but Bravo’s jiu-jitsu blew up. He started smoking marijuana, which he readily credits with helping him develop his radical style of jiu-jitsu in his second book, Mastering the Rubber Guard, which offers step-by-step instructions on Bravo’s favorite jiu-jitsu techniques, as well as a lengthy endorsement of marijuana use.
His style of jiu-jitsu is considered revolutionary and/or heretical, depending on whom you ask. He is notorious for his dismissive attitude towards the gi—the traditional uniform worn by the practitioners of most martial arts of Asian origin—as an “an ancient superhero outfit” that teaches students nothing more than bad habits.
Bravo proved the merit of his ideas at the 2003 Abu Dhabi World Submission Wrestling Championships, the pinnacle event of submission grappling, by prevailing against the legendary Royler Gracie—an archetype of the system that Bravo was rejecting—in a win that shocked the world. That victory legitimized Bravo’s theories, launching the 5-foot-8, 160-pound California native into the upper echelon of the martial-arts world.
Today, Bravo is a commentator for the UFC, with plans on competing only once more before retiring from the tournament circuit for good. He continues to spread his brand of jujitsu at Tenth Planet, his own Hollywood-based school, and with seminars across the globe. His third book will be released this summer. His techniques are constantly gaining in popularity, especially with notable MMA (mixed martial arts) fighters like Dean Lister and Japan’s Shinya Aoki, who demonstrate their effectiveness with wins at the highest levels of competition.
Bravo unabashedly recommends marijuana, saying that it will not only improve your jujitsu game, but also your life. His openness with regard to pot has been criticized by some: Isn’t Bravo aware that he’s a respected figure, that there are young people who look up to him, that’s he’s a role model?
Yes, he is, as a matter of fact. That’s the point.
How does jiu-jitsu with a gi differ from jiu-jitsu without a gi?
With gi jiu-jitsu, you use yanking and pulling to set everything up. You grab the collar and you yank and pull—it’s like a big tug of war. When you’re going no-gi, there’s no yanking and pulling, just clinching and squeezing. It takes a while to get it down.
People frequently describe your style of jiu-jitsu as “unorthodox.” What’s so different about your style?
If you concentrate just on no-gi jiu-jitsu, the game totally changes: the rubber guard, the twister set-ups, the half-guard stuff—even my mount is different. If you’re working both gi and no-gi, you’re not going to have enough time to develop a pure no-gi style.
The only reason I started focusing on no-gi was that if I ever lost my job, I might need to fight to make some money. At the time, I was DJing in a strip club, writing music and training jiu-jitsu. And if I was going to fight, I wanted my jiu-jitsu to be as mixed-martial-arts-ready as possible. MMA is dedicated to grappling and mixed martial arts; I wouldn’t have had enough time to catch up on my kickboxing and my wrestling if I were revamping my jiu-jitsu.
Luckily, I didn’t have to do MMA. Basically, tapping out Royler Gracie made it so I didn’t have to do MMA. It allowed me to just teach jiu-jitsu and concentrate on my music. If I had to go into MMA, it would have been a big blow to my music, because training for MMA is like training for the Olympics
By Scott Ross
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Jeremy Williams Classic June 21st
Jeremy Williams was a fantastic Jiu Jitsu Player. I've seen him compete on several different occasions. His passing was very unfortunate. Let's honor his passing by doing what he did best, and that was competing. I hope to see many of the Nibiru Warriors taking medals in this tournament. If anybody body goes, please take pics and send them to me for posting purposes.
Jason Chambers Presents: MMA Legacy
"MMA LEGACY" TO HOLD OPEN CALL AUDITIONS JUNE 22.
"MMA Legacy" is looking for MMA fighters, coaches, ring girls, and other MMA industry professionals to round out the cast of the shows first season to be filmed in late July.
Auditions will be held this Sunday at 1pm at Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy, which is also serving as one of the central locations for the show. Several other MMA organizations are partnering wit the show including the International MMA Expo (IMMAE), (Chuck Lidell Owned )MMA Jacked, the MMA-Underground, Ecko Unlimited , and Sirius Radio’s “The No Holds Barred Show.”
WHO: Owned Entertainment and Jac'D Producitons
WHAT: Audition for "MMA Legacy" rerealityhow (to be shot in High-Def)
WHEN: Sunday June 22nd @ 1pm-4pm
WHERE: Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy
25385 Rye Canyon Road
Valencia CA, 91355
Please bring a recent photo of yourself and a completed Audition Application which can be found at www.ownedentertainment.com
Hope to see you there!
Jason Chambers
Executive
Jac'D Productions
"MMA Legacy" is looking for MMA fighters, coaches, ring girls, and other MMA industry professionals to round out the cast of the shows first season to be filmed in late July.
Auditions will be held this Sunday at 1pm at Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy, which is also serving as one of the central locations for the show. Several other MMA organizations are partnering wit the show including the International MMA Expo (IMMAE), (Chuck Lidell Owned )MMA Jacked, the MMA-Underground, Ecko Unlimited , and Sirius Radio’s “The No Holds Barred Show.”
WHO: Owned Entertainment and Jac'D Producitons
WHAT: Audition for "MMA Legacy" rerealityhow (to be shot in High-Def)
WHEN: Sunday June 22nd @ 1pm-4pm
WHERE: Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy
25385 Rye Canyon Road
Valencia CA, 91355
Please bring a recent photo of yourself and a completed Audition Application which can be found at www.ownedentertainment.com
Hope to see you there!
Jason Chambers
Executive
Jac'D Productions
K-1 DYNAMITE MANHOEF VS YOON DONG SIK
One of my favorite fight endings from last year. Dong pull off an absolutely text book Dong-bar or as we call it at 10th Planet, "The Swim Move" to arm bar.
GEGARD MOUSASI VS. DONG SIK YOON - DREAM 4
Amazing fight at 9:30 of the video, from the "spider web" position. He almost get's the "dong-bar" but Mousasi's escape is beautiful.
Shayna Blaszler a.k.a. The Queen of Hearts a.k.a. The Twistette
Sorry, It's the best I could find on Shayna's twister victory over Tama Chan on Show Time a while back. I thought it was relevant.
Nick Diaz vs Muhsin Corbbrey Video- EliteXC Return of the Kin
Let's first start off by saying I'm a huge fan of The Diaz brothers. Even when they storm the ring after KJ Noons KO of Yves Edwards. So, Nick if you're reading this, please don't kick my ass. Stockton 209!!!
At 22:42 in the video, Nick sets up for an arm bar. He does it the traditional way with with his inside arm hooking Corbbrey's arm. What's good is Diaz can land a couple hammer fists to the face from this position. What's bad, is there's nothing to stop Corbbrey from getting up to his knees and escaping. I'm a much bigger fan of people going to the "Spider Web" position from here. It enables you to control your opponent's legs, which makes it much harder for them to escape.
Shinya Aoki vs Katsuhiko Nagata Video- DREAM 4
As always, Shinya Aoki comes through in devastating fashion. This time from a beautifully set up "gogoplata" from the mount. Kids, say your prayers, eat your vitamins and do you rubber guard stretches and we can all grow up to be like Aoki.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Hideo Tokoro vs Darren Uyenoyama Video- DREAM 4 Fight of the Night
This is an amazing fight! At 8:48, San Francisco's own, Darren Uyenoyama uses rubber guard to avoid damage, rest, and recover before drop kicking Tokoro off, and getting back to his feet. Darren is an excellent wrestler and Jiu Jitsu player, he's graced our presence at 10th Planet Hollywood a few times.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Shooto - Tradition 1 - Bendy Casimir vs Shinji Sasaki
Sasaki does a good job of keeping Casimir off balance by keeping active from the bottom position. Sasaki uses rubber guard to avoid damage and attempt a few sweeps and submissions. Casimir does a good job of timing Shinji's attempts to move from "new york" to the "Jiu claw" to explode out of danger. At 8:30o Shinji tries to to move from mission control to crackhead control, but again Casimir times it perfect and powers out.
Dan Hardy signs with the UFC.
10th Planet blue belt and British MMA phenom Dan Hardy has just signed a 4 fight deal with the UFC! Congrats!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Rubber Guard: Michael Costa vs. Nick Thompson
Nick "The Goat" Thompson goes to the Rubber Guard at around the 4:50 mark. Costa puts his hand on the mat. Instantly Thompson is in "New York". Instead of hugging the knee and looking to move into "Chill Dog", Thompson goes backwards to "Retard Control". This allows Costa the space he needed to get his arm off the mat and back on to Thompson's chest, thus escaping potential danger. Thompson's next mistake is he doesn't stay tight enough by squeezing his knees together and keeping downward pressure on the back of Costa's neck. This allows Costa to slide out.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
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