Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Some Comic Relief
Crash mats and grappling dummies will be arriving for this Saturdays class. Please note the slight change to Saturdays timetable to allow for an hour of No-Gi training from 1-2pm, so please bring shorts and rashies.
Cooper v Tooke Grap Quest
Great match. A real see saw battle. Both guys came with an attacking game making it exciting to watch.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Nova Uniao News Story
Here is a link to a Nova Uniao story from Sherdog describing the teams success at a competition and MMA level. Extreme JJG is affiliated under the banner of Nova Uniao and students represents this school when competing overseas. Rodney Ellis, who runs Southern Cross Jiu Jitsu, has spent many years training in Brasil with the Nova Uniao team.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Randy Couture - UFC 100 Breakdown
Along with Greg Jackson I think Randy has one of the best brains in MMA. His fight analysis is always spot on and insightful. I always come away with a different perspective after listening to Randy's breakdown of strategy.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Recent Grapplers Quest Matches
Very technical slow paced matches. Interesting to see how the game is played when there is $$ on the line. Some cool half guard in the first and open guard in the second.
UFC 100 Mon 13th July 10am
Due to a boxing PPV on Mainevent on Sunday UFC 100 will not be televised until the following Monday morning. So we will go to Slyms at 10am to watch the card. So take a sick day or do some quotes and come down and watch an amazing card. The only trick will be staying off the internet for that long.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
10 great upcoming MMA fights
Josh Gross is the former Editor for Sherdog.com and now writes for Sports Illustrated (SI.com). He is one of the first true MMA journalists and a great writer. Here he previews ten bouts coming up over the US summer. Some amazing match ups to look forward too.
Why is Rickson Gracie the best?
Please find below a Q&A I stole from the SBGi section of the Underground Forum today. . Matt Thorton provides a great answer to an age old question. . Original Link Here.
Q.Hi Matt, firstly I'd like to start by saying Im a huge fan of SBGi and everything you've done to promote the truth in fighting. And secondly this thread is in no way intended to be disrespectful to those who have posted on the BJJ forum about Rickson Gracie. It is just a srious attempt at extracting some useful information that may help all jiujitsu students an grapplers!With that out of the way, I'll ask my question. Matt, what do you think it is that seperates Rickson Gracie from other top Brazilian Jiujitsu black belts and competitors? I realise with all the talk at the moment about Rickson's recent seminars, his out of this world skill and technical knowledge that noone is able to quantify what he teaches, why he is so good and what makes his technique so much more effective apparently than everyone elses? I am fascinated by the subject and was hoping you could offer your ideas and viewpoint on the subject?Thanks,Felipe
A.That's a question that everyone who meets Rickson eventually asks. My opinion is that Rickson is set apart due primarily to his understanding of the fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu, and secondly his wisdom regarding how to train those fundamentals. There are a lot of world class competitors who truly have no idea exactly how they got "good", beyond the obvious of lots of hard mat time. In Rickson's case I think he has a deeper understanding. I think he knows exactly how BJJ works, starting with the number one concept of posture.
All good BJJ coaches focus on fundamentals and avoid teaching a style. But even with fundamentals there will be variations amongst competitors. You might divide techniques broadly in terms of high percentage and lower percentage moves. With higher percentage moves being generally simpler, lower risk, and based on leverage. However, what may be for most a low percentage move may be for any given individual a high percentage addition to their individual game. There is however one consistent core principle to all of BJJ, and that is the concept of posture. Proper posture in guard, on bottom, on top, the start and finish of serious BJJ understanding is posture. And to me that is where Rickson sets himself apart, and that is why so many black belts walk away not with a new move, but with a much deeper understanding of movements they have been doing every day for decades. And that is gold! Obviously there are a lot of people who appreciate that info.
Secondly, Rickson knows how to train. He isn't the type of instructor who shows 6 moves and then everyone touches hands and rolls to win. And he isn't the type of instructor who has people repeat a move without resistance a million times. He advocates drilling for the majority of class time, and his drills are always alive. IE: they incorporate progressive resistance as applied to isolated postures.
That understanding of what makes BJJ a science, posture, combined with an understanding well beyond most of his peers related to how to drill makes Rickson the coach he is. As for his personal ability, factor in training since birth, good genes, a consistent commitment to his own fitness and health, and a very intelligent mind (Rickson is no meat head jock, and never was), and you have have a pretty incredible combination.
www.straightblastgym.com
Q.Hi Matt, firstly I'd like to start by saying Im a huge fan of SBGi and everything you've done to promote the truth in fighting. And secondly this thread is in no way intended to be disrespectful to those who have posted on the BJJ forum about Rickson Gracie. It is just a srious attempt at extracting some useful information that may help all jiujitsu students an grapplers!With that out of the way, I'll ask my question. Matt, what do you think it is that seperates Rickson Gracie from other top Brazilian Jiujitsu black belts and competitors? I realise with all the talk at the moment about Rickson's recent seminars, his out of this world skill and technical knowledge that noone is able to quantify what he teaches, why he is so good and what makes his technique so much more effective apparently than everyone elses? I am fascinated by the subject and was hoping you could offer your ideas and viewpoint on the subject?Thanks,Felipe
A.That's a question that everyone who meets Rickson eventually asks. My opinion is that Rickson is set apart due primarily to his understanding of the fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu, and secondly his wisdom regarding how to train those fundamentals. There are a lot of world class competitors who truly have no idea exactly how they got "good", beyond the obvious of lots of hard mat time. In Rickson's case I think he has a deeper understanding. I think he knows exactly how BJJ works, starting with the number one concept of posture.
All good BJJ coaches focus on fundamentals and avoid teaching a style. But even with fundamentals there will be variations amongst competitors. You might divide techniques broadly in terms of high percentage and lower percentage moves. With higher percentage moves being generally simpler, lower risk, and based on leverage. However, what may be for most a low percentage move may be for any given individual a high percentage addition to their individual game. There is however one consistent core principle to all of BJJ, and that is the concept of posture. Proper posture in guard, on bottom, on top, the start and finish of serious BJJ understanding is posture. And to me that is where Rickson sets himself apart, and that is why so many black belts walk away not with a new move, but with a much deeper understanding of movements they have been doing every day for decades. And that is gold! Obviously there are a lot of people who appreciate that info.
Secondly, Rickson knows how to train. He isn't the type of instructor who shows 6 moves and then everyone touches hands and rolls to win. And he isn't the type of instructor who has people repeat a move without resistance a million times. He advocates drilling for the majority of class time, and his drills are always alive. IE: they incorporate progressive resistance as applied to isolated postures.
That understanding of what makes BJJ a science, posture, combined with an understanding well beyond most of his peers related to how to drill makes Rickson the coach he is. As for his personal ability, factor in training since birth, good genes, a consistent commitment to his own fitness and health, and a very intelligent mind (Rickson is no meat head jock, and never was), and you have have a pretty incredible combination.
www.straightblastgym.com
Monday, July 6, 2009
Rafael Mendes
On of the new generation of guys coming up, with a win over Cobrinha at only 19 years old. Here is a recent interview and below a fight at the Rickson Cup in Japan in which he demonstrates great transitional control.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
UFC 100 Preview
Not on mainevent til Monday after...bummer. Three big fights. Lesnar too big, GSP too technical, and Hendo too tough, for mine.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Champions Cup Trip August
I have gone ahead and booked the flights for Adelaide leaving 4pm on Saturday 22nd August and returning to Melbourne 9pm Sunday nite 23rd August. The flights cost $164 per person which I have paid for already so please give me the cash ASAP. There will be nine guys traveling on this trip which is great. Me, Jase, Slym, Smithy, Rick, Pete, Trav, Marco and Chris. I will tee up some accommodation over the next few days. Should be a good trip.
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