Author: BjjBandit

Gear

Training Gear

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date February 5, 2021

Below is a list of some of the training gear that I want to purchase for supplemental training outside of the gym.

Bulgarian Bag

The Bulgarian Bag is a training device that was created by Coach Ivan Ivanov who was a Greco-Roman Olympic wrestler in 1996 and a coach to world class wrestlers and athletes.

The Bulgarian bag is a great device to work on grappling specific skills that I have struggled to replicate outside of the dojo.

Below is an interview with Ivan that describes how to use the Bulgarian Bag for training

26 Pound Bulgarian Bag

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Wrestling Mats

At home it is hard to get a full experience of training without some type of mat to roll on. I find that if I don’t have a good mat to train on, certain exercises are difficult to do such as: solo drills, stretching, turkish get-ups, etc.

Mats are not cheap and have several options from high quality roll out Dollamur mats, to cheap foam interlocking squares. On my wish list is the mat below.

Dollamur Wrestling Mats

Techniques

Side Control Escapes

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date November 28, 2020

If you are anything like me, you will spend A LOT of time in the bottom of side control as a white belt. Like literally an eternity. I would almost rather be mounted than have someone smothering me from side control with a strong cross face. I have probably watched more youtube videos on side control escapes than anything else in jiu-jitsu. Of course its always better to defend PRIOR to giving someone side control, but it is bound to happen at some point.

This first video is how I learned the “first” side control escape. There are many details that I have focused on with trying to perfect this movement. For example, with the arm that is framed to his neck, keeping my elbow high when I am bridging into my opponent has been helpful. Really using that forearm to grind into his neck or face helps make this work.

The video below shows the “second” side control escape that I learned. This one has been a little more risky for me, as I have struggled to convert the single leg at the end of this escape.

Techniques

Rear Mount Escape

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date November 28, 2020

It was a good feeling for me when I finally learned some techniques on how to deal with someone on my back. Before learning anything I would quickly be tapped out once in this position.

In Kurt Osiander’s video, he describes the fundamentals of keeping your chin down and protecting your neck. IMO, this is the first priority, to fight to defend your neck from the choke.

I like how the next video below describes moving your hips and getting your back to the mat to escape. There are many variations around grip fighting when defending your neck. When possible, I usually try to do the two on one hand grab on their choking arm to move my head to the outside. If I can successfully do this and keep control of their arm, I feel way more confident.

Techniques

Mount Escapes

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date November 28, 2020

Escaping from the bottom position while mounted is one of the first things you learn in jiu-jitsu. Escaping from mount may be the most important things to know from a self defense perspective. If you have ever found yourself in a fight on the bottom with someone mounted on you and laying haymakers, you know how powerless you feel.

Luckily we have jiu-jitsu which teaches us how to escape from this dangerous situation and get back to a better position to defend ourselves from. This first video goes over 5 techniques that show how to escape. The first 2 techniques are what my school taught as “Mount Escape 1”. In the next video, what Prof. Danaher shows is what we call “Mount Escape 2”.

Mount Escape 2

Submissions

Triangle choke

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date November 28, 2020

The triangle choke is another basic choke that you will learn early in your BJJ journey. There are many small details that will make finishing the choke more effective. One of the most important details is to keep your opponent’s posture broken. One of the first things to do if you find yourself about to be triangled is to lift your head up and straighten your posture. So if you are executing this choke on someone, you need to keep their posture broken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVvEQeasAxQ

Keenan Cornelius has some good details on perfecting the triangle choke in the two videos below. I personally find it hard to get opponents to put their hands on the mat and get the overhook, as Keenan discusses in the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mqoNPw3Kohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyc9HdQz0Ps

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Armbar

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date November 24, 2020

The armbar is one of the first submissions that you learn and one of the hardest to master. I like the explanations below. Trapping the arm is one of the most difficult things I struggle with on the closed guard.

I learned the armbar from closed guard the way Roger Gracie explains it below.

Techniques

Blue Belt Techniques

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date April 15, 2020

Blue Belt Techniques

Blue belt. The first real sign of progress in your BJJ journey. Not all gyms have stripes, and everyone who walks in a gym gets a white belt. In a previous article, we discussed the key skills needed for a white belt.

The IBJJF has a minimum recommended length of time typically required to achieve each belt. The list below is regarding 18+ adult rankings (IBJJF Graduation System).

Whit belt – no minimum time
Blue belt – 2 year minimum
Purple belt – 1 and a half years
Brown belt – 1 year

In the video above, Professor Danaher and Bernardo Faria discuss what skills are needed to know to be considered a blue belt in BJJ.

1.) The ability to escape

2.) Effective from top and bottom position

3.) The ability to submit someone

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Houston Winter Open 2020

Post author By BjjBandit
Post date February 22, 2020

March 8th 2020

World

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Business

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