Armbar and Grill

But i don't care...it's LSU.

Another insert for a bjj blog...

A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular habit or characteristic

Simplifying your game requires many things and has many benefits. Of what it requires the most important would easily be repetition. Repeating something over and over leads to conditioning for a desired outcome. If that outcome is Juji-Gatame then repeating said technique moves the student closer and closer to mastery of the straight armlock!

Here we have another formula: Simplify = repetition = mastery

Reputation is a byproduct from the process of mastery. When you master something you tend to gain notoriety. Just like in science if you prove your successful formula over and over you will gain respect from others. With that respect comes an indirect safeguard.

As I have said before Jiu-Jitsu is more mental than physical. This is very true in the context of reputation. When I roll with my students they make certain mistakes because of my mastery with Juji-Gatame. It clouds their judgment enough to throw them off. Where they would normally be certain they are uncertain. Where they would normally be strong they are weak.

The sheer notion of danger fills the opponent with dread and thus acts as an indirect safeguard. With this understanding comes another ally: The ability to lead an opponent away from threatening you and closer to being submitted.

For those competing this weekend at the state tournament...here is a little advice. Have fun, and don't be too serious. Now saying that, I don't want you to go partying or coming in not caring. That is not what I'm trying to get across here. The more relaxed you are the better, and faster you think about what you are doing. If you are too consumed with not losing, you will freeze up and either buffalo to a 2-0 win, or get caught in a submission.

Remember to always keep advancing your position. Nobody likes a buffalo...It is a simple rule: If you don’t progress your position, you are losing!

In Jiu-Jitsu progressing position equals points. The same goes for life.

The second you decide to stop achieving is the second you start dying!

Jeff Glover is teaming up with Budovideos traveling to different gyms, and putting them into a show format. Pretty nice BJJ information, and they have a little easy roll at the end. This youtube version is not the full episode. Anyway...I saw it, and wanted to pass it to the group at Blacklist.

This blog is from Dave Camarillo. It is about giving it your all, and not regretting what you have done...or should have done.

I remember when I was a kid I used to compete in the Judo Championships in Las Vegas every year. I used to double up on divisions to get more experience. I would fight my weight and a weight category above. That way I would get the best of both worlds: Those who should give me trouble and those who should beat me.

On this particular day I was really tested in the higher weight category. I had made it to the final of both divisions. I fought the higher category final before my own weight. And I knew it was going to be a tough match.

I remember being very confident in my weight, but not with the larger opponent. Mentally I decided to save my energy and not give it my all in the first final. My reasoning was simple: If I save my energy I will have it for the final in my division.

I will never forget that decision for the rest of my life.

I ended up barely losing the final against the larger opponent, but winning my weight category with ease.

In a sense I chose to fail! A champion never chooses to fail. They choose victory. And that is irrelevant of the outcome.

Over the years I have received many awards throughout my extensive competition career. But the only one I find any real value in is my second place trophy

Here is a great interview with Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu...

In BJJ you want to create Dilemmas as opposed to problems. The logic is quite simple: Problems are solved.

If I engage my technique to create problems that can be solved, then I am creating more work for myself. With the solution comes a need for another problem. If I trap you in a dilemma however than I have forced you to choose the lesser of two evils. Which in many cases is not an easy choice.

I choose this method of training. I find my hub*, which puts me in control of reaction. My opponents’ reaction is then channeled through a system* in which the outcome is also controlled.

Imagine the Spider’s Web. On the outside the prey is uncontrolled and therefore not yet a meal. It may even be a formidable foe. But as soon as it becomes engulfed in the Web it immediately transforms from unpredictable to dead!

And as long as I have my favorite weapon (JuJi-Gatame) locked and loaded the rest is easy!

*The Hub: A position where I have a high degree of control and constant threat through technical systems. Example: Back control