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Poor Performance
Yesterday’s performance at the Toronto Grappling BJJ tournament was pretty poor. I competed in both gi and nogi. I had high hopes of a medal in my quest for a blue belt. Guess what didn’t happen? To...
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The Strength To Go On
Something as become abundantly clear. I can no longer power my way out of a bad situation on the mat. As I’ve mentioned a number of times, I have lost a fair amount of weight over the last few years....
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Good Roll
Good rolls tonight at Grizzly Gym. We started the class by working our lockflows and technique. Then we did a few rounds of sparring. I’ve decided to try and work on my speed. I was able to hit some...
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Too Close For Comfort…
so I have signed up to compete at the Grappling Industries event in Toronto lot his coming Saturday (April 13). I’m looking forward to competing again, but there’s a little problem. I have had a...
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Lord of the Manor
This evening’s regular BJJ class was preempted by the 2013, Grizzly Gym in-house submission only tournament, dubbed Lord of the Manor. I wasn’t going to take part because: A I didn’t want to lose and...
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Upcoming Events
Even though my results from Grappling Industries Toronto last weekend were less than desirable, I have decided to pick myself right up and get back in there. In the next month there are 3 tournaments...
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Eddis Bravo Speaks on MMA
Interesting… Filed under: BJJ, mma Tagged: BJJ, brazilian jiu jitsu, fighting, grappling, martial arts, mma, wrestling
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Quality Session
I had a good night on the mats. There were only three of us that showed up for BJJ tonight, but we are a quality three. We spent the first 30 minutes doing technique. Professor Mike has developed...
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Here We Go Again…
So once again I find myself trying to cut weight for a grappling tournament. I’m a little behind. I have 9 days to lose a few pounds. I am all registered up for the Ontario Open BJJ tournament on May …...
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Slow Recovery
…It must have to do with my age. Although I don’t feel old, it has been taking me a long time to recover from hard rolling lately. For example: The last time I was on the mats was last Saturday …...
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Strength Fixes Everything
Interesting read… The link is the source. Strength Fixes Everything. Strength Fixes Everything by Peter Lakatos, Master SFG “Strength fixes everything.” -Mark Reifkind Short intro – I started to work...
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BJJ Training Partners
I’ve been thinking a lot about sparring partners and what kind of partners are the best to work with. What I mean is, is it better to roll with people who are higher ability than you, or lower ability...
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October 9, 2013 Training Journal
Gi class tonight. I’ve never felt 100% comfortable in a gi. maybe it’s because I can’t escape as easily. Tonight we practiced the latest Grizzly Gym Lockflow which has been specifically tailored for a...
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October 11, 2013 Training Journal
No gi class started with some good drilling. We did several rounds of guard passing. We went for 2 minutes per round, with each person having the opportunity to practice maintaining guard and passing...
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Busy, Busy, Busy
Well, where to start… Last month my blog was very depressing. Not only to me as I wrote it, but by judging from the replies I received, depressing for the readers as well. Nothing has changed as far...
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We’ve Got The Blues!
Grizzly Gym’s newest Blue Belts after running the gauntlet. Funny story. I went first and avoided most of the punishment by running really fast. lol. The next 2 guys walked. Ofcourse I felt like a...
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How I Feel Sparring At Muay Thai
Filed under: Muay Thai Tagged: fitness, healthy, mma, Muay Thai
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What I Think Will Happen To Me Every Time I Spar Muay Thai
Filed under: Muay Thai Tagged: fitness, healthy, mma, Muay Thai
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Class Of Beginners
I follow a lot of BJJ schools on Facebook and via their blogs. Most of them are large prestigious schools with their schedule divided up in to classes for kids, beginners (white belts), Blue belts and...
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How Can You NOT be Looking Forward to This
This is an awesome card from top to bottom!Filed under: BJJ Tagged: BJJ, fitness, healthy, martial arts, mma
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