05242013 TRI FITNESS WORKOUT

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I once again got to go visit the original clan in Newton.  We spent a lot of time doing all kinds of things; however, we did do a disproportionate amount of time grappling.  Fine by me, but I always enjoy getting back to my roots of attack and defend drills.
 
That said, all we got video on was the ground work.  So, for the evaluative process, here are the results:

http://youtu.be/Jb6t7COtCmg

http://youtu.be/WjbpbTtw_Zg

http://youtu.be/iW7UdArnGYo

http://youtu.be/u90AY2Txkdo

http://youtu.be/VY3rDWSRp6Y

There you go guys, hope it's useful. 

Stealing and Calling it Research

Recently, a good friend of mine got to attend a Lucas Lepri seminar our east.  Obviously, I was jealous.  Being a good friend, Steve-o was considerate enough pass on some of what he learned in that seminar.  Below are a set of links to the video notes we took last month when we got a chance to get together and take a look at some things. 

Here's what we went over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtv_oPkqzCQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tf3HYRXds8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F3ME3oD104

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzGzVI_8vHU

A big thanks for the deep half guard tips.  Back in the day this is what we called "steal it and call it research".  At least we give credit to where we steal it from.  Thanks again, Steve-o! 

05182013 Rickson Gracie Seminar

First up, yes, that's me and Rickson Gracie.  Yeah, I was pretty stoked.  Rickson had a seminar nearby over the weekend.  I can tell you having had the opportunity to train with him, that this man is operating on an entirely different plane of jiu jitsu.

I felt like a jiu jitsu bomb went off in my head and I might have to spend the next few years sorting it out.  He taught from the concept of sharing principles rather than just technique and demonstrated those concepts across a wide array of positions.  Absolutely amazing experience that I would do again in a heartbeat. 

Thanks to Master Rickson for taking the time to share so much of his jiu jitsu with us!

FMA Knife Work for Police Control Tactics

So, I routinely carry on conversations with several individuals around the country that I've come to know in regards to police control tactics.  We spend time bantering about tactics, techniques, and training methods and largely preaching to the choir.  Occasionally, one of us finds something of particular interest to the others.

After having the fantastic luck to train with Prof. Harris a few times over the last couple of years, we've come away with some great looks at not only methodologies but specific tactics as well.  I know a few of my friends that check in have similar interest, so in the interest of sharing I'll pass on this little video we made to answer a couple of questions that come up in our little discussion group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG9I3IzsWl8

Hopefully, not only do the  movements come across but the unique methodology does as well.