This article began as a response to readers asking me about how I prepared for tournament.
Then it was to offer insight into how I got my purple belt.
Most recently, it’s how I’m filling a request that I discuss the theory of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu more, not just the application.
Let’s see if I can’t hit all those [...]
I wanted to share some great shots from the Tampa Invitational 2006.
This is the last video I have of my matches. I fought two more after this, including another division final against AJ, but unfortunately, the camera was out of batteries by then.
The first 35 second of this match you’ll see AJ fighting with a purple belt. I didn’t include this for their sake but so [...]
This is the first of the last two videos I have of my matches at the Tampa Invitational. This was a fun match since were from the same school. My instructor, Eduardo, referees too.
The Yeti Match
This is my third match of the tournament, the final for the blue belt lightweight division.
So there’s full disclosure, AJ is a teammate of mine, so I had an idea of what to expect, as did he. He is the only competitor I was nervous about fighting, and I’m told he felt the same way [...]
I know many of you have been waiting to see footage of me in action for a while. I have good news.
As I mentioned earlier, I competed in the Tampa Invitational on Saturday, November 18, 2006. I received DVDs of my matches earlier this week and I’ve been slaving over them all weekend to get [...]
Because I sure do.
I competed in the Tampa Invitational last weekend, getting gold in blue belt lightweight and silver in the absolute (any belt, any weight).
I’m told almost all of my fights were filmed but I’m having the usual trouble getting my hands on the videos from the guy who took them.
With any luck, I’ll [...]
My friend Leo Kirby showed me great support for the tournament I competed in this weekend, and I want to repay him by doing the same for Matt, his son. He also competed this weekend in the kids division at the Atlantic Cup down in South Florida. He won with a technique of his own [...]
Just over two years after the fact, I’ve gotten my hands on footage of my first match in a BJJ tournament as a white belt. It holds a special place in my heart for many reasons, most of them hilarious.
Points of interest:
My hilariously sloppy guard pull. My hilariously sloppy armbar. My hilariously sloppy popping of [...]