Back in the beginning of January I gave myself a late Christmas present and purchased Ryan Hall's Open Elbow DVD set. I choose this set because one of my jiu jitsu goals for the year was to master the Kimura. Being a fan of learning jiu jitsu through concepts, I was excited to see how … Continue reading My Kimura Aha Moments from February
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The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
Back when I used to teach Fundamental Jiu Jitsu at 10th Planet Van Nuys I never taught any defensive counters to moves. I instead choose to focus on the concepts behind an attack. Why? In my mind you don't need to know defensive counters. If you understand the concepts behind an offensive attack you can effectively … Continue reading The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
The Kimura: From White to Black
I like Roy Dean. He seems like a perfect mix of old school traditional martial arts and jiu jitsu. One of the aspects that I appreciate most about Roy is that he has started to develop a standard for what each belt means. In the video below Roy shows how a person's Kimura game can … Continue reading The Kimura: From White to Black
