BjjWeekly.com ISSUE #078

ISSUE 78- November 7, 2011

This Month's Expert: Ricardo "Cyborg" Abreu
TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK
Cyborg... are you freaking kidding me? That's the basic reaction I had when reviewing this week's technique from Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu. So, since I won't be able to explain it anyway, just watch the video about 20x and you'll be hitting the Cyborg Are You Kidding Me Kimura (setup from TORNADO guard) on unsuspecting teamates. Watch them crawl to the edge of the mat and weep in frustration because they don't subscribe to BJJ Weekly and have no idea what the heck is going on....WATCH NOW >

Are You Making a Goal Setting Mistake?

The alarm wouldn't go off for another 40 minutes, but he got up anyway. Hank had been tossing in bed for hours trying to get back to sleep, but it just wasn't happening. He couldn't remember the last time he had been this excited about something. He'd been training for weeks now to get ready for today's tournament. Finally it was time to bring home the gold.

Hank showered and had a light breakfast of some toast and a banana. He checked his training bag for the hundredth time, kimono, belt, rashguard, athletic tape, water bottle. Everything was still there. It would be a while before his training partners came by to pick him up, so Hank sat down on the sofa with a laptop. He wanted to review a couple of the BJJ Weekly techniques he'd been working on in practice. He also wanted to read the rules for the tournament one more time to make sure he understood them..... READ NOW >

Starting Your Own BJJ Club - PART 2
As I mentioned in my previous article you have be honest with your partners about the level of instruction and training you can offer. Most of us are, for lack of better word, hobbyists. We do not train professionally or full time. That said you need to agree on a few things. How often you are going to meet? Who is doing what in terms of running the session? Who is taking care of the money side of things? ... VOTE NOW >

with Chris Manuel
This week in BJJ Extra Credit, Chris shows us how he transitions to a toe hold if his knee bar attack is stuffed when his opponenet figure four locks his legs. The grip for this toe hold is just like going for a kimura setup. Make sure to be careful with your opponent, toe holds can be very painful..... WATCH NOW >

STILL TIME TO WIN!

Want to win this autographed limited edition print of Chuck Liddell? There is still time, just go to the comments section and let us know what MMA athlete inspires you! Chuck was leaving the weigh in for his fight with Wanderlei Silva at the MGM Grand when he passed under this sign, "No Weapons Allowed". Photographer Eric Williams couldn't miss the irony and asked Chuck to go back and stand under the sign for this potrait. All Chuck wanted to do was go and get some food after the weigh in, you can see in his face that he wasn't super excited about playing model! There are only 20 copies of this limited edition print in the world, and you can win it. The perfect gift for any fan ... READ NOW >

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