Being trapped in an armbar during a fight is not ideal, and breaking your arm at the same time is also not ideal. On Halloween, both hit young Sidy Rocha, who got her arm broken by an armbar submission during Standout Fighting Tournament
At the STF 22 event in Brazil, Rocha and Karine Silva fought each other in the title fight. In the first round, the fight moved to the ground and Silva immediately started looking for the ideal position for the armbar and almost succeeded before the referee stopped the fight. As she tried to defend herself from the armbar, Rocha broke her arm. Neither fighter noticed a broken arm at first, but the judge stopped the fight with a quick reaction and called the doctors who were waiting outside the cage.
The weird thing that happened in this fight is that Sidy Rocha almost got her arm out of an armbar and her elbow was out but the pressure of an armbar applied by Karine Silva broke her Ulna and radius bones. It’s a very rare situation for the armbar position because the armbar is usually breaking the elbow and its structure, not bones like the radius bone and ulna.
We still don’t know much about the future of Jon Jones’ career. Jones has announced a lift to the heavyweight division, but we still don’t know when his debut should come, and against whom.
While he prepares for the UFC heavyweights, he entertains us with his posts on social media. Last week we could read his posts about the “pound-for-pound” list, and how he deserves the top, not Khabib Nurmagomedov. This weekend, he shared footage of someone trying to steal his car from his driveway, only to be spotted by Jones and chased away with the help of a shotgun.
“Ended up tapping on this guys driver side window with the muzzle of my shotgun last night,” Jones wrote. “Next time you try to rob someone, make sure you’re fast enough to outrun them. He’s lucky I’m smart enough to not shoot a man while he’s retreating. Young people, I know times are getting hard but your life isn’t worth a few material possessions.”
Jones deleted the post after a short time, but many have already seen it and immediately posted it on other social networks, such as Youtube, and you can watch the video below. In the footage, we can see how the robber saw the garage door open and began to retreat, and Jones rushed out of the garage like a bullet. From his statement, we can conclude that he caught up with him and caught him in his car, but it is not known what happened next.
We suspect the robber knew whose house he was trying to rob because Jones is known as a person who has a large collection of weapons in his home.
Fortunately for a guy who tries to steal Jones’ car, it’s illegal to shoot at anyone in a flee, even a robber.
The BJJ World just got a whole notch crazier! I guess lockdown is affecting people in ways we could not have anticipated. Figuring out ways to drill BJJ at home with your loved ones, pets, and even furniture is nothing new. Working on the self-defense aspect of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is also understandable. However, doing Jiu-Jitsu in a car, in your Gi, is really taking things a step too far. Or is it? I guess 2020 was not done with surprises, and Car Jiu-Jitsu is certainly one of the major ones.
Would you try to do Jiu-Jitsu in a car? Gi on, belt on, a unique ruleset, and a referee all included? All that’s left is for the car to be in motion and you have the craziest possible BJJ scenario ever. When you come to think of it, it is not really that crazy. Other martial arts, particularly those focusing on self-defense already do drills in cars, covering carjacking and mugging scenarios. And still, Car Jiu-Jitsu is much more than just a Krav maga-type stress drill. Read on!
Car Jiu-Jitsu?
How would you react if someone asked you to do a BJJ match in a car? Exactly, But before we go on to explore that aspect of things, let’s talk cars and fighting a bit more. Well, I guess you won’t expect to find yourself fighting inside a car, it is still something that happens. Full disclaimer here, BJJ will work as a self-defense method even in strange environments as cars, but not against weapons, so at least be honest about things.
That said, being on your toes and ready for everything, even in your car is not a bad idea, and is certainly something we haven’t explored too much in Jiu-Jitsu before. It really does sound like a good idea, particularly for women, and it may end up getting folks out of bad spots.
But what if you could also do a roll, or even crazier, a grappling match inside a car? That is next level craziness, I know, but bear with me. Just imagine Gi, No-Gi, sub only, and all other nutty events that take place in a sports competition format, under the Car Jiu-Jitsu banner. And before you dismiss it all as craziness, know that it does exist and is already a thing!
How It Came To Be
Car Jiu-Jitsu, or more precisely, Car-Jitsu, as a term, came to be courtesy of Vik Mikheev, and Buck Peddicord of Midwest Defense LLC. However, defending yourself in your car by using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was already something the Gracies thought of and had researched.
Namely, Rener and Eve Gracie go over a very comprehensive set of scenarios regarding car abductions in one of their self-defense videos. They cover pretty much everything, from being abducted by more than one person in the back seat, or someone in the front seat with just the driver inside. Even scenarios with arms tied behind the back are covered with techniques and stuff that makes sense, and not Steven Seagal stuff.
The Gracia approach is effective, suing superior mechanics, and even stuff that is available and reliable, like the car’s seatbelts. As per their instructions, do make sure you’re not practicing these moves while driving, though, for obvious reasons.
The Crazy New Competitive Jiu-Jitsu Arena – Your Car?
The moment where things get crazy is when someone thinks of doing a Jiu-Jitsu match inside a car. Luckily, for now, the cars are not moving. However, two guys from Midwest Defense LLC decided to put together the first-ever Car Jiu-Jitsu tournament. The thing is, they seem to be on to something there.
The rules were simple. Both competitors start in the front seats. A match has two main periods of 3 minutes each, where competitors switch the drivers and passenger seat sides. The goal, as usual, is to submit the opponent. If the submission score is equal, the competitors then move to the back seat for a deciding 4 minute round, where points also come into play.
The points system is easy, with 4 points for each mount and back control, and 2 points for knee on belly. The fun thing is that seatbelts are considered a legal weapon and can be used in the hunt for submissions, or to stabilize positions.
One For The Future?
I doubt Helio Gracie would approve, but for us, it may just turn out to be the most entertaining way of competing, even if done as a fluke. Especially now, in Covid times, this may turn out to be the only way we get to compete for a while. Who knows, this thing might even catch on, and I know that I for one, am more than willing to give it a try. Would you try Car Jiu-Jitsu? Given that it can be done as a roll too, and the Gi/No-Gi and perhaps even Combat Jiu-Jitsu variants seem really enticing, I think there’s space to grow this.
Khabib Nurmagomedov made a great gesture at the end of his career
The end of the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje brought one interesting situation. In a situation where Khabib could go for Gaethje’s hand, something like at the end of the first round, the Dagestanian decided to transition to a triangle, which he used to force Gaethje to tap. It seemed like a good move, that is, a transition to a procedure that would end the fight earlier. But Daniel Cormier argues that this was not the reason for moving into the triangle, but that it was actually a generous reason.
Through the words of his friend and teammate, Khabib moved on to the second procedure because he thought he could injure Justin with an armbar. Cormier told this in his show with Ariel Helwani on ESPN.
“He told me that, looking at the interviews they were doing over the week, he noticed that Justin was saying he wasn’t going to tap in any way. He knew Justin had no intention of tapping. When he got to the end of the fight, it was his father’s favorite position, getting into the armbar from the triangle. It was his father’s favorite way to end the fight. So when he got into the grip he went to take the armbar. But he remembered what Justin had been saying all week and decided he doesn’t want to hurt him in front of his parents. So he went to the triangle on his neck and put him to sleep,” – Cormier said
Cormier continued – “Trust me, that’s exactly what Khabib told me. He said, ‘I didn’t want to hurt him in front of his parents, so I told myself that I would lock him in a triangle. If he falls asleep, he’s asleep, you wake him up and he’s fine’. That’s exactly what he told me. He didn’t want to hurt Justin in front of his parents.”.”
Gaethje brought his parents to Fight Island, which was their first departure from the U.S. and they spent the entire week with him. He also revealed that the proceeds from this fight will ensure that his mother never has to work again after his father recently retired. They followed the fight from the Flash forum hall.
If this is really true, it’s hard to actually find words for Khabib’s move. But, it is also difficult to think how good a fighter he really is, when in such a moment of struggle he can think about what intervention he will end up with the opponent. Fascinating!
Stuck in the butterfly guard of leg lockers and sweep aficionados? It can be a really difficult guard to deal with, and even more difficult one to pass. Unless you have the help of one of the best black belt instructors out there. Jason Hunt is the man that has created some of the biggest superstars of Jiu-Jitsu, and he just so happens to have a great formula of passing the butterfly guard, that is now available as a BJJ DVD.
Passing The Butterfly guard can be difficult, even if you’re a black belt of Jason Hunt’s caliber. However, if you have a diverse approach to passing the butterfly guard, you’ll really increase your chances of how to get past it and kill most transitional attacks in the process. This is just one of the things you ‘l learn with the help of the “Passing The Butterfly Guard” Jason Hunt DVD instructional.
The Pesky Butterfly Guard
As a butterfly guard player myself, I’ll tell you that I absolutely hate it when I have to pass the butterfly guard of another person that enjoys it as much as I do. Forget about all the lapel guards and the 50-50 nonsense – there’s hardly a more insufferable and tedious guard to pass than the Butterfly guard. With all the leg locking options, X-guard transitions, and butterfly half guard options you can easily get stuck in a loop and suffer a sweep or submission as a result of getting frustrated.
Passing the butterfly guard might be hard, but it is far from impossible You just need to figure out a system that will help you nullify its attacks long enough to break the guard’s structure, to get a better angle, and get past those pesky hooks. Jason Hunt has one of the simplest ways of dealing with this guard. What is more important, his system has been tested at the highest levels of Jiu-Jitsu by his students, and is yet to fail. Who wouldn’t want to learn the ins and out of Hunt’s passing tactics?
Jason Hunt
Jason Hunt is a BJJ black belt under Gilbert Burnes and Romulo Barral, as well as a Judo black belt under Justin Flores. He also spent a significant time learning from Ramon Lemos in Brazil, training with one of the toughest competition teams there. He has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt for a decade now and has produced world-class talents like Edwin Najmi and Gabriel Arges, among others.
Some of Hunt’s accolades include being a National Judo champion, as well as a medalist at the Pans, World Jiu-Jitsu Pro, and the Anu Dhabi World Pro, among others. Along with UFC legend Kenny Florian, Hunt now runs Meraki in Los Angeles, which is an academy that keeps breeding world-class talents. “Passing TheButterfly Guard” is an instructional that gives you just a taste of HUnt’s approach to teaching BJJ which is obviously at a world championship level.
Jason Hunt DVD Review Passing The Butterfly Guard
The DVD by Jason Hunt follows the recognizable Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructional format, with four volumes containing a different number of chapters covering the subject of passing the butterfly guard. Each successive volume builds on the previous one, giving you a system that covers everything, from the very basics of positioning yourself against the butterfly guard, to dealing with some of the most common attacking options from the position.
The instructional is a Gi-based DVD, but most of the things Jason demonstrates will also work against the butterfly guard in No-Gi. Moreover, Jason likes to teach in detail but is probably the person that complicates things the last of all the high-level black belt coaches I’ve seen. He is to the point, connects every chapter with stuff taught in previous ones, and has put together an instructional that will benefit BJJ students of all levels.
#1 – Movement
The opening volume of “Passing the Butterfly Guard” starts with a short intro into what the butterfly guard si, and how Jason Hunt likes to set up passes. Very conscious of the threats of the guard, Jason likes to base his passing methods on movement, which is probably getting the best way to approach the guard. Movement drills and body positioning concepts make up much of the first DVD< with Hunt sharing how to build posture and use footwork to stay safe vs. butterfly guard players.
A couple of key concepts, in the form of the push and pull concept and hand fighting strategies complete the first volume, which really does shed a different light on defeating the butterfly guard.
#2 – Pulling the Legs And Bodylocks
The body lock passes something we see elite grapples use a lot, especially those like Lachlan Giles and Gordon Ryan. Jason Hunt is obviously on the body lock passing boat as well, and he shares a few options on how to set it up and complete it against the butterfly guard that are real eye-openers. As I said, there are passing sequences here that work just as good in Gi and No-Gi, and the body lock is one example of those.
A highly interesting take is Hunts’ way of pulling the legs. Passing the butterfly guard is going to become very simple once the legs present no threat, and pulling them in different directions is key to deconstructing the guard of your opponent.
#3 – Head Position
The third volume of the “Passing Butterfly Guards” Jason Hunt DVD is the shortest one, with just two chapters, but those are extremely important, and both of them last quite long. The first one addresses the issue of head positioning against the butterfly guard, and what to do when your opponent manages to break your posture. Once again, the push-pull method is in focus here, with a couple of different variations to ensure you can remain safe and still proceed to pass the butterfly guard.
#4 – Dealing With Attacks
In the final volume, Jason Hunt covers butterfly guard attacks and how to act when you’re put on the defensive. Hunt offers ways to turn the tables on some of the most common butterfly guard attacks like the elevator sweep. Leg pinching and hip switches are the methods of choice here that will let you pass the legs even when opponents are actively attacking from the butterfly guard.
A chapter with bonus content, which I have no intention o revealing, concludes this BJJ DVD.
In Summary
There are different ways to pass the butterfly guard, and plenty of instructional claiming they have the winning formula. This instructional offers no such claims, which makes it the most trustworthy of them all. Jason Hunt has a simple system of passing the butterfly guard even when its structure is strong and the opponent is on the offensive. Not many other passing methodologies can claim the same, especially at the elite world-class level.
My impression of adult worlds vs master worlds ???. This is obviously an exaggeration & all in fun guys, please don’t take it too seriously. This is not true across the board, but there is a definite difference between the two events. I think you can tell which event has the Jiu-Jitsu that I prefer…
When you learning something for the very first time, it’s very difficult to gauge the optimal route, because you are a beginner. You are not yet a veteran to be able to look back reflect. Often many people look back and say ” I wish I knew about that when I started”, or “I’m glad I didn’t make that mistake.”
Someone getting started with Jiu-Jitsu, what he needs to take care of?. This is not a typical starting kit, these are carefully thought out pieces of advice from some of the greatest that have practiced it.
1. You have to find an academy with experienced coaches that are closest to you.
What counts the most in Jiu-Jitsu, more than techniques, more than what coaches teaching you, is the time spent on the mats. As a general rule of thumb, your time on the mat is more important than what you do on the mats. You need to take care that the gym*s hygienic because the worst thing that can happen to you in terms of your game is not being on the mats. That could be from skin infections or getting sick, so you need a place that keeps good close attention to this. The next thing that you want is cohesion among training partners, you have to find a gym where the training partners come up to your approach smile, bow, shake. Higher belts like purple, brown coming up to you showing techniques, showing you what to do.
2. Gi or No-Gi?
Here we talking about purchasing right in the beginning. Buy one Gi, two rash guards, and one grappling shorts. That’s four items, and that’s all you need to start doing Jiu-Jitsu. Keep it light and easy in the beginning. Train one day, next day is laundry day or one day Gi other No-Gi. Once you decide to commit to Jiu-Jitsu, that’s when you can go and buy more of the gear.
3. Don’t eat fibrous food or dairy within three hours before training
One of the things that surprise many people is that there are foods that you should not eat before Jiu-Jitsu. For example, apples, will be really heavy on your stomach and cause bloating. Food can have a big impact on your performance, so take care of what you eat before training.
4. Warm-up
Some gyms turn warm-ups into boot camp and while that could be good for physical conditioning in general, it’s not necessarily translating into improved grappling cardio. To do that you must grapple intensely. Long warm-up’s are good to avoid injuries, make sure that all joints are warmed up before training.
5. Techniques
This is the big one for everybody. No technique will ever be more important or valuable than a concept, remember this. Your growth in Jiu-Jitsu is not the sum of techniques you have accumulated, it’s your deep understanding of the concepts. Fundamentals don’t mean close guard or any other guard. Fundamentals represent the foundational concepts that allow you to take advantage of leverage. Where you position yourself is more important than how you position yourself.
6. Strength
“Strength is only important if you don’t have it” – Renzo Gracie. It could hinder your learning process by making you over-reliant on it. The differentiating factor between you and other practitioners will be your cardio, your explosiveness, your strength, but that’s only when the gap in technical knowledge is small. The bigger the gap in technical knowledge the less strength will be useful.
7. Mobility
You gotta have the mobility movements, the dynamic stretching activities that will help you perform better in Jiu-Jitsu. There are too many people injured, not because of the impact, not because of an armbar, but because of stiffness. They think the armbar hyperextended their elbow, or somebody’s omoplata is so good that their rotator cuffs pupped up. The truth is, that your muscles are so tight knotted and stiff, that when somebody just cranks a little bit you will get an injury.
8. Recovery
If you feel anything after training, if you feel a bump or bruise or anything, don’t ignore it. Grab ice and put it on it. Take ice baths if you can, it will really help you. Jiu-Jitsu is an intensive martial art and you are sweating a lot, you have to replace that hydration. The next really important thing in recovery is sleep. Sleep enough, and let your body recover. When you sleep all the growth hormones, and all of the good hormones in your body starts shooting out, it’s like a superpower.
9. Be humble
The more humble you are the more people will want to approach you in Jiu-Jitsu and share information with you. Don’t be an egoistic person, be humble, and consider the people around you. Build friendships, unlike any other, because that’s one of the greatest gifts that you can receive from Jiu-Jitsu.
10. Don’t rush
Allow Jiu-Jitsu to be slow. Don’t expect and don’t stress. This is not a place for it. Be grateful for the health that allows you to be on the mats. Be grateful and enjoy the moment and the journey.
Do you want to build a style of grappling that’s completely unorthodox and very painfully effective? Then, you need a Neil Melanson BJJ DVD Instructional. Better yet, you could go for the entire collection, which has more DVD sets than any other grappling coach out there. Similarly to Neil himself, his stuff is different, to sayth the least. However, everything eh demonstrates works, and it works against all kinds of opponents. The Shoulder Pin Guard System instructional is just the latest in a long line of nutty stuff the Ground Marshall has come up with.
The Shoulder Pin Guard System is yeat another innovative No-Gi guard developed by a man with as crazy a grappling background as you could imagine. So far, every Neil Melanson instructional has been a real gem. He already has several different instructionals on innovative guards, al accompanied with these signature submissions that even catch wrestlers would think twice about using. He is highly effective, though, and this latest DVD speaks for itself.
Why Be Orthodox?
Neil Melanson isn’t. Gordon Ryan isn’t. Jeff Glover certainly isn’t. There’s are just a few names that pop up when it comes to star grapplers who have unusual styles of fighting. In other words, it pays to be unorthodox in Brazilian JIu-Jitsu. Neil Melanson currently leads the way when it comes to people that like to use the Bruce lee type of methodology of incorporating everything that is useful into their style.
While Neil has had decades of grappling experience, in order to be unorthodox, you don’t need to go follow the same path. With all the instructionals available nowadays, it only comes down to choosing the right ones for you. Any Neil Melanson DVD fits this description, which means the next step is choosing which area of grappling you’re trying to improve. When it comes to guards, Neil has lots of different options but the Shouder Pin Guard System is just too easy to implement not get picked first.
The Neil Melanson Grappling System
Neil Melanson develops his own grappling systems, much like some of the greatest names of BJJ do. He is another of those that might not be too famous in competitor circuits, but he certainly is one of the most renowned grappling coaches in the world. He likes to do his own thing and bases his grappling systems on efficiency and a healthy dose of pain and brutality. That is a proven formula to get results in the fight game.
Neil’s systems are based on his experience in Judo, catch wrestling, Sambo, and BJJ. He has trained with legends and has coached legends, accumulating an incredible level of grappling knowledge in the process. You can bet you’ll find some of this stuff unusual, and some won’t eve fit your game at all. that is perfect, because all you need is a few crazy ideas, like the Shoulder Pin Guard System, to completely change how you approach your game. And believe me, opponents will have no idea what hit them!
Shoulder Pin Guard System Neil Melanson BJJ DVD Instructional Review
In a Neil Melanson Instructional, you are guaranteed to get several things. First of all, it won’t be anything shorter than four volumes. next, you won’t get a crazy amount of chapters per volume, but only a few. However, each of those few chapters lasts at least 10-15 minutes, meaning every chapter is a mini system of its own. That’s is one reason why his instructionals are so effective – you can use chunks of them and still have systems that include multiple options.
The Shoulder Pin Guard System features four volumes, starting with some basic info on the innovative guard. Several pretty painful submissions and the odd sweep or two are what comes with volume 2. The third part cover even crazier moves, all of the submission variety, and mostly focusing on shoulder locks. Finally, volume 4 goes over some of Neil’ssingature attacks – triangle chokes and some other originally stuff.
Volume 1
In the first part of the Shoulder Pin Guard System DVD, Neil shows several different grip variations that will allow you to control people from the bottom. Moreover, they help set up, and maintain the shoulder pin guard, after you learn all about the angel that makes it possible. A triangle choke from the basic shoulder pin guard position, as well as an entry into the Neil Knot, wrap the first volume of the Instructional up.
Volume 2
In part two, there’s not too much positional talk. But, then again, there’s not too much mumbo-jumbo in any Neil Melanson Instructional. The volume begins with an armbar, followed by several different varieties of brutal armlocks. Most notable are the belly down shoulder locks, which are as crazy as they sound, but are equally as effective too!
The combat half hip bump comes as a break in between all the submission options in this volume. The Neil Knot touched upon in volume one is really dissected here, from both the closed guard and off of an armbar, all stemming from the shoulder pin guard.
Volume 3
The Omoplata opens up this portion of the DVD, and in doing so, announces a full volume of shoulder locks. Omoplatas, hammerlocks, Kimura locks are just some of the submissions that are readily available from the shoulder Pin Guard System. A rolling belly-down armbar also makes an appearance, but the real underhock pin and the Boston handshake are the real stars of the show in this volume. You’ll have to see Neil demonstrating them to understand what they’re all about.
Volume 4
In the final portion of this Neil Melanson DVD, you get to learn the gogo clinch, which, simply put, is something that you’ll fall in love with immediately. Plus, it looks really fancy to spectators (if you can pull it off ina tournament). There are a few more armbars in this volume, but the real star of the show is the triangle choke.
An opposite hip triangle, the pullback triangle, the kingpin, and several other crazy things are a part of this volume, before a section non the butterfly guard, and some interesting ways of putting everything together wrap this typically atypical Neil Melanson BJJ DVD up.
Wrapping Up
There’s nothing too surprising about the Shoulder Pin guard System Neil Melanson BJJ DVD. It is yet another great instructional that will make you a better grappler. Moreover, you’ll not only learn a different approach to the guard but you’ll also start to think differently about every aspect of your game. Why be like everyone else when you can develop something unorthodox that will blow everyone away?
Jason Hunt is a BJJ black belt under Gilbert Burnes and Romulo Barral, as well as a Judo black belt under Justin Flores. He also spent a significant time learning from Ramon Lemos in Brazil, training with one of the toughest competition teams there. He has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt for a decade now and has produced world-class talents like Edwin Najmi and Gabriel Arges, among others.
In the final volume, Jason Hunt covers butterfly guard attacks and how to act when you’re put on the defensive. Hunt offers ways to turn the tables on some of the most common butterfly guard attacks like the elevator sweep. Leg pinching and hip switches are the methods of choice here that will let you pass the legs even when opponents are actively attacking from the butterfly guard.
While Neil has had decades of grappling experience, in order to be unorthodox, you don’t need to go follow the same path. With all the instructionals available nowadays, it only comes down to choosing the right ones for you. Any Neil Melanson DVD fits this description, which means the next step is choosing which area of grappling you’re trying to improve. When it comes to guards, Neil has lots of different options but the Shouder Pin Guard System is just too easy to implement not get picked first.
The Omoplata opens up this portion of the DVD, and in doing so, announces a full volume of shoulder locks. Omoplatas, hammerlocks, Kimura locks are just some of the submissions that are readily available from the shoulder Pin Guard System. A rolling belly-down armbar also makes an appearance, but the real underhock pin and the Boston handshake are the real stars of the show in this volume. You’ll have to see Neil demonstrating them to understand what they’re all about.