Roger Gracie Gomez is a great Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, and is a calm and humble person. This compilation video is nicely done.
Notice Roger consistently uses basic techniques for success. Many of his submission victories are cross chokes from the mount!
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History of Jiu-Jitsu (Part 2), Maeda and the Gracies
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Information in this article was taken mostly from a book that I recommend, mostly for it’s history section, “Mastering JuJitsu” by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has it’s roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Meada (1878-1941), “Count Coma.” He was doing mixed martial arts matches around [...]
History of Jiu-Jitsu Part 1 (Before the Gracies)
For years I had only heard about the history of Jiu-Jitsu from the Gracies. Rorion Gracie said that his father Helio was the driving force behind most of the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu from what they learned from Count Koma. In the Machado’s schools and in other circles, there is talk about the older brother Carlos’s [...]
How A Black Belt Can Hurt You
Having a belt system in any martial art has several purposes. One is that students know who to trust as far as who to learn from. Belt color will let you know to trust the darker colored belts and to take advice from white belts with a grain of salt. There are white belts in [...]
Criteria for Rank in BJJ
This is a really touchy subject. I have seen adults act like children when it comes to getting promoted in BJJ!
What creates some of this frustration is that most schools do not have a clear set of requirements for advancement. I understand why students can get frustrated.
It took my 11 years to achieve my [...]
Gichin Funakoshi
Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), the founder of modern Karate-Do.
Note from Ryan Fiorenzi: The life of Gichin Funakoshi is not as dramatic as Mas Oyamas. But it is helpful to study the lives of masters such as his, to understand that not all martial artists fight. Our role models are a huge influence on our life and [...]
The Meaning of the Bow
In my opinion, bowing is the most important technique in all of the martial arts. In this post I will explain what the different types of bows are why the bow is so powerful.
Abundance and Scarcity in BJJ
My early years in Jiu-Jitsu were rough in many ways! One of my negative experiences was learning a different way to do a guard pass. One day I was doing the pass where you slide one arm in between their legs and you leave one arm in between their legs. I had learned this pass [...]
