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		<title>Roger Gracie Gomes</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/bjj-techniques-drills/roger-gracie-gomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>Are Leg Locks Part of Jiu-Jitsu?  Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[continued from part 1&#8230;
4) Higher level practitioners do them and not lower level because most BJJ practitioners are not good at leg locks.  If they are a brown belt, their leg locks are normally at blue belt level.  Beginners may be told that they will learn them when they are higher rank, but in most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Leg Locks Part of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a bit of controversy on this topic.  When I started training and I was originally under the Gracies, I was told that leg locks are:
1)  dangerous
2) on kneebars you turn your back, and turning your back is really bad
3) if you train them your guard passes will suffer
4) that only higher level guys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Interviewed Shawn King</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/bjj-techniques-drills/interview-with-shawn-king/</link>
		<comments>http://thebjjway.com/bjj-techniques-drills/interview-with-shawn-king/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>itsjeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Shawn King to talk with us about how your health can affect your training.  I think you can easily take your training and your life to the next level with the information Shawn has to share with you.




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		<title>History of Jiu-Jitsu (Part 2), Maeda and the Gracies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[continue from part 1
Information in this article was taken mostly from a book that I recommend, mostly for it&#8217;s history section,  &#8220;Mastering JuJitsu&#8221; by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has it&#8217;s roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Meada (1878-1941), &#8220;Count Coma.&#8221;  He was doing mixed martial arts matches around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History of Jiu-Jitsu Part 1 (Before the Gracies)</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/the-masters/history-of-jiu-jitsu-part-1-before-the-gracies/</link>
		<comments>http://thebjjway.com/the-masters/history-of-jiu-jitsu-part-1-before-the-gracies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s schools and in other circles, there is talk about the older brother Carlos&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How A Black Belt Can Hurt You</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/the-deeper-aspects-of-bjj/how-a-black-belt-can-hurt-you/</link>
		<comments>http://thebjjway.com/the-deeper-aspects-of-bjj/how-a-black-belt-can-hurt-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criteria for Rank in BJJ</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/the-deeper-aspects-of-bjj/criteria-for-rank-in-bjj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gichin Funakoshi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Meaning of the Bow</title>
		<link>http://thebjjway.com/the-deeper-aspects-of-bjj/the-meaning-of-the-bow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.
There are generally 2 types of bows: standing and kneeling.  In the martial arts you will only see one type of kneeling [...]]]></description>
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