Our friend, Meerkatsu, over in the UK has this crazy-ass idea. Since BJJ is all about the flair, and people who train in BJJ are obviously intelligent, creative people with questionable taste, why not have a contest in which everyone submits their own crazy-ass designs? The best part is that the winner will actually get [...]
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Gi Dye: Jet Black (actually more of a dark blue) Lucky Gi
Griff asked me to dye a gi for him. Griff is a purple belt who trains up in Ballard at Ballard BJJ, a Gracie Barra affiliate run by black belt Micah Reyes. He had a white Lucky brand gi that he wanted black and, after the requisite disclaimers like, “Dude, I might really screw it [...]
Friday Class
Just really quick, met G-Stamp today. That was great. Oh, and my temporary crown came out while rolling with Jaime. He freaked out, even after I told him that it wasn’t a real tooth. I think that’s kind of hilarious! And I couldn’t resist ordering the new 2010 Pan Ams on DVD: Shiny!
Tough class
I was tired all day, mentally and physically. Not sure what was going on, but I woke up feeling dehydrated and hung over. And no, I didn’t tie one on last night. I didn’t have any gas all night, was weak and lethargic… and after 20 minutes of sparring felt nauseous. So, technically, I was [...]
It’s good to be a blue belt
A while back, there was a lot of discussion about rank and belts. Coming back from another bout of back suckage, I’m beginning to feel better, and sparring at closer to full speed (which for me is still pretty slow). Sunday, I sparred almost exclusively with blue belts. I didn’t have a lot of trouble [...]
GI Review: Tatami Fightwear’s Zero G Competition Gi
Brits, for some reason, seem to be among the most prolific BJJ bloggers around. Between Seymour over at Meerkatsu, Matt with Grappling Dummy and Scramble, and Can and his Slideyfoot blog, it’s easy to keep up with what’s going on over in the UK. So, when I saw pics and reviews of a new gi [...]
Video: The Latest in the Grappling Dummy Series
Matt, aka Martial Farts/Grappling Dummy, posted a cool video. Check it out: Manto Presents: The Grappling Dummy – Nic Gregoriades from martial farts on Vimeo.
Bad Boy Pro Series Lightweight vs Gameness Feather Jiu Jitsu Gi Review
Okay. I’ve wanted one of these for a long time. I like the new, lightweight generation of BJJ gis coming out, and Bad Boy is old school, up there with Vulkan and Atama. When they came out with the Bad Boy Pro Series Lightweight Gi, I was all like, “Damn. I have to get one.” [...]
Good Luck At the Revolution
I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon to head out to my wife’s 20th High School reunion. Woohoo! I love my wife, and I’m looking forward to a roadtrip with her, but at the same time, I don’t know any of her friends from high school. We’ll see how this goes. Good luck to all of the Lotus [...]
Great Pictures from the Rumble on the Ridge XI
Just want to share a link to some great professional pictures of the fights. These are only two of dozens of awesome shots. Jeff Hougland’s fight was number 10 on the card, and Josh Calvo’s was number 12.
