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Category Archives: Jiu-jitsu
Growing Into the Martial Arts
Here’s an article I wrote for Experts123 a few months ago. School’s back in full swing, and I’ve been getting to know my new students. Quite a few are into martial arts, and it reminded me of some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Jiu-jitsu, Karate, MMA, Philosophy
Tagged instruction, jiu-jitsu, karate, martial arts
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AWOL Videos: Jay Bell
School’s starting up this week, and I’ll be pretty busy trying to get ready for my new students. I should be able to post a new article soon; in the meanwhile I’ll try to keep up with Shohei-Ryu CT on … Continue reading
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Tagged bjj, jay bell, jiu-jitsu, lesson, martial arts, video
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New Affiliate: FightersMarket.com
I’m proud to announce our first site sponsor, FightersMarket.com. I’ve made several purchase from them over the past few months, and I’ve been please by their selection and customer service. I first selected a new gi from their site, the … Continue reading
Movie Review: Choke
I recently watched Choke, a documentary on Rickson Gracie and other fighters as they prepare for the 1995 Vale Tudo Championship tournament in Japan. There’s a lot of training and fighting action, so it’s fun to watch. While it’s mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Jiu-jitsu, MMA, Reviews
Tagged Gracie, jiu-jitsu, mma, Rickson, vale tudo, video review
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Film Review: Force of the Spirit
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800038/ “Fighting over 200 opponents is incredible. Fighting them with only 1 hand is impossible!” From start to finish the tagline of this Jean Jacques Machado documentary pretty much sums it up. The film is chock full of footage of … Continue reading
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Tagged bjj, force of the spirit, jiu-jitsu, machado, review
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Team DeLima Belt Test
Congratulations to everyone at the test!
Posted in Jiu-jitsu, News
Tagged DeLima, jiu-jitsu, martial arts, Plus One, west hartford
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AWOL Videos
Sorry there were no new posts recently: the end of the school year is really cramping my style. Hmmm . . . if there was only a nice long break for teachers after the insanity that is June! Until then, … Continue reading
Half Hard, Half Soft
Here are a few videos that highlight two very different types of training. The first is a demo video for Ginastica Natural, a method of training that combines agility and flexibility and that utilizes movements from jiu-jitsu and yoga. Many … Continue reading
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Traditional Martial Arts
One of the main aspects of this blog is to discuss the old and the new and how we can combine the martial ways of each. Here’s a compare/contrast from two grandmasters of the styles I study. Kanei Uechi Helio … Continue reading
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Moai Martial Arts 
Strength
Martial arts training as a kid has its advantages. You learn self discipline, respect, focus, and perseverance at an early age. You tend to treat others as you would like to be treated because, as you learn the art with … Continue reading →