A buddy of mine who trains at Ralph Gracie told me about Woolf last year the last time we ran into one another.
Then, lo and behold, I see Woolf in the finals of the Pans or the Worlds (I can't remember off the top of my head) at brown belt.
Crazy stuff.
Go and buy some stuff over at Budovideos. Budo Dave is about as close to being the heart of BJJ/business as exists. The shows and this week in BJJ and each year refining the broadcast(s) of the Pans and Mundials.....go support the business. A lot of it turns around and goes right back into the sport(s) we love.
I've lifted a number of his moves of the week series on youtube and used them in my game.
Aside from being a character and figure in BJJ, his no frills approach is refreshing:
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From over at the Inside BJJ podcast
The one, the only, the inimitable Kurt Osiander speaks his mind on the following topics:
The Jiu-Jitsu World Expo, Jeff Glover vs Caio Terra, Diaz's no show, when & where he stopped competing in the adult division, his belief in basic Jiu-Jitsu: fundamentals, pressure, et cetera, and "not giving a shit about points" b/c accumulating points is a result of trying to tap the guy.
"You can win or you can win beautifully" - Ralph Gracie
Guy who trained at my gym for awhile came from a Ralph Gracie school. I looked up the gym, and the instructor, and lo and behold, the guy puts out simple, effective video clips.
Sticking with the theme of yesterday's mention about when I came from Judo and began learning BJJ separately: the following clip is a pass to sidemount I've been using a lot since I watched it a few months ago. I first learned this pass early on in Judo, probably about 6 years ago. I was taught the pass with a regular sleeve/lapel grip immediately following a failed throw/when the opponent falls to his side type scenario.
The cross grip shown here lends itself to a lot of passing power/control in the Gi + can set up a sweet "simple choke" as the guy points out. It's worked for me against small, big, and everything in between size guys. Can't hate on that.
