Bishop BJJ Deconstructs Gianni Grippo

Grippo has come on the scene at black belt in the past year. Bishop BJJ breaks down his game: passes, sweeps, positions, and submission focus over in the following post.

It's interesting to begin to see data and analysis in Jiu-Jitsu. For a long time, in Judo, there's been publication of data about the winning throws, % of matches won by weight class with pin or throw, strangle or armlock, and it's refreshing to see that imported into sport Jiu-Jitsu.

Without further ado, read the Bishop BJJ Post HERE.
Gianni Grippo's blog with insight and frank truth about what his life as a high level competitor entails (complete with doubt, struggles, setback, and triumph.

 

Return of Crouching Guard Passing: Paulo Miyao @ Brazilian Nationals

It was only a matter of time.
Whether it was Galvao vs Leandro Lo, or watching Gianni Grippo in some recent matches, persistent top players are now avoiding much of the dreaded berimbolo by refusing to pass form an even semi-standing position.

As you'll see below, Saggioro, around the 3 minute mark stays standing a bit too long and Miyao almost immediately inverts, and topples him over: making it to the back by the 3:38 mark.
Miyao hunts for the choke but loses back position by 4:38.
We see a couple minutes of closed guard work by Miyao and finds the window to Berimbolo around 6:30 followed by a leg drag to a 2nd back take.