Hope you all had a great new years and that your training is back to full swing! We are doing something different with today’s theme. As we stated before, the Submission Control staff collectively have about 30+ years of martial arts experience (both teaching and practicing). We wanted to share our extensive experience with our loyal readers, but we lacked the funding to do so. … Continue reading
Posted in Position Of The Month, Techniques, Video | Tagged gi, mike patolino piccolomini, Ouchi Gari, takedown | 6 CommentsThis week we feature exciting featherweight final between Ruben Charles and Marcio Feitosa from the 2006 worlds. Feitosa doesn’t let a cut on his ear stop him, and decides to bandage his whole head to compete. Both these grapplers leave it all on the line in an exciting match, check it out!
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged Featherweight, gi, IBJJF Worlds 2006, Marcio Feitosa, Rubens Charles | 1 CommentThis week we feature a second round match from the 2009 World Pro BJJ Cup between Fabio Gurgel and Braulio Estima. Gurgel, often referred to as the ‘General’ of team Alliance, still jumps in to compete at times against the best in the world. Such as this match where Gurgel and Estima meet up in the under 95kg division.
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged Braulio Estima, Fabio Gurgel, gi, World Pro Cup 2009 | 1 CommentThis weeks match features Mario Sperry vs. Royler Gracie, who meet in a historic BJJ match in late 1998. Sperry is the much bigger fighter in this match, but it is still significant because its the first time in history a Gracie was forced to submit in a match. Both of the grapplers in this Match of The Week are competing in one of two … Continue reading
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged Absolute, gi, Mario Sperry, Royler Gracie | Leave a commentThis week we have classic match from Rickson Gracie’s Budo Challenge . Alxandre “Xande” Ribeiro and Robert Drysdale meet in the finals of the heavyweight division. The rules of Budo Challenge differ greatly from IBJJF, each competitor only gains one point for every advantageous position (vs. varying points in traditional tournaments). Furthermore, pulling guard would garner the competitor negative points (like in ADCC). The rules … Continue reading
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged gi, Rickson Gracie's Budo Challenge, Robert Drysdale, Xande Ribeiro | 1 CommentThis week we feature a super fight all the way from Hong Kong. Andre Galvao battles against the tricky turtle guard of Eduardo Telles at the Copa De Hong Kong 2. Does Telles have enough tricks to catch the always tough Galvao? Check it out below!
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged Andre Galvao, Eduardo Telles, gi, Turtle Guard | 1 CommentThis week we feature an absolute black belt division match-up between Jonathan “Spiderman” Torres vs. Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu. Check out this awesome gi battle from Grapplers Quest below!
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged gi, Grapplers Quest, jonathan jt torres, Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu, Spiderman | 1 CommentOne of the most common – and controversial – topics in Brazilian jiu jitsu is whether or not to train with the gi. The division between gi and no-gi advocates is comparable to the rift between Red Sox and Yankees fans. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged gi, mike patolino piccolomini, No Gi, Patolino, serra bjj | 9 CommentsThis week we take a look at another match from the 2002 IBJJF World Championships. Roger Gracie and Leopoldo Montenegro meet here in the semi-finals of the brown belt absolute division in a very tough battle!
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged gi, IBJJF Worlds 2002, Leopoldo Montenegro, Roger Gracie | 1 CommentWe go way back to the 1996 IBJJF Worlds for this week’s match! This is a classic match-up, where Roberto ‘Roleta’ Magalhaes meets up against Wallid Ismail in the Medium Heavy division.
Posted in Match of the Week, Matches, Video | Tagged gi, IBJJF Worlds 1996, Mundials 1996, Roberto 'Roleta' Magalhaes, wallid ismail | 1 Comment ← Older posts