This is a simple heavy-leg means of unbalancing your opponent so you can sit up into a pancake push over. Ray-ray simply puts her lasso foot under… Read more “Lasso Sweep Variation by Ray-ray”
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Jen Lasso sweeps Ray-ray
A popular sweep that works best as a surprise in a series of attacks. Key points are keeping your hand locked on your hip palm up, and… Read more “Jen Lasso sweeps Ray-ray”
Ray-ray kimura Jen off strikes
I learned this from Kenny Florian a million years ago! guard defense off a couple of big hay-makers. Rachel shields against Jen’s strikes and inserts… Read more “Ray-ray kimura Jen off strikes”
Kai’s lovely Bento Box
Dan and I took a special lunch run — fast fast not much time — over to Kai and enjoyed some sushi and the fabulous bulgogi bento… Read more “Kai’s lovely Bento Box”
High Guard Triangle
Here Ray-ray goes for the usual high armbar but Jen sneaks her arm out, Ray-ray responds by getting her hips up (standing on Jen’s hip) and swinging… Read more “High Guard Triangle”
High Guard Armbar
Jen armlocks Ray-ray rolls her to Juji-gatame! sometimes working with a vigorous opponent they spend a lot of time hanging over you or leaning on you, this… Read more “High Guard Armbar”
Putting It Together
It might have seemed like another day at Geoff Balme’s BJJ class, but people were putting things together today, specifically, Gamal was putting it together. He was… Read more “Putting It Together”
More books for the Martial Minded
Hard to beat the snazzy 70s fashion. Though the reality is not much has changed in the idea of “self-defense” as being a basic list of… Read more “More books for the Martial Minded”
Coming off of the Roberto Maia Seminar
A great day was had at our school down in Apex Saturday with my teacher and friend Roberto as he went through a bunch of his favorite… Read more “Coming off of the Roberto Maia Seminar”
Indian Buffet at Aarusuvai
This was my first visit to the Aarusuvai experience and I have to say pretty good. I was a little disappointed that the pakora was not a… Read more “Indian Buffet at Aarusuvai”
Geoff Balme's Brazilian Jiu-jitsu 