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A position that my opponents take that bugs me quite a bit is deep half guard. Since losing my match at my last competition via a deep half guard sweep I’ve decided to attack the position head on to try to come up with some new methods of combating the position, and putting greater pressure … Continue reading
Part 2 I wrote Musings on How to get Fitter for BJJ a couple of weeks back and got a lot of reaction from it. More than usual anyway. I think most people who read it misinterpreted the message as “never do any strength and conditioning work”, which wasn’t the way I intended it. I’m … Continue reading
I’m halfway through the Caio Terra Half Guard DVD that arrived last week I have to say I’m pretty impressed already. Half guard is not a game I play offensively, and I can’t see myself developing an offensive half guard game anytime soon either, but I got this on the basis that I wanted to … Continue reading
Welcome to my new blog. New look, new surroundings and an all new domain address too. For those of you who haven’t read my previous blog, it’s located here http://www.informedperformance.com/barry . If you don’t feel like trawling through that to get the few nuggets of information contained within, don’t worry, I’ll be going through it … Continue reading
To enter please fill out the form below. Entries are limited to 10 participants per division. This is a NoGi tournament run under IBJJF rules and points systems. PRE-PAY ONLY! USE THE LINK TO PAYPAL AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY
On pretty much every MMA web forum in the whole wide world, right this very minute, there are 3 threads about cutting weight. Someone will tell the story about how X guy cuts 40lbs the night before a weigh in, and someone else will counter with how Frankie Edgar doesn’t cut weight at all, and … Continue reading
This week I thought escapes from what, in my opinion, is the most difficult position to escape from- The Scarf Hold aka Kaza Gatame. I know some people would disagree but for me this is the hardest. I’ve thought about why that is and I think it’s because your opponent doesn’t have to release any … Continue reading
Writing a blog is easy, finding time to do that writing is the hard part. But I have my work done for the morning and I’m not training (more on that later) so I have 30 minutes to write now. It’s been a hectic few weeks and we have a hectic few more coming up … Continue reading
Many of you may know that I’ve rejigged the format of my fight team and how I manage the guys I have fighting. Rome wasn’t built in a day but managing the fighters has become a lot easier. Here are the fights I have confirmed for the team in the first half of 2011 so … Continue reading
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated thanks to being busy at the European Championships and busy in general. I want to write a post on the things I love to hate about training; that is to say the things I love about training but can’t admit to loving. But first, the European Championships. … Continue reading
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