Update (24/09/14) - The Return of the Update Posts!

It's been a while... Yeah, sorry I haven't been keeping up with my update posts. It's been nearly three weeks since I last posted one. Yikes! Everything is starting to get back to normal now, and I can safely say that I will return to writing my weekly update posts. However, I'm going to be writing them every Wednesday from now on, and not every Tuesday.  Right, now I've got that out of the way, let’s continue with what I have to tell you guys. For a few weeks now, I've...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 11 - Guilherme Mendes vs. Justin Rader - 2008 World Championships (Brown Belt)

(Last week’s edition can be found HERE) The match I bring to you this week is Guilherme Mendes vs. Justin Rader from the brown belt featherweight semi-finals of the 2008 World Championships.  Guilherme Mendes is a black belt under Ramon Lemos and fights for Atos Jiu-Jitsu. Today, Guilherme is considered to be one of the best fighters in the light featherweight division...

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Mission Accomplished - 100,000 Views!

Sorry, it's a little late! But, two weeks ago, my blog reached 100,000 views. When I started blogging, my goal by the end of the first year was to reach 100,000 views, and if I stuck to it, I thought it might be possible. Fast forward eight months later and that is a reality.  Initially, I didn't want to be a BJJ blog. I actually wanted to have no topic and I would just talk about whatever...

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Self Defense Jiu Jitsu EP 4 with Ralston Gracie | Motion Training CO

Today, I bring you guys another self defense Jiu-Jitsu video from Motion Training CO.  Last week, I shared episode 3 in the series which featured Clark and Ralston Gracie showing you how to defend a neck hold from the back. If you didn't get the chance to see that, you can find it HERE. Like I mentioned previously, the significant majority of us practice Sport Jiu-Jitsu, and hey, there's nothing wrong with that! Heck, I only train Sport Jiu-Jitsu myself....

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 10 - Paulo Miyao vs. Travis Stevens - Copa Podio 2013 Middleweight Grand Prix

(Last week’s edition can be found HERE) Welcome to the tenth edition of Match of the Week!  Today, the match I will be sharing with you is Paulo Miyao vs. Travis Stevens. This match was the bronze medal match from the 2013 Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix, which took place on September 8, 2013 at the legendary Tijuca Tênis Clube. If you follow Jiu-Jitsu, I'm pretty sure...

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Self Defense Jiu Jitsu EP 3 with Clark and Ralston Gracie | Motion Training CO

Today, I bring you guys another awesome video from Motion Training CO. I talked a little bit about them and my sponsor, Akuma Gear in the last post I did when I shared one of their videos. If you didn't get a chance to check that out, you can find it HERE. The video I'm sharing with you guys today is something a little different. I will be sharing with you a self defense technique from Clark and Ralston Gracie (Clark's younger brother). Most of us train specifically Sport Jiu-Jitsu...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 9 - Kron Gracie vs. Gilbert “Durinho” Burns - BJJ Pro Cup 2011

(Last week’s edition can be found HERE) This week's match is Kron Gracie vs. Gilbert “Durinho” Burns which was a super fight from the 2011 BJJ Pro Cup in Biella, Italy. I only saw this match recently myself, and thought that maybe it was a match many of you have never seen also.  Kron Gracie is one of the top competitors today at the black belt level. He is the son...

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Jiu Jitsu in Depth | Motion Training CO

As some of you might know, my blog has recently been sponsored my Akuma Gear. Recently, they have teamed up with Motion Training CO and are making some awesome BJJ videos. They were kind enough to feature my blog at the start of the video, along with Akuma Gear and Jiu Jitsu Saved My Life. The video is called "Jiu Jitsu in Depth" and features Patrick "Pirate" Welsh, a BJJ black belt from Checkmat. In the video he shows the monoplata and some cool variations of it. I hope you...

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Update (05/09/14) - Sponsor, Possible Interviews, Facebook Group & More!

Okay, so for the past two weeks I’ve been a little all over the place and I apologise for that. Trust me, I do. So, what exactly has been happening? Well, I've been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks, and that's why my usual schedule has been all messed up. Hence why there was no ‘Match of the Week’ last week and no regular update posts for last two weeks. Again, I apologise. Over the past month, I've been publishing a few non-BJJ related articles which I've really enjoyed...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 8 - Marcio Andre vs. Isaac Doederlein - Worlds 2014

(The previous edition can be found HERE) The match I'm sharing with you this week is Marcio Andre vs. Isaac Doederlein from the 2014 World Championship. The match is not exactly a classic as it only happened three months ago, but is still one of my favourites from this year’s World Championship.  Marcio Andre is one of BJJ's rising stars. At the age of 19 years...

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