Saviour Tea Review - Part 2

Hello, and welcome to the second part of my Saviour Tea review. If you haven't seen the first part already, then you can find it HERE. In this part of the review I will be giving my personal opinion on each of the products and at end there will be an interview with Ollie, the head of Saviour Tea, and a discount code for any of you who wish to try any of the products discussed in this review.  I...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 21 - Tim Spriggs vs. Jonathan Satava - 2012 Abu Dhabi Pro New York Trials

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Welcome to another edition of Match of the Week, and the last edition of 2014. This week’s match is Tim Spriggs vs. Jonathan Satava from the purple belt absolute finals of the 2012 Abu Dhabi Pro New York Trials.  Tim Spriggs is a black belt under Julius Park and fights for Crazy 88/Team Lloyd Irvin. Tim has being making waves in the Jiu-Jitsu...

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Stuff You Probably Don't Know About My Blog

This post is going to be something a little different. I thought I would share with you guys some stuff about my blog that nobody knows or very few people do. Maybe in this post I could answer any questions you guys have ever wondered.  Right, let’s get into it. I was never originally called 'The Berimbolo Kid' I started my blog in January of this year, and for about a month my blog...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 20 - Gianni Grippo vs. AJ Agazarm - 2014 New York Spring Open

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Welcome to the twentieth edition of Match of the Week! This week’s match is Gianni Grippo vs. AJ Agazarm from the black belt absolute finals of the 2014 New York Spring Open. Gianni Grippo is a black belt under Marcelo Garcia and fights for the Alliance team. Up until brown belt, Gianni trained under Renzo Gracie but changed to Marcelo's team...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 19 - Ryan Hall vs. Zak Maxwell - 2009 Worlds (Brown Belt)

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Another week, another edition of Match of the Week. This week’s match is Ryan Hall vs. Zak Maxwell from the brown belt featherweight semi-finals of the 2009 World Championships. Ryan Hall is a black belt under Felipe Costa and fights for Fifty/50 Jiu-Jitsu. Since his blue belt days, Ryan has been a major force on the competition scene, especially...

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Update (07/12/14) - Another Short Update

A short little update for you all. Right, so on Wednesday I published something a little different. I talked about my favourite BJJ highlight video which I'm glad many of you enjoyed. I thought of that a couple of hours before I wrote it, so I'm pleased it was received well.  Actually, I was planning on publishing something today, but its taking a little longer than expected. After I publish this, I'll get most of it done then finish it off on Wednesday evening and publish...

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My Favourite BJJ Highlight Video - Jordon Schultz Highlight (2011)

I see lots of BJJ highlight videos, and usually I watch them and never give them a second thought. However, this one in particular has always stood out in my mind since the day I first watched it. I don't really know why that is, I think it must have been that the techniques displayed in the video just hit home with me. For the time, I thought his game was really unique and I thought it was really...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 18 - Jean Jacques Machado vs. Matt Serra - ADCC 2001

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Welcome to another edition of Match of the Week! This week is an all-time classic! It is Jean Jacques Machado vs. Matt Serra from the -77kg weight class of the 2001 ADCC. Jean Jacques Machado (also known as JJ Machado) is a true legend in Jiu-Jitsu. He is a 7th degree red and black belt under Rickson Gracie and is one of the five Machado brothers...

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