First of all, that's not even sparring-- that's a competition. There's a big difference. Secondly, as has been mentioned, this is an...
While I do think that sparring should be utilized as a training tool almost immediately, I'll agree that it should not be done completely without...
Gott in Himmel... That "defense against two attackers when pinned to the ground" one is particularly horrible. Apparently, this medical doctor...
...and soon after that, only direct training under Soke will do. Hurray for slippery slopes. --Joe
Well, I don't know about grand masters, but there have certainly been a ton of big-and-muscular "masters" and instructors in a plethora of...
Gott in Himmel... that means it'll be god awful. --Joe
I believe it qualifies for the Fair Use clause if you only scan the pictures in question, and crop out the rest of the article. I've always...
It's still a keylock-- just not a figure-four gripped keylock. The term refers to the twisting motion necessary for applying the lock-- like...
The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu curriculum tends to teach Self-Defense as a separate entity for two reasons: Many Gracie Jiu-Jitsu practitioner still hold...
He was probably demonstrating a standing Americana. It's mostly just used to establish a controlling hold in BJJ, as it's very difficult to...
<nitpick>That'd be a peculiar explanation, since a sideways Hachi is certainly not the Japanese symbol for infinity, hehehe...</nitpick> I can...
...or if the opponent properly defends. That's a part of the problem with compliant drilling-- it completely negates the concept of dynamic...
That's one possible explanation. The other is that the addition of resistance and an actively defending opponent greatly changes the nature of...
I have to disagree with you, here, on several points. I'll work backwards in the order that you made them. First of all, there are several...
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