Tag: BJJ
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BJJ TRAINING -THE MONEY PASS
Whilst I’ve been using this effective and simple guard pass for many years it was quite funny to discover I had no idea what to call it. So I called my old friend and BJJ Black Belt Pete Irving who after a little thought came out with the Money Pass apparently coined by Rickson Gracie…
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BJJ TRAINING -KESA GATAMIE (Scarf hold)
The “Kesa-gatame” (Scarf hold) name comes from the fact that it resembles the over-one-shoulder robe worn by priests and in Judo is one of the seven Mat holds.
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TVMA Monthly Newsletter April
All – This is the first TVMA newsletter! This is going to be a regular update so we thought it would be good to get some info to you all about how the club is growing and what improvements we are hoping to make. Kids Class The kids TVMA class has started on a Monday…
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BJJ TRAINING – THE EZEKIEL CHOKE
This is a new website feature we’re going to do every week for TVMA students. Sometime over the weekend I will be posting some aspects or the subject of the next weeks BJJ class. We found many of the new students are struggling once they get to an attacking position with what to do once…
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Thursday Throw Down Night
Most stand up fighters who have never done MMA or any form of grappling live in the fantasy land that their striking ability will be enough to see them through any fight. Until of course they come into contact with someone who has even half decent takedowns or wrestling. Usually after around 30 seconds their…
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FIGHTING SOLVES EVERYTHING: THE BENEFITS OF MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING
Dojo for any number of reasons, but no matter what your individual motive was at the start, many of the benefits of martial arts training are universal. In this article we’re going to look at a few of the common benefits of training in a combat sport or martial art.
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