Brazilian JJ - Medellin - anyone interested in a class?

bickerss says on Apr 14, 2009, 09:36:

Not too old - I hope - the class was controlled pretty well, mostly younger but a few older-ish guys and one girl. For someone who is so inflexible that I cannot even sit cross-legged, I don't think I will be winning any outstanding student awards!!

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bickerss says on Apr 14, 2009, 10:23:

yeah - from watching last night there are a few positions that could be somewhat 'uncomfortable' from both a physical comfort perspective and body part 'location' perspective!!!

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muddie says on Apr 15, 2009, 18:33:

man, I haven’t done that in years, but would be fun and good exercise to do it again. How much is it for “per class"

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bickerss says on Apr 16, 2009, 08:34:

muddie - I don't know if they have a per class price; but you can ask. The month price is 130 k; if you want I will PM the cell of Carlos.

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Rocco81 says on Apr 16, 2009, 09:46:

Wrestling is bar none the BEST foundation IMO for fighting. I say this because its free, its ancient (no mysterious moves just hard work and sick fitness) and its something you can start very early in life. If you are a very good wrestler who learns submissions and even more importantly how to avoid and counter submissions you can have the makings of a great ground fighter. Now I am not saying if you put a gi on them they will go win tournaments, but I am saying as far as applying your skills for fighting, you are a level ahead.

Of course as an ex-wrestler / boxer turned BJJer I do realize I still have some bad habits that are hard to break, but as far as matt awareness, getting the takedowns and more importantly not getting taken down, I owe that to my wrestling. I love BJJ and submission wrestling and I hate to compare, but bar none as far as fitness and scrap ability wrestling takes the cake. Pure BJJ is great but it requires more patience and is more like a chess match. Every skill has its place too.

Frank_Rizoo - I love hooks bro We trained hooks all the time in wrestling (Grapevines, half hooks, honey moon rides etc) maybe you mean something different from what I mean by the term hooks though.

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Rocco81 says on Apr 16, 2009, 09:53:

On other thing...to the comment about wearing lycra and rolling around with another man...I know you're just kidding Jeff and I don't care one way or the other, but I just never looked at it that way. I mean when you practice you wear sweats, shorts, whatever...then in the match you wear the singlet just so people don't get tangled up. I just go out, do work and finito..never really thought much about anything other that getting the W. Some people read to much into it I guess.

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bickerss says on Apr 16, 2009, 10:58:

could be; I have no idea of prices in other countries, but works out at about 6500 a class if you go to all of them.

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Rocco81 says on Apr 16, 2009, 20:02:

Yeah in MMA you find that the syles excelling are the same syles that were excelling in the 90's during the first UFC's. Those styles are competitive olympic based sports. I agree w/ you Jeff that competition fighting is only useful to a point as far as like Karate, TKD, Kung Fu..because they do form and theory.. but the olympic fighting arts as well as a few new hybrids are very effective.

Things like Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Pankration (old school MMA which was basically wrestling mixed with boxing that they did in Greece) and the more modern spawn of Judo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are all tested in competition at 100% speed and strength. For an example you have the Karate or NinJitsu practitioner who talks about how many ways he can defeat an enemy in a scripted environment..but a boxer, judoka, wrestler knows exactly what they are capable of against an equal or larger trained force in a competition.

I might be preaching to the choir here because it sounds like some of us have done some fight training, but the training in and of itself teaches you to react, counter and endure the attacks of others. You don't sit around and theorize about what works you train and you find out what works and what doesn't.

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Rocco81 says on Apr 17, 2009, 14:04:

Nah Bradda don't know any Tuco, sorry. What is a Tuco? Isn't that the dude from Good Bad and the Ugly?

Thanks for the invite though Frank I def will look you up if I come to Cali. I have some things in Bogota so I will mainly be there when I'm in Colombia and I hooked up with a good group of guys there to get some training in with. The elevation is kinda killer...I wish I could train here for a few months at high elev. and the head back to USA for some tourneys...but that would mean I'd have to actually get my shit together and make solid plans ...who needs that shit ;)

So Frank if you're from HI depending where you're from I probably know some dudes you do, or its atleast a slight possibility. Im an East Coast dude all the way, but have some good friends in the fight scene (all in mainland now mostly due to work) that were from HI

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Rocco81 says on Apr 19, 2009, 14:01:

Yeah Jeff you're right that is because guys who know what they are doing have nothing to prove. Guys that know what they are capable of don't need to go showing it off. That is for insecure pricks and wanna be tough guys in Affliction flaming skull t-shirts and shit. (hate that fad BTW had to throw that in haha..) Once you've gone out, been tapped by somoene that was smaller and weaker than you and seen what is up you understand humility and respect much better.

Calm confidence doesn't need validating from the weak ya know? Some guys just want to be feared and viewed as tough so they puff out thier chests wear a scowl and walk around talking about fighting all the time for lack of any other worthy interests.

I myself have always loved fighting and training its fun for me, however Its just something I do, it doesn't totally define me and Its just a part of who I am. That is my take on it but to each his own.

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Rocco81 says on Apr 21, 2009, 07:53:

Hey what the hell happened to Frank_Rizzo????

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