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The sleeping Gods took away my Thursday evening! This is the second week in a row that my lack of sleep has meant I have missed class. When I get in from work I usually have a nap for 30-60 minutes. Last night I got in from work and my nap lasted until 1a...
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This weeks BJJ classes both revealed nice techniques including clock chokes, taking the mount and taking the back. On Thursday at 2nd class I was pushed in 'The Shark tank' (which is where you stay rolling for multiple rounds against fresh guys) and ...
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For the first time in my life I have set an athletic goal that requires some serious work. And after getting Nicole's physical assessment back I now realize how much work is really needed. I got a very low score in some surprising areas...My body composit...
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For the first time in my life I have set an athletic goal that requires some serious work. And after getting Nicole's physical assessment back I now realize how much work is really needed. I got a very low score in some surprising areas...My body composit...
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A week or so ago I received an email from a parent from Indiana who has a teenage son who suffers from Aspergers. I was being asked to help her decide if BJJ would be good for him - as the 'Master' of a local TaeKwondo school told her it would not be...
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And the big news this weekend was - all of a sudden, MMA has got the green light in Ontario and sanctioned events are due to begin next year.Looks like the UFC have been doing some serious lobbying at the Ontario Legislature @ Queens Park within weeks of ...
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There are 11 weeks until Grapplers Quest Canada and I am taking this tournament for real. This is my 'World's' for this year. One of the greatest grappling and jiu jitsu promotions is coming to London Ontario and the teams from each association are expect...
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According to The Fight Network - Professor Britto is a Canadian Jiu Jitsu icon. Damn straight!
This is a great feature on a huge media network and it's things like this coverage that will really help shine a light on the BJJ community in Toronto
Oss Pro...
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I just wanted to do do a quick entry to say congratulations to everybody at Toronto BJJ that levelled up recently by being given some stripes on their belts.It took a year and a half but I got my first stripe on my blue belt alongside one of my good frien...
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Here is my 1 fight from the 2nd Toronto Jiu Jitsu Classic in the Blue belt lightweight division.
I am at the start of my adventures with the DeLaRiva Guard (which it turns out this guy plays too). I need to be much more aggressive but this fight I get to...
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There was more of a party atmosphere at this years Toronto Jiu Jitsu classic. As soon as I walked through the doors and made my food donation I heard Dubstep being played which was a great sign. Then I saw the free Tim Horton's. I was sold.
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Some 'top of mind' thoughts as we grapple with the last month of summer 2010
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I have been enjoying DuDu's classes alot. As Professor Britto has been in Brazil, Eduardo has been taking most of the classes and preparing us for the Toronto Jiu Jitsu Classic. We have been working alot of drills. Alot of breaking guard and great s...
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Last week I made a split decision to roll, at least 1 time in every class, with the toughest blue belt in the class. The guy is a beast. He can tear through any other blue belt and in earnest I have not rolled as often with guys who are as explosive ...
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I went back to my roots as a DJ this weekend and put together a mix-set to listen to while we train at the academy. Of course it's a dubstep mix but my inspiration was training on Sundays and blasting dubstep in the dojo - so here we go with the first of ...
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Check out this video that Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles shared on his facebook that shows some of the 'Snorkel Training' he was doing leading up to Mundials 2010 courtesy of trainer 'Edson Ramalho'. Edson is a BJJ Brown belt with a whole host of other persona...
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