I’ve been refereeing Jiu Jitsu for a couple of years. Several hundred matches, at least. It might look like an easy gig, but it’s not. A good BJJ referee requires: Ability to concentrate and observe Ability to work closely with the scorer, timekeeper, and other officials Excellent knowledge of the rules and of jiu jitsu itself…
Year: 2010
John Will Seminar 24 Oct 2010 – Anaconda, D’arce, Peruvian Necktie, Shackle
Tabata warm up 20 secs intense work, 10 secs rest X 8, or 30/15 x 6 40/20 X4 Rest 2 minutes repeat up to 5 times. Different drill each period He is in your guard, sit up to kimura each side Armbar from mount, switch off and remount Switching armbars from guard Drop to low…
50/50 Guard
While the 50/50 guard has been out there for a while and I’m usually pretty technique-inquisitive, Anthony has been encouraging me to work various other open guards: butterfly (hooks-in), half guard, quarter guard, De La Riva, X guard and I figured that was more than enough to keep me occupied. He introduced it to most…
A nice vacation, and reassessment
I’m just coming to the end of a couple of weeks vacation. During this time I only went to Jiu Jitsu once, the Monday night class with Anthony. The first week Pat and I spent on Daydream Island in the Whitsundays. We felt a bit locked in on a small resort island and there were…
John Will Seminar 15 Aug 2010 – Back Control
Back Control The essence of maintaining back control is not the hooks. Rather, it is keeping your chest on the other guy’s back. You have to be prepared to move with him rather than try to clamp him in place, per John’s fly fishing analogy. Seat belt grip (on his left arm) – keep your…
John Will seminar 14 Mar 2010 – Kata Gatame
Kata Gatame (shoulder hold) The hold itself He is on his back. You are on his right side. Slide your R hand, palm down under his head from the L, his R arm between your head and his. Join your L hand palm up with your R hand in the S grip. Your L elbow…
Poor Judgement
A recent training session found me as part of a class practising some intermediate level setups for double leg takedowns, and for the fireman’s carry. The fireman’s carry is a throw where- one way – you overhook the guy’s arm, wizzer to make him step with his outside leg, dive underneath him, and roll him…
The real problem with Wing Chun, and the solütion
Long and heartrending are the lamentations about the sorry state and fractured nature of Wing Chun. The reasons given are many, but the solutions proposed few and sorry. Wing Chun needs a tougher image. The pathetic adherence to antedeluvian cultural associations and wishy-washy attempts to make it into some new age pussified version of the…