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Keenan Vs Cyborg Diving Backtake against Helicopter Sweep Being Too Comfortable A Lesson in Perseverance Can You Improve Without an Instructor. The 50/50 Position World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2009 Rickson Gracie Seminars from Hawaii, Chicago, and Morning Workout Video Muscle-Up: Update #2..Some one reached 13! 3 Techniques From Danny Ives and Ivey League MMA Leo Vieira
 
Keenan Vs Cyborg- Diving Backtake Against Helicopter Sweep

Keenan Vs Cyborg Diving Backtake against Helicopter Sweep

Being Too Comfortable – For Serious Competitors Only

Today I want to write about a theme in many boxing movies. The best boxer in the world who came out of the the worst part of town and now is comfortable in his new mansion. He doesn’t run to the gym any longer, now he drives his Bentley. He doesn’t sleep in the same […]

A Lesson in Perseverance – 3 Feet from Gold

In a previous article It is not all about jiu-jitsu (https://bjjengineer.com?p=333) I talked a little bit about the importance of not giving up. There is a book out there that I really recommend everyone to read it. It is a masterpiece. Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Reach” teaches you what is necessary to become a […]

Can You Improve Without an Instructor.

Dear Readers, There are certain ingredients that a person needs to become successful: 1. Drive/Passion/Perseverance/Will Power: and a similar of character traits that are found within a person. 2. Intelligence/Decisions/Common Sense/Logic: and a bunch of intellectual traits found in the athlete that will help him maximize the resources around him to  the best extent possible. […]

The 50/50 Position has created a lot of drama between Atos and Alliance. Rafael Mendes has been using it to control Allliance's superstar Ruben "Cobrinha" Charles...Watch Videos and Read More Now

The 50/50 Position – Defenses, Sweeps, Attacks and Drama

The 50/50 Position has created a lot of drama between Atos and Alliance. Rafael Mendes has been using it to control Allliance’s superstar Ruben “Cobrinha” Charles…Watch Videos and Read More Now

World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2009 – Fights Collection

2009 World Pro BJJ Cup Under 75kg Semi-Final: Marcelo Garcia vs. Michel Maia 2009 World Pro BJJ Cup Absolute Quarter Final: Marcelo Garcia vs. Victor Estima 2009 World Pro BJJ Cup Under 75kg 1st Round: Marcelo Garcia vs. Julio Quintieri You Snooze You Loose 2009 World Pro BJJ Cup Absolute Semi-Final: Braulio Estima vs. Marcelo […]

Rickson Gracie Seminars from Hawaii, Chicago, and Morning Workout Video

Rickson Gracie Seminars from Hawaii, Chicago, and Morning Workout Video. Is the Legend True? Can You Tell From These Videos? Watch Them Now!

Muscle-Up: Update #2..Some one reached 13!

Someone reached 13. Who was it?…Read More.

3 Techniques From Danny Ives and Ivey League MMA

There is always something I say when people ask me to whom I owe my triumphs in BJJ too… Read More.

Leo Vieira – Seminar in Hawai – Gi and No-Gi

Some other crazy individual uploaded the entire Leo Viera Hawaii Seminar to YouTube. Read More…

Bad Foods List: List of High-Glycemic Foods

09 September 2008

Bad Foods Acorn Squash Baked Beans Beets Black Eyed Peas Butternut Squash Cooked Carrots Corn French Fries Hubbard Squash Lima Beans Parsnips Peas Pinto Beans Potato Refried Beans Sweet Potato Turnip Banana Cranberries Dates Figs Guava Mango Papaya Prunes Raisins Fruit Juice Vegetable Juice Bagel Biscut Bread Crumbs Bread Steak Sauce Bulgar Sweet Relish Cereal […]

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Good Foods List: List of Low-Glycemic Foods

09 September 2008

Good Foods List 1. Water 2. Oatmeal 3. Eggs 4. Protein Powder 5. Peanut Butter 6. Tahini 7. Olives 8. Beef 9. Cheese 10. Salsa 11. Black Beans 12. Kidney Beans 13. Ground Turkey 14. Soy Sausage 15. Chicken 16. Turkey Sausage 17. Salmon 18. Turkey 19. Canned Tuna 20. Canned Chicken 21. Soy Burgers […]

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Fernando Tererê vs. Roger Gracie

09 September 2008

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Excuse the French of the song, but two good to leave out.

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Small Steps to Better Nutrition for Athletes

09 September 2008

It’s hard to be an athlete in the USA. Have to work 40+ hour jobs, sponsor yourself, and the training, and some time there is just not enough time in the day to eat right…

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The Muscle Up Challenge: First to 15.

06 September 2008

Surfing the Internet I decided to take a look at what teammate Mike Fowler was up to. I was very happy when I read that he had been doing some Olympic Rings training. Read all about it…

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Andre Galvao’s MMA Debut: Fighting 4 Kidz

03 September 2008

Photo via SHERDOG.COM Andre Galvao Before The Fight Andre Galvao’s MMA Debut

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World Jiu Jitsu Championships 2008 (History)

03 September 2008

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BJJ is a Balancing Act: Stability Ball Research – Part 1-

02 September 2008

In this post we will discuss how we can use the stability ball to help us with some basic, but very important Jiu-Jitsu movements.

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Trivia of the Month- September: List Times Saulo Ribeiro got Submitted in Black Belt Competition and by Whom?

01 September 2008

List times Saulo Ribeiro got submitted in black belt competition and by whom? Need more of a challenge: Which submissions did the opponents use?

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Circuit of The Week : Snap Downs, Burpees, and Side to Side Jumps World of Fun!

01 September 2008

I find myself writing this at 2:47 on Monday 1 of September 2008, and I already feel by legs getting…

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