I would suggest looking at the BJJ "grappling drills" and exercises video from Stephen Kesting.
(And if there is better than this, I would love to hear of it.)
http://www.grapplearts.com/Grappling-Drills-Info.php
Bridging, shrimping, and other dril…
My answer is not a BJJ one, nor can I tell you how many people actually cut weight for BJJ tournaments, but I do have some (old, outdated) experience in cutting weight on a weekly basis for wrestling in school.
Generally, it is trivial to cut a few…
I am also curious to hear any informed answers that speak directly to your question.
But, I think that correct procedure is for you to ask the tournament officials.
I strongly suspect that you will still be a beginner according to their tournament…
And another thing:
Probably the best benefit to cost ratio money I have spent for BJJ is:
Saulo Ribeiro's "Jiu-Jitsu University" (about $25 including shipping from Amazon).
The first chapter works on WHITE BELT SURVIVAL -- explicitly.
The second…
First, let me confirm all the good encouragement everyone else has been offering. Stick with it, stay healthy (tap early and often), and seek out those partners who can (not only) tap you, but who will then explain HOW it happened. You want the guy…
Ok, I do Gracie Combatives also with a regular grappling partner and also occasionally with another group of guys.
Did the Americana work on "this guy" when you did it in isolation? Did it only fail when you did it in the fight simulation? If it wo…
First, I am just a beginner too, so these are only ideas:
What do you mean specifically by "put [it] on"? There are quite a few ways to do it right and wrong. For instance: Were you in the mount or side mount? Did you let him turn (roll his hips an…
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