Rafael Mendes just won't stop. After a World Championship that didn't go according to the young black belt's plans, he is back at it in sport Jiu-Jit1 Vote(s)
Gracie Barra’s Roger Gracie and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
Over the weekend I got to thinking about UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar’s comments after soundly defeating Frank Mir at UFC 100. When he was presented the microphone, Lesnar made a string of remarks which spanned the gamut from being disrespectful to fans, sponsors, and his opponent. Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure the only person he did not insult was UFC president Dana White which would have probably been a really bad idea.
A lot of discussion has been taking place in 2009 about the 50/50 guard. GracieMag dedicated several pages of their most recent issue to an article on the 50/50 guard, and the matter continues to evoke controversy on their website as well.
Gracie Barra’s Flavio Almeida
This week on The FightWorks Podcast we bring you a bit of a new format. Contributor Bruce Hoyer jumped on the phone with a few members of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community to discuss some of the pressing topics that are on folks’ minds these days! Panelists this time around include:
by Jim McCormick
With less than a minute left and winning by two points, I decide to “posture up” from the guard. It turns out this is an awful decision as my opponent reverses his guard and slickly mounts me. I lose by two points, 4-2.
Exhausted, I sit in the chair next to the scorer’s table and reflect upon my first foray into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu competition. The sport, even at the white belt level, is much faster than I’d imagined; my opponent’s pressure much more constant than I’d considered.
