As part of our ongoing effort to bring you the details of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling news from all parts, here are the partial results of the 2009 Rickson Gracie Cup which took place June 27th in Japan. We received the updated details you see below from the Japanese Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
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.
Brasa Jiu-Jitsu’s Ryan Hall sinks a triangle.
Ever wonder how instructors manage to improve their own Brazilian jiu-jitsu while keeping up with their students’ progress? How about a run-down of the upcoming Abu Dhabis submission grappling championship that will take place in Barcelona, Spain at the end of September? And what about that contentious 50/50 position that everyone is talking about these days? If those are the sort of things you’re into, our humble Brazilian jiu-jitsu internet radio delivers again for you this week.
