tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post7746465304177821455..comments2024-03-22T06:21:44.785+00:00Comments on Grappling and BJJ tips by Liam The Part-Time Grappler Wandi: Does BJJ work in MMA? Frank Mir Seminar in ManchesterLiam H Wandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-21885128033746720862011-07-18T08:14:10.517+01:002011-07-18T08:14:10.517+01:00You know it! :)You know it! :)Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-54693125497173981522011-07-15T10:31:00.034+01:002011-07-15T10:31:00.034+01:00Sooo... You'll take really good notes and wri...Sooo... You'll take really good notes and write a very detailed review? ;-)Combat Sports Reviewhttp://www.combatsportsreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-87692253356809878272011-07-12T09:32:05.495+01:002011-07-12T09:32:05.495+01:00Don't be silly. You'd get to tired to get ...Don't be silly. You'd get to tired to get anything outa the seminar!Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-77690922235921809722011-07-12T09:21:41.076+01:002011-07-12T09:21:41.076+01:00Liam, I guess I could kayak across the pond...Liam, I guess I could kayak across the pond...Combat Sports Reviewhttp://www.combatsportsreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-65713576037300366212011-07-12T09:17:03.946+01:002011-07-12T09:17:03.946+01:00excuses excuses!!excuses excuses!!Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-69894761363403221332011-07-12T09:16:39.151+01:002011-07-12T09:16:39.151+01:00Wise words.
If the Gracies proved anything it was...Wise words.<br /><br />If the Gracies proved anything it was: it's not WHAT you train the matters in MMA, but HOW you train it! <br /><br />BJJ works beautifully in MMA. It's the heart and soul, in the sense that it gives you the positional strategy and platform from which you attack and defend, but if you want to practice it for MMA then you must do just that: practice with punch-proofing in mind. Your training partner doesn't even need to be punching at you, you just need to be constantly taking away the space and leverage they'd need to launch a meaningful attack.<br /><br />I'm not really interested in MMA. however, I was finding myself frustrated with fundamental techniques in BJJ such as scissor sweeps and armbars. They just never seemed to happen. When I started looking at the original raison d'etre of BJJ (to enable you to stay safe against a punching opponent) it really clicked. Now scissor sweeps and armbars are my favourite attacks! Not that my opponents are punching, but I read their energy much better and time my attacks much better.Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-88972001907802867622011-07-12T08:19:03.582+01:002011-07-12T08:19:03.582+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Liam H Wandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592644859626736304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-82812154398449822172011-07-12T05:02:49.938+01:002011-07-12T05:02:49.938+01:00Wish I could be there. However, the commute would...Wish I could be there. However, the commute would be a little long...Combat Sports Reviewhttp://www.combatsportsreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3059413891102112937.post-84009742035133950892011-07-12T04:36:38.834+01:002011-07-12T04:36:38.834+01:00This is what I keep wondering about a lot of the t...This is what I keep wondering about a lot of the technical BJJ I see these days. I don't train BJJ, but more traditional Jiu Jitsu with a BJJ influence and a Kali influence. There's a lot of moves I see that I think *hmmm, that just wouldn't work if someone was punching you in the face* yet, BJJ became popular in an era, via MMA, and has many answers for how to deal with someone trying to punch you in the face. Yet so much seems purely grappling focused on blogs/youtube.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109858095787759082noreply@blogger.com