Masters Academy Coach becomes 3 x World Champion For the third year in a row Masters Academy instructor and owner Tom Barlow has become a World Champion. Tom is arguably the most successful British Jiu Jitsu competitor. His numerous titles include 6 x British Champion, European Champion, 2 x British Team Member, and now 3...
Essential BJJ Curriculum | Back Mount | November 2014 WEEK 1 – Escapes & Defence 1 – Hand fighting and correct chin positioning – Escaping shoulders to floor – Arm over head escape WEEK 2 – Escapes & Defence 2 – Hand fighting and correct chin positioning – Butt Drag escape to double under pass...
Elite BJJ Curriculum | 1/2 Guard Attacks | October 2014 WEEK 1 – Basic Position and Taking the Back Warm Up: Guard Passing Speed Drills – Leg Drag – Windscreen Wiper – Cut through – Top Spin 1/2 Guard Attacks – Basic posture (knee positioning, arm positioning, posture) – Re-establishing 1/2 guard from being flattened...
Metamoris 4 Review & Videos Over the weekend the fourth installment of Metamoris took place in Los Angeles, California. Metmoris is a professional Jiu Jitsu competition where competitors are fight for 20 minutes with the only way to win being by submission. In the past Metamoris has had some mixed reviews. They’ve had some awesome fights...
So there we were having a nice relaxing Jiu Jitsu class when a guess who rocked up. I know I was just as shocked as everyone in the class. After all it’s not everyday Spider-man shows you the intricacies of spider guard.
Berimbolo Variations with Ary Farias Over the past few years the Berimbolo has become an essential technique for all aspiring BJJ competitors to know. Along with the likes of the Mendes Brothers, and Samual Braga, World Champion, Ary Farias was among the first competitors to show how effective the Berimbolo could be in competition. In...
BJJ World Championships 2014 Results & Video’s Over the last few days the most prestigious competition in the BJJ calendar took place, the 2014 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships aka the Mundials. The competition took place at it’s current home the Walter Pyramid at Cal State University in Long Beach, California. Every division was stacked...
ADCC 2011 Competitor Profile: Tom Barlow by Monta Wiley A tournament that comes around every two years, the ADCC Submission Grappling tournament is a event that features some of the best grapplers around, all fighting for one prize of being recognized as the best grappler in the world. With an all star roster already lined...
