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About the ways to surrender in a Brazilian jiu jitsu fight

 About the ways to surrender in a Brazilian jiu jitsu fight Although it may seem obvious to those who have been in Brazilian jiu jitsu for some time, for those who are starting out it is not so easy to find a way to express that we give up due to a submission, danger of injury or simply due to fatigue or overwhelm. For this reason, it is important to know how to express that you give up in a Brazilian jiu jitsu fight. Possibly the most used way is to hit lightly, with the palm of the hand on some part of the opponent's torso or on his arms. The second way can be to kick against the ground in case both of our arms are blocked. And the third and surely the most efficient is to express it verbally saying "Tap". As we said initially, it is very important to recognize that many times we must indicate that we want to stop the fight not only because we are caught in a submission but also to communicate that a finger has been trapped, that we are going to fall badly or that we ar

About the fundamental movements in brazilian jiu jitsu

About the fundamental movements in brazilian jiu jitsu There are a lot of movements that are very important in brazilian jiu jitsu and that may be considered foundations for techniques and transitions. So we work regularly on these movements  doing drills, these are the ones we consider more relevant: Backward fall break: http://bluebeltuniversity.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/caida-hacia-atras.html Side Fall break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFL3vYVXvHY Front fall break: http://bluebeltuniversity.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/caida-hacia-adelante.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CLBeDR6kcM Video with the three :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n_Qjeia2n8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwmy9NU_DEw&feature=emb_rel_end Shrimp:   http://bluebeltuniversity.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/la-gamba-en-brazilian-jiu-jitsu.html Reverse Shrimp: http://bluebeltuniversity.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/gamba-invetida.html Shrimp and going to fours: http://bluebeltuniversity.blogspot.com.es/2017/12/gamba-y-

About the positional hierarchy and the positional transitions in the brazilian jiu jitsu game

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About the positional hierarchy and the positional transitions in the brazilian jiu jitsu game As we said before Brazilian jiu jitsu is fundamentally a game of transition of positions Below I leave two images that illustrate some of the most frequent position changes in a Brazilian jiu jitsu fight.   As seen in this image, the continuum of positions goes from being in the best, behind the opponent's back, to the worst when it is he who is behind our back. This other graphics describes some of the most common positional changes that usually occur during the sparring Fundamental transitions in Brazilian jiu jitsu:  

About the fundamental offensive positions in brazilian jiu jitsu

About the fundamental offensive positions in brazilian jiu jitsu As we have been learning, brazilian jiu jitsu is a game of positions and transitions between them, looking to get dominant positions, not allowing the opponent to escape as you find gaps, or generate openings for executing submissions: The most dominant positions from which you can launch submissions, sweeps or go to other dominant positions are the following: Guard (Closed, Half Guard or Open variants such as Sitting, Spider, X, de la Riva, Butterfly among others): from the guard you can sweep, take the back or submit Side Control  or 100 kilos: you can transition to the back or mount or submit Knee in the Belly: you can transition to the back or mount or submit Mount: you can transition to the back or submit Back: you can transition to the mount or submit Turtle or four points: you can take the back or submit  

About the 4 main scenarios and goals for each of them in brazilian jiu jitsu

  About the 4 main scenarios and goals for each of them in brazilian jiu jitsu There are a lot of situations and scenarios happening during sparring but you need to identify the most common and relevant for understanding the “game” and organize the techniques you're learning in the context of each of them. Some of the more frequent are the following: Taking down the opponent and go for dominant positions and submission Passing the opponents guard if he plays guard. Going for dominant positions and looking for submissions Play Guard for: Sweep, come on top and go for dominant positions and submissions Take the opponents back Go for direct submissions       4. Defend and escape from bad positions and go to good ones

About the fundamental positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

About the fundamental positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brazilian jiu jitsu is fundamentally a game of transition of positions. We are seeking positions of maximum control like the back, from where we can exert maximum control over the opponent. But in reality it is a dynamic game where at one moment you can be in a dominant situation and suddenly go into defense in a disadvantageous position. The most relevant positions are: Guard (Closed, Half Guard or Open (variants such as Sitting, Spider, X, de la Riva, Butterfly among others) Side Control  or 100 kilos Knee in the Belly Mount Back Turtle or four points  

About the differences between brazilian jiu jitsu with the gi and no gi

About the differences between brazilian jiu jitsu with the gi and no gi The main differences between practicing brazilian jiu jitsu with the gi and without it are that you can not grab the clothes while you are training in no gi. Instead of making grips on any cloth of your partner you should use wrist grabs and neck ties, in the legs you can grip the partner's ankles. With regards to rules and the rest of sport aspects everything is the same except that some submissions are allowed for black belts in the adult category (up to 30 years) in competitions (heel hooks for instance)  

About Sport BJJ competition.

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 About Sport BJJ competition. In official Brazilian jiu jitsu competitions, the fights begin standing up and have a specific duration for each belt in the adult category (athletes between 16 and 30 years old), the duration being as follows: White belts: 5 minutes Blue belts: 6 minutes Purple belts: 7 minutes Brown belts: 8 minutes Black belts: 10 minutes From 30 years and on there are the Masters categories and in these categories all the fights are 5 minutes long. The athletes are grouped into categories by (belt, weight and age) I leave an image of the IBJJF weight categories:     How is the winner decided? In a fight the winner is decided by submission or by points. Whoever makes the opponent surrender via submission wins, and the fight ends at that moment regardless of whether the loser had more points than the winner. If at the end of the fighting time neither of the two athletes has submitted their opponent, the one that has scored more points or advantages wins. To see more info

About the differences between Brazilian jiu Jitsu for sports and for self-defense.

About the differences between Brazilian jiu Jitsu for sports and for self-defense. The fundamental difference is that in Brazilian jiu jitsu applied to self-defense, the aim is to play on top and never pull guard. We seek to close the distance while defending punches and kicks, perform a clinch and takedown that allows us to fall on the attacker and establish dominant positions (side control, mount or back) The fundamental objective is control and submission with the least possible damage. That's why strangulations such as the Mata Leon and The Arm Triangle are especially effective.  

About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense

About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense The application of Brazilian jitsu in the context of self-defense is subject to many debates and points of view, we share ours here and it is what we transmit and expect from our students. First of all, we consider that Brazilian jiu jitsu is a personal defense system for situations of aggression by an attacker without weapons. We think that bjj  should always be applied as a defense and not as a form of aggression. The fundamental objective will always be to defend ourselves and control an attacker, producing the least injuries. For this reason, we will avoid punches, kicks and joint locks as much as possible, and we will seek to obtain positions of absolute control of the attacker so that he cannot attack us by hitting, kicking or other means. We must avoid dangerous projections that can cause serious injuries and even death to the attacker and look for takedowns that allow us to fall on top of the opponent, preferably in the mount, gaining

About how the fights begin in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

About how the fights begin in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu The fights in brazilian jiu jitsu (in sparring and in competition) begin standing, although in some gyms and circumstances people decide to pull guard quickly or go to seated guard while training. You should know that in competition you are not allowed to pull guard without any grip. That is why we highly recommend starting every fight standing even at gym sparring. This will help you get accustomed to always begin standing, defending the takedowns, guard pulls or working yourself in these areas.  

About the the belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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About the the belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu In Brazilian jiu jitsu there are only seven belts for those of legal age (16 years old). The times to win each belt depend on the hours of training and achievement of some requirements for most teams and academies. However, after reaching the black belt the degrees follow fixed periods of time, first every three years and then every five years. These are the brazilian jiu jitsu belts: White Blue Purple Brown Black Coral Red For those under 16 years of age there is another group of belts which are those seen in the following image:  

About the History of Science of Jiu Jitsu Team

About the History of Science of Jiu Jitsu Team The beginnings In 2013, Mario Rodríguez (three-degree brown belt from Yan Cabral at the moment) began teaching in Terrassa, Barcelona taking in charge a group that had been led by Jose Pelegrin a Robin Gracie black belt . In June 2017 the team became part of Oscar Corrales Academy and Mario Rodriguez received his black belt from Oscar Corrales and Andre Crispin and launched his team project Science of Jiu Jitsu Team. Why the name of the Team? The team owes its name to our commitment to the search for the factors and details that guarantee maximum efficiency in each of the jiu jitsu techniques and movements and the constant work of learning from the greatest exponents and masters of the discipline. Also with the intention of establishing teaching programs that help the best and fastest evolution of students. Science of Jiu JitsuIts broader mission is the dissemination of BJJ to people of all ages and physical conditions and its application

About the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federations.

 About the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federations. Currently there are several federations and organizations internationally that carry out events and other activities in addition to regulating graduations and registration of teams and teachers. The most important are the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) and the Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF). The first is the best known and has the longest history. It is the one that promotes and organizes the largest number of events in addition to keeping a record of practitioners, team graduations and teachers. The second was created in 2011 and is actively working for the recognition of Brazilian jiu jitsu as an Olympic sport that can participate in the Olympics. There also exists different local federations in many countries For more information I leave links to the federations' pages: International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Sport Jiu Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF).

About the differences between Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, contact martial arts, and other grappling modalities.

Differences with contact martial arts and sports. The fundamental differences are the prohibition of punches and kicks in the sport context, with the application of joint locks and chokes as main methods of finishing the fight. In the non-sport context the difference is that although punches and kicks can be applied, they are not the fundamental objective of Brazilian jiu jitsu. In case of applying them, the idea is to distract or generate openings in the opponent to gain control or finishing positions without causing injuries. In this sense, two of the safest and least damaging submissions are the Mata leon and Kata gatame. Differences with respect to other martial arts that do not use punches, such as Judo or Olympic wrestling (in Free and Greco-Roman variants). The fundamental difference is that in this type of sports, the main goal is getting a takedown and keep the opponent pinned, while In Brazilian jiu jitsu a takedown and a pin doesn't secures the win, and you can even get

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu History

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu History Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport and self-defense system that focuses on grappling, especially on the ground although competition fights begin with athletes standing. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was developed during the 1920s when Mitsuyo Maeda taught Luis Franca and Carlos Gracie the ground techniques of Judo known as Ne Waza . Maeda had gone to live in Brazil after traveling the world spreading Judo. It is said that he had trained Sumo when he was young and that he became a student of Jigoro Kano after knowing about  the successes of Judo. On his trips he made demonstrations and accepted challenges from wrestlers, boxers, practitioners of Savate and other martial arts. He arrived in Brazil in 1914. It is said that Carlos Gracie, the eldest of Gastão Gracie's sons, saw a demonstration by Maeda at the Teatro Da Paz and decided to learn Judo. Maeda accepted him as a student and Carlos learned the master's techniques for a few years, then pas