Grappling for Dummies

If you're looking for a great way to supplement your grappling workouts look into getting a throwing or grappling dummy to train with at home. They are fairly easy to store, and you can drill as many times as you want! Check out my website for more on working out with dummies: http://www.grapplingcrossover.com/

Get ahead of 90% of your Grappling competition!!!

If you want to get better than 90% of the Grappling competitors out there focus on the areas you know will present themselves in your Grappling match! Takedowns, Side Control, Passing the Guard, Mount, Back Mount, Guard are all positions that show up in every single Grappling or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu match. Rather than take time getting fancy get good at the basics in these main positions!

NAGA West Coast Championships

Back in September I took a few of my students with me down to Las Vegas to compete in the NAGA West Coast Championships. Team Machado Utah/Kingdom Klub did very well! Jeramy Hunt-Loveless Gold and Bronze, Wes Kjar Silver, Koffi Adzitso Silver, Spencer Kutler (DNP), Brandon Ruiz Gold. We had a great time and got some great experience. We are now preparing for the Champion Challenge here in Utah in November!

Left to Right: Jeramy Hunt-Loveless, Wes Kjar, Koffi Adzitso, Spencer Kutler, Brandon Ruiz

RMBJJF 5th US National Cup

RMBJJ 5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CUP Team Grappler's Edge proved once again who the top Grappling Team in the region is by dominating the competition at the Rocky Mountain Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (RMBJJF)'s "5th Annual National Cup" held on Oct. 16, 2010 at Arvada High School, Arvada, CO.
Team Grappler's Edge entered 8 Competitors, and came home with 11 medals (and 8 of them GOLD)!!! Team Grappler's Edge Winners were: Jess Zobeck Adv -127 GOLD Leo Snow ADV -140 SILVER Brett Tellis ADV -150 SILVER Nick Marr ADV -167 GOLD Shane Cross ADV -182 GOLD Brandon Ruiz ADV +220 GOLD Nick Marr ADV -180 Absolute GOLD Brandon Ruiz ADV +180 Absolute GOLD Adrian Valenzuela BEG -150 SILVER Mike Trujillo BEG -182 GOLD Bret Tellis -150 (Gi) GOLD
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM... OUTSTANDING JOB!!!

Left to Right: Nick Marr, Jess Zobeck, Brandon Ruiz, Leonard Snow, Shane Cross

Interview

I recently did an interview with Daniel Mower of www.arcanumbjj.com and we talked about some of my beginnings, some philosophy and the who has best brazilian jiu jitsu in MMA.

Here is part 1 of the interview: http://www.youtube.com/user/dmower397#p/u/1/YPGVQDoqA30

and part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dmower397#p/u/0/ISa-GbA02zU

Now teaching and training at Kingdom Klub

I'm now teaching and training at Kingdom Klub Gym up in Woods Cross Utah! It is an amazing facility! We have 6 full size tatami mats, kick bags, throwing dummies, and great locker & shower facilities. It is definitely a World Class facility! http://www.kingdomklub.com/

Greco Roman Wrestling for Cage Defense

Check out this intro to cage defense. We use Greco Roman wrestling techniques to move and control against the cage.
http://www.youtube.com/user/RuizCombatGrappling#p/a/u/1/e8dyMRXc6ds

Roy Nash - National Champion Throwing the Dummy

Check out one of our team's younger wrestlers! He is only 14 and already a Freestyle and Greco Roman National Champion (YES that is 2 National titles!). Here he is throwing the heck out of the dummy! (FYI it only took us 10 minutes to get him 'wired' right to throw...before we 'wired' him he was falling flat and splattering himself) Pretty good for a 10 minute rookie!!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/RuizCombatGrappling#p/a/u/0/Z6GS2JlC4NA