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Archive for November, 2010


UFC 116 Battle of the Brains

According to the Las Vegas Sun Dana White got a little too excited during the last UFC: “This night almost gave me a heart attack,” White said. “I really went into the back, walked right out of the octagon into my back room, sat down and thought they were going to have to bring a [...]

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Fighting Ambitions

A few months back an idea was born. I thought wouldn’t it be cool to take an average Joe who loves the sport of MMA and give him six months to train in the sport and put him in a cage to fight. What we (mmasucka.com) thought would be cool is to document it. We [...]

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Leave Your Ego Off the Mat

More than any cool sweep, submission, or defensive technique that I have ever been taught during my short time as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student, the one tip that has left a lasting impact upon me was “leave your ego off of the mats.” I may not have been training long, but I’ve been to my [...]

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West Coast BJJ 2010 Brazil Training

So were about half way through our trip now, and I thought Id share some of what we’ve seen, some of the differences in how people train here, and some random ramblings of stuff I’ve been learning; Training has been amazing, we’ve been training twice and sometimes 3 times a day since we got here [...]

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Training Jiu-Jitsu as an Adult

I don’t consider myself old at age fourty-four, but I know that my Jiu-Jitsu game differs a lot from the game of an eighteen year old. Anyone over thirty is considered either a Master or Senior in BJJ competition, and it is important for these students to understand the special rules that apply to them [...]

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West Coast BJJ Belt Testing

I am testing for all belts for a while now and I want to explain to everyone why and how. As our club is growing and I am getting busier and older I find it hard to simply look at a student , remember all his strengths and weaknesses and award him a belt without [...]

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Identify Your Teammate

This was posted a while back on a forum and it may recognize someone you know: “Getting Serious Again” Guy: has been training for as long as you can remember. He comes to class after being out for a while and always says the same thing. “Man, (insert excuse like injury, wife or g-friend, kids, [...]

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West Coast BJJ & MMA Blog

At West Coast BJJ & MMA we are providing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts instructions in a friendly and safe training environment helping our students to reach their goals. This blog is intended for all West Coast BJJ & MMA members, West Coast BJJ Association members and anyone who wants to [...]

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