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Hey. It's nowhere near as sparse as my jiujitsu is...

2009-11-17T00:39:20.159Z

Hey. It's nowhere near as sparse as my jiujitsu is. Besides, I think everyone with a blog and a life leaves the blog pretty neglected. :3

Cool - thanks for that! This page is basically j...

2009-11-15T17:10:14.246Z

Cool - thanks for that!

This page is basically just a way for me to summarise techniques I've seen in class, so I don't have to type them out over and over when I'm shown the same technique more than once.

So, if I ever get shown some grips, the kind of mini-section you're suggesting does sound like a good plan. I could add that overhook grip, for example.

I need to do a big update of this page at some point anyway, as it's still a bit sparse. Of course, I've been saying that for months now. ;)

I did read your entry on female BJJ and I think it...

2009-11-15T04:57:37.401Z

I did read your entry on female BJJ and I think it's great advice to join a stand-up art to complement BJJ. I actually did the opposite. Join BJJ to complement my stand-up.

Back to the grips, the one Simon Gill told you about was a different one then what I'm talking about. I use the one he’s talking about all the time as well and it’s a really good grip. The grip I'm talking about actually has the thumb on the inside, which is why it doesn't work all the time.

Anyways, the first step is to start out with four fingers inside their gi and the thumb outside. Place your thumb over their lapel so it makes half of an x on your palm. Move your hand in the same direction your thumb is pointing while you’re doing this. Then curl your four fingers over your thumb, gripping their lapel. Move your hand in the same direction your fingers are pointing while you’re doing this.

If your opponent can reach your hand, it's really easy for them to do the small joint manipulation, but it doesn't take nearly as much effort to have a grip that's just as strong. It's one of those things that you have to know when to use it. It was the grip on the tag that really gave me trouble and it’s perfect for that so that’s really why I think it’s so great. Plus there’s really a time to use every grip. The only reason I haven’t broken my thumb a million times is because they actually bend to my wrist. For someone who doesn’t bend like that, this becomes a bit of an issue. Because of this and how important grips and hooks can be to posture and how important posture is, I think a mini-section on those would be a good thing (if you don’t mind me saying so).

Thanks for the kind words: glad the blog has been ...

2009-11-13T10:37:41.171Z

Thanks for the kind words: glad the blog has been of use to you!

If you haven't already, take a look at the entry on female BJJ in the FAQ, and also be sure to check out BJJ Grrl's awesome resource page for women.

In terms of grips, I'd be interested to hear it. Grips aren't something I've given much thought to, although I did have some good advice from purple belt Simon Gill when I was at Nova Força. He recommended this grip.

Personally, I like to get an overhook, reaching through for their collar: if I can secure it, saves bashing up my fingers quite so much, and has loads of attacking options (cross choke, triangle, armbar, omoplata, etc).

Last month, David Onuma put up a cool vid featuring a different configuration, but again with multiple attacks.

I just started BJJ (Sylvio Behring self-defense) a...

2009-11-13T04:56:13.401Z

I just started BJJ (Sylvio Behring self-defense) about half a year ago. I’m about 8-10 inches shorter than everyone else and since I’m also only one of two girls in the class (and the other has her black belt in another art), I had a lot of trouble keeping grips in the collar, on the sleeve, whatever. Trouble as in my opponent didn’t even have to use technique at all. I still have occasional trouble with it, but I can keep a decent grip in my opponent’s collar even if they are that much bigger than me. I’m saying all this because it’s counter-intuitive and can mean tapping or jamming a finger or two if you use it incorrectly, but I still think it’s worth learning and that it would be good to put up. I’ve only ever hear it called ‘iron-grip.’ I don’t know if you’ve hear it under that name. I’ve heard different terms for the same thing within one style so if you haven’t I'll try my best to explain.

P.S. I think that this blog is amazing and it's helped me put a lot of things together. Thank you very much. :3