Seasons greetings (ie. Gong Hi Fatt Choi).
Chinese New Year falls on the 26th and 27th of January. Training as usual on 22th. There’s NO TRAINING on the 27th and 29th. Training resumes on the 3rd of February.
Archive for January, 2009
Around April 2007, GracieMag published a series of articles (links below) that tabled the 20 fundamental moves by numerous black belts and experienced fighters.
Having gone through them, I came out deeply impressed on their choice which I find all serious jiu-jitsu aficionados must learn or revisit. Just to make this a little more useful than it already is, I have added my little 2 cents to their expertly written advice.
1. Armbar from Closed Guard by Ricardo Cachorrão
The armbar from the closed guard is an essential submission hold in Jiu-Jitsu. Your opponent has two arms and one neck, so mathematically the probability of an armbar working versus a choke hold is 2:1. First let’s lay the foundation for a flawless armbar from the closed guard (attacking your partner’s right arm). First, use your left hand to pin your partner’s arm to your chest; your right hand controls your partner’s elbow, pinching it to your own hip. Second, use your left foot on your partner’s hip to pivot your body 45 degrees to the right. Use your right leg to put your partner off balance. Third, the left leg catches your partner’s head. Fourth, pop the hips in.
Allen’s comments: Beginners should practice getting the swivel in their hips to get an angle on their partners, pay attention to all the minute details in the excerpt and diagrams. Be wary of opponents attempting to slam you from this technique. The right hand on the opponent’s leg serves as a very good brace to help keep your noggin braced upwards.
Source: GracieMag.com, The 20 fundamental moves of Jiu-Jitsu – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
BJJ Borneo would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Jamillah binti Murshidi and Sulaiman Lee Abdullah on their wedding held on 11 January 2009 in Jalan Tamparuli, Kiulu. Sulaiman Lee (a.k.a. Bart) is an outstanding BJJ practitioner with a judo black belt to boot. We wish you all the best and see you on the mat soon Bart!
- Venue: SM Mall of Asia
- Competing Members: Allen Chong, Darren Low, Hamid Ismail, Enoch Herbert, Steve Saidol
- Total Medal Tally: 5 medals
December 6th-7th saw the 5 competitors of Team BJJ Borneo from BJJKK compete in the Philippines Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling tournament in Manila. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Philippines led by Stephen Kamphuis of Team Kamphuis-Fabricio BJJ, Manila. Mr. Kamphuis is an accomplished grappler from New Zealand and his club is affiliated with Will-Machado Australia. It is the very same club that Allen Chong of BJJKK trained and is currently affiliated with. Participating countries include competitors from Canada, Davao, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and competitors from around the host country.
Competitors from Team BJJ Borneo are represented by Allen Chong, Enoch Herbert, Hamid Ismail, Darren Low, and Steve Saidol. Allen Chong brought home the Gold for the Intermediate ‘No-Gi’ submission grappling of the light weight division, Enoch Herbert, a Bronze for the beginners ‘No-Gi’ feather weight division and Darren Low bagged the Gold for the beginner’s ‘Gi’ ultra heavyweight, Silver for ‘No-Gi’ ultra heavyweight, and Bronze for beginner’s ‘No-Gi’ Absolutes.
Allen Chong commends that he was ‘impressed with the performance and adaptability of the fighters, despite the fact that many of them were first time competitors’. Due to limited funding, the more seasoned competitors of BJJ Borneo give way to the juniors to compete in this tournament so that they may benefit from the experience. As the sport grows in popularity in the home front, it is the aim of BJJKK to bring a larger contingent for future events.