Rickson Gracie says MMA sets a bad example for young people and it ‘only attracts people who like barbarianism and all that blood’
I recently came across an interview Rickson Gracie did w/ World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Read it all it’s pretty interesting. I’ll post excerpts here and there but the transcript of the actual interview is quite lengthy. Nevertheless it is an incredibly honest reaction to the current state of MMA. Every time I visit home I’m bombarded … Read more
Sick Kimuras, Cobrinha, & Rampage rants
Thursday’s gi class went great…a little rocky for me at first but great overall. I got to class late so i missed the warm ups and I assume most of the techniques but I got there just in time to see Josh showing a pretty cool way to get on top while someone’s trying to … Read more
There will be blood
So I got to go to my first UFC fight and it was a lot of fun. UFC on Versus 3 was hosted in Louisville, Ky. (just an hour and a half away from us) so I ventured to the fights with my boyfriend and Brandon Kessinger, the fellow I commonly refer to as … Read more
A new gi, cauliflower ear, muscle men, and staph infections..OH MY!!
Super dooper tired from 3 straight days of bjj (hallelujah). Sunday I was the lone ranger from my gym and with gas at 3.38 made the hour drive to the Etown gym to train. We trained mostly back escapes and a takedown that involved standing, gable grip while taking their back and then taking your … Read more
“My Aching Back…Muchas Gracias Elizabethtown Beatdown”
Yesterday I went to Etown with the Bowling Green guys to train. Although my sole motivation for going was to let off some steam from the previous night, i left feeling like I had really learned a bunch of different techniques. Double A led the warmups and I damn near died from them, which could … Read more
