http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / Mixed Martial Arts Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:50:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Self Defense | Annapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) [caption id="attachment_206" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="self defense - annapolis brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ)"][/caption] Annapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - A large debate in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been taking place for many years. The debate is over whether to practice self-defense BJJ or ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/self-defense-annapolis-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj In this article I am going to cover some theories and tips on the technique known as the Triangle choke. The Triangle choke is one of the most well known strangleholds in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. And along with the armbar, and rear naked choke, it is probably in the ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/annapolis-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj-the-triangle-choke [caption id="attachment_200" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Patience As A Strategy"][/caption] Annapolis MMA - One of the key tenets of BJJ is Patience. Frequently a fight is not decided by who attacks the most.  Rather it is often decided by who exhausts themselves first. I recently read that in as little ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/annapolis-mma-patience-as-a-strategy [caption id="attachment_197" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="New Year's Resolution"][/caption] Annapolis MMA - It’s the time of year where we all make promises to ourselves to lose weight, get in shape, stretch more, try something new, and drop bad habits we no longer want. You have made these promises to yourself over ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/own-2012-annapolis-mma [caption id="attachment_103" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Annapolis MMA"][/caption] Annapolis MMA - There are many different reasons why an individual takes up Mixed Martial Arts. It could be for self defense, to become champion of the world, to get in shape, or to just study the art. Whatever your motivations are for ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/annapolis-mma-3-killer-tips-for-the-beginner-mixed-martial-artist [caption id="attachment_93" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Annapolis MMA"][/caption] Annapolis MMA - There is no doubt that that MMA practitioners are the most conditioned athletes on the planet. They possess attributes of conditioning, speed, stamina, and strength (without lifting weights). There are many different types of athletes. They will excel in the sport ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/annapolis-mma-become-the-ultimate-athlete At the bottom of this post are exclusive pics from Master Pedro Sauer's personal collection as he went backstage and cornered Jeff “Big Frog” Curran in his fight at UFC 137. Another black belt from our association, Bart Palazewski, also fought and won by KO in the first round against Tyson ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/annapolis-mma-pedro-sauer-and-ufc-137 [caption id="attachment_180" align="alignnone" width="224" caption="Annapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Ralek Gracie and Jon Garfield"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_181" align="alignnone" width="224" caption="Annapolis Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Ralek Gracie and Steve Adornato"][/caption] Monday night, Big Steve and I had the opportunity to attend a seminar taught by Ralek Gracie. If you ever get a chance ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/ralek-gracie-seminar-%e2%80%93-annapolis-brazilian-jiu-jitsu [caption id="attachment_177" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Jon and Aaron Riley"][/caption] Hey Guys, While flipping through some photo albums yesterday I came across something I thought was lost forever. Take a look at this picture of me and UFC and Pride Fighting veteran Aaron Riley. This picture was taken right after the rules meeting at ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/mma-training-in-annapolis-jon-aaron-riley-ufc-pride-fighting-veteran On Friday June 17th, several members of Garfield BJJ made a trip to Master Pedro Sauer's Total Self Defense Academy to see a Jiu Jitsu and MMA legend.  Royler Gracie was in town to conduct a seminar. And what a seminar it was.  Several aspects of self defense were covered with ... http://www.garfieldbjj.com/blog/royler-gracie-seminar-severna-park-mma-mixed-martial-arts