Matt Serra vs. JJ Machado at the ADCC 2001

Here is another blast from the past ADCC match video. Serra ended up taking 2nd place in the tournament, but is better known for becoming the UFC welterweight champion.

The Eddie Bravo Twister

Results Are in for No-gi Vs. Gi

With a total of 51 votes no-gi wins it. On September 26th we setup a poll to see what people’s grappling preference is. I had suspected at that time that no-gi would be more popular and with a bit of sadness I was right. Votes Breakdown Gi 24% (12 votes) No-Gi 76% (39 votes) Total [...]

The Truth About the Rubber Guard – Thanks Eddie!

I hadn’t realized until after watching this that so many people were on the fence about the legitimacy of Eddie Bravo’s techniques. While I don’t train out of the gi all that much I still personally like to use the rubber guard. It’s a technique that requires decent flexibility, but if you have it then [...]

Do You Prefer Gi or No-Gi?

It’s probably reasonable to assume that no-gi is a more popular then the gi, but it should be interesting to find out what the stats actually are.