From all the weight classes scheduled for the coming weekend, one stands out from the rest as the toughest of them all. One where all 11 competitors on the brackets have a clear chance of earning a medal. This is the black belt, female adult middleweight division (69,00 kg / 152.5 lbs...
Weight Division: Peso Pesado (94kg/207lbs) Team/Association: Ralph Gracie/Gracie Elite Kurt Osiander Biography Kurt Osiander was born in 1966, growing up in the San Francisco Bay area where he met and befriended one of the Gracie family members, Cesar Gracie. After high school Cesar joined ...
In a pure BJJ grappling match, strength and size play a significant role. There are times when skill overcomes raw strength, but there is a limit to how much it can cover the gap between strength and size. It is the reason weight classes are made. ...
BJJis designed to allow technique to outsmart raw strength and power, so huge amounts of lifting like a meathead is not going to do anyone any favours. Weight training to lesser levels can have awesome improvements on your training though. Think logically, there are weight classes in BJJ rol...
If you don’t make weight,YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED!NO EXCEPTIONS!This is a sport with rules, and making weight for your division is part of the rules. In order to maintain the integrity of our tournament and the sport we STRICTLY enforce this policy. Please be responsible and show up to...
Thick-cut vinyl is the material, and it is available in three different weight classes (70, 90, and 120 lbs.). There’s a one-year warranty on this dummy, but it’s redundant given how durable it is. A unique characteristic is an ability to remain in a locked position. ...
The main reason was that I kept putting too much weight forward, rather than staying on his chest. Always useful to try side control against a big guy for that reason: you become very aware of your mistakes.Underneath, it was the same pattern as normal, as I stayed relaxed and looked ...
A design developed to decide the finals for both the feather and welter weight classes. Polaris 7 started off with a bang, with all preliminary matches resulting in submissions to which incredible displays of grappling were matched. The main card, however, was almost the exact opposite in terms...
This year Leandro Lo decided to move up two weight classes to prove why he is considered the best “pound for pound” athlete in modern day jiu jitsu and he did it, he won. In the final, Leandro dominated former world champion Tarsis Humphreys, winning by 7×0. HEAVYWEIGHT 94KG/207LBS...
while dismantling their guards from the top in a slow, yet methodical approach. A method that has characterized his style over the years. The entertaining Mike Perez of Atos also made his mark at the event, registering and competing in both the available weight classes (under 180 and over)....