May 18, 2012

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My BJJ Highlight 2012


BJJ Highlight and “Lost” Footage

At the 2010 ADCC North America Trails in Jersey.

Recently my friend Bobby Mulligan built a highlight reel of a lot of my matches from the last few years. Its short and sweet (as a highlight should be), so I figured I’d plop it up here.

I’ve been all over the place this week and haven’t had that much writing time (was in DC for 3 days or so, then 3 days or so out here in Arizona). Good thing I’m immune to jet lag (knock on wood…).

Anywho, I’m glad to have a few of my favorite subs in there, including a standing RNC from WAY back that I almost forgot about.

There’s also a few killer leg locks in here. Not all of them look pretty but that’s leg locks I guess. Some of these matches are ones that I actually ended up loosing in the end (such as my match with Black Belt Danillo Cherman from the Lion’s Den), but overall it brought back good memories.

Enjoy! Next week I’ll be writing up a story as usual.

Best,

-Daniel


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May 18, 2012

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My BJJ Highlight 2012

There’s also a few killer leg locks in here. Not all of them look pretty but that’s leg locks I guess. Some of these matches are ones that I actually ended up loosing in the end (such as my match with Black Belt Danillo Cherman from the Lion’s Den), but overall it brought back good memories.

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May 10, 2012

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Leg Locks on a Standing Opponent (My Favorite Setup)

dan faggella leg lock toquinho

Not too long ago I went to a seminar with Toquinho and Murilo Bustamante down at the academy of my instructor, ADCC champ Alexandre Soca. Being into leg locks and whatnot, I had a total blast and got to exchange ideas with one of today’s BEST leg lockers (his ADCC performance is very telling). See photo below of my photo with Toquinho.

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May 4, 2012

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Short and Long-Term Grappling Goals

For more or less the entirety of my time in grad school at UPENN, I was focused on building an understandable and practical model for skill development and improvement in combat sport and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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April 29, 2012

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BJJ Training Tips from Andre Galvao and Fredson Paixao

Andre put a lot of emphasis on the idea of intensity and aggressiveness, believing that Judo naturally tends to breed more of this mentality than Jiu Jitsu, and that BJJ players could learn a lot from the grueling training and competition pace of Judo.

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April 20, 2012

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Roger Gracie is John Mayer? You Decide…

Roger Gracie is John Mayer? You Decide…

Its confused me for a long time, and I’m not sure if I’m the only person who ever noticed this but…. Roger Gracie and John Mayer look scarily similar. Seriously Though, Look at This: There are probably a lot better examples than these two random photos I dug up online, but its enough to get [...]

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April 11, 2012

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“Mental Momentum” in Competition

I believe that it is this sense of doubt that holds us back from moving swiftly in mind and body, that it is this sense of doubt that gets us stuck in our head instead of responding and acting in the present – moreso that any other factor.

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April 6, 2012

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Top BJJ Nerd Blogs: Ginger Snaps!

Here’s one of my favorite articles all about persistence in BJJ. Ginger talks about the mental game, the difference between being too proud to tap and continuing to fight so long as there is a fight to be had – two totally different mentalities.

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April 5, 2012

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Christian Graugart Doesn’t Want to Go Home

His website, www.bjjglobetrotter.com has need named by many as one of the best BJJ blogs on the entire internet (#1 according to our friends a Jiu Jitsu Lab), and its for good reason. From competition clips to technique breakdowns this website is like going to a sushi bar – of grappling content. TONS of stuff and its all different / cool.

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March 30, 2012

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Andre Galvao – Interview with a Champion

An interview with Andre Galvao… what to ask, what to ask…

I certainly wasn’t at any shortage for questions. As a BJJ Pan American champion, World Champion, and now 2011 ADCC champion (and ADCC open weight champion), there’s clearly something to learn from what the heck Andre is doing. Most of the questions I asked, however, had to do specifically with his approach and perspective on effective training for competition.

One of the first topics we discussed what Andre’s style, pace, and intensity of training.

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March 27, 2012

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Lapel Choke – Top BJJ Nerd Sites

BJJ sites aren’t always the “prettiest” pages on the internet. Most of us are passionate about the sport – but not quite as passionate about graphics and design. Though he didn’t mention it, I’d argue that Jesse Gray (chief editor at LapelChoke.com) has a healthy love for both.

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