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January is always an exciting month for jiujitsu, with the rst major IBJJF event of theyear taking place in Lisbon. It is a testamentto the growth of the sport that this was thebiggest ever European championships, andalso the biggest attended IBJJF event todate the world over. Its amazing to see howfar things have come, and the atmospherein the venue was fantastic.

January also saw the launch of Polaris Pro,a brand new submission only invitationalthat took place in Cardiff, Wales. AlthoughI wasnt able to attend the show everyonehas told me that it was a great success, withsome big names competing and plenty ofexciting ghts. Its great to see a top qualityevent like this start up in Europe, so ngerscrossed it continues to be a success. Check

out our event review and picture seriesinside this issue.

Its great to have Garry Tonon as the latestJiu Jitsu Stylecover star. Garry has beencompeting an awful lot over the past twelvemonths, and hes really found a rhythm inthe submission only tournaments. He sharessome interesting insight into his trainingmentality and routine in New York, so makesure you check out the feature.

Jackson Sousa has shown a great guardpassing series in our Masterclass this issue.Jackson is a great guy and a very talentedghter, who I expect to see do very well inthe coming stages of his career. His skillsas a guard passer are well known, so makesure you check out his details!

As my friends will know, Ive been workingvery hard over the past eighteen months

developing a brand new federation for theUK jiu jitsu scene. The UKBJJF is set tolaunch properly this year, and we have bigplans for introducing some more top qualitytournaments into the UK calendar, as wellas helping to develop the sport as a whole.

I hope you like the latest issue of themagazine and until next time keeptraining and enjoying jiu jitsu.

ROGER GRACIE

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2018 ASIAN GAMES TO INCLUDE JIU JITSUThe question of whether Brazilian jiu jitsu could become an Olympic sport hasbeen around for a long time. Discussion intensied as soon as it was announcedthat the 2016 Olympics would be taking place in Brazil; no doubt it will becomelouder as that event draws closer. There is no possibility of BJJ being a part of the2016 Olympics, but the efforts of the Jiu Jitsu Asian Union (JJAU) which currentlyhas around thirty members, including the inuential United Arab Emirates Jiu JitsuFederation (UAEJJF)- has managed to get the sport into some other high prolemulti-discipline events.

In November last year, BJJ was conrmed as part of the 2017 World Beach Games.In January, the JJAU accomplished its next major goal, securing entry into the 2018Asian Games. The signicance is that the Asian Games is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics itself. JJAU General Secretary, Fahad Ali Al Shamsi,told TheNational.ae:

Whatever we achieved over the one year is the result of the hard work andthe backing from our member federations in Asia. Obviously we are proud andexcited but it also means more work ahead. Our rst task is to prepare for our rstappearance at the Asian Games from now on. We are planning to stage the rstAsian Championship under the JJAU around October as a forerunner to the Gamesin Jakarta. The idea is to provide the organising country, to rehearse ahead of theAsian Games.

#ASIANGAMES #2018 #BJJONTV

#N0-MAD #TRAVEL #MIHAILKUNCHEV #BAGOFBONES

BJJ NO-MAD UPDATENowadays its pretty easy to buy a cheap plane ticket, take a sele infront of the Eiffel tower, Big Ben or the Kremlin, and not nd it all thatexciting. Travelling is not what it was. It doesnt really matter where yougo but, more importantly, who you will meet and what will you learnabout the world. Some of the life stories that will change your mindsetand outlook may not be on the other side of the world, but just nextdoor. Its up to you to search for them. Now, that is a true adventure.

Everybody says jiu jitsu saved their life, but unfortunately it almosttook mine says my collocutor with a bitter expression on his face.He was stabbed twelve times and beaten with baseball bats almost todeath, because he wanted to open a dojo near another BJJ academy.I sit, silently, in the middle of the desert near Abu Dhabi and think

about how diverse the ways of the warrior could be. Decades ago,when I felt for the rst time that documentary cinematography was mycalling, I declared a war on the clichs in my life. I promised to myselfthat I would use conventional knowledge only as a starting point for my

journey into human life stories and would learn again from those whostruggle to stay on the warriors path - no matter what. And, thats whatIm doing now.

If you want to know how many times a day the best European blackbelt trains, or what their nutrition plan is, NO-MAD is not the rightproject for you. But, if youre interested in the real stories behind themen who wear the gis, we are right up your street! We talk to thechampions who share their views that medals dont really make youhappy, the UFC ghter who prayed for years and nally God answeredhim with a true miracle a win you cannot achieve on any mat or in anycage. And, the dedicated Muslim from the heart of the Middle East,who shared with us the big connection he sees between BJJ and hisfaith. Ordinary people like me and you with extraordinary stories.

The BJJ NO-MAD documentary is not about collecting stamps in ourpassports. Its about collecting different states of mind, so we learn andbecome better human beings.

Join us on www.BJJNOMAD.net and facebook.com/BJJNOMAD.

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#JJWL #COMPETITION JITS #FIGHTTOSUBMIT

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JIU JITSU WORLDLEAGUE HOLDSFIRST EVENTThe rst JJWL event took place on January 17th, with newly minted RiganMachado purple belt Ashton Kutcher in attendance. According to oneparticipant, posting on BJJGirl.net, the tournament lived up to expectations:

I have to say that the Jiu Jitsu World League really got it right for this newtournament series. The rules dictated that bigger moves and a faster pacewere the way to win. Takedowns were worth more if they were more difcult,and more action was forced by the strict no-stalling policy. I felt the demandto keep going, and almost every match that I had a chance to watch wasindeed action-packed.

To nd out more about the League and enter its next tournament, head towww.jjworldleague.com.

The Jiu Jitsu Global Federation rule set also had its inaugural outing recently,with the Circle of Iron competition taking place on the 1st February. Despite

intense weather conditions, around 100 competitors braved the eight inchesof snow in Nebraska. Axios BJJ emerged as team champions of the rsttournament to fully implement the JJGF rules: check out www.circleoronbjj.com for more information.

OVERCOMING PTSD WITH BRAZILIAN JIU JITSURobert Consulmagno came to national attentionin the US after the former marines story oftackling post traumatic stress disorder through

jiu jitsu hit the headlines. His PTSD and bipolarsymptoms developed from both his militaryexperience and a difcult childhood: hisbiological father committed suicide when Robertwas 11 years old, while his mother was abusedby Consulmagnos stepfather for over a decade.

Once he started training, Consulmagno wasable to turn his life around. Now 42 and alreadya purple belt after only three years, he hasswapped his medication for the mats. He insiststhat he has never felt better. Consulmagno toldNJ.com in January that Im trying to help savelives without medicating. When I was on it, I wasmore depressed, suicidal and hospitalised. OnceI got off it, my life began to change.

His story has continued to spread through theUS media, with a Jersey Journalarticle lastyear, which was followed by several major newsorganisations like ABC, then most recently FoxNews. Consulmagno trains at Princeton Jiu Jitsuve or six times a week, under the experiencedeye of Emily Kwok.

#GRACIENATIONAL #GARRYTONON #EDDIEBRAVO #SUBONLY

GRACIE NATIONALSSTREAM NO TIMELIMIT SUB ONLY

Live streaming of submission only competition has been taking place forseveral years now. The line-up for events like Metamoris and Polaris hasconsisted of high-prole athletes attempting to nish their opponent againstthe clock. A pay-per-view model has also been standard, providing not onlyincome for the organisers but prize money for the ghters.

In February, the Gracie Nationals tried something different. In addition to thelarger tournament, they also put on several superghts where, in contrast toMetamoris and Polaris, there was no time limit. Although US Grappling hasoffered sub only with no time limits since 2008, this is the rst time in recentmemory that sub only with no time limits between high level competitors hasbeen made available on a free stream. Garry Tonon who is fast becomingthe ghter to beat at submission only continued his winning streak againstUFC veteran Javi Showtime Vasquez, while Eddie Cummings was able todefeat 10th Planet black belt Denny Prokopos.

Hopefully this could signify a new trend in sub only broadcasts, with moreno time limit matches. It is arguably the only way to guarantee a winner, incontrast to the numerous draws seen in events that persist in using time limits.

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IBJJF & UKBJJF HOLD THE LONDON WINTER OPENLate February saw the IBJJF and newly formed UKBJJF hold their rst dualevent the London Winter Open. The tournament took place at the CopperBox Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Joshua Halvatzis was there tocapture all the action.

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IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AWARDED A NEW BELT RECENTLY, THIS PAGE REPRESENTS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAVOURTHE MOMENT WITH RECOGNITION IN JIU JITSU STYLE! SEND IN DETAILS OF YOUR RECENT PROMOTION, INCLUDING THE RANK YOUACHIEVED AND YOUR INSTRUCTORS NAME, AND WE WILL PUBLISH AS MANY AS WE CAN IN OUR MAGAZINE.

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BELT PROMOTIONS

Fernando Escalera was promoted to purplebelt by David Selpa from Carlson Gracie Team -Puerto Rico.

Christian Dummer (former German Ju Jutsu National Team member) waspromoted to brown belt from Hans Hutton, Team Wing Revolution.

Douglas Fisher, Steven Playfair and Barton Derenowski were promoted topurple belt by Rick Young in Edinburgh.

Tony Bebbington and David Webb receiving their black belts from NicGregoriades of the Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood.

Mark Tyrrell receiving his blue belt from Chico Mendes at the Checkmatinterclub, London, with none other than Lo Vieira and Marcus BuchechaAlmeida taking the seminar!

Paul Johnson receiving his purple belt fromcoach Kenny Baker out of Hybrid MMA andFitness Centre Plymouth (UK).

Steve Dudley-Brown and Peter Meredith bothreceiving their blue belts from David Iverson atGracie Barra Tamworth, Staffordshire.

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fromLeoNegao.

Jon Shotter receiving his black belt from Roger Gracie in London.

Matt McGovern and Krzysztof Maciejewski received their blue belts underDavid Onuma / Gary Baker for team CFS.

TaylorPearmanwaspromotedto purplebelt by AlainPozoat Carlson

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Sean Gonsolin was promoted to brown belt under Professor Eliot Kelly at ElDorado Hills BJJ.

Winthorpe Burke, Greg Zabinski and KevinKao were promoted to blue belt by SamJoseph in Atlanta, Georgia.

Alex Ozobia received his blue belt from Chico Mendesand Scott Ramsay at Checkmat South Shields.

Gabriel Garcia received his blue belt from Ben Eaton,who is a black belt under Saulo Riberio. Ross Wright was promoted to black belt by

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The idea of starting Jiu Jitsu Stylerst cameabout while I was a blue belt, working hardchasing my career ambition as an EditorialAssistant at Chelsea FC TV. As a football fan,I should have felt like I was in one of the bestjobs in the world, with the perfect career pathlaid out in front of me. Instead, all I could thinkabout was jiu jitsu and the prospect of startingup a magazine.

So, armed only with my passion for writing andphotography, and absolutely no experience inpublishing, I abandoned my promising careerin TV to start up Jiu Jitsu Style and Ive neverlooked back.

Id be lying if I said its all been plain sailing,as feeling my way around the publishing worldhas put me on a very steep learning curve.Even the prospect of setting up a company wasdaunting for me, a man with literally no businessexperience! As JJS was to be a standalonetitle, I had no access to a publishing guru or

anyone with prior experience in the publishingindustry, so it really has been a case of learningon the job. Juggling between the roles of writer,photographer, editor, salesman, accountant,marketer and social media whizz has beeninteresting to say the least. That said, I amextremely proud of every issue weve released,and the buzz I get when picking up the rst copyoff the press is still just as strong. There havebeen some bad times, frustrating times, plentyof great times and we have continued to moveforward and progress.

The magazines continuous growth is in no smallpart down to the network of support I have hadfrom friends, family and some amazing peoplewithin the jiu jitsu community. As soon as newsgot out that I was launching a jiu jitsu magazinein the UK, the help, support and guidance Ireceived was simply amazing. There are toomany people to mention individually, but foreveryone that has sacriced their time, effort andresources often for no personal benet I amtruly grateful and forever in your debt. You all

know who you are.

Our four years of publishing has coincided withthe speedy growth of jiu jitsu across Europe andthe UK, and weve seen the community go fromstrength to strength. As the art continues togrow in popularity and gain mainstream appeal,there will no doubt be a variety of challengesand growing pains along the way. I believethat there are plenty of people working hard tomake jiu jitsu better, in every sense of the word.Its easy to lose sight of how far weve come interms of the sports organisation, the number ofexcellent tournaments we have available to us,the amount of talented athletes amongst ourranks and the genuine feel of community wevemanaged to cultivate.

People will not always agree on whats deemedthe best foot forward for jiu jitsu, just as opinionis divided in any community. For me, I see abright future ahead of us, reassured in no smallpart by the tremendous support the UK massesinitially showed me when launching a productI hoped would enrich the community. When all

is said and done, we are lucky to have so manypeople willing to invest their time, effort andmoney to make the sport better for us all.

Since our launch four years ago Ive achievedthe rank of brown belt under my instructor,Roger Gracie (exciting) and also turned 30 (notso exciting). If Im being brutally honest, I foundmy transition from purple to brown pretty hardinitially. The combination of my new rank, thenumber of beasts I train with regularly and myown ego led me to doubt my abilities and tosometimes forget why I started training in therst place. Now, a year into my brown, I feel Ive

passed an important barrier with my mind-set.Theres always going to be someone betterthan you out there, so as soon as I stoppedworrying about others and concentrated on myown progression, my training has been goinggreat. Its amazing what life lessons you can pickup on the mat.

Reecting on the past leads to thinking aboutthe future, and I am very excited about the futureof jiu jitsu. Before I started training BJJ, I hadnever felt such an intense passion for anythingelse in my life, and if youre reading this, youknow what Im talking about. Its never going tomake me a millionaire, but Jiu Jitsu Styleis mybaby, and I will always try to make each issuebetter than the last for the people who love theart. By training BJJ, we are all part of somethingspecial, and I look forward to documenting theexceptional people within our community foryears to come.

Thanks for picking up our latest issue and keeptraining!

CALLUM MEDCRAFT

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Issue 25 is an important landmark for the magazine as we kick off 2015 and have a chance toreect on our rst four years of publishing. Four whole years! It sounds like such a long time,but in truth, its own by. They say that can happen when youre having fun.

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ITS SCIENCE:BY TYLER BISHOP

LUCAS LEPRI IS A 2X IBJJF WORLD CHAMPION IN THE GI, AND A 3X IBJJF NOGIWORLD CHAMPION - IMPRESSIVE STUFF. KNOWN FOR HIS DEVASTATING GUARDPASSING (POPULARISED BY HIS SUCCESSFUL DVD SERIES), LEPRI IS ONE OF THE BESTLIGHTWEIGHT COMPETITORS IN HISTORY. THE ALLIANCE STAR HAS BEATEN THE LIKESOF JT TORRES AND ROBERTO SATOSHI SOUZA IN RECENT OUTINGS AT THE MUNDIALSAND CURRENTLY STANDS AS THE NO.1 RANKED LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHTER.

HIS AVERAGEMATCH LENGTH WASAPPROXIMATELY

Its Science is brought to you by BishopBjj.com. The goal of BishopBjj.com is to expandand empower the jiu jitsu community byemphasising the science and art of jiu jitsu infun and exciting ways. We want to highlightwhat makes jiu jitsu so calculated, but alsowhat makes it so much fun.

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ABSTRACT:All matches observed of Lucas Lepri used in this smallsample occurred at IBJJF events, inside his weight division,and in the years 2011-2014. Only techniques, occurrences,and outcomes that were recorded are displayed in thedata below (i.e. if no buttery sweeps occurred, there willnot be a representation of that in the sample data charts).Matches were selected at random based on freely availablematches. This is a limited sample but - given the estimatedamount of matches in this time period it is well above thepercentage necessary to create a scientically validatedtrend sampling.

THE BREAKDOWN

Lucas Lepri is one of the most accomplishedgrapplers still active today. A multi-time worldchampion, Lepri has proven himself a model ofconsistency over the years. Whats even moreimpressive is Lepris dynamic ability to wintournaments using a wide-variety of strategies. In2014 the world saw Lepri demonstrate his takedownand passing prowess to perfection as he took downand passed the guard of JT Torres in the world nals.In the past it has often been Lepris stellar guard workand submission propensity that has earned him theworld champion moniker. Ultimately, studying Lepri isa treat as his abilities and skills are so consistent andprecise that we immediately understand why he hasbeen so successful to this point.

THE STUDY

When we consider the top guard passers in the gametoday Lepris name is often brought up. Our studyfound that this connection is most denitely basedin reality. Lepri averaged 1.13 passes per match, thesecond highest weve ever recorded (#1 was GuiMendes). Approximately 64% of his passes occurred

from top half guard with the vast majority of hispassing nishes being of the knee through variety.This often allowed Lepri to setup one of his mostdynamic submissions which was the baseball batchoke (also a Gui Mendes favourite). This submissionaccounted for roughly 15% of his total submissions.

Speaking of submissions, Lepri had a submission ratein matches that he won of 54%. On top of that, histotal winning percentage was 87%. Lepri preferredto nish his opponents from the back; 43% of hissubmission victories were chokes from the back. Leprioften used his dynamic passing abilities to set-upthe back take. Half of his back takes occurred fromthis type of scenario. Lepri often baits his opponentsinto defending the guard pass so dramatically thatthey gift their backs to him. Lepri makes a livingcapitalising on his opponents mistakes.

One of the most impressive elements of Lepris styleis his ability to win almost every matchup (i.e. playingbottom or top in various scenarios). Lepris guardgame is surgical. He is not as specialised as formersubjects, like Rafa Mendes or Cobrinha, but he isequally mathematical in his setups and execution.His top sweeping position was sit-up guard (43%),

and his top sweep type was a tomonagi stylesweep. Lepri is the rst subject weve studied with atomonagi as his highest percentage sweep.

Ultimately, Lepri may be the most well roundedcompetitor we have studied to date, not justtechnically, but in his complete application of jiu jitsuin a tournament setting. Lepri has demonstratedthe ability to win matches in a variety of ways: top,bottom, by points, by submission, etc. He is a raremodel of consistency and excellence who doesntshow any tangible signs of slowing down any timesoon.

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SWEEP(POSITION)DE LA RIVA ........................................................... 2

SPIDER SWEEPS ..................................................4

X GUARD ................................................................ 1

SIT-UP GUARD ......................................................3

SWEEP(TYPE)ANKLE PICK SWEEP ........................................... 2

TOMONAGI ............................................................. 3

X GUARD ................................................................ 1

TRIPS/OFF BALANCE .........................................0

SIT-UP AND OVERTAKE OPPONENT ................2

COLLAR DRAG/ARM DRAG ................................1

HOOK SWEEP ........................................................1

SUBMISSION (POSITION)BACK ......................................................................4

SIDE CONTROL .....................................................2

KNEE ON BELLY ..................................................1

SUBMISSION(TYPE)CHOKE FROM BACK .............................................3

ARMBAR ................................................................3

NECK CHOKE ........................................................1

SUMMARYAVOIDED: 50/50 GUARD & THE MOUNT

SUCCESSES : KNEE THROUGH PASS

& HALF-GUARD PASS

TOP TECH 1: KNEE THROUGH PASS

TOP TECH 2: OUTSIDE STANDING TRIP

PASS (POSITION)ON KNEES .............................................................1

HALF-GUARD ......................................................11

STANDING ............................................................. 5

PASS(TYPE)LEG DRAG ..............................................................3

KNEE THROUGH ..................................................5

LEG PINNED/AROUND THE LEGS .................... 4

LEG WEAVE PASS ................................................2

REVERSE SITTING HALF GUARD PASS ...........3

TAKING THE BACKSIDE CONTROL .....................................................1

FROM PASSING THE GUARD .............................. 3

GUARD....................................................................2

NUMBER OF

MATCHES

OBSERVED

TOTAL MINUTESOBSERVED

MATCHES WONBY SUBMISSION

MATCHES WONBY POINTS

TOTALMATCHES DRAWN

OPPONENT WONMATCH

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87%

54%64%

LEPRI SCORED FIRST

IN 12 OF THE 13WINNING MATCHES

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HISTORY 101:

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In Japan, pro-wrestling was a quite differentbeast to pro-wrestling in most other countries. Ithas had a major impact on MMA in that country,due to the manner in which so many Japanesepro-wrestlers were also very legitimate ghters,thanks in large part to the inuence of trainerslike Karl Gotch and Billy Robinson. KazushiSakuraba is perhaps the best known example,but in terms of BJJ, there is a bigger name fromJapan: Yuki Nakai.

Like Sakuraba, he also spent time learning histrade at a pro-wrestling school. In Nakais case,the man responsible was Satoru Sayama, theoriginal Tiger Mask. Nakai was a judo champion

at school, going on to train at Sayamas SuperTiger Gym. In 1992, Sayama founded Shooto,a proto-MMA organisation that predates theUltimate Fighting Championship. Nakai andmany of his team mates debuted in that same

year, setting Nakai on the road to fame, atleast within the subculture of MMA.

That fame got a considerable boost thanksto a seminal documentary, Choke. The focusof the documentary was Rickson Gracie,gearing up to ght in Vale Tudo Japan 95.Yet Nakai would steal the show. Despite beingeye-gouged to the point of permanent visionloss in his opening encounter against UFC 1veteran Gerard Gordeau, Nakai still emergedvictorious. He would later face Rickson in thenal, memorably wandering the corridorsof the arena shouting a challenge to theBrazilian jiu jitsu legend. The reason this was somemorable is Nakai looked as though he wasready for the hospital rather than the ring, botheyes swollen shut.

It is popularly thought that his loss to Ricksoncaused Nakai to begin his BJJ training. While itmight have been a factor, Nakai himself pointsto Noboru Asahis defeat by Royler. Asahi wascoming off a thirteen ght winning streak,including a defeat of Nakai. In an interview withTheGrapplingDummy,com, Nakai reiterated that

Rickson was not the starting point:Actually it didnt happen like that. We foughtin April 1995. My rst BJJ tournament wasthe autumn of 1996. A year and a half later.I still wanted to ght in MMA. I was lookingfor treatment for my eye and working as staffat MMA shows. As for training BJJ, I actuallythought Ill never do it! But then in thesummer of 96, Asahi lost to Royler Gracie. Istarted to think, I should try to beat jiu jitsughters. I thought I should get tougher andtrain with them.

I had trained a couple of times with Jean

Jacques Machado. But I didnt think Id do it forlong. I was just showing my face. I wanted tobeat jiu jitsu ghters at their own game. I was ajudo ghter. It was like a challenge. I didnt feellike I was learning BJJ. But, in fact, I was. I learntsome from Enson Inoue. Now people know meas a jiu jitsu ghter.


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Nakais lack of a regular instructor meantpromotion was tricky. He therefore took thetried and tested route of being so good thateventually somebody was forced to promotehim. Very unusually in Nakais case, this wasnot an individual but an organisation. As heexplained to Sherdog.com:

Every time I fought with a brown belt I wouldask the organisers Can I ght in this competitionwith so-and-so belt? At the Pan-Americans theysaid that I needed the black belt, but I didnthave a main teacher. I had a lot of differentinstructors, but not one set teacher. For me, I gotit from the Federation.

In 1997, Nakai founded his own team, Paraestra.The name apparently comes from palaestra, theterm for a wrestling school in Ancient Greece.It has since produced a number of notablegrapplers, particularly in MMA. Shinya Aoki isperhaps the best known, who along with a veryrespectable record of 37-6 can proudly boastone of the most impressive nicknames in thesport: Tbikan Jdan (The Grand Master ofFlying Submissions).

His sartorial choices have been just as colourful.You could even argue that Aokis predilection forgrappling tights rather than shorts (dating backto at least 2006) eventually created a new marketin BJJ. Aokis rainbow leggings inspired avidJapanese MMA fan Matt Benyon from Scrambleto begin selling something similar in 2010, underthe name spats. Today, grappling spats arestandard nogi equipment, regularly worn at BJJgyms across the globe.

Aoki also began his grappling with judo, beforebeginning his BJJ studies under Nakai. Heeventually became an assistant instructor at

Paraestra, until 2009. In that year Aoki not onlybroke Mizuta Hirotas arm in an MMA ght, hethen added insult to injury by ipping him off.The ensuing angry reaction from the media leftNakai with no choice but to re Aoki from hisposition at the gym, though he remained a partof the team. Aoki currently teaches at EvolveMMA in Singapore.

In terms of pure BJJ success at Paraestra,Yukinori Sasa managed to win his brown beltMundials division in 2005, following that upalmost a decade later with a bronze medal asa black belt in 2013. However, in BJJ terms themost successful Paraestra product so far hasbeen Yusuke Honma. He was the rst Japanesecompetitor to reach a Mundials nal in the blackbelt division.

Honma achieved that distinction in 2007,repeating his accomplishment the followingyear, ending with a silver medal on bothoccasions. Considering that his opponentswere Bruno Malfacine and Caio Terra, the twodominant forces of the roosterweight division,Honmas medals were well-earned. Like so many

of his team mates, Honma went on to MMA,amassing the entirety of his 3-2 record over thecourse of 2010.

Nakais perspective on martial arts, as told toJason Williams on Metropolis.co.jp, is one whichall BJJ teachers might aspire to, tting with theParaestra slogan of Martial Arts Communication:

I would like to make society better throughmartial arts. In martial arts, you can overcomethings and communicate with others using onlyyour body. There is no language barrier. So Ithink its a useful tool for making friends fromaround the world.

1970Yuki Nakai born on the 18th

August in Hamamasu

1992Nakai makes his Shooto debut

1995Nakai competes in Vale Tudo

Japan as Shootos representative

1997Yuki Nakai founds Paraestra

2005Yukinori Sasa wins his brown belt

division at the Mundials

2007Yusuke Honma wins silver at the

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Lets talk about you. A PhD in Particle Physicsfrom the University of Shefeld, but how didyou end up in Manchester?

I started training when I was in Shefeld. I wasdoing my undergraduate there as well and thenthrough training, I met Carol Fan who trained inManchester. I came over to an open mat, whichthen led me to travelling to Manchester more,which then led me to moving here as I could

get better training. I mean, Shefeld was great;when I started I was more into MMA. It was theplace to be back then; I was training regularlywith Rosi Sexton and people like that. I made thedecision to nish my undergraduate degree andlive in Manchester, then commute to Shefeldfor my PhD.

I trained in loads of places whilst in Shefeld. Istarted off with a guy called Peps at ShefeldShootghters right at the end of 2004. Back then,people knew Rosi Sexton but that was it. Youdhear legends of some other woman who mighthave trained in the area but that was it really. Pepswas really welcoming, Id turn up and thered bea bunch of beefy skinheads but they were deadnice to me. The guys now run The Forge and offerBJJ there. There was also a BJJ black belt whotrained there for a few months but Im not sureof his name, it was really good training there butwith somebody like Rosi being in Manchester, itwas better for me to move here for MMA.

And its true that you ended up ghting inMMA, didnt you?

I did! I had two pro ghts and three amateur.

Undefeated.

[Laughs] Yep.

Swinging back to the physics - is jiu jitsu ascience?

Is jiu jitsu a science? I suppose youd have to say it

is, wouldnt you? You certainly experiment with it,you test it, you cant make up nonsense becauseit just wouldnt work.

What has science taught you that you canapply to jiu jitsu?

I think you certainly have to be dedicated inorder to be successful in science. You get littleback from it aside from personal growth. Im notactively in science anymore, but theres denitelythe element of experimentation in it. You cantpresent rubbish, you must try and test what youdo in order to get the right result.

The difculty level of jiu jitsu is comparable too. Imean, I got a PhD before I got my black belt, somake of that what you will.

A black belt in science.

[Laughs] Yeah! Thats going on my CV.

The personal growth in yourself as a person,a competitor, as a student, as a martial artist

and now as a coach has been developingcontinuously. How was your success at theEuropeans - in your words?

It was good! It went much better than I expectedbecause I think goal setting is an important partof progress. For me, my goal was to not getdestroyed at black belt, win a match on points,get a submission, win a medal and then win thechampionships. I was hoping for just one of those

but to get a few of those was really nice.

I feel I was lucky with the draw, I got to ght somenames as well.

ANNA MAYNEKICKING OFF 2015 IN SPECTACULAR FASHION, DAVID ONUMA BLACK BELT, ANNA MAYNE, RECENTLY TOOK SILVER IN HER BLACK BELT DEBUT ATTHE EUROPEANS, LOSING NARROWLY TO ANGELICA GALVAO. FORMERLY A PARTICLE PHYSICIST, THE CFS BJJ MANCHESTER COACH DISCUSSES

JIU JITSU AS A SCIENCE, EXPERIMENTATION AND HER ROOTS IN MMA.

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Gabi Garcia and Angelica Galvao to name afew. Boarding that plane to Lisbon, did youever nd yourself thinking, Man I could beghting this person, or that person?

I dont think I thought of it that way, but I didthink when I entered the absolute that DearGod! I could be ghting Gabi! That terried mecompletely! So when I found out after the rstround that I was due to ght her, it was a niceproblem to have because it meant Id won amatch at black belt.

It was a case of, Well, well cross that bridgewhen we come to it and then it happened. Itwas ne, I just did it. I didnt get injured but I wasworried she might hurt me because shes thatmuch bigger and stronger but shes really good aswell, but it was ne.

So you walked away with the silver in yourdivision! How does it feel now to be a frontrunner of womens BJJ in the UK? How does itfeel to see the progress from when you werethat white belt under the blue belt?

I kind of wish I was born maybe ve years later?The people who started earlier blazed a trail forpeople like me, so its kind of your responsibility

to always improve the sport. Were still in the earlystages so its a privilege to see it grow, but at thesame time there are more opportunities now thanwhen I started. Saying that, I was quite lucky withthe girls I got to train with regularly and they werethe ones who sorted that out. You do see thatin jiu jitsu, the girls are always willing to travel inorder to help each other.

Its nice that it has progressed, it can still go along way though. I think the womens communityhas got a great attitude at the minute. We canthave one gym versus another because therearent enough of us and were not good enoughyet. I think thats a healthy attitude anyway, youshould always have your gym, your team, butnobody ever disagrees if you go to another gymon holiday. I think its sensible to team up with alocal gym so you can train with each other andbuild up the sport in this country.

Is it the case that the politics within the sportare kind of being thrown out the window nowtheres a second generation starting to comethrough in the UK? Is it much more about thisstrange bug we call jiu jitsu that we all caughtabove anything else?

I think the word loyalty is thrown around quite abit, but its a two way thing. David Onuma alwaysteaches us: Yes, be loyal, but its a two way thing.You give, you take, youre loyal to the gym andtheyre loyal to you. Theyll make sure you canget the best training you can get as long as yougive your most, but you also need to get the besttraining you can.

Take someone like Fran, a student of mine, shes47kgs. I cant tell her off for training where shewants, shes the smallest here. You have to lookafter your guys. If you know theyre not gettingthe right kind of training then you have toencourage them to do so.

Is nding the best form of personal trainingsomething you encourage then?

Yeah, absolutely. Your attitude to everything isimportant. We have a competition class, but noteverybody in that class competes. Its importantto have support for the guys that do because thecompetitors keep the standard of the gym veryhigh. People may not want to compete, but theywant to be their best. So building the standard ofthe team and the vibe of the gym is important foreveryone.

So you keep your coaching adaptable, like youwould your own game?

If you tell some students to do something,theyll do it. There are those who need clear,precise instructions and can only learn that wayand then with someone else you just need togive them the idea.

Well, in science, paradigm shifts occur when theway of thinking is altered due to one reason oranother. The same happens in jiu jitsu with certaintechniques becoming hot topics.

Do you encourage your students to nd theirparadigm and change their way of thinking?

It would be a foolish mistake to categoriseyourself as a certain type of jiu jitsu player,especially in your early stages of training. Iguess, again, with the sport being so young,new techniques will continue to emerge andtake off, but you cant just pick a few moves andstick with them.

There are still some people who prefer a basic,simple game, which is ne. but Id get boreddoing the same things day in, day out. Thats

what I like about jiu jitsu, its not boring in thesense theres more than just a few things to learn.Theres so much to learn and its still evolving.Im not even sure people in the sport now couldchoose to be that narrow minded when theres somany techniques.

Even when you only want to play a certain wayand not another, you still need to know howto defend it. Another thing Ive noticed is thatinjuries will put you out of your A-game. Injuriessuck but in a way they can be the best thing asthey can change up your game. A guard playermay have to become a guard passer, thosewith an injured neck will have to adapt to keepthemselves away from chokes and things like that.There just doesnt seem to be the luxury of beingnarrow minded.

So whats the key to expanding and evolvingyour own game?

You see stuff from competitors online thats supercool or super impressive, but I dont really followonline techniques or instructionals. Ive foundwhats really the best way to improve is to havethings happen to you in competition. It makesyou go home and work on it. I think thats whycompeting is so important to me because ifyoure not disciplined to go away and nd yourholes yourself then youre going to be shownthem by someone else.

Anna would like to thank Scramble for all theirhelp and support.

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NORSE POWER!So Eirin! Can you introduce yourself to those

who may be unfamiliar with your name?

My name is Eirin, from Oslo in Norway and I amtraining under Eduardo Rios, also known as Tetaand Ive been training for around seven and ahalf years now. Ive trained with Teta from thebeginning and have all my belts from him. It wasmy boyfriend who got me into jiu jitsu, he guredit was a good idea that I started so I wouldntcomplain about him going to training! I dontknow really, but it worked. Ive been enjoying it alot from the beginning and also competed a lotfrom the rst moment and I have been doing allright, I think. Well I think its good!

Many would say more than all right, Eirin!

Yeah! Its been going pretty well from around bluebelt kind of time.

You won the Worlds at blue belt, did you not?

I did, I won the Worlds and the Europeans at bluebelt. At purple I won the Pan Ams and placedat the Worlds with a bronze medal. Ive been toAbu Dhabi a couple of times and at brown belt,recently, I won the Europeans with a doublegold there. Thats the main achievement for me,perhaps.

You are a very active competitor, not justlocally but on the world stage. With that inmind, what would an average training weekbe, say, three weeks from a competition? Howdo you prepare, because whatever youredoing it seems to work.

I dont change my training that much before acompetition. I like to think of BJJ training beingmore like a marathon than a sprint, so I aim tokeep my training pretty steady throughout thewhole year and I train as much as I can. It stopsme getting this intense period right before acompetition, I dont like that. It can make youtired so I usually train almost every day, but I tryto take a day off at least once a week, usually theweekend.

But overall, I train nearly every day. If I donthave time to drill in the morning then I go to

the gym early before my classes to drill withmy boyfriend or training partners. On top ofthat I try to do strength training twice a weekand I do this consistently throughout the wholeyear until maybe one week before competing,

when Ill do no strength training but insteadfocus on light rolling to save my energy.

Well as aforementioned, it seems to beworking because youre now the reigninglightweight and open weight, adult, brownbelt European champion. So that was some

way to kick off 2015, wasnt it?

[Laughs!] Yes it was! It was a dream come trueactually, absolutely.

Youre one of many successful Scandinavianathletes now competing, being part of a new

wave of medal winners from the area. Youdont need to be told that, being a large part

of it yourself, but why do you think weregetting this inux of grappling talent?

Its a good question, but we have a good trainingculture. We like to push each other hard intraining every day and we never go light.

I can speak for the girls at least; I think we have abig difference in how we train compared to manyplaces across Europe and a little bit in Brazil.The guys at training spar with us like we are theguys at training; they dont take it easy on us justbecause were girls. So yeah, I think were reallygood at pushing each other.

We also have to travel a lot to compete, therearent that many competitions in Scandinavia andI think those that do compete really want it. Theysacrice a lot to get there and then youre puttingeverything on the line, so mentally, they want tobe there.

Imagine youre giving advice to perhaps, say,a young female blue belt whos hungry toimprove. What advice would you give themregarding their training routine?

I think they should at least try to compete.Competing can be really great and youll have alot of fun, youll meet new friends when youreout competing. I absolutely understand thatcompeting isnt for everybody, but I think youshould try it and see how you feel, then at leastyou have tried.

You will see that if you lose, you will learn. WhenI lose I just want to go back, train more and xmy mistakes, because thats what its all about learning. I would say that.

As such a successful athlete, what do you thinkan academy must do to ensure their femalestudents reach their potential and show thatthey can be as good as anyone in the gym?

Just because youre a lighter weight or in aminority doesnt mean you have to let it makea difference, right?

No, you shouldnt let it make a difference and Idont let it make a difference. I think its a goodthing, at Frontline we have a girls training sessiononce a week because a lot of the girls are spreadout amongst different levels and classes. I teachthe girls class, we have the chance to get togetherand talk about problems you can experience onthe mats as a girl, like being crushed, or which

techniques are good in certain positions.

You get the chance to train with girls at least oncea week and I think thats really important to keepthe girls who are maybe a little insecure or arentcomfortable to train at this stage of their jiu jitsu.Theyre offered a little group of girls that canmeet and have fun together.

What about striking a balance on the otherhand. Do you encourage your female studentsto spar with whomever, for the sake of their

jiu jitsu?

Yes, a little bit. I recommend that they spar withanybody and I try to do that myself. You learnwho you can spar with and who you cannot, butyou should try to spar with everybody. I almostnever say no to anybody in sparring, unless theyare like really wild and really heavy.

I think you should try to spar with everybodybecause it is good for you mentally, as well ashelping nd your style of BJJ if youre still looking.Spar with men, women, kids! [Laughs].

As a successful female role model withinjiu jitsu, would you encourage any femalecompetitors to come and visit Oslo, Norwayand train with you and your female class atFrontline?

Absolutely! We love to get visitors here atFrontline and I think its really nice when peoplecome to visit, especially girls if they want to come!

We have quite a few visitors who come fromaround the world and I think its because wehave a good training environment. Teta alwayswelcomes everybody with open arms soabsolutely, come and visit.

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APPROACH TO TRAINING AND SHARES ADVICE WITH FEMALE COMPETITORS FROM THE NEW WAVE OF VIKING WARRIORS TAKING

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NORWAYS SHINING

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Though the match ultimately wouldnt go his way, even in defeat, Tononhad managed to make an indelible impression on the grappling community.If his name didnt, at least, ring a bell before their match, followers ofhigh-level grappling competitions would surely know it now. Garry TheLion Killer Tonon had pushed the eventual champion to his limits. He wassomeone fans were going to want to watch compete and he was someonethat elite grapplers were going to have to watch out for.

Jiu Jitsu Stylecaught up with the Lion Killer to discuss how his experienceshave led him to elevate his game to new heights and the direction in whichhe sees grappling evolving towards. This is his story.

THE BENEFIT OF QUALITY INSTRUCTION

Garry Tonon is an American grappler, who began training in Brazilian jiujitsu in his home state of New Jersey when he was fourteen or fteen,under Tom DeBlass. Tonon showed potential early on and earned theLion Killer moniker as a purple belt, due to his habit of taking the backand nishing opponents by rear-naked-choke (RNC). The RNC is alsoknown in Portuguese asMata Leao; a term that literally translates inEnglish to Lion Killer.

Tonon began making waves in the competition scene as a brown belt bywinning gold twice at No-Gi Pan Am and gold at No-Gi Worlds. He waspromoted to black belt by DeBlass, a highly decorated student of RicardoAlmeida and member of the Renzo Gracie Association, on September 142013, two days after his 23rd birthday.

Tonons jiu jitsu lineage can be considered as traditional and straight from

the source as they come, since his main instructor is a black belt under oneof Renzo Gracies prized pupils, and all three men had a deep inuence onGarrys development. Tonon may have come from a traditional lineage, buthe was encouraged to explore different techniques and evolve his uniquestyle by playing to his own strengths.

His instructors were aware of modern jiu jitsu techniques, and choseto study them in order to prepare against them, without necessarilyincorporating them into their own arsenal. When describing his instructorsviews on modern jiu jitsu he explained, I think as jiu jitsu evolved everyonein the sport evolved to a certain extent. Any good teacher is going to studyand learn and try to incorporate the new techniques. Even if [DeBlass,Almeida and Gracie] dont necessarily prefer certain [modern jiu jitsutechniques] I one hundred percent believe they all know how to use them.

According to Garry, his instructors are not only open to less traditionaltechniques, theyre also eager to learn them from students as well. Iremember being a blue belt and coming to MMA practise at Ricardos whenRenzo showed up, and I did a weird version of a single leg takedown. Renzowas like, Aww man, let me see that! Those guys are very open to learning.They see something new; theyre going to learn it. Maybe they might feellike some techniques are inferior, but you gotta understand, these guyshave been building techniques for decades or more. You know, some ofthe things that theyre so strong with are still going to outdo these moderntechniques because theyve been strengthened over the years.

Tonon took advantage of the high quality level of tutelage available to himand ourished in his open-minded training environment by merging thetraditional and the modern. He has an extremely effective knowledge base

of jiu jitsu fundamentals and has thrived by adapting to the newest trendsin jiu jitsu and submission wrestling. When describing his own style, Tononnoted, I have a more modern approach. I take the best qualities out ofall of my instructors, all the best things that they do, and I try to packagethose techniques the best way I know how. I think my game has evolvedbecause of that.

HAND RAISED OR ON HIS SHIELD

There is a difference between talented and entertaining ghters. Talentedghters can be appreciated for their sound technique without necessarilybeing known for wowing crowds. Entertaining ghters might not haveawless technique, but their bravado and crowd-pleasing mentality makethese fan-favourites fun to watch. When an athlete is both talented andentertaining, watching them compete becomes a joy.

Garry Tonon is both talented and entertaining. Technical ability aside, hiserce kill or be killed mentality is reminiscent of the resolve shown by the300 ancient Spartan warriors who stood against Xerxes forces in the Battleof Thermopylae. When Tonon steps on the mats to compete he is gettinghis hand raised or he will go out on his shield trying. His relentless pace,creativity and fearless attitude have helped Tonon become one of the most

entertaining competitors to watch in high-level grappling events over thelast few years.

Tonons crowd-pleasing approach to competition is a result of his jiu jitsuphilosophy and training habits. I consider myself relatively unorthodox.I spent a lot of time, when I was coming up, continually working onrecovering from bad positions. To this day, when Im training, I dontreally take training like a competition. Training for me is getting put inbad positions and Im just trying to get out of them with my partners,always putting myself in tough spots. I think it makes my game a little bitmore unique because when training in a competition scenario I get verycomfortable being put in bad positions and getting out of them. Whereas alot of people [who dont do this] get to a bad spot and they ultimately feeldefeated. I feel like that doesnt happen to me very often, because Im soused to working out of bad positions, said Tonon.

This mentality was perfectly exemplied in his match against Kron, whenafter giving up his back and then being mounted, he was nearly submittedwith a deep arm bar. A submission attempt that would have broken theresolve of many didnt faze Tonon, who calmly spun away from Kronsleverage twice, before being able to get out of the bad position and gaincontrol of the ght.

According to Tonon, being constantly put in threatening scenarios forceshim to adapt quickly to multiple situations. This exposure has helped him

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to become creative and quick to react when facing defeat incompetition. He noted, I like to be more creative because anytime you open yourself up you dont restrict yourself with yourego, and youre able to come up with things on your own. If Ihad an ego or I had to worry about submitting my partner thewhole time I probably would just only work on techniques thatIm good at. I know sometimes I get caught, sometimes I dont,and it helps me when I go to actually compete because I feel likeI can bring a little bit more to the table.

EVOLVING JIU JITSU BY MAKING GRAPPLING A

SPECTATOR SPORT

Tonon believes that rule sets have an impact on both style and

excitement when it comes to grappling. Athletes competing inpoints based matches work within a time limit, and can afford totake fewer risks after leading because time limits work to theiradvantage.

According to Tonon, People who compete in submission onlyrule sets are aggressive and are submission hungry. When I wascoming up I was always preparing myself for IBJJF competitions.We always worked on the points based game and things likethat. Because of the way that I trained I was concerned withpoints but my professors stressed to me that I should never allow[points] to be the deciding factor for me to win.

Tonon believes that the lack of adequate nancial compensationis also a drawback for him when considering competing in pointsbased tournaments, because his time is valuable, and aside fromcompeting he also has a school to tend to. Tonon noted, Its justharder when you have a business to be out there for four dayswhen youre not really getting paid for it. There has to be somesort of incentive. Back when I was younger it really didnt makemuch difference and I just paid for the trip and I really didnthave any responsibilities. Now I have a school to run, and peopleto teach to make sure this place is successful.

The submission only format preferred by Tonon has forced him

to become highly conditioned in order to keep his relentlesspace during prolonged periods of time. As a professionalgrappler, Tonon also prefers these types of formats because theevents that hold them are offering increasing amounts of moneyfor athletes like him to compete. He believes that combining thenish rst approach of submission only rules with the incentiveof purses offered by organisations like ADCC, Metamoris andPolaris will help to make grappling more viewer-friendly.

The IBJJFs [points based tournament] will always be there;its never going to go anywhere. IBJJF is a very successfulorganisation within the jiu jitsu community, but Id say theaverage person that watches jiu jitsu wouldnt nd many of thematches that take place there as exciting as what you can expectto see with more and more of the submission only tournaments.You get to see more of a submission grappler emerge for tworeasons. One is that you want to end the ght and theres a clearend point to the match. Two, whats exciting about jiu jitsu is thesubmission.

When you talk about these professional events that areattempting to attract spectators, not just people that do jiu jitsuthemselves, were going to see that these guys become wellknown and theyre going to have a fan base. These are goingto be the guys that youre gonna want to see with the excitingghts. People want to see this style so thats where I believethings will be moving forward kind of towards the next evolutionof jiu jitsu, said Tonon.

Tonon has focused on submission only tournaments becausethe rules play to his strengths and the opportunity for nancialreward is far greater than purses offered by points basedorganisations. He does not rule out competing in these typesof events because he thinks that tournaments like the Mundialsand Pans provide opportunities to measure himself againstdifferent competition styles, and because winning these types ofprestigious tournaments also provides great marketing exposurefor him as an athlete and for his jiu jitsu academy. That beingsaid, he sees his future leaning more towards a focus on superghts against high prole athletes.

Tonon believes the surge of submission only events can only helpgrow and evolve the sport of grappling. When discussing hismatches in Metamoris and Polaris he noted, I was denitely veryexcited to have both of those experiences. I think [these typesof promotions] are going to stick around, and I think theyredenitely going to try to build up their organisations. Whether ornot Im a part of either one of those organisations in the future isup to them and well see how things go moving forward, but Imeven more excited that there are so many more players cominginto the submission-grappling world, because I think there iswhere the next big thing will be, in terms of making our sportmore of a spectator sport, instead of just a sport that guys whodo jiu jitsu want to watch.

LEARNING FROM DEFEAT

Competing against elite athletes has enabled Tonon to elevatehis game. Hes beaten some of the best grapplers in the world,and lost to some as well. Even though he tries not to dwell ondefeat for too long, some losses, like his matches against JTTorres and Kron Gracie, have stung more than others, and servedas learning lessons to strengthen his resolve to succeed.

Losing against JT Torres was a turning point of sorts for Tononbecause he decided to become the best competitor he couldbe afterwards. The loss became a constant reminder for him tostay motivated. I even had the photo of him getting his hand


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raised and me with my head down on my Facebook for likesix months because I wanted to be reminded of what thatfelt like. I needed to get better, I needed to work harder, andI denitely needed to come back, recalled Tonon of thatexperience.Tonon committed himself to excellence and waswilling to sacrice other parts of his life to succeed at thehighest level. He recalls this match as one of the low pointsof his competitive career.

According to Tonon, It was my very rst match [at the AbuDhabi Trials] and my instructor had just won the previoustwo years. I wanted to do good by him. I wanted to succeed,obviously. JT was the rst match and I was super excitedabout it. I get out there, I compete and we have a lotof positional exchanges. Back then I wasnt a very goodsubmission ghter, I was more about taking the back andgetting the sub from there. I wasnt as successful and he hadmore submission attempts on me. [The ofcials] really didntwant us going to overtime because it was the rst match andthey didnt want to take up the whole time so they gave it tohim, and rightfully so.

Tonon considers this match as a low point because heallowed problems in his personal life to seep into hisprofessional life. He had stayed up late the night beforethe ght arguing with his girlfriend at the time instead ofgetting the rest he needed. The loss left Tonon searching

for answers. I just remember it came down to who loses inovertime, and I thought to myself, anything that happened tome that day couldve been the difference between winningand losing. At that time I hadnt done anything really thatcrazy in the grappling world; I was just a purple belt.

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The loss led to Tonon having an epiphany. Stuff like this in my personallife could easily be holding me back from being great one day, and Ithought to myself you know what? I cant let that happen. I broke it offwith that girl because I realised that there was a potential problem inmy personal life that could be impacting my professional life. I felt like Imade a really solid and mature decision to end it right then and there.And I think thats really a difcult thing to do too, to make sacrices likethat for something that you really care to get good at. In the long termit didnt just benet me in terms of jiu jitsu; I think making decisions likethat throughout my life, I realise that these things needed to happensometimes, so youre on track with your goals.

The ght against Kron was a spectacular back and forth affair that hadthree stanzas. It began with Krons early onslaught; Tonon recoveredfrom a tight arm-lock and was on his way to victory until Kron camefrom behind, following a reset to the centre of the mat, and won byrear-naked-choke in the nal seconds of their match. Being up onpoints made conceding the submission that much harder to acceptafterwards for Tonon. He noted, I have a pretty good sensitivity asto when Im going to pass out. I tapped with three seconds left on theclock and I went to Abu Dhabi to nish. Some people looking at it from


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the outside might be thinking, oh thats unrealistic at your rst Abu Dhabi;you wouldnt have won the absolute, theyre much bigger than you, but

there has to be a goal. If your goal is not to be the absolute best at it then itdoesnt make sense to compete because youre not gonna win. If you dontexpect it then youre not gonna win.

According to Tonon the loss was mentally taxing, but not the end of theworld. It was a little crushing for a while, I remember not sleeping for twodays and feeling sick to my stomach, but I denitely was going to continueto compete. I got back from the trip to China, I went back and trained, andgot ready for whoever was next. That loss was brutal. I had my chance, butthe guy went on and won the rest of the tournament. I blame myself. I dontblame anybody else, I blame the mistakes I made, said Tonon.

The loss was a tough one to accept, but also helped Tonon improve as aghter. Losing against Kron taught him a valuable lesson on the importanceof staying focused on the task at hand and not allowing anything to distracthim from the end-goal of submitting his opponent. Tonon noted, I wasntin the moment, I wasnt focused on nishing him. Well what the f**k?? Ishouldnt have acted like that, thinking to myself holy c**p, Im beatingKron Gracie. I wasnt in the zone, I wasnt in the moment, and that was therst of many mistakes I made [to lose] that match, said Tonon.

THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL FORTITUDE

Garry Tonons forward pressing style is aggressive, and is very high risk-highreward. His matches are incredibly fast-paced and exhilarating to watchbecause of the risks he is willing to take in order to nish his opponent.Sometimes these risks can backre and result in some hard to swallowdefeats, like the ones against Gracie and Torres, which would crush theself-esteem of a mentally weaker athlete. Tonon credits Tom DeBlass forhelping him to maintain a high level of condence while not dwelling toolong on losses. He explained, Ive denitely lost plenty of matches. I willsay this; Tom has made me very mentally strong over the years in terms ofjust advice and motivational things hes told me. One thing Tom would sayis dont talk about it - be about it. Obviously, it means dont talk, actuallyaccomplish things. Do things and you wont need to talk, but if you think

about it in a more deep sense it means embody what you do, be somethingand dont just talk about your goals.

Tonon embraced DeBlass views on his way to becoming a world championNo-Gi competitor as a brown belt, and still follows his instructorsphilosophy as he competes against elite-level black belts. Tonon is the rstto admit that hes had some bumps along the way, because he understandsthat losing is part of the process, and over thinking a loss is a waste of timeand energy.

Ive never let a loss get to me. Ive been disappointed even when Isucceed in a competition because I made a mistake, but when I lose, I dontever feel like I am discouraged [from competing]. I truly dont believe theresany point in my training where Ive had a loss or had a training session, and Isaid to myself, maybe this isnt for me. I dont think I ever put myself in thatstate of mind, and maybe there were reasons for me to believe that, but Iwould never allow myself to get to a point like that. I just moved on to thenext competition and then the next competition, and just stayed focused.

Gameness is something that cannot be taught. A person is simply bornwith it or isnt. Gameness is an intangible that cannot be measured, but canoften be the difference maker between two athletes facing each other ina grappling match. Garry Tonons grappling style is gameness personied.The combination of his aggressive nature, work ethic, mental fortitude,and access to quality instructors and training partners has allowed him to

sharpen his skills as a martial artist. He has become a threat to anyone hefaces, and the No-Gi specialist has been tearing through the competition

scene as of late.

BEWARE OF THE LION KILLER

Tonons success is a team effort. He receives constant input from DeBlassand splits his time training at Renzo Gracies New York Academy and at hisown school, Brunswick BJJ. He noted, Usually on average I spend aboutthree days a week in New York training in the mornings. John [Danaher] putstogether my training camps and I consult my head coaches. My originalcoach, Tom DeBlass, Im always keeping him up to speed on what Im doingand hes always giving me suggestions and help. Ricardo as well, every timeI pop over there and see him. And even my students, we have a very greatnetwork of support. And I really appreciate the team that we have in thisarea, I truly feel blessed to have that kind of environment.

Overcoming heartbreaking losses and staying focused has led totremendous success for Tonon as a black belt competitor, and his fan-friendly style has made him an in-demand athlete for invitation-onlysubmission events like Metamoris and Polaris. Tonon has become abig game hunter, and true to his Lion Killer nickname, has gone on animpressive streak of submission wins against high-level grapplers.

Tonon defeated Zak Maxwell at Metamoris 5 in impressive fashion. Afterdeftly escaping from Maxwells mount he began to work from the 50/50position. From there, Tonon turned his back to Maxwell, swept from deephalf guard, and then transitioned from a guard pass attempt to an insideheel-hook for the nish.

At Polaris rst event he upped the ante, by making Marcin Held, a leg-lockexpert, tap with a leg lock. Tonon considers this victory as one of his crownachievements. When I beat Marcin at Polaris I felt as though I was able tobeat someone at their own game. I didnt go in there just to try to win, Iwent with the intention of beating this guy, thats well known for leg-lockingpeople. To be at a point in my jiu jitsu career where Im even able to fathomsomething like that, not just trying to do everything possible that I could do

to win, and instead just trying to make a statement by winning in a specicway. I really started to feel like; okay Im gaining some momentum here. Imdenitely feeling like I am a major competitor in the world.

I can take anybody on. I think that was a really big high point for mebeating Marcin via leg lock, because it was stuff wed been working on inthe gym for a really long time. Having my entire team with me helping mepractise also made me stronger, and we went out there, and we succeeded.We made it happen. That was a big high point for me. It was really, reallygood and Im excited to do more stuff in the future, said Tonon.

He followed up these two wins with another submission victory against awell-regarded grappler. At the time of his interview with JJS, Tonon waspreparing for a super ght against Javier Vasquez at Gracie Nationals 2015,a match that he would eventually win via triangle choke.

Tonon has his sights set on the Abu Dhabi title that eluded him in 2013.He will also continue to face other elite grapplers in super ghts wheneverthose opportunities present themselves. He also aspires to eventually makea transition from grappling into MMA. It seems as if the young black belthas put all the pieces together for a remarkable career as an elite jiu jitsuand submission-wrestling competitor, and will certainly be a name to watchout for in Mixed Martial Arts when hes ready to make that jump. When itcomes to Garry Tonons potential, the sky is the limit, and the scary thing forhis opponents is that he has yet to reach his physical prime.

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Fresh off the back of his Polaris Pro Superght against

Mike Fowler, and double gold medal haul at the Euros,Telles stock is at a premium. But dont be fooled; hesbeen a pivotal part of BJJ for many, many years.

Brasa, TT, Checkmat, NineNine, Atos: what do all theseteams have in common? They were all conceived via aspecial group of guys who trained together in Alliance,Sao Paulo - and Eduardo Telles was right in the middleof that group.

Now a seasoned black belt and, dare we say it,representative of an early generation of jiu jitsuathletes, Telles was a pivotal gure amongst thetalented ghters stabled under Fabio Gurgels Alliancein the late 90s. He was joined daily on the mats by thelikes of Leo Vieira, Demian Maia, Comprido and Terereto name just a few. Telles has since gone on to form hisown team, NineNine, as well as developing a - shall wesay - extremely unorthodox guard. Did someone sayturtle guard?

Growing up in Brazil during the 90s was a prettyexciting time to be involved in jiu jitsu, with the sportrising in popularity at an incredible rate. It was in hishometown of Sao Paulo that Telles was rst introduced

to grappling, which appealed to his laid-back nature

and love for martial arts.

The rst movie that got me really interested wasBloodsport,with Jean-Claude Van Damme, explainsTelles. I started with karate, which I did all the wayto brown belt. Then my karate gym started to teachjiu jitsu. I also saw Royce ghting in the UFC, so, likeeveryone else I said, man, I need to learn that.

Whether teaching, training or just chilling out, Tellesis always seen with a smile plastered across his face.A fantastic surfer and lover of life, it comes as nosurprise that the rigid formality of karate was soon tobe left behind.

You know, karate was so strict, we couldnt even talk orlaugh on the mat when we were training, says Telles.Jiu jitsu is much more relaxed, more Brazilian style.Maybe its even too relaxed sometimes (laughs). For mejiu jitsu was perfect after nishing school. I could go tothe academy to train and have fun.

With jiu jitsu now on the menu, Telles startedlearning under the guidance of Fernando Yamasaki,the brother of famed UFC referee, Mario Yamasaki.

FIGHTING OUT OF CALIFORNIA, USA, BY WAY OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL WE BRING YOU THE TURTLE GUARDMASTER, NINENINE BJJ CREATOR, NOGI WORLD CHAMPION AND MMA FIGHTER EDUARDO TELLES!


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My team NineNine represents our search forperfection, because no-one is perfect and thehighest we can ever hope for is 99%, saysTelles. Also, if you look at the logo there aretwo nines, because you need two people totrain jiu jitsu. One nine is white and one isblack, which represents teacher and student.The team and logo is nothing personal, youknow? I didnt want to call it something like,Eduardo Telles Team.

Now living and teaching in San Diego, California,Telles has established a new academy, where hecan be found in attendance on a daily basis: Myschool is kind of new so Im working really hardfor my students and spending lots of time there.I teach almost all the classes and I train with mystudents a lot. When I get a chance, I try to surf -If I can get some spare time!

Early 2015 included some fantastic competitionhighlights for Telles, having been involvedin the debut Polaris Pro event in Wales aswell as winning his rst black belt Europeantitles. Though his submission only Polaris Promatch against Mike Fowler ended in a draw,Telles showcased expert control and dominantpositioning, going on to receive plaudits fromfans in attendance and online.

I really like the idea of having more time toght in jiu jitsu, says Telles while reecting onhis Polaris Pro match. Jiu jitsu is not about time,as I think sometimes you need to make youropponent waste their energy. But, I also like thepoints system as well. This is because I believethat when you have points in a ght, it opensup submission opportunities. When someonedoesnt have to worry about points, they donthave to open up their game. Look at the rstMetamoris ght with Andre Galvao and RyronGracie, thats a good example of someone notdoing anything to win a ght, but he didnt haveto because there were no points. I must say thatI also like advantages. Ive lost so many ghts byadvantage, but I think advantages are important

for making sure we get a winner during a match.

Having been involved with competitive jiu jitsufor many years, Telles thoughts denitely warrantrecognition. As conversation progressed, thePaulistas opinions on rules and regulationscontinued to surface: I really want to complainabout something with the IBJJF. Why no heelhooks in black belt divisions? The heel hook isan amazing move, and it is a big area to neglect.If we as jiu jitsu ghters keep neglecting theposition, I think thats really bad.

Go to the ADCC, Naga, or even MMA, you areleft with a big hole in your game if you dont knowhow to heel hook. I think the IBJJF is making ahuge mistake with not allowing it. Same with kneereaping, man; whats the problem with that?

One other rule in the IBJJF that I totally disagreewith is that we dont see any points awardedfor side control. They give points for mount,back mount and knee-on-belly, so why not sidecontrol? When you try to explain to students thedifference between passing guard and arriving inside control its very hard.

Perhaps it is Telles career in MMA that has addedmuch needed perspective to his outlook on

the IBJJF rules for competitive jiu jitsu. Thoughbest known for his efforts in the gi, Telles is a2013 nogi world champion and holds a 5-2professional MMA record. In fact, the NineNinefounder has also regularly frequented X-Gym inRio to help sharpen his vale tudo game.

I trained a lot at X-Gym, because I was alwaysback and forth to Rio when I lived in Brazil, saysTelles. They are killers down at X-Gym, theyreally taught me a lot. They also really made mefeel part of the team and treated me so well, so Iam very grateful to those guys.

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guard, lapel guard, pancake guard and worm guard - butdont forget Telles turtle guard.

For those of you reading this who are new to turtle guard, itis quite literally a range of escapes, transitions and attacksoriginating from the turtle position, which - as we all know -is not traditionally a progressive platform.

A lot of people ask me about this (laughs), says Telleson when he started developing turtle guard. I think evenwhen I was a white belt I started to work the position a little.People would start sparring on their knees, and Im kind oflazy so would try and reverse them from there.

After I got my purple belt I changed from being a guythat liked to stay on top, pass guard and refuse to go tothe bottom, to developing my guard. I realised that thedifference with jiu jitsu is the guard and our ability to playfrom the bottom. Anyway, I remember Terere would passand go to my back, because he loves to go to the back,and thats when the turtle just arrived! It wasnt planned, butI started to create these ways to escape from all the backattacks (laughs).

In the end, I believe that old school moves work, and newschool moves work. In the end, they all connect. Instead ofmemorising positions I prefer to understand them. Thereare too many positions to memorise, but if you understanda position it helps you learn how to create. When you walk,drive a car, or talk, you dont think to do it - you just do it.Learn to understand a position and let it come naturally.

Having formed his own team, opened a successful school,been crowned a world champion, developed his owninnovative position and been part of Alliances dreamteam of the late 90s and early 00s, you could argue theresnot much left for Telles to achieve. So, what does thefuture hold?

I am just still in love with jiu jitsu, man, so Im just keepingdoing what Im doing, beams Telles. I may also ght MMAagain. I have some guys I used to train MMA with here in theUSA, so I am pretty sure Ill ght soon. I think my studentswould love to see that, too.

Telles would like to thank his sponsors Prana Jiu Jitsuand Jiujiteiro.

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Ive travelled to countless BJJ schools acrossfour continents and I have found that whilethere are many similarities in the way techniquesare performed, there are also many subtledifferences. Additionally, I found that someschools focused more on one aspect of the artthan another. One school seems to focus moreon passing, another school more on guard, andyet another more on BJJ for MMA.

With this wide variety of instruction, I startedto wonder. Would all of these instructorsagree on a denition of the fundamentals?So I started asking. Every time I would trainwith a new instructor, or even if it was just aninterview, I would ask the question, What arethe fundamentals or basics of BJJ? Perhapsnot surprisingly, I got different answers fromdifferent instructors. Today I have a mission.Im going to nd a denition for BJJfundamentals that works for me. But I mightneed to rely on the help of some friends

One commonly accepted notion is thatfundamentals never change. This idea createsa nice feeling of legacy, like were carrying onwhat the forefathers of the art created. Butwait are we really doing kimuras the same wayConde Koma did back in Japan? Are we settingup armbars the same way Carlos and Helio did?

To get another perspective, I decided to contactmy friend, multiple time world champion, CaioTerra. He was quick to tell me that the idea that

the fundamentals never change is a commonmisconception:

Fundamentals change, because conceptschange. As we gain a better understanding ofmechanics we have to consistently revise. WhenI talk about modern jiu jitsu Im not talkingabout berimbolo, Im talking about revisedfundamentals. From how we open the guard tohow we cross choke.

Ok Well so much for the idea of carrying onan unchanging legacy. So fundamentals change.How am I going to nail down a denition ofsomething if its always changing?

Well maybe fundamentals are called basicsbecause they are simple movements. Thatmakes sense, right?

Again Caio Terra was quick to correct me:

Speaking of the cross choke the [reality] is thatbasics arent so basic. If the cross choke frommount were so basic, Roger wouldnt be the

only one choking everyone. Calling it invisiblejiu jitsu or magic doesnt make it any less real.

So the basics arent really basic and they arealways changing. I dont feel like Im anywherecloser to an understanding of how to dene thefundamentals at this point. I mean, I understandwhat Caio said and I do feel like Im learningmore of what the basics ARENT. So to rephrase,heres what the basics are not:

-THE BASICS ARENT SET MOVEMENTS THATNEVER CHANGE.

-THE BASICS ARENT SIMPLE.

As I sat trying to gure out a proper denition ofthe fundamentals, I decided to ask for the helpof another luminary in our community. I posedthe question to Gui Mendes a world champand owner of AOJ Academy. He replied:

To us, fundamentals are all the basic essentialpositions that we learn from the beginning ofour journey in jiu jitsu. They form the bottom ofthe pyramid. Closed guard, side control, mountand back are the bottom of our pyramid andas we understand more about the art we startlearning more variations and different movesthat we use to build our game.

Hmm. Guis comments were easy enough tounderstand. Fundamentals are the moves thatwe do from the beginning. And there are basic

moves for each major position. But again, theproblem with this is that different instructorsmight focus on different moves. So does thatmean there isnt a universal understanding ofbasics across the BJJ world? I wanted to reachout to someone who would have a strongopinion on the matter, maybe someone not sotraditional Got it. I called up 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu founder, Eddie Bravo. He actually agreedwith Caio by saying Its very hard to say whatBJJ fundamentals are because its constantlyevolving.Then Eddie explained the matter withan interesting analogy with Kung Fu:

The lockdown is considered part of 10th Planetfundamentals but its not in most traditionalBJJ schools. There are so many styles of jiujitsu; in my opinion every style has its own setof funda

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