BJJ Poll: What Do You Like to Do After Getting Side Mount?
January 3, 2009
So you’ve passed your opponent’s tricky guard and you wind up in side mount, one of the most common Brazilian jiu-jitsu situations we find ourselves in. What do you do next? Perhaps you go for a submission. Maybe you establish mount. Or maybe you introduce your knee into your opponent’s stomach with extreme pressure.
What do you do? Vote in our poll!
Of course, if you have more to say on the topic, add it in the comments below!
BJJ Poll: What Is Your New Year’s Resolution?
December 20, 2008
Poll: What Was the Best BJJ Team of 2008?
December 13, 2008
Poll: ADCCs or IBJJF Mundials?
December 5, 2008
The Abu Dhabi Combat Club’s submission grappling competitions are held every two years and are widely regarded as being the premier event to find the best no-gi competitors on the planet. The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s annual World Championships, also referred to as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Mundials, are considered the highest platform for BJJ competitors wearing the gi.
Which do you find to be more exciting? I know it is a tough choice, but for this poll you have to pick just one!
And just so you can start planning now, here are some important dates for you:
- 2009 IBJJF Mundials: June 4 - 7, Los Angeles
- 2009 ADCC Finals: still to be announced! However at the moment we know that the US Trials will be held January 10 & 11 for the west coast at Cal State’s Long Beach Pyramid and on January 17 & 18 in New York at a location to be announced shortly.
Poll: How Many Times Per Week Do You Train BJJ?
November 29, 2008
We are learning a lot about the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu as it stands today via our BJJ Polls! In our last poll we learned that most people who do BJJ (and responded to the poll) train under black belts.
This week we want to know another basic characteristic of the average person who trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu. How many times do you train?
Poll: What Belt Rank Does Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Hold?
November 22, 2008
Last week’s poll on whether folks had to address their instructors by a certain title was very interesting! Ninety percent of folks in BJJ do not have to address their instructor by a certain title.
In today’s BJJ Poll I’m wondering about the BJJ belt rank The Mighty 600,000’s professors hold. Cast your vote above!
If you have a question you think would make a good poll, you can email me at caleb @ (this website) .com, or leave a recorded message for us by calling give us a call at 877-247-4662!
Poll: Do You Have to Address Your BJJ Instructor with a Specific Title?
November 15, 2008
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is sometimes considered more informal than traditional martial arts, and does not insist upon the formalities found in Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Karate, and other Asian martial arts.
Teachers at some BJJ schools do insist that you address them using a title like “master”, or “professor”. How about yours?
Poll: How Many BJJ DVDs Do You Own?
November 8, 2008
In today’s BJJ Poll I’m wondering how many Brazilian jiu-jitsu DVDs you own. They can be instructional DVDs like the ones from Saulo Ribeiro
If you have a question you think would make a good poll, you can email me at caleb @ (this website) .com, or leave a recorded message for us by calling give us a call at 877-247-4662!
Poll: Should Lower Belts Be Allowed to Perform Heel Hooks in Competition?
November 1, 2008
Today’s BJJ Poll is based on a thread that was posted recently on a popular Brazilian jiu-jitsu forum.
Some people are against heel hooks as a submission technique for Brazilian jiu-jitsu white and blue
belts as the margin for error in applying the submission is very small, as is the margin for error in knowing when to tap when someone applies a heel hook on you. Further, when something does go wrong during a heel hook, the damage to the grappler’s knee is often severe enough to warrant surgery.
Others argue that heel hooks are not that different from any other submission grappling technique and that with good instruction and under supervision, white and blue belts can safely perform the technique.
What do you think? Cast your vote above, and if you have more to say on the topic, leave us a recorded message for us by calling 877-247-4662! I am guessing there are some FightWorks Podcast listeners who have personal experience in this arena.
Also, if you have a question you think would make a good poll, you can email me at caleb @ (this website) .com.
Poll: How Long Have You Trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
October 25, 2008
This is the first of regular polls we will do here on The FightWorks Podcast. I’m sure there is a ton we can learn from asking you, The Mighty 600,000!
If you have a question you think would make a good poll, you can email me at caleb @ (this website) .com, or leave a recorded message for us by calling give us a call at 877-247-4662!
Many thanks to Matt for suggesting that we get this thing going!
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