Rene Kunz from Fuji Mae NZ posted a picture with Vanderson Pires on his FB. The hint was they were planning a new BJJ event. Could they be organising another submission only competition which was called Artaxias?

Open mats from 10 am at city bjj on Saturdays. 8 West Street, Newton, Auckland, 1010. see you on the mats.

This week was guard submission for beginners and introduction to our intermediate guard system for our more advanced students (3 stripes white belt and above). Serge taught de la riva on Tuesday Gi class. Stu taught reverse de la riva and biejo (also known as the kiss of the dragon) on Thursday Nogi as this guard is more suitable for Nogi. For the beginner, Serge taught a combination of Kimura and Hip Bump Sweep. Then we had our usual situational rolling, takedown sparring and normal rolling. Next week, we teaching guard sweeps for beginners and the blue belts can drill their preferred techniques.

After training, I like to drink Kava to relax my muscles and mind. Especially when sparring late at night, I always find it hard to fall asleep. My body was stiff from sparring and I had sleepless night Sometimes, I use to do shrimp escapes in my sleep. lol Kava has been a great natural and organic drink to relax and help me unwind after a day of work, teaching and training. Recently I have been introduced to Taki Mai. I found the product to be of high quality. The fact that you no longer have to strain the product into a cloth is a big bonus and make the experience hassle free. All the Kava powder is used during preparation. There is not waste like the traditional kava product. Because it is grinded so fine, you do not have to strain it. You will notice that it tastes better. Tonight after training, Stu is hosting a Kava degustation party with Zane (founder of the brand Taki Mai) at his house All club members (including the Judokas), welcome. After training...

North South position was known at this stalling position. However, Marcelo Garcia turned this position into an offensive position due his famous choke. We will covering this topic 4 time this year. We drilled north south escape for warm up, side control recomposition and arm bar from bottom side control We taught Kimura and North South choke made famous by Marcelo Garcia See link for more details http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2014/03/training-report-north-south-choke.html Situation rollling Take down sparring and normal sparring. TAKE DOWN TOPICS Tuesday take is Ko Uchi Gari which we are doing for 1 month Thursday is double leg takedown which we are doing for 1 month. This takedown is more suitable for nogi compare to Ko Uchi Gari.

We are organising our annual bjj competition for masters in our Epsom dojo. We will have different age categories: 30-40., 40-50, 50 + super matches. Repechage system also known as double eliminations. More details to follow. Limited entries. All bjj clubs welcome.

Great training at city bjj this morning.