JUDO TOURNAMENT (FOR THOSE INTERESTED)

FLORIDA YUDANSHAKAI STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS The tournament will be held on Saturday, 20 September 2014. ADDRESS: 5211 Hernandes Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808 (Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida). OPENING CEREMONIES: 11:00 A.M. CHECK-IN: 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. ENTRY FEE: $35.00 – Adults/Junior LATE ENTRY FEE: $ 50.00 Additional information can be found on www.orlandojudo.com

NO LONGER ASSOCIATE BJJ INSTRUCTOR FOR COMBAT ATHLETIX

As of this past Friday, 15 August, I resigned my position as the associate BJJ instructor at Smiley's Combat Athletix. James Smiley is still a great friend of mine (we had lunch today, in fact), and there is no ill will between the two of us. He and I will continue to support the growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the Jacksonville area.

SATURDAY, 16 AUGUST 2014 BJJ

Our class time was moved back to 1:30 p.m. because AFR was testing their students for promotions. We had a full house, at least for us, with nine people in attendance, including one of Kyle's friends (Shane T.) who is a blue belt that trains Gracie Combatives in Mandarin. I covered how to properly do the seatbelt from the back and the basic methodology behind the clock choke. I asked Nick to teach the bow-and-arrow choke as a modification of the clock choke and also to show basics of the spider guard. We skipped judo and ended up rolling for nearly an hour. All in all, it was a good class.