Many people spend hours on the mat, hours watching instructionals, hours in the gym and often they are left looking for an edge. Nothing replaces mat time, but proper conditioning and strength building are components of any athlete’s over all game and often the difference between winning and losing.
Of course running and weight lifting can [...]
In my quest to be the best grappler I can be, I began studying Judo to supplement my BJJ. Insodoing, I bought and read Jigoro Kano’s “Kodokan Judo,” and Neil Ohlenkamp’s “Judo Unleashed.” I also enlisted a new BJJ student, Neil Coker (a Judo Black Belt, and national level judoka) to begin coaching me.
What has [...]
On September 26th, 2009, members of Small Axe Jiu Jitsu converged on Northern Detroit to compete in the Michigan Open. We had a competitor that weighed in less than 70 lbs and a couple who cleared the 200 lbs mark with ease. The end result of the day was Small Axe taking home 3 first [...]
HIP CONTROL
It is inevitable that in BJJ you will be told, “Control the hips,” or “It’s all about the hips,” or something along those lines. The advice is sound! What do they mean? This essay is going to try to demonstrate a way to direct your attention to controlling your opponent’s hips. We will [...]
February 28th, 2009, Professor Caique ventured to Indiana to give a seminar. After a grueling training session, several of the Small Axe Jiu Jitsu participants were awarded promotions.
Ari Bolden, of www.submissions101.comrecently asked me to comment on my perspective of the relationship between MMA and BJJ. He asked me if MMA will make BJJ obsolete? He also wanted me to address differences between MMA grappling and BJJ. This post will try to address these issues as well as set an argument for the [...]
I have thought alot about the belts and what they mean when it comes to BJJ. There are many different metaphors and analogies that can be utilized to help one understand that progressing through the ranks is difficult and takes significant time, but to keep perspective on why, I like to use the analogy of [...]
This site is under construction, but hopefully in the near future I will have more material and more frequent posts. Thanks for your patience. -Tim
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I am very proud of both of these guys! They are just examples he many good competitors on my team and affiliated with Team Caique.
Grappling Gym at Home Nears Completion!!!!
The progress on the home gym has been fantastic. We have lights, we have walls, we have mats and they have been tested! Check out the pics below to see more.
(Walls up and ready for [...]
