
Originally Posted by
Eddie Bravo
To win IBJJF points tourneys the best thing to do is what Gracie Barra does, focus almost all your mat time on sweeping and passing and very little time on submissions, and absolutely no reaping allowed which means very little leg locks especially heel hooks or toe holds which I'm pretty sure are banned in class. That's the correct formula to win points tourneys but to me that's not what I want 10p to be about plus that's boring as fuck.
We focus heavily on submissions, including reaping and leglocks. That's why we crush sub only tourneys while most of the "big" associations just ignore them and for good reason, that's just not their style. I don't know how many team NAGA titles we've won, but it's a lot. One thing is undebatable tho, we swarm and smash Gracie Nationals and Gracie Worlds and have won the team title the last 3 years including a 19 gold medal performance 2 months ago.
When it comes to points tourneys we may not dominate but in the Subonly world we rule, now that's an irrefutable fact :-)
Awesome point Eddie! I own a freaking gi company, but there's a reason grappling spats were one of my first products. I love the nogi leglock game and my coach, Miguel Torres, teaches leglocks from an awesome leg weave that does include a reap (which never hurts anybody, haha) so I'm in love with them as well.
As Rickson once said, if you're afraid to compete with no time, there is something wrong with your jiu jitsu. If you're afraid to compete in sub-only, there's something wrong with your jiu jitsu.
Also, I'll be picking up your tatami/scramble tee. Matt (scramble) and Gareth (tatami) are awesome dudes and I'm really happy to be able to support them and you. Get back to Chicago soon!