My first comp - Copa Nova 10/22/2011

[James Fazzolari]

Guard passing can be a real nightmare in jiu-jitsu. Focus on your posture and slowly working your way out - eventually they will just give you the pass if you are persistent.

I did notice at one point that you had control of his wrist and that you were able to force his wrist to the ground - consider putting all your weight on that wrist, standing, moving your weight and his over that trapped wrist and then passing it to your other hand. This chicken wings him arm behind his back, allowing you to freely reach back with your free hand and open his legs (the hand tha he needs to grab you with is trapped behind his back).

Just a thought.

[WilliamGunter]

dude you went home with 2 medals, couldn't be that bad.

this is the first from absolute int. my first int comp btw. dude was huge and dominated. afterwards i tapped a pedro sauer student. btw let me nerd out and say ryan hall and brandon vera were there.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

Work on controlling your opponent's armpits, palms down, while slicing your knee up his crotch, that's a good one, watch MTS 27.

Thank you very much for representing 10th Planet, in my eyes you won, I would've given you the points at the end

Thank you master eddie, i'll be watching mts 27 over and over until i can pass a guard. next time i won't have this stupid problem. next comp in 3 weeks!

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

this is the first from absolute int. my first int comp btw. dude was huge and dominated. afterwards i tapped a pedro sauer student. btw let me nerd out and say ryan hall and brandon vera were there.

i didn't see vera there but i saw hall, and did u see that guy dustin from the ultimate fighter?

[The kza]

nice to see some virginian 10 planets out there, I had exams. Ill post my videoes soon.

my advice for breaking guard is to pin one of his wrists to his stomach and stand up shake him off, grab ankles, work to passing with the knee slice.

[The kza]

also where is the next competition?

[WilliamGunter]

i didn't see vera there but i saw hall, and did u see that guy dustin from the ultimate fighter?

was that the cat in the red hoodie? i was wondering who that was.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

also where is the next competition?

capital grappling championships in DC...i'm getting in shape for that one, team 10th planet will have a better outing next time.

[Luis Candelas, BCG]

Guard passing can be a real nightmare in jiu-jitsu. Focus on your posture and slowly working your way out - eventually they will just give you the pass if you are persistent.

I did notice at one point that you had control of his wrist and that you were able to force his wrist to the ground - consider putting all your weight on that wrist, standing, moving your weight and his over that trapped wrist and then passing it to your other hand. This chicken wings him arm behind his back, allowing you to freely reach back with your free hand and open his legs (the hand tha he needs to grab you with is trapped behind his back).

Just a thought.

yea i didn't really have a plan when i grabbed his wrist, i was just doing anything i can to distract him and get him to open his legs (no homo). i'll try what you said, sounds like it's a perfect pass for me to try and learn

[Carlos Camacho, BCG]

dude held you in his guard the whole time and didn't even attack. LAME!