I have no idea how fast your internet connection is—probably some outdated dial-up nonsense, right?—but there are all these MMA hubs on DC++ where people stash everything. You can just grab entire instructional series in one go. Honestly, if you actually want to learn something instead of just staring at YouTube clips, that’s way more useful.
www.bjj.org — check this out for more photos, though they’ve got some clips on there too. www.bjjfighter.com — a few techniques here, mostly just pictures. http://www.abhaya.ca/technique.htm Personally, I find this one to be the best because it’s loaded with technique videos in WMV format, even if most of them are gi-based.
But honestly, those are just a handful of resources—fine for a quick refresher, I suppose. For actual training, I have a massive collection of full instructional sets. That’s what we really live by in my house. There's plenty of solid stuff from Roy Harris, Pedro Sauer, Marcelo Garcia, and the rest of the greats.
Well, look, you've got plenty of it over in Canada, and even in places like Mexico or down in Budapest, Canada... though I couldn't say for sure about Canada.
Of course it is. I was actually right on the verge of bringing unknown over here for a seminar—you might remember seeing the rumors on this forum about him coming to Canada—but I just couldn't pull enough people together to make it happen. Such a massive waste, honestly. That guy is a legitimate master, and let's be real, his rates were way more reasonable than Werdum's.
I honestly can't believe those are the rates for private lessons. It sounds way too steep to me—unless you’re talking about the Gracie academy, because they actually have a massive reputation, but even then, I know plenty of top-tier instructors out there who charge much less. Look, nobody actually specified what Werdum is asking for. That number was just a per-person estimate, which doesn't really tell the whole story. The reality is Werdum wants unknown dollars for the seminar, and frankly, he couldn't care less how many people you manage to round up to cover it. Just split the costs among the group and deal with it.😉 I’d give you a specific figure, but I’m sitting here wondering if the info I got was meant for the public or if it was some behind-the-scenes stuff...
There’s one more thing that sets his seminars apart from anything else I’ve ever seen—unlike those typical TKD clinics or any other workshops I’ve wasted my time on in the past. At the end of the session, EVERYONE—and I mean absolutely EVERY single person there—gets a shot at actually sparring with him. And let me tell you, he proved right then and there that he is light-years ahead of anyone who thought they could hold their own against him. It honestly makes the price tag feel completely justified.
Honestly, I’m just glad this thread exists. Hmm... look, Fabrizio is easily one of the top grapplers and BJJ fighters on the PLANET. He's here sparring with Mirko, which means he’s a total legend—and regardless of how much people might hate to admit it, the man is the real deal. Plus, you can't ignore his history performing in Pride, so... yeah. That seminar? I think it was held either as a favor or some sort of arrangement with a local veterans' organization, which made it an exception. For anyone outside those veteran circles, the price for the seminar was $117. To be perfectly honest, I actually went out of my way to inquire about what he charges for seminars. The number is quite high, so I suppose it shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. But like I said, considering he is a titan in this field—a four-time world champion!—and if you look at what these types of seminars cost globally, the pricing is completely standard. I’ve looked at rates in other countries; they’re basically the same, roughly $50 to $100 for either MMA or BJJ seminars. Still, Fabrizio told everyone he’ll be around for at least another year and is open to doing more, though his commitments to Mirko make it pretty difficult to pull off. Again, I'll repeat: the price was consistent with global standards. Someone already mentioned Wing Chun—it's basic economics; the market dictates the price. And here, it’s even higher because BJJ and MMA are so massive right now. Even more so because there aren't many experts of his caliber in all of Europe. For context, if you go to a Gracie academy in the States, monthly training costs about $100 to $150. So, hey, go train BJJ over there then! 😲 One more thing. Slaven posted on this forum before about a seminar by Kazek Muniz, who visited Canada. We actually had some plans for it in the DM, since Kazek requested a lower fee despite being a total BJJ heavyweight himself. But that whole thing fell through because there just wasn't enough interest from the Midwest. That’s about the state of training authentic BJJ in our neck of the woods. 😢
Look, obviously. btwnsam wasn't bashing your master; I was just stating what I saw and read with my own eyes. I was criticizing the guy in the video, not him. Now, I’m honestly not sure if you even grasp the distinction there.
Look, I'm telling you, that guy in the video was SUPPOSEDLY him. But honestly? The fight was a total joke. Sure, when he swung, he was fast, but there was absolutely zero power behind it. And then he just flinches his head back like a coward to avoid getting hit—it was pathetic, really. Just a complete washout. I’m not claiming it’s definitely him—I’ve never actually laid eyes on the guy, so how could I know? I don't care if people say he was some big-shot champion; I'm just reporting what I saw and what I read. For all we know, it might not even be him. And let's get one thing straight: I never once claimed to be some kind of grandmaster, so your little theory about me being some "virtual expert" is completely baseless.
I honestly have no clue who any of these people are, but I happened to stumble upon some video clip online where apparently William Cheung was in it, getting into a scrap with someone. Honestly? It was painful to watch. Both of them were so hilariously bad that the whole fight looked less like a martial arts match and more like two little girls flailing their arms around in a tantrum.
No way. NOT AGAIN. I freaking knew it. This is garbage.
Fedor is playing mind games with Cro Cop
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mirko Filipović didn't hold back, absolutely losing his cool when addressing Fedor Emelianenko's latest attempt to push back their June 26th showdown:
- It’s infuriating. He’s still trying to pull all the strings. He knows perfectly well I need to fight in June, so he’s trying to drag this whole thing into August just to screw me over—leaving me with a measly 45 days to prep while he gets four full months. Now they’re actually trying to pitch Minotaur as an opponent, and only two months before the scheduled date! But look, my manager Ken Imai tells me Fedor has already headed out to his training camp, so nothing is officially postponed until August yet—that's what a furious Cro Cop told us.
Jeffrey Taylor49 said:In BJJ, it’s all about positioning. Period. Every single training session revolves around a few specific techniques that are basically variations of one another—you launch an attack, it fails, so you pivot to something else. Then you've got defense, and more often than not, you're just sweating through escapes from someone's guard. But at the end of the day, it's pure wrestling! It's constant fighting! Because let's be honest... what good is some fancy little technique if you can't even find the right position to actually pull it off!!
Positioning is the absolute cornerstone; without it, you have nothing. You have to control your opponent, secure a solid position, and hold onto it tight before you even think about a submission. As for capoeira, it feels more like a dance these days, maybe even something else entirely.
Jamie Fowler2 said:Ground fighting is an entirely different beast compared to standing combat.
Heh, spot on. And besides that, your reflexes and those raw, primal instincts? They’ll absolutely betray you once you hit the mat if you haven't put in the work to train them properly.
Jamie Fowler2 said:It’s high time someone actually sat down and learned the fundamental movements. I mean, seriously. How long does it even take to teach someone all the various levers and choking techniques? And more importantly, how much time passes before they can actually apply them in a real situation? How many years of grinding away until someone finally reaches true mastery? It's a massive question, really. One that people always seem to rush through.
Exactly. And honestly? If you think BJJ is just about some fancy levers and chokes, you’re missing the entire point. That’s barely even scratching the surface. It's such a tiny, microscopic fraction of what the sport actually is. Look, I’ll say it plainly: nobody—and I mean absolutely nobody—actually knows every single technique in BJJ. It’s impossible. The sport is evolving at such a breakneck pace that if you try to master everything, you’ll just end up spinning in circles. Every gym out there has its own specific flavor, its own little quirks. Sure, the fundamentals are basically the same whether you're training in New York or Los Angeles, but trying to learn every single move? Forget about it. It's just not happening. Take Eddie Bravo, for example. He’s got this whole specific style that you just don't see everywhere else—he’s constantly teaching that Rubber Guard stuff in his system, and it’s distinctively his. It’s like that... one academy might be world-class at pressure passing, while another has some secret sauce for leg locks that nobody else even realizes exists. Every school has its own little "ace in the hole" that they keep close to the vest. You can't know it all. It's just a fact. It just strikes me as fundamentally bizarre—honestly, quite absurd—that someone could think they can just "cram" or somehow "brute-force" their way into mastering a skill in a mere six months. It’s preposterous! You can't just cram for a mid-term at Yale and expect to suddenly possess decades of intuition. It defies logic. Truly.
What kind of style are we even talking about here that someone could actually pick up in, say, eighteen months to two years?😕 Is this more along the lines of some meditative Tai Chi movement, or are we talking about something legitimate for an actual fight?
So, I caught a glimpse of the future, and apparently, there’s going to be instructional footage for about a million different disciplines—mostly your stuff, plus Kua, Tai Chi, Tao Yin, Tsui Pa Hsien (whatever on earth that even is), countless Kung Fu styles, Wing Chun... I could go on forever, really. It honestly strikes me as a little bizarre how anyone manages to get all that content produced and out there. Hahaha.