Update: For those not quite familiar with the sport of grappling– Despite what it looks like, Bray and Jeff, in the above picture, are actually participating in the act of combat. There is absolutely nothing romantic going on there, and Bray is not trying to pull Jeff’s pants up just a little bit [...]

Tonight we trained the double-attack from the mount and from the guard. Edson also showed us some details about property choking technique, in particular proper wrist movement for the cases where (1) you have both hands in the lapel of the opponent’s gi, and (2) where one wrist in inside the gi, and the other is grasping the shoulder area. Very important!

We ended training with about 20 minutes of specific training, one opponent starts in the mount. The winner stays.

Plaza Gym has reached a new agreement with our club. As of December 1, 2005, all paid members of the Gracie Barra BH Marbella martial arts club are now full members of the Plaza Gym, entitled to visit as often as they wish, and make use of all gym facilities, including weights, training machines, aerobic classes, etc. This is great news!