BJJ half guard drills by Rigan Machado

As a complement to my last post, BJJ drills by Rigan Machado, I am adding some half guard specific drills by Rigan Machado from the same DVD Secrets of the Half Guard.




*Btw, if you like what you see, make sure to purchase his DVD set. It is the most complete and detailed half guard DVD ever!

BJJ drills by Rigan Machado

I am a big fan of Rigan Machado and I love his style of teaching (funny and very detailed). On his Secrets of the Half Guard DVD, he shows some good drills that I've been using for a while during my warm ups. Hope you enjoy it.




*Btw, if you like what you see, make sure to purchase his DVD set. It is the most complete and detailed half guard DVD ever!

BJJ and flexibility

Flexibility is essential for most competitive sports, but on BJJ it is a must if you want to be in the top and master a lot of the techniques.

Awesome links about it:


Yoga for grappling:
http://www.grapplearts.com/Yoga-for-Grappling.htm



Eddie Bravo on Flexibility:



Rickson's "natural" exercises:


Yoga for fighters:

Body Surf Drill - Using stability ball

Lately, I have been unable to train every day because of work requirements and other conflicts in my schedule. Because of that I am trying to do at least some drills when I can not go to the gym.

I found the following using the stability ball very useful, hope you enjoy!

BJJ Drills - Arte Suave from Andre Galvao

Andre Galvao is an amazing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter and at this video he shows lots of useful drills and exercises to improve your BJJ game.