ROYCE GRACIE IS COMING TO SHEFFIELD

the seminar will take place on sunday the 19th of feb:thumbsup:
it will start at 6.30pm (or when royce get's there.lol)
any way if u want 2 know any more or book a place
call steve on 07896330037

hope 2 c u there:D

woohoo! :hihi:

Hello

Interested in doing Jujitsu maybe. I know my next door neighboors son, turned 9 in November and also got his black belt which was an excellent achievement.

I'm interested in giving this Matial Art a try out.

Whats the difference in Brazilian and Japanese Jujitsu? are the names of the techniques/throws pronounced in Brazilain/Japanese respectively?

So, is anyone going?

Good luck with the seminar mate. It will be awesome.
I,ll try to make it if I can get back from training in Wakefield in time.

Trev - Brazilian jujitsu was originally derived from a branch of traditional jujitsu with a few other influences but it has developed into quite a different style now. Brazilian jujitsu focusses on practical ground technique with emphasis on controlling an opponent and submission techniques (Chokes and joint-breaking techniques). Brazilian jujitsu is largely groundwork though we do some standing throws and grappling also. It is most often trained in conjunction with a similarly practical striking art by mixed martial artists e.g. cagefighters etc., or on it's own as a competitive submission grappling sport. Belts in Brazilian jujitsu are awarded on the basis of fighting prowess and technical ability, and are very difficult to come by - there are 3 black belts in the UK, maybe 30-50 worldwide (at a guess, I don't know for sure).

Traditional jujitsu incorporates striking techniques similar in some ways to karate etc., and as it's most often practised in the UK now is geared towards a family-friendly, light competitive sort of attitude with some Japanese philosophy and formal structure. Belts are often awarded in stages with gradings every 3-6 months so are largely dependent on how long you've been training, though you have to learn techniques from a syllabus which does get progressively harder as you go up the belts. (I'd personally only consider it challenging around the 2nd Dan level from my experience, though there is obviously variation from club to club). Some few clubs also train in a more truly traditional / pragmatic manner, but they're the exception rather than the rule - many techniques and training methods have been removed from the bulk of the style as they were considered dangerous. To be fair, quite a lot of the traditional training methods are dated, unhealthy or possibly even slightly sadistic when viewed from a modern anatomical / sport science point of view.

I'd recommend traditional jujitsu for children or those with a low level of fitness or confidence. For people wanting to learn useful fighting technique, Brazilian jujitsu is good for the groundwork / submission grappling aspect, Thai boxing / kickboxing (among others) for the striking.

I would go to the Royce seminar if I had time / money - I've been to two and enjoyed them. But I'm a bit busy with Uni and skint so I doubt I will. Enjoy though!

hopefully it won't be the last time crayfish - maybe you'll be able make another one at a later date

a big congratulations to eveyone who was graded by royce gracie this evening - i don't know about anyone else but i thoroughly enjoyed the seminar. also, big up to jon goldson for asking royce why he's took the matt hughes fight! 'nuff respect! lol

How did the seminar go, sounds like it was a success....how many were graded by Royce, belts, stripes etc., just being nosey lol

How did the seminar go, sounds like it was a success....how many were graded by Royce, belts, stripes etc., just being nosey lol

i thought it was really good - royce demonstrated some great defensive techniques/escapes and there was a helluva of people present, coming from as far afield as newcastle and cornwall. there were also people from different clubs (i.e. different affiliations) and the atmosphere was really nice, friendly and relaxed.

i'm not sure how many people were graded - i know a few people got their well earned blue belts and a few blue belts got an additional stripe or two.

no purples then ?

no purples then ?

as far as i'm aware, no one was graded from blue to purple, although i could be mistaken. i believe royce feels that he needs to observe someone over a greater period of time to grade them to purple, but again i could be mistaken (i'm sure that someone will be quick to correct me if i'm wrong!) :hihi:

not me, i think someone would have been vocal if they had got purple.

I forgot to ask Monkey boy to introduce me to you anvil, sorry bout that.. i was the one who asked for a tip on Royce finishing matt huges. so i could bet the exact minute and round to clean up at the bookies.

and..... did you train with legarto?

yes, i did train with lagarto, and you were right, it was worth £12. he demonstrated some great techniques and he came across as a really nice guy, so i'm gonna try and train with him as often as i can (which will probably be every other week).

did you enjoy the seminar? i thought it was a good atmosphere - nice to see so many people from different clubs and places getting along.

congrats on the blue by the way :thumbsup:

yeh, congrats to all who were graded by Royce at the seminar.....sounds like you all had a great time shame I couldn't be there this time as I was hoping to catch up with Royce again.

you can train with legarto, at our club now so it less traveling for you.

you can train with legarto, at our club now so it less traveling for you.

yea, it's good that you have him, saturday is a far better day for me though - i'm not sure if i could make the necessary changes to attend on a sunday. it only actually takes me an extra 10 minutes to get to mansfield as opposed to hillsborough, plus the training is with Dave Briggs' club and the guy is an absolute RBSD legend, so that's an added bonus to be honest.

i'll have to see if i can alter a few things around so that i can make sundays.

lagarto is awesome, big up barra sheff for bringing in the blacks and browns to teach. Victor is awesome and is gonna create his own storm in bjj like is older uglier brother