Sponsorship :)
When we got our new shirts made up for work I had a patch for my gi made also.
Personalization of your gi is promoted in Brazilian Jii Jitsu. I think it looks cool :)
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When we got our new shirts made up for work I had a patch for my gi made also.
Personalization of your gi is promoted in Brazilian Jii Jitsu. I think it looks cool :)
Yeah, i seen your new shirt last friday and they look quite nice actually :-)
We’re happy with them, and they’re both versatile and comfy.
Can you send me a picture? The firewall here at TfL blocks the Flickr website… and the ADSL at home hasn’t been connected yet :(
I’ve found a place near my house in London that does Brazilian Jii Jitsu so I’m thinking of going. I enjoyed the Kung Fu with Radford and now I’m not playing basketball I thought I’d give one of them a whirl…
Where are you in London Duncan?
Currently me and Gem are living in Acton (by Earling Broadway) and I’m working for TfL. Where are you? Actually, rather than use Mr Lambies website as our own little personal chat session email me so I have your address on “datack at ihsen dot com”… hopefully spiders won’t find that address :)
I’d recommend BJJ to anyone that’s looking to supplement their fitness with something practical and extremely addictive. A few things to be aware of:
a) If you have an ego of any sorts, it’s probably not for you. Admiting when you’re beaten, called “tapping”, is hard for some people to come to terms with. It’s crucial for your safety that you tap early, and some people just can’t lose, lose, lose all the time, which is all you do at the beginning.
b) You will be getting into all kinds of close quarters with other big, sweaty dudes. I don’t have a problem with this, but a lot of people would. (Watch as Radord ditches Kung Fu for BJJ instantly ;)
c) You won’t tank up. My core fitness is getting better, and doing pushups, choke crunches and Hindu squats gives you some extra definition, but it won’t sculpt a mad physique. I think that’s true for most martial arts though, except boxing perhaps.
d) You will get hurt. In 4 months I’ve broken my toe and had more bruising than ever - I never used to bruise at all. Not to mention “bent” feelings in my arms from arm bars and arm locks.
e) It’s highly addictive. If you start it, you’ll want to dive head first. If you’ve only got one night a week to train you’ll probably not get far fast.
f) In most arts it takes 2-3 years to get a black belt; in BJJ it’s normally more than 10. You’ll sit on a white belt for 2-3 years before you get a blue. You do get “tips” of colour (up to 4) but it’s not an art for people that want a black belt fast. However, once you have a blue you’re entitles to teach. It’s widely considered that a blue in BJJ is comparable to a black in most other arts, and futher belts are like further “dans”.
I don’t expect that any of this will put you off Dunc, and I hope it doesn’t. BJJ is one of the best things I’ve done recently and it’d be great to have a roll with you when you get back :)
Awesome dude.
But you need to send a shirt over to melb so i can do a bit of promo!~!
I’ll where it to work on my casual days :)
i take a size small :P
~rob
“You will be getting into all kinds of close quarters with other big, sweaty dudes”
*runs away to sign up* ;)