Articles by: Doug

Why good uke? The more I learn about Gracie Jiu Jitsu, the more I understand why I need to be a good uke. I find myself telling students frequently, “you need to be a good uke”. How can I be a good uke, if I don’t know what uke is? Essentially for our purposes we’ll say uke is a training [...]

This started out to be a simple, standard seminar, but it has Morphed into something with a life of its own. I’m excited at the prospect of seeing Royce and seeing some potentially great grappling matches. I always enjoy seeing Royce, let’s face it, he’s pretty much the reason any of us got involved with jiu jitsu. I enjoy the [...]

Jim Hughes taught class in Glastonbury on Tuesday night. Great class. I really liked what was taught. It was more than teaching some moves. The concepts were simple yet effective, and the details were useful. Some new stuff was taught, and some great details on passing the guard. I’ve seen Royce teach the same pass, but the detail this time [...]

Jim Hughes will be teaching class on May 31st. This will be a great opportunity to learn from one of people promoted to Black Belt by Royce Gracie.