Denver Metro Area

[thomasaaron]

Do any of you Bullshidites live anywhere in the Denver Metro area? If so, I'd like to find a grappler (Judo or BJJ) to cross-train with.

-T-

"STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!!" Ghandi (or somebody)

[fragbot]

Don't live in Denver anymore, but I have a coupla suggestions:

1) Dave Cox in Greenwood Village. He teaches judo, a coupla old jujutsu styles, and silat (or at least he usedta).

2) The Northglenn judo club (they're probably still in the rec center) also have some good guys (Sam Hashimoto and another tough old fart). I'd imagine they're still around.

I dunno about any Brazilian stuff.

[Kempoist]

Sheldon Marr at Grapplers Edge in Denver.

Also, I have a 2nd Dan in American Jujitsu...I'll roll with ya.

[thomasaaron]

fragbot: thanks
kempoist: How comprehensive is American Jujitsu? How is it different than Brazillian?
Comprehensive on takedowns and counters? Comprehensive groundfighting? Are you the instructor at grappler's edge?

Basically, I know shite 'bout groundfighting. Would like to know more, but especially want to learn to counter takedowns.

"STOP THE VIOLENCE!!!!" Ghandi (or somebody)

[Kempoist]

Nope...I have no affliation with Grapplers Edge other than being a student of Mr. Marr's when he was teaching at the sherrif's academy. I am, however, an instructor of my own school in Littleton.

AJJ is pretty comrehensive in my biased opinion. My knowlege of BJJ is pretty limited to seeing the first few UFC's and what's coming at me from the other side of the ring lately.

AJJ spend a fair amout of time on working within the clinch. Counter takedows are apporached as either "jamming" the throw or doing what's called a sacrafice where you allow yourself to be taken down but you take control of your opponents angle, making then take the brunt of the fall. Once on the ground, chokes, armbars and leg locks are pretty much the standard fare.

The (much maligned) Kempo style I study has quite a bit of the Chinese Seizing art of Chin Na and I've had pretty good success incorporating that into my ground work. I actually won a macth a while ago while stuck in someones guard by pinning his head to my chest with one arm and applying pressure to a muscle group in his neck with my other hand.

Pain compliance is a beautiful thing ;)



Edited by - kempoist on July 30 2003 15:37:14

[fragbot]

I'd forgotten about Sheldon Marr. That's a definitely useful option.

Anyone know anything about Dennis Palumbo's hakka ryu? I always intended on stumbling by his school, but Aurora was never my thing.