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Jan 28

by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 0 comments

Old School Jiu Jitsu vs New School Jiu Jitsu

I get asked this question a lot and my best and most concise answer is as follows: Old School Jiu Jitsu, also known as “traditional” Jiu Jitsu, is characterized by its focus on self-defense and its adherence to traditional techniques and values. This style of Jiu Jitsu typically emphasizes the use of leverage and technique over brute strength, and emphasizes the use of throws, joint locks, and chokeholds to defeat an opponent. New School Jiu Jitsu, also known as “sport” Jiu Jitsu, is characterized by its focus on competition and its use of modern training methods. This style of Jiu Jitsu typically emphasizes the use of speed, athleticism, and conditioning to defeat an opponent, and places a greater emphasis on points and leg attacks. In summary, Old School Jiu Jitsu is focus on self-defense, traditional techniques, and values, while New School Jiu Jitsu is focus on competition, modern training method, speed, athleticism, and leg lock submissions.

Nov 03

by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Work 0 comments

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A 5 year journey has finally come to an end

Dec 09

Jiu Jitsu 1st!

After many years as Combat Room Miramar, we’ve decided to re-brand under a new name: Jiu Jitsu 1st! @jiujitsu1st We will always be a part of the @combatroombjj team and Vanderson will always be our head coach – no dramas there guys everyone remain calm please PORRA! I look forward to the new year and this next chapter 🙏🏽🥋 #jiujitsu1st #jj1 #combatroombjj #bjj #bjjtraining #nogi #brazilianjiujitsu #bjjnz #bjjnewzealand #bjjaotearoa #jiujiteiro #bjjgi #bjjlifestyle #bjjlife #bjjstyle #bjj4life #bjjgirls #grappling #faixapreta #blackbelt #artesuave #grappling #jiujitsusavedmylife #bjjcompetitor #everydayporrada #jiujitsuparatodos #martialarts #ibjjf

May 14

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BJJ Floating Mat System DIY Walkthrough

I’m going to share the process of building a floating mat system, from design to sourcing materials and build. I figured I try to take out as much guess work since I had no guidance and had to learn on my own. There were several pieces of the puzzle that came as some small surprises, but hopefully this helps the next person who decided to make the leap to a better mat system. I’m unsure of the process for other countries, but in my case I will detail the process for importing goods into New Zealand – it may differ in other places. I’ll include links to the factory for all the specific mats I ordered in the post. Towards the end of Sept 2020, just after the Covid-19 lockdown ended in New Zealand, I had an opportunity to expand my BJJ club and sub-lease space in our existing gym we ran out of. I had an elaborate vision of a floating mat system underneath some juicy dollamur mats for use to train in. I was introduced to the floating mat system years ago when I lived in Los Angeles on a visit to Kron Gracie’s academy in Culver City. […]

Jan 28

by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 0 comments tags: mindful

Unspoken and Spoken Mat Rules At Combat Room Miramar #jiujitsufirst

Some of these were borrowed from BJJEE and Gentlemen Grappler, some were modified by me, and others are my own rules or rules that have been passed down and seen as tradition 1. Shake the hands of the black belts when you enter and when you leave the mat. Additionally, after greeting the blackbelt please greet your teammates with the JJ handshake and smile 🙂 2. If a higher belt invites you to roll, you roll. They will invite you politely, if you say no they might not ask you again (except on special situations such as injuries, necessary rest for competition and others). 3. If a black belt is rolling near you, stop and move. If you are a black belt and you have a stable position and the lower belts around you are scrambling or with a submission locked in, don’t be a tyrant, be humble, you move. 4. Be stoic. If you get a submission, don’t celebrate, don’t show any joy. If you are submitted, don’t show frustration, shake hands and restart. 5. If the pain is tolerable don’t stop. Don’t talk to your partner about it, don’t expect them to say they are sorry, most of the times they didn’t […]

Aug 30

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What Do Motion Capture Actors Actually Do?

This is an old article from 2018, but still relevant and does an acceptable job at explain the role of the actor vs the role of the animator/motion editor. In general, the actor has little control over the character’s final appearance. “One of the benefits of using performance capture over traditional animation is giving the CG character the nuances of life, so an important thing we can do as actors is to provide this in our performance,” Grant says. “However, it is important to acknowledge just how much work the technical and animation team put into creating the end result – quite often, the majority of the work,” she stresses. “What we do have control over is giving them good quality data as a starting point. I think it’s important for an actor to understand the post-production pipeline, so that they can recognise how their actions affect the clean-up and animation work further down the track. In this way it can become a very strong collaboration. This is again something that is useful to embed into training.” The reality is, good performance-capture acting likes full-body commitment, great imagination and great energy for performance, often while keeping in mind quite specific technical direction. […]

Dec 14

by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Film Maker 0 comments

ROTSB# 8 Featuring Me! :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMlTT0XE0QE

Hey guys! My friend and Professor Vanderson Pires invited me to talk on his podcast today. We talked about Jiu Jitsu, working in Film and surviving cancer. This is something I've wanted to do for a while now, especially for my daughter so she can have a slight glimpse into my life before she was born. Check it out! 🙏

Oct 27

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K-Guard Flow Chart #bjj

I put together a flow chart for the K-Guard system (a.k.a. Squirrel Guard or Cross Guard) to coincide with the BJJ seminar myself and brown belt Sam Anderson are covering on Saturday. I strongly suggest you view the chart on a desktop to take advantage of the notes sections. For whatever reason they do not display on a phone and there is a lot of information within the notes for you. Click and drag the flowchart around, and use the +/- to zoom in and out. Full screen works to see it in its full glory! Please feel free to comment below if you have any questions. You should be able to view the flowchart full screen for better clarity. If not here is a link directly to the chart The seminar was inspired by Lachlan Giles’ recent ADCC victory over Godio, Duarte, and Aly. The deeper study was strongly based on Aaron Milam and Robson Moura’s take on the position. Oss

Aug 19

by Dave in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 0 comments

Why I bow.

I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2007 in Los Angeles with my good friend Professor Ricardo “Rey” Diogo. We went to the same gym and lifted weights during the lunch hour. One day we started chatting and he invited me to his BJJ academy for a “workout”. After my 1st class I was hooked, signed up immediately, and quit my other gym. That said, if anyone knows Rey, he teaches you the mat rules on day one. Bow before stepping onto the mats – it’s a show of respect to the tatme and you are checking your mind into practice, think of it as a handshake If Professor is on the mats teaching, wait for Professor to wave you onto the tatame – its respectful but also lets Professor know who is in class If you are late to class, after bowing to Professor you pay 20 push ups – life has consequences Begin class lined up according to rank and bow to Professor – this provides a clear and unambiguous ranking system and you are face to face with your instructor, ready to begin class. Professor can make announcements during this time, can address issues, make sure everyone’s uniform […]

Feb 20

by Dave in Film Maker, Work 0 comments tags: animation, maya, mayahikretargeting, mocap, mocaptutorial, motioncapture, motionediting, performancecapture, previsualization, previz, VFX, vfxtutorial, videogameproduction, virtualproduction

ALITA BATTLE ANGEL Performance Capture + Behind The Scenes Preview

Have a look at some of the on-set capture we use at Weta Digital. We did a LOT of Motion Editing and performance changes – it’s NEVER a 1:1 situation and there is a lot of artistry and technical ability required to successfully pull off such an amazing Mocap Film. Check it out! #mocap #mocaptutorial #mayahikretargeting #maya #motioncapture #performancecapture #motionediting #animation #vfx #vfxtutorial #videogameproduction #virtualproduction #previz #previsualization

Old School Jiu Jitsu vs New School Jiu Jitsu

Avatar: The Way of Water Trailer

Jiu Jitsu 1st!

BJJ Floating Mat System DIY Walkthrough

Unspoken and Spoken Mat Rules At Combat Room Miramar #jiujitsufirst

What Do Motion Capture Actors Actually Do?

ROTSB# 8 Featuring Me! :P

K-Guard Flow Chart #bjj

Why I bow.

ALITA BATTLE ANGEL Performance Capture + Behind The Scenes Preview

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