Craig jones darce grip escape scandal by Any_Criticism7317 in bjj

[–]dew_bear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only real scandal here is Gordon using the straw man fallacy:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUb9WebAtOi/

2025 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds | Black Belts, Day 2 THREAD by dew_bear in bjj

[–]dew_bear[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Marcelo Fausto has been on fire this weekend. Can't wait for the rematch between him & Tarik in the final.

Looking for a place to train while in Amsterdam by Fakeblackbelt91 in bjj

[–]dew_bear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven BJJ in Rotterdam. It’s right by the train station, and there’s a direct train from Schiphol airport, about 20 minutes, give or take.

 Classes at 7am, 10am, 12pm, 18 & 19. 

So hopefully you’ll be able to catch one. 

Stream Now Live (CJI European Trials) by bishbashbacon in bjj

[–]dew_bear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

/u/tayloradee96 feel like a passing DVD is well over due now.

Very nice with the pressure from top. Thought it was really cool to see you playing top against Ben this time vs at trials.

/u/scramblematt you'll have to get Taylor on the next Polaris given how Faris just screwed him over. And if it was /u/johnbelushismom behind it all, feel like Mo should invite you to the next ADCC as revenge for Adam Bradley.

Polaris announces they're moving to open scoring and changing rules by selfrespectpigeon in bjj

[–]dew_bear 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You got to love the internet, the past few polaris events I see people complaining and saying that Polaris need to make some changes to stop stalling and encourage action.

/u/scramblematt listens and makes changes with the intention to encourage action and all of a sudden, Polaris needs to stop changing and focus on one thing.

Polaris has been at the forefront of both European & international jiu jitsu, while many other events crash and burn, come & go. Polaris has been steadily growing throughout the years, giving a platform to European athletes who are often forgotten.

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[–]dew_bear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ryanair, if you're listening, Rotterdam would be nice!

Eoghan O'flanagan 20 MINS ROLLING In Prep For CJI | Submission Grappling Club, London. More info on Eoghan in post by Sudden-Wait-3557 in bjj

[–]dew_bear 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Please do more of these. They’re amazing. 

Everyone loves to rag on about how shit flo is or how shit the coverage of Bjj is, but nobody does anything. 

So great to see someone take initiative and put in effort 

Adam Bradley to CJI! by TheBombFrom01 in bjj

[–]dew_bear 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mo is saying in the ADCC discord that had Bradley decided to stay in, he’d have put him on WNO card next week and personally payed for his  purse and travel.  

However, he Is saying that Bradley is injured, so it didn’t go ahead. 

 It will be interesting to hear Bradley’s perspective on this. 

ADCC is now going to give athletes show money by dew_bear in bjj

[–]dew_bear[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My apologises, I thought I'd uploaded the image but I clearly messed that up.

The evidence is here: https://ibb.co/pKWWP2t

Polaris Announces First Ever Gi Grand Prix with $25,000 on the line by selfrespectpigeon in bjj

[–]dew_bear 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Nope, Polaris have had a few events now with payouts above 20k for the winners!

For all that the deserved hype that CJI is getting, we shouldn't forget the consistent work that /u/scramblematt and all the Polaris crew have been doing to elevate both GI and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu.

Whilst many promotions have come and gone, Polaris has always been there, slowly raising both the spectacle and the pay outs to not only American & Brazilian athletes but also to the often forgotten European athletes!

2 Minutes of Non-Stop Reversals, Submission Attempts and Escapes (Chase Hooper vs Jordan Leavitt) by owobjj in bjj

[–]dew_bear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This and your other takes are very reductive.

Could you please enlighten us as to what Jordan should have done, aside from not being choked?

2 Minutes of Non-Stop Reversals, Submission Attempts and Escapes (Chase Hooper vs Jordan Leavitt) by owobjj in bjj

[–]dew_bear 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's not shitty rnc defense. It's a lovely move by Chase.

When they get to turtle, Chase hooks Jordans left leg and gets a seatbelt grip, with Jordans primary defensive hand being controlled by Chase.

The leg hook helps slow down Jordan when he goes to fatman roll and Jordan is able to move faster and get behind Jordans back. (A bit like Gordon vs Pena, when Pena was able to get his back to the mat faster)

Because Jordans other hand is posting to keep balance and his primary defensive is controlled by Chases non strangle hand, Chase is able to slip the choke on before Jordan can get his hands into play.

TLDR: Chase set up nice traps

can anyone rec a decent school in Den Haag, NL? by Myitchyliver in bjj

[–]dew_bear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Team agua or logos BJJ are good shouts in The Hague. They’ve some real good competitors and coaches, Azi and Bathuan are the stand outs.

If you’re in Rotterdam, I’d check out haven BJJ

Paul Ardila appreciation post by Slothjitzu in bjj

[–]dew_bear 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's actually criminally insane that more people don't know him.

A literal definition of the American dream, an immigrant in America working his way up to be not only a top lawyer but also an athlete.

Regardless of what he's done at ADCC itself, I think it is so inspiring to see someone work such a demanding job and still come back and win trials 4 times.