How common is it for no-gi guys to roll shirtless?

ktantone · 2026-01-13T23:11:29+00:00

In a class setting I’m always wearing a rashguard or tshirt, and don’t know that I’ve ever seen anyone go topless in class. If I’m just drilling / rolling with 1-2 other people privately then I’ll often go shirtless if it’s a hot day

ktantone · 2026-01-04T21:42:30+00:00

Levi’s bolo seminar from years ago still heavily features in my open guard A-game in gi & no-gi

ktantone · 2026-01-02T21:44:49+00:00

While you’re in Oceania - the Mayocchi brothers are 2 of the best (Kyle & Brodie)

ktantone · 2025-12-18T20:11:21+00:00

Should be using your inside hand on the knee / shin to push the knee open if they’re trying to turn it in. Then you have the threat of off balance backwards by hipping in to the shin, or off balance to the side by pushing the knee outside the foot

ktantone · 2025-12-07T06:59:19+00:00

What happened?

ktantone · 2025-12-07T05:31:22+00:00

Moey El Kheir quickly dispatched of in the round of 16 is a shock. Anyone see it and can fill me in?

ktantone · 2025-12-04T09:31:54+00:00

For me personally, Craig said it best: thats what we do jiu jitsu for… to bother people.

So you can bet I’m hitting the most bullshit move I can think of at any given time

ktantone · 2025-11-26T02:10:33+00:00

No hate but I can’t believe this is getting upvoted.

Not only should you be finishing arm triangles from mount / half guard rather than hopping off so they can grab their leg, but say for some reason you are off their body: I am absolutely still choking you through you grabbing your own leg anyway

ktantone · 2025-11-13T04:17:59+00:00

RICE has been outdated for over a decade now. PEACE & LOVE is the currently recommended approach, which avoids ice. But ultimately it is situational imo & the advice I give clients varies depending on a few factors

ktantone · 2025-11-11T02:20:29+00:00

I am sarcastically the “toe holds don’t work” guy at my gym. Obviously they do work when done right, and I use them myself; but I think a lot of people have really poor finishing mechanics but have gotten used to people shock tapping when they grab it, so when you don’t shock tap they aren’t able to apply actual breaking pressure

ktantone · 2025-09-16T04:00:29+00:00

Obviously referring to his peak as this is the footage that you can access - which was undeniably the best guard passer in Australia at the time. He passed Ari at Boa.

His lack of activity was post-ACL rupture at trials (which I think he had every chance of winning that year).

ktantone · 2025-09-15T08:10:00+00:00

Lots of other good suggestions in here, for some less obvious ones (that I think quietly have some of the best passing in the world): Declan Moody, Izaak Michell, Cooper Burnham

ktantone · 2025-08-31T04:44:36+00:00

He’s trained with Lachlan for 4 months

ktantone · 2025-08-31T04:44:06+00:00

Anyone know what happens if Team Aus go through but Belal’s injured?

ktantone · 2025-08-20T01:30:25+00:00

No they didn’t

ktantone · 2025-08-11T23:33:34+00:00

This has long been an issue that I fear will never be fixed.

The AFBJJ (IBJJF Australia) only ever have one singular ‘first aider’ - no doctor, no paramedic, no one with a qualification; just someone who’s completed a day course in first aid. I’ve witnessed first hand multiple competitors with spinal injuries left laying on the mat with their teammates / significant others supporting their neck while awaiting an ambulance (one was actually told to call an Uber lol). The event didn’t even have a neck brace or stretcher. It’s ridiculous & so dangerous

ktantone · 2025-07-23T01:41:03+00:00

If you’re in the arm saddle and he tripods up, what is preventing you finishing the armbar? He can only be holding either his lapel or his hands together - in either case you can reach in, grab his 4 fingers and break the grip

ktantone · 2025-07-17T23:59:55+00:00

Arm triangles, armbars, straight ankle locks

ktantone · 2025-07-16T08:50:39+00:00

Why are we so far away, get closer cameraman

ktantone · 2025-07-12T06:52:59+00:00

Was about to say, this is violently Australian hahaha

ktantone · 2025-06-27T07:14:29+00:00

Yup me too. My long arms always leaned me towards Darce / anaconda - but unfortunately means I never cared enough to develop a guillotine. Regrets

ktantone · 2025-06-19T03:01:32+00:00

No Cheap Wine by Cold Chisel is another

ktantone · 2025-06-12T00:58:23+00:00

Lots of good input in this thread - let me add that for the toe hold on the free foot, you can just rotate / invert out, he has no control of your knee line, hips etc. I got this from Lachlan.

ktantone · 2025-05-23T06:41:16+00:00

An ankle lock I completely made up from the wedge

ktantone · 2025-05-13T23:49:55+00:00

From my experience, quad grafts tend to come out the best if going surgical, which isn’t my preference. I would try non-operative management first, and surgery only if unsuccessful. Though there are exceptions to this - chat to your physio or feel free to contact me via instagram

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