Earlier this week I received an invitation by an old friend and BJJ coach Windy Miller of Blue Wave Martial Arts to attend a seminar in Southend on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) by multiple world champion in Gi and No Gi Jiu Jitsu "Braulio Estima" hosted by the head of Gracie Barra Essex, Black belt "Lee Catling" (Lee used to be a Wing Chun Instructor under "Sifu James Sinclair" and also has a history of boxing before concentrating his time into the grappling arts)
I used to train with Windy when his club was affiliated to "Carlson Gracie BJJ" around 5 years ago and have aimed to get back on the mats sometime this year so this is a great opportunity to reignite my ground game and learn something in the process.
Windy is now under the above banner and is coached by Lee Catling who regularly visits his clubs to hold classes.
Braulio with Lee above
*The seminar is on Thursday 2nd April so unfortunately there will not be a Sudbury Next Level Wing Chun class on this night and as you are aware no classes also on Easter Sunday 5th or Bank Holiday Monday 6th April..but classes back to normal on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th in Sudbury as well as Sunday 12th April in Bury St Edmunds *
I am a big believer in cross training and especially with boxing and ground fighting in mind to supplement Wing Chun and it is no exaggeration to liken this BJJ experience to learning knockout tips from Mike Tyson or football control with Lionel Messi!
Braulio is respected the world over for his skills, knowledge and teaching ability..has trained with the likes of UFC legend George St Pierre and fought in professional MMA bouts himself, so it will be a great personal experience for sure (if possibly a painful one for my ageing bones)
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| GSP and Braulio discuss training |
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| MMA fight |
My BJJ Gi still fits at least ;) More info on the above mentioned clubs can be found at
www.pmaacademy.co.uk and bluewavemartialarts.com
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