A Gracie in the Building

It’s not every day you walk into the cafe upstairs from work, to be told Roger Gracie will be taking a BJJ class in the building.

Maloca moved in a couple of months ago, and Roger was dropping by as part of their grand opening weekend.

Photo courtesy of malocauk.com
Photo courtesy of malocauk.com

Roger took us through submissions starting from knee on belly (lapel choke, baseball bat, far armbar, kimura). It’s a position I have never been very confident in, despite having the weight to make knee rides quite effective.

Photo courtesy of malocauk.com
Photo courtesy of malocauk.com
Photo courtesy of malocauk.com
Photo courtesy of malocauk.com

So with regular Jiu Jitsu classes literally above my office, I really have no excuse now, do I? =D

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