Hi everyone

I trust that all of our fellow Machado BJJ colleagues are enjoying John’s latest round of workshops.

The Christchurch event was well attended, considering the Crusaders were engaged in putting the Hurricanes out of the competition.

John provided a fantastic seminar with something for everyone, introducing some very subtle setups for finishes from closed guard that I particularly liked. Then followed some deceptive head to head gi choke finishes and a couple of hooks in guard maneouvers.

Finally for those that have an interest in Vale Tudo , John introduced a very robust drill for defending from the bottom in the mount and sweeping from the closed guard, a position that does not offer the same level of safety in Vale Tudo as it does in Gi Jiu Jitsu.

John’s teaching style makes for a very clear seminar in which all of the students get the best opportunity to assimilate the material. I recommend that all of those that teach get an understanding of his style and start using it if you are not already as you and your students will definitely benefit from it.

Until next time

Geoff