Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: VideoBrazilian jiu-jitsu's adaptability is epitomized by the accomplishments of this amazing master of the art and legend in his own time, Jean Jacques Machado. If you were to take away three fingers from one hand, leaving only a thumb, reaching the heights of competitive grappling might not be on your list of things to achieve. Machado has instead completely disregarded the logic of the odds and made a career in BJJ that few will ever experience. His story is so inspiring that it has become the subject of a documentary film, Force of the Spirit, which opened the screening schedule of the Monaco Charity Film Festival 2008 on May 13, 2008. In this instructional video, Machado demonstrates a technique featured in the November 2008 issue of Black Belt: escaping from a triangle. |
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