tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85579408757923931112024-03-18T20:09:52.182-07:00Zhoozhitzu do GraugardoChristian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-14264398860677026782016-03-17T06:08:00.004-07:002016-03-17T06:16:40.964-07:00This blog is retired :,-(<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Ok, I think it's time to admit to myself that I simply don't get to update this blog anymore. It has been a lot of fun to write here for seven years and I'll keep the blog online for as many years as possible. I'm also still updating my travel and biography page here, just for my own records.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bjjglobetrotters.com/">BJJ Globetrotters</a> has become my new, big Jiu Jitsu project and you can follow my adventures there in the future.<br />
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Thanks for following, it's been a pleasure :)<br />
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I know, I know. I haven't been writing much here for a loooong time. This blog is one of my longest running projects and I have no plans on closing it down anytime soon though, so here is a little update.<br />
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I'm giving up on trying to catch up here on all the stuff that has happened since my last blog posts, but briefly I've been doing a few camps, traveled a loooooot, rehabbed more injuries than you can imagine, gained weight to 90+ kg then dropped 10 kg again, competed once in NAGA Germany, busting up my hand from an opponent grabbing it with gorilla strength and haven't had a haircut all year.<br />
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Since April 2010, I have basically been constantly out with injuries. It's about 2.5 years now where I've not been able to train properly. I've been teaching a lot, but rolling has been extremely limited. Usually I've managed to do a week or two before I had to take a long break again, and when I finally did roll, I was very limited in what I felt I could do with my body. I did do a few competitions, but it was never with more than a few weeks preparation and always with a long break after.<br />
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BUT! It seems like there was light at the end of the tunnel, as my body finally starts to feel ok again with my shoulder, lower back and knees healing up well. It's hard to believe, but I've been training at a pretty decent intensity for one and a half month now, consistently doing hard sparring four days of every week.<br />
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As always, coming back to Jiu Jitsu is one of the hardest things to do. My cardio sucks, my grip strength is gone and everyone in my class seams to have gotten so much better while I have just been sitting and watching them for years. I don't have any easy rolls in my classes anymore, there are so many guys who pushes me to the limits of my game, which has given me a new found inspiration for training.<br />
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Today I did a 60-minute, non stop sparring round. Having been out of the game for so long, it is hard to believe that this is really it; that I am back. But I consider today a nice milestone on my journey, and I am a very happy, tired grappler :)<br />
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-18980960497526735812014-04-16T03:13:00.000-07:002014-04-16T01:29:29.593-07:00Short film about me by Eat Films<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MxP1ty--Slc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-21506732325595677632014-04-12T03:10:00.000-07:002014-04-12T03:10:00.299-07:00Reverse scarf hold attacks<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X5fYnPWZ8kI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-10335449022139582802014-04-10T03:09:00.000-07:002014-04-10T03:09:00.427-07:00Defending the guard pass with the granny roll<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/eQjGtgj3cXk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-86081459550866070162014-04-08T03:08:00.000-07:002014-04-08T03:08:00.199-07:00Keeping top position when opponent gets on his side<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qIt39V8KkUo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-67823706896157801882014-04-06T03:03:00.000-07:002014-04-06T03:03:00.436-07:00An easy version of the cross choke from mount<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Oqe2QOoi-Gw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-26698581159055123772014-04-04T03:02:00.000-07:002014-04-04T03:02:00.763-07:00How to escape the triangle choke<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JkYuAF7IAuk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com153tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-74182433167153355752014-04-02T03:01:00.000-07:002014-04-02T03:01:00.701-07:00Beach camp techniques reviewA quick review of the techniques we worked on during the Beach Camp in El Salvador.<br />
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I got this idea the other day and after a few nights with no sleep, it is now live :)<br />
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Check out <a href="http://www.bjj.eu/">www.BJJ.eu</a> for a never-ending feed of BJJ stuff from all corners of the internet!</div>
Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-90248503921804224552014-03-31T02:59:00.000-07:002014-03-31T02:59:00.073-07:00Instructional: How to pass half guard and lockdown<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kqV4n-QhIEs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-1701841834901373692014-03-29T02:58:00.000-07:002014-03-29T02:58:00.456-07:00Video from our BJJ & Surf camp in El Salvador<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EahkX1zxc4Q?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br />
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Lots is going on at the <a href="http://www.bjjglobetrotters.com/">Team Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Globetrotters</a> and our first surf and BJJ beach camp has just been announced for February 2014.<br />
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-10458893494982454582013-09-22T02:37:00.000-07:002013-09-22T02:37:38.740-07:00Finally had knee surgery & project 90 kg<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">For way too long, I've had problems with my knees. It all started with this toe hold a while back, that blew my meniscus and tore my ACL:</div><br />
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It was a big issue for me, <a href="http://www.bjjglobetrotter.com/?cat=12">when I was traveling</a> and a constant worry in the back of my mind. A few years and lot of De La Riva guard later, I had accumulated even more little injuries, and while waiting for <a href="http://www.shogunhq.com/2013/08/ok-fck-injuries.html">another injury to heal</a>, I decided to have surgery on both knees and get it all done at once.<br />
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It's been a week since my double surgery now, and my knees are healing up day by day. I can walk pretty normally already and should be able to be back on the mats in 2-3 more weeks from now.<br />
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It's frustrating to be sidelined, but at least the rest of my body feels pretty good at this point (back, shoulder and what else injuries I've been battling). So hopefully, when the knees are healed up, I can really get back in action.<br />
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Just to make sure I wouldn't go crazy from not doing anything for so long, I've made it my project to lift weights at a bit more serious level. Back in 2006-2007, I <a href="http://www.shogunhq.com/2008/07/pump-ze-guns.html">weighed a whopping 90 kilos</a>, but since I <a href="http://www.shogunhq.com/2008/09/competition-comeback-analysis.html">dropped weight for a competition</a>, I have been consistently under 80 kilos. There is a NAGA competition in Paris in two months and the no-gi weight classes are -80 and -90 kg, so just because I can, I've set it as my goal to reach 90 kilos for that event. I started 8th of August with the project and it's going pretty well so far and looks like I can make it. It will be fun to be a heavy weight again! :D<br />
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This is so frustrating, it is beyond belief. All I want to do is to teach and train Jiu Jitsu and for TWO YEARS straight, I have been constantly injured now. I honestly think my longest run of consistent training in those two years is no more than a couple of weeks.<br />
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Mid June I hit my knee on the mat and it felt a bit sore. Didn't think it was anything serious, but it didn't heal and felt like having an open wound that someone was pouring salt in every time I touched the mat with it. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepatellar_bursitis">Knee bursitis</a> is the verdict. Slowly gets better and after nine weeks I get a cortisone shot. Same day I feel great in training and with thick knee pads can pretty much post my knee on the mat with just a slight pain. Then, one wrong movement, and it sweels up and feels MUCH worse than in the beginning.<br />
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Today, I pulled a blanket over myself and just that touching my knee had me screaming in pain.<br />
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To make matters worse, I think I am going to go for a meniscus surgery soon. Not that I was likely to do any training during my rehab period anyways.<br />
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-19428215392172099472013-08-03T14:10:00.000-07:002013-08-25T14:10:22.112-07:00Details on the single leg takedownEnjoy :)<br />
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Stumbled over this video of a roll from our Summercamp last month. Ellis is a talented, young guy whom I promoted to a well deserved blue belt. I am sure you won't disagree on that decision if you watch the video :)<br />
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First of all, I spent a LOT of time organizing and planning the first <a href="http://csa.dk/">CSA.dk</a> / <a href="http://www.bjjglobetrotters.com/">BJJ Globetrotters</a> summercamp. It turned out to be a great success with tons of people coming in from all over the world basically to attend a week of training. It was more rolling, teaching, training and socializing than I could possible do with only 24 hours in a day, but I tried my best :) We had invited some instructors to come in from abroad and with names such as Clark Gracie, Gianni Grippo and Oli Geddes all on the mat, the line up was pretty epic.<br />
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On the last day, we had a little belt promotion ceremony, and I gave out more than 50 belts, both to people from my own gym and also some of the ones visiting for the camp. Every single one of them means a lot to me, so it would feel wrong to try and single any out.<br />
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I made so many new friends at that camp, and I can't wait to do another one next year :)<br />
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The camp ended with a <i>party</i>. It was the 10 year anniversary for my gym and basically, we had decided, that if there is one time in our lives we are going to throw the craziest party we could ever think of, this was it. So we had chefs barbecue outdoor in the daytime, MMA fights in a full size cage all afternoon, limousines, red carpets, professional photographers, more fights in the evening and party all night + all morning.<br />
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If you have read <a href="http://www.shogunhq.com/p/the-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-globetrotter.html">my book</a>, you may remember me saying, that I would never fight MMA again, after that one fight I had ten years ago. Well, for some reason, writing that chapter, made me think about if I really meant that. I have put a lot of thoughts into how competition improves my life and makes me healthier, even though I don't really enjoy doing it. MMA is another tool like this, that can take me to the edge of my mental existence, and I find that extremely interesting. So I did it, and - apart from having crap cardio, especially after that whole week of training - it was actually a lot of fun. When other projects are out of the way, I will be honest and say that I might very well step into the cage again at some point. Just for the fun of it :)<br />
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What an absolutely, fantastic camp and party that was. I have no words for how much fun I had, and the real downside to this is, that I know, how hard it will be to top it ever again. Gonna have to try, though! :) </div>
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-20062381435993669002013-06-09T09:24:00.002-07:002013-06-09T09:24:49.571-07:00The BJJ world lost a friend today<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jiu Jitsu is such a fantastic engine to live life, travel and meet great people. Everywhere I have gone in the world, I have made great friends, that I hope to keep for the rest of my time. Unfortunately, today I lost one of them, long before I had hoped, I would.<br />
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When I first came to Moldova, I met this young, enthusiastic guy who was always wearing a big smile and a camera pointed towards me whenever I was teaching. It was obvious, that he immediately had found a strong passion for learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and he sucked in every drop of information, he could get about it. Hard working, dedicated and most important of all, he was always laughing and having fun at every single training session.<br />
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Him and his wife came to visit Denmark last winter, where he trained with us every day and he even competed at a local tournament. Every time I have been in Moldova, we had tough rolls and I could see in his eyes, how he constantly puzzled his mind, trying to figure out how to beat me with technique. I was very sad to hear, that he couldn't make it to this year's summercamp, since I had been looking forward to have the honour of promoting him to his well deserved blue belt. Something I know would mean the world to him.<br />
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He never made it there, since he was killed in a terrible car crash this morning while driving home from a no-gi competition in Ukraine with a hard earned silver medal in his pocket.<br />
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Igor will be yet another a reminder to me about, how any person out there in the world could impact me, no matter how short time we have together. How any stranger I pass by on the street, could change my life. How we are indeed all one.<br />
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I had hoped to know this guy and his smile for ages, but will have to do with the memories for this one. Life can change any second. His, your's and mine. Make the best out of it.<br />
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-88420806217361605052013-04-23T04:07:00.000-07:002013-04-23T04:07:09.899-07:00Lost my cornea somewhere on the mat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Haven't been training much lately after I got a toe in my eye and ripped off the entire cornea on the right eye. Spent all night in hospital, then four days in pain without being able to open my eye. Still got blurry vision, but it is improving steadily and there shouldn't be any long term complications.<br />
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Four months ago, I scratched my cornea (same eye) by sliding it along the collar of my opponents gi during a double leg sweep. It was probably the most horrible pain of my life.... untill this happened.<br />
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Fucking hell, worst injury ever. I don't recommend it.<br />
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Managed to teach a seminar in Bolton in the UK with one eye though!! :)<br />
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Christian Graugarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228950167523880687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557940875792393111.post-56715654637607461872013-03-22T01:28:00.001-07:002013-03-22T01:28:18.641-07:00Great weekend in Norway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I spent the weekend in Bergen, Norway, teaching a seminar and also had time for a day on snowboard. Had a great time, it is such a beautiful country and the people there were very nice. Also some good Jiu Jitsu to be found! I got to roll a lot with most people at the seminar - hard work, but I enjoyed it a lot :)<br />
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Gave out four well overdue blue belts and is excited to come back in the future and see how they progress!<br />
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