Rolled Up

In the frst episode of Rolled Up, Budo Jake cruises up to North Hollywood to check out Gokor Chivichyan's brand new academy. It's one of the nicest academies in So Cal complete with a boxing ring, mma octagon, and a large grappling area. Check out Gokor.com for information on Gokor and his academy which is located at: 7229 Atoll Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91605

In the second part of Rolled Up Gokor episode, Jake learns some more of Gokor's sambo inspired techniques. Check out the powerful - yet simple - kimura escape. Also Gokor shows a unique armbar escape straight to a kneebar! Check out Gokor.com for information on Gokor and his academy which is located at: 7229 Atoll Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91605

In this episode of Rolled Up, Scott "Einstein" Epstein stops by the Budovideos studio to break down some moves for Budo Jake & Scott Elkin.The focus of the lesson is on Twister side control. Epstein shows: -How to maintain the position -Baby arm submission -The rolling happens in part 2! For more info on Scott Epstein go to http://www.scottepstein.net/

In this episode of Rolled Up: Budo Jake sits down with Scott "Einstein" Epstein and talks about Scott's training background with Eddie Bravo at 10th Planet. Among other things, we find out the answer to the question: "Is 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu all about the rubber guard and the twister?" For more info on Scott Epstein go to http://www.scottepstein.net/

In this episode of Rolled Up, Shawn Williams talks about his early training days under Renzo Gracie and teammates John Danaher, Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida. Budo Jake then learns the basics of the Williams Guard and why Shawn prefers it to the standard omo plata position. For more info on Shawn Williams.

In this episode of Rolled Up, Manhatten Beach, CA is the next stop on this episode of Rolled Up where Budo Jake visits Nino ”Elvis” Schembri. Nino is known for his creativity and his flexibility and he shows off both of these qualities with his unique position that he calls ”Mr Schembri”. 1005 N. Aviation Boulevard Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 http://www.ninoschembribjj.com/

In this episode of Rolled Up, Budo Jake talks with one of the Jiu-jitsu greats - Nino Schembri. Topics include the importance of flexibility in BJJ, basics vs unorthodox techniques, what Nino learned from Sakuraba, and more. Oh, and then Jake gets rolled up by Nino.

In this episode of Rolled Up, "Little" Tony Pacenski gives a crash course on the 50/50 guard position. Tony shows how to protect your own feet, how to grip, how to pass and how to sweep. The show finishes with some sparring.

In this episode of Rolled Up, "Little" Tony Pacenski talks about how he got into bjj and meeting his instructor Rodrigo Medeiros. Then he teaches some sweet 50/50 gi techniques: Armlock from 50/50 Straight armlock from 50/50 Kimura from 50/50 Guest host: Steven Trocino

In this episode of Rolled Up, Budo Jake heads down to Fight Zone USA - home of Leandro Vieira & Kevin Howell. Leandro is the youngest brother of the famous Vieira brothers and is the only one living and teaching in the USA. Jake takes this opportunity to learn about Leandro's background in the art, his philosophy of teaching, and more. For more info, check out: http://www.fightzoneusa.com/

In this episode of Rolled Up, Jake learns about the Vieira style of guard passing. The key point is the leg drag and from there, Leandro shows a few interesting variations. These passes work the same with or without the gi. Next Jake gets rolled up by Leandro before chatting some more about passing strategies.