Seminar with Professor Luiz Palhares

Jeremy Akin and Luiz Palhares

Went to an outstanding seminar this weekend with 6th degree black belt (Brazillian National Champion and 3X Pan American Champion) Luiz Palhares at Brentwood BJJ.

We started with some simple but effective takedowns and then moved into a series of Butterfly Guard sweeps that flowed into some X-Guard work.

We had a great group of trainees from several schools in the area so we finished up with some friendly rolling between the "clans."

I am a firm believer in training/rolling with "everyone."  It is a great opportunity to get to roll with someone that trains someplace else.  You see new things and find out if your "awesome technique of the week" is really as awesome as you think it is. Sometimes you may dominate, other times you may get your butt kicked.  Sometimes you may be a "student," other times you may wind up teaching something. Some "lessons" you may have reinforced, such as when someone says they want to roll easy - they really mean they want YOU to roll easy while they try and rip your face off :-).  As much as I learn from rolling with my team-mates it is often multiplied when I get the chance to roll with some new faces.  This is yet another reason I love seminars.