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ON THE COVER: Mackenzie Dern and Marcus Almieda both Score Double Gold in Abu Dhabi Photo: Sabrina Vasconcelos
CONTENTS June 2015 // Issue 33
74 Features
Life 8 Editorial It’s time to take action.
The Pay-Per-View Wars heat up
78 Event Coverage 2015 UAEJJF World Professional Championship
10 News New stuff, gossip, old stuff and some strange stuff.
22 Promotions Belts and Stripes
50 Toeholds Comprido shows of toeholds from every direction.
102 Gear Lab • Falcon Brand Gi • Gameness Jiu-Jitsu Specific Backpack
140 Gi 411 Your Guide To Gi Makers Around The World
106 Event Coverage BJJ Tour American Cup
106 Grassroots Grappling Events from around the world
MEET THE STAFF
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Skills
Mackenzie ARRINGTON
Matthew CORLEY
Is an award winning chef out of Boothbay, Maine. He is the author of GrapplerGourmet. com, a comprehensive guide to cooking for the BJJ lifestyle. On the mats he is a blue belt out of PSABJJ in Brooklyn, NY, and a personal chef off the mats. Follow MacKenzie at facebook. com/grapplergourmet.
Is a blue belt and Registered Pharmasist and clinical phramacy manager who trains under Ezra Lenon. The best way to keep up with his articles and reviews is at facebook.com/ MappingMyBjjJourney
62 Choking The Turtle Jean Jacques Machado shares a few tricks.
92 Hand Control Passing Josh Barnett demonstrates how hand control can help you pass the guard.
Jeremy REID M.S.ED, CSCS, CISSN Jeremy is a nutritionist and strength coach who works with MMA and jiu-jitsu champions. He obtained his master’s degree in exercise physiology from Baylor University. He is a brown belt under Robert Drysdale.
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What are you going to do today better than you did yesterday?
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Body
112 Mind Games
38 Warm-Up
Fight Your Instincts
Partner Drills for Warming Up
114 Success
114 Gains
Ozzy Rivera Shrinks!
Exercises for Better Passing
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118 Medic
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Fuel 26 Grub Mmmm, Smoothies!
34 Supplements HICA, What is it?
Travis GUESNON began his love for grappling and fitness more than ten years ago here in Southern California and has turned that passion into a career helping Mike steward this fine publication. He has been training jiu-jitsu since 2009 under John Munoz at C-quence JJ/MMA in Norco, CA.
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Understand Why and How You Sweat
Marshal D. CARPER Is a purple belt under Sonny Achille. In addition to owning Artechoke Media, Marshal is the author of books like The Cauliflower Chronicles and Marcelo Garcia’s Advanced Jiu-Jitsu Techniques. His latest project is WhiteBeltProblems. com, a free open-source resource devoted to making jiu-jitsu more accessible for beginners.
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