POPPING IRON! THE MIRACLE MINERALS YOU NEED IN YOUR DIET NUTRITION, CONDITION, TECHNIQUE, SUBMIT
ANY LAST WORDS? Eddie Bravo has sentenced you to the Electric Chair!
The Advantages of Advantages?
+ Get A Grip
Find the right grip every time, with or without the gi.
+ Mom Was Right! You’ve got to eat your greens
+ It’s In The Bag
Adding The Bulgarian Bag To Your Workouts
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NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED
2015 IBJJF WORLDS COVERAGE
July 2015 Issue 34
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ON THE COVER: Once again Eddie Bravo graces our cover, this time with an Electric Chair. Photo: Jason Boulanger
CONTENTS July 2015 // Issue 34
Life 8 Editorial Making Luck Happen
10 News
Skills
92 Gi 411 Your Guide To Gi Makers Around The World
96 Event Coverage
42 Grips What to grab when there’s nothing to grip
2015 IBJJF World Championship
New stuff, gossip, old stuff and some strange stuff.
22 Promotions Belts and Stripes
82 Gear Lab
102 Feature The Advantages of Advantages
110 Grassroots Grappling Events from around the world
• Senso Sweep Gi • Battle Balm • Grips Cyborg Gi
52 Cover Feature: Eddie Bravo Eddie shows us his amazing Electric Chair series.
72 Working the X-Guard Checkmat’s Thiago Sa lets loose with some X-Guard Magic!
MEET THE STAFF
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Will SAFFORD
Matthew CORLEY
Deb BLYTH
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who trains under Andre Galvao in San Diego, CA. Will specializes in mobility training, injury prevention, and kettlebell strength and conditioning. For more info visit his website at ironwillathletics.com
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
Deb Blyth known around the world as one of the premier jiu-jitsu journalists. She’s an accomplished author who has traveled the world to get the story and is the most connected reporter in all of jiu-jitsu.
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Mind
Body
112 Mind Games
34 Warm-Up
Power Up
Partner Drills for Warming Up Part 2
114 Success Manny Pedroza drops 80lbs!
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112 Medic • Ask the Doctor • PRP Therapy
Fuel 24 Grub
118 Gains The Bulgarian Bag Does The Trick
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30 Supplements Miracle Minerals
102 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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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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