Submitting Giants: Mikael Yahaya on Battling with Goliath Cristiano Del Giacco November 3, 2017 Interviews, Local BJJ News, Training & Improvement (Image courtesy of macofoto) “I’ve always believed everyone’s just made of bones and meat; the leverage is all there if you can create it and time it properly.” Have you ever wondered wh...
Does Ice Help or Hinder Injury Recovery? Lachlan Giles Explains Cristiano Del Giacco October 7, 2017 Fitness and Health, Interviews, Local BJJ News Recently, a trend against the use of ice in injury recovery, which – if you believe the Internet - has been steadily gaining momentum in the athletic community. Could it be true? Have we been wrong to ice...
BJJ Life Lessons: What Shark Tanks Can Teach You About Financial Debt Cristiano Del Giacco August 19, 2017 Cris' Blog We’ve all heard coaches talk about how BJJ can be a powerful tool for teaching lessons on life, morals and becoming a better person. BJJ can teach you the importance of hard work; however, ...
Garry Tonon V Dillon Danis: Polaris 5 Breakdown Cristiano Del Giacco August 6, 2017 Cris' Blog, Events On Saturday the 19th of August (the 20th for those of us living through the worm hole in Australia) the two figureheads of social media's biggest rivalry will face off, yet again, to see which one has the chu...
Livia Gluchowska: Seminars, Supporting Her Students and Women’s BJJ in Australia Cristiano Del Giacco July 26, 2017 Local BJJ News “We want to show everyone we can all be strong, individual women, but also support each other and succeed together. We are competitive, but we have each other’s backs at all times, which is a big part of ...
14 Reasons Why You’d be Stupid to Miss EBI 12: The Female Flyweights Cristiano Del Giacco July 19, 2017 Events If you’re thinking, “EBI 12? Nah it’s just a women’s event.” I have one thing to say to you: Y’ fu*ing kidding me? Seriously, are you?! EBI is back for round 12 with a mega stacked c...
Putting the Fighters First Cristiano Del Giacco June 22, 2016 MMA Putting the Fighters First: the XFC, its new owners and new direction. Matt Walton had already been working for roughly four years as an official at varied MMA organisations before taking on his new position as co owner of the XFC. The scene is nothing new for him, and he has been afforded the privilege of experience, something invaluable to any fight promoter.
Refereeing – Missing the Forrest for the Trees Cristiano Del Giacco March 31, 2016 Cris' Blog 1 Comment Recently I had my first experience refereeing at a Jiu Jitsu tournament. The tournament was the Grappling Industries sub only event held in Brisbane. Earlier in the week I had contacted the organiser asking if ...
Core Tactics 34S Shower Gel Cristiano Del Giacco March 14, 2016 Product Reviews I believe that Jiu Jitsu, much like other things in life, has positive and negatives associated within its pursuit. We must decide whether the positives outweigh the negatives in order to continue engagement.
Alliance Jiu Jitsu Alto Leblon, Rio de Janeiro Cristiano Del Giacco January 24, 2016 Cris' Blog During my BJJ journey through Rio de Janeiro I found myself at the door step of one of the famed Alliance founders Alexandre ‘Gigi’ Paiva. I was looking forward to visiting as Gigi had been the man to prom...
Gordo Jiu Jitsu, Barrinha Rio de Janeiro Cristiano Del Giacco October 5, 2015 Cris' Blog The very next day after arriving in Rio de Janeiro I ventured to the first academy on my itinerary; Gordo Jiu Jitsu. This was to be my first session after abdominal hernia surgery so as you can imagine I was fairly nervous about stepping back onto the mat.
Fightzone Checkmat Academy, Copacabana RJ Brazil. Cristiano Del Giacco September 27, 2015 Cris' Blog One of my favourite matches ever to watch is the match between Ricardinho Vieira and Robson Moura from the 2001 Mundials at the Tijuca Tennis Clube in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. For at least three years I po...