WCMAC 2009: Stef Footage (wins his division)

[ForsakenedPain]

hunchback!!!!!!! but gratz man gl on ur next tournys etc

[MrPhrogphurter]

Very cool...to the doubters: just cause he was slick doesn't mean he wasn't 8 mnths experienced..."switch the lock on your feet stefan" at 6:50

[nt4life]

i wanted to compete but i had a question... there's a novice and a beginner division. could someone explain to me what the difference is??

[MrPhrogphurter]

@nt4life depends...for ADCC it's beginner: <6 months....novice, between 6 months and 2 years....stupid i think because someone just under two years is very different than someone just over six months...

[TheYomo115]

He's very good, for sure. You said 8 months experience? He must have really dedicated himself to preparing for the competition. I'm not sure where that was at, but around my area (East Coast) US Grappling is the only major organization that sponsors these events and their rules are Novice is 7 months or less experience. But, if they allowed it then I think it's perfectly legit. You have to assume that everyone else is stacking thier division too. If not you're just stupid.

[krazyklapp]

nice stuff.

[shimeck87]

if it was hes first competition than its ok EOD congratulations

[PurrpleHaaze6]

well done very good

[JiuJitsuAbe]

i dont think he should have entered the novice category

[Submissions101]

Why is that? He had 8 months of training and it was his first competition. He just trains very hard and was better that day than his opponents.

[JiuJitsuAbe]

he seams a whole lot better than the novices he faced.

im not putting him down, he is very good....he should have started in a harder category than novice, but thats only my opinion

train hard and good luck,

-Abe

[inuysha360]

WOOO TRIANGLE CHOKE =)

[bobnugget]

hey thats a great job on the intro. what program did you guys use??

[bobnugget]

nice job stef!!

[gamersact]

nice triangle choke on gold, the black shirt shouldnt have stood up cuz his shoulder came out and then his arm helped choke him

[JiuJitsuAbe]

the guy he versed in gi, looks like he dosent know anything

i feel as if i can take all 5 guys,

and i only weigh 130.

[foornaa]

@JiuJitsuAbe let's giver bud, i was in the same gi division. i'd happily roll w/ ya at a 195 lbs. :)

[JiuJitsuAbe]

lol lets do it buddy.

id be happy to teach a seminar on what jiu jitsu is all about, whether its gi or no gi, what ever your most comfortable in.

but keep in mind im still a white belt....not sure youve faced a white belt as great as me!! lol

[cre8edc8]

Impressive! To the inexperienced eye it looks like he was more dominant with the Gi. Maybe it was just the opponent.

[taylor1hp]

very nice job!

[jimmyp0ckets]

great job stef!

[TrYaBuRRiTo987]

why does that guy have a red belt i thought that was like grandmaster over black belt? idk just what i thought

[qwertical]

I'm pretty sure it's just a competition belt to keep track on who's who.

[lolocaust15]

Yeah its just a marker. since they both have same colored gi's

[TrYaBuRRiTo987]

oh that makes since

[xabovethisworldx]

he sets everything up from sit up guard.

[RevolutionistFTG]

nice performance.

[maynnor]

VERY GOOD JOB

[danpats1]

very good, especially for novice.  he tends to do the same moves over and over though

[hjms619]

very nice

[Gr0uNdAnDp0uNd]

Was just wondering if we can look forward to more matches from some of your other grapplers in this competition, thanks

[SuperEzekial19]

luv the new intro 5 STARS

[Donpaeng]

the gi match was sick.

but i don't get the captions of the no gi vids.

bronze match?? than he go's to the silver match?

more like quarter finals, semi finals and than championships because whoever looses the championship gets the silver. IDK man it just doesn't make sense.

anyway thanks for posting. i always learn a ton when u guys post. thanks and keep it up guys good job.

[Submissions101]

Yeah, you are totally right (quaters, semi, finals)...I just wrote it that way to understand that he was moving up toward the gold match....its all good

[schufflerbot]

hell yah!! congrats, stef - i hope i do half as well at my first tourney, lol.

man, your opponent for the gold medal fight was PISSED - LOL

[johnawesome]

nice! very impressed... especially for his very first competition. great job!

[mxnjw18]

Congrats!!!

[Twister779]

Nice Work Dude!!!!

[Viperguy896]

I expected the gold medal match to be the longest one....but he triangled that dude in the FACE!!! Great Job

[Maximizzle21]

wow he did really well makes me wanna learn.

[BBoyFunky]

great job! great bkgrnd music too ;)

[TheAxemurder69]

badass

[Antti79]

Great footage. I like watching people compete.

[remnow]

match around 5 mins, perhaps he could have arm triangled because the guy seemed to be asking for it. when it first went to ground... or am I dead wrong?

[hungryforinnout]

awesome video... makes me wanna work more on my jits and hopefully compete. oh and i visited victoria about a month and a half ago, nice place. wanted to drop in for a class but couldn't. oh well next time i'm down it'd be cool to say hi and thank you in person for all the help your vids have offered.

[TheTrillz]

That was cool! That guy in the gold metal match seemed overconfident, I was glad your guy won. I love to see douche bags get taken down a notch.

[rhdadrian]

damm that girl in the back was hot during his first match with gi....

[lagook]

ari why do your guys always pull guard?

[theboywithwings]

the tenth planet system or what i understand of it revovles around working rubber gaurd and twister side control.

[lagook]

but aris got throws :D why doesnt he teach them?

[theboywithwings]

lol i wouldnt know that i train under jacare cavalcanti and cobrinha maciel at alliance bjj.u should try messaging them or just waiting until the answer you question because they ussually do

[lagook]

aris like second dan or something in japenes jits

which looks alot like judo

well depending ont eh skool

but ive seen heaps of his vids with throws

[Submissions101]

The 10th Planet system is much deeper than most people think...it is much more than rubber guard, and twisters...it pulls from judo, catch, sambo, bjj and anything else that works as well as developing its own innovation.

[theboywithwings]

yeah i knew what i said wasnt going to be completely true thats why i said what i understand of it.one of my goals is to go out to la and train with eddie anyway

[GunnaveliDaDonOwww]

Damn. Congradulations Stef. It Looked Like He Really Worked Hard For That One.

[cajaco4]

How long has he been training?

[Submissions101]

9 months

[SimonSez83]

hours per week??

[cajaco4]

Impressive. What belt is he and when are you guys going to open a school in NYC? Also, congrats on your Blue Belt Ari.

[Submissions101]

Stef is a white belt and as for hours, he puts in his time at the gym ;-)

[projectanimage]

Stef is very strong and flexible, probly woulda faired well in intermediate or advanced.

[jiand21]

good job man!

[winged789]

how bout them 20 seconds of a blackscreen at the end...

Great stuff though.

[JSPUFC]

I got silver with two weeks training! I wonder how it feels to get the Gold thou!

[akakilla1]

they need to make the clinch to full gaurd a move LOL

[J0hnFreeman]

hi if anybody knows the song tell me

[IrishRhavin]

voodoo people by prodigy

[r1a9y]

last fight was a somewhat disappointing to watch, how long are the gaps between each fight and how many rounds to the fights go for?

[Submissions101]

1 round 5 minutes...gaps between matches can range from 4-7 minutes.

[BIGG209]

nice congrats, does any know the name of the song?

[PaulJ6669]

Its One Of Many Differnet Versons Of Voodoo People By The Prodigy

[ConicalRamirez]

prodigy - voodoo people (pendulum remix) i think

[Liiiamx]

nice (:

[PkDeken]

Dude, i love how every match he gets the guy in a drop down guard position, thats awesome.

i grapple/bjj/tapout wrestle, in weight training class, and i only get people down using judo.

however, the opponents i face don't practice bjj so i almost always get them in the guard!

its AWESOME!!

[Gunskie]

lol GG. ya dude judo helps in wrestling so much, i do judo wrestling bjj and wing chun kung fu, good shi.

[JonnyRev15]

Very cool!

congratulations!

it is cool to watch the competition videos and see all of the moves you guys teach being put into practice

you defiantly have a style that comes through in these videos

[joemel2]

started my first bjj/mma calss on sunday.feel like i got hit by a truck today,but loved it.and thanks to your vids only got realy nailed by the instructor and a guy whos been doing it for 2 years a is about 3 stone heavier than me.any tip on not getting bruised up from people passing would be nice,i guess there gear you wear makes a differnce,i was just shorts and t-shirt!

[chushinryoku]

Don't let them pass. Sweep or attempt a submission as soon as they're in your guard. Don't just sit there. It's not time to rest. they have a more dominant position. If you don't work right away they'll just keep kneeling on you thigh and passing over top. At least if you fail a sweep or sub they'll be moving around to the side for side control or kesa-gatame (scarf hold) and not ovver the top to a full mount.

[joemel2]

thx i'll try that next class,at the mo it feels like i don't have a guard against them,i didn't realise how difficult it would be to keep the guard tight against a stronger opponent.i also keep getting caught by a guy just driving his shoulder into my throat when in half guard.i guess keeping my chin tucked in would help but he got it about 3 times,thats all he could get though so i'll work on that.

[chushinryoku]

look up the lock down. If you don't know what it is it'll improve your half guard IMMENSELY. Much better control and they can't rip out of it like with a normal half guard.

[joemel2]

thx dude i'll look it up! I think the problem is i've just stared and i've been watching these vids for a long time before i started and it's all a bit advanced.I'll trawl through all the stuff on basics i can.learn to walk before you run and all that!

[lucubration808]

word, lock down is dope, though if you dont already do it wear a cup, half guard sucks nomatter what without it.

[foornaa]

@lucubration808 tell me about it. my balls are the size of grapefruits after half guard.

[foornaa]

@chushinryoku A-men to that statement. im the only one doing it at my club and for some reason ppl just don't want to try it. i'll take it. i love it and it works so so so so well. way more sweep options in my opinion than reg. half guard or deep half guard for that matter.

[mrbenp77]

nice

[Izzy11215]

Good stuff. Awesome.

[israel4ever100]

i love ur shirts

[superstargamer]

What is this song called?

Good fight by the way.

[bamboocha923]

prodigy - voodoo people

somekind of remix

[superstargamer]

Thx!

[Boljarin]

Lol that is the half guard sweep from ufc 2009.

[dome106]

yeah haha

[cadillacboi420]

that sweep from guard is your bread and butter, i like whats it called?

[Submissions101]

Hip bump or kimura sweep

[manicdemise]

oh man wish i just had the money to move to where you guys are and just live in 10th planet

awesome job stef

[tantoss]

looks like his triangle is his specialty. nice work.

[fwackata]

nice sweeps