Tim Cartmell has a very good reputation as a BJJ instructor
based in California. He teaches BJJ at Ace Jiu Jitsu and is a BJJ 2nd
degree blackbelt under Cleber Luciano.
Unbeknownst to most BJJer’s Tim has an
impressive background in Chinese Martial arts starting out with Kung Fu San Soo
and then training predominantly in the Internal arts (Bagua, Xing Yi and Tai
Chi) which he learnt when training in Taiwan for 10 yrs or so training under
such masters as Hsu Chen Wang, Xu Hon Ji, Lin Ah Lung and Gao Liu De. Tim has
also studied Sun Style Tai Chi under Sun Lu Tang’s daughter, in Beijing.
What this “Ground Proofing” dvd aims to do
is not turn the viewer into a BJJ master overnight. It aims to give some basic
ground training to those people who are mainly stand up “strikers” so they have
some kind of defence if taken down in a fight.
It begins with some basic theory and then
shows how to break-fall backwards, to the side and forwards. Tim’s students
then demonstrate this from different positions.
Following on from this Tim explains the
basic ground position and exercises such as the circle rock and scissor kick.
There are then a few more different drills (demonstrated by his students) using
pads and Tim shows how to get up from the ground correctly.
Tim also covers escapes from the most
common positions on the ground such as guard, side control and top mount.
This is an excellent DVD that gives those
of us with no ground experience somewhere to start from to enable us to deal
with being taken down and have some skills to deal with this and get back on to
our feet. The information given is top notch and it is possible to improve these skills by practicing them solo
and with a partner.
Included on the disc is footage of TC
sparring with his students (some of his takedowns and sweeps are just amazing)
and some BJJ footage as well.
This is an excellent DVD and is a highly
recommended purchase.
Tim also has another DVD available called “Standing
Grappling” and I will review this at a later date.
Format: DVD
Run Time: 60mins
Cost: $39.95
Available from: www.shenwu.com
DVD Trailer:
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