Just a quick note about the Dog Brothers. I, like Mike, has done some full contact sparring and I've had the privilege of training with a couple of different Dog Brothers. One was horrible off of his back but flat out frightened me with the kind of power he could generate. The other was less powerful but a BJJ black belt. And guess what? They both had different strategies that led them to win after win.
Jean Jacques Machado actually fought at a gathering once. When the fight started he tossed his weapon aside and took his opponent down with a double leg where he transitioned to mount and a few seconds later he nailed a submission.
The Dog Brothers have a mission and it is not to generate the ultimate martial artists. It is to teach its members to walk like a warrior for all of their days.
Higher Consciousness through harder contact. Great Credo, Great Guys.
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