Female blue belt competitor vs. male blue belt (BJJ rolling commentary)

Watch me take on blue belt Jiu Jitsu female blue belt competitor Tanya Al-Rehani, while I narrate the roll and provide technique analysis!

San Jose, CA — This video takes place at a Caio Terra Academy HQ Sunday open mat in early March 2023. Tanya and I have both been training partners at CTA for quite a while, and have even gone to the arena together! Tanya is a talented athlete, and it’s always a pleasure to get in a training roll with her. As usual, we’re going pretty light and experimenting with techniques, and you can see us each showcasing a few different things we’ve been working on.

This was the last roll of a 2 hour open mat, so we’re both pretty worn out. Despite this, Tanya plays a smart sport Jiu Jitsu points based strategy for IBJJF, and you’ll see her do some smart things like go belly down when I almost pass her guard so that she can avoid getting scored on and retain guard. She also hits a few sneaky reversals from half guard and 50/50. While she’s focusing on slick technique and strategy, I’m working on my headquarters passing, training some techniques like the long step pass and some other half guard style passes that I’ve learned from Caio Terra, Tainan Dalpra, Nicholas Meregali, and John Danaher.

Special thanks to blue belt world champ Lora Lipman for the guest appearance in this video!

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