Dan Strauss is a bit of a renaissance man. A podcaster, combat sports commentator, BJJ black belt, and aficionado in the manly art of traditional strength training, Strauss returns to elite-level jiu-jitsu competition this weekend at Polaris Squads: Team USA vs. Team UK/Ireland. A Polaris veteran, this will be Strauss’
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The teams for Polaris Squads: Team UK/Ireland vs. Team USA continue to take shape. Polaris veteran and commentator Dan Strauss will represent Team UK/Ireland, while 10th Planet representative Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez will compete for Team USA. The event is scheduled to take place on July 17. View this post on
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For more amazing pictures from the event check out Fotorolls photography. For the second event of the series Herby took on Daniel Strauss – BJJ Black belt, S&C savage and host of the Rasberry Ape Podcast. 3 points for correct winner, 5 for winner + method (submission / decision). Grapplefest
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On Saturday, August 7, Polaris held its third Squads event, this time featuring Team USA vs. Team UK/Ireland in no-gi action. The matches were fast-paced, much to the delight of the live Southampton crowd. Although there were a number of close and competitive matches, Team USA pitched a shut-out, topping
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The rosters for the upcoming Polaris Squads event continue to fill in, as a handful of grapplers have been announced for the July 17 team grappling competition. The promotion recently announced the additions of PJ Barch and William Tackett to Team USA, and Bradley Hill and Tom Halpin to Team
Read moreBJJ black belt, ADCC, Polaris and Quintet veteran Daniel Strauss a.k.a ‘Raspberry Ape’ has released an eight-part miniseries on YouTube called ‘Stones and Strangles’. Since releasing an episode every Tuesday and Friday, the series has rolled to an end. The last episode was released Aug.14. ‘Stones and Strangles’ takes place
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Grapplefest 9 was the first professional grappling event to be held on UK soil since the Coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of every event and it quickly became apparent that the athletes taking part were eager to get back to action, full results can be found at the end of
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Grapplefest 9 is fast approaching and this marks the promotion’s first event in over four months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. That also makes this the first UK event to take place in the same timeframe, so local fans will no doubt be excited by the prospect of the return
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Grapplefest has announced the full card for the first UK-based grappling event since Coronavirus necessitated the cancellation of all professional sports events, Grapplefest 9. The news comes shortly after the promotion announced the first fight, a somewhat surprising matchup between Ffion Davies, the lightest IBJJF European Open Absolute Champion of
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It can often be frustrating: you feel like you are killing it in sparring but you can’t seem to translate this success to the competition mats. So how can you prepare for competition to maximise your performance?
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