Trained with Adriano Ribeiro Ornellas the last couple of weeks. He's a black belt under Murilo Bustamante. Dude is a MONSTER.
He told me about Toquinho Palhares' first day at BTT. Bustamante wanted to add him to the team, but wanted to see how he would do against some of his own top dogs.
At that time, Adriano was at the top of his game. Competing and winning black belt divisions every week.
Toquinho was a puple belt. They rolled no gi. Adriano was the first one to roll with him, at Bustamate's request. Adriano told me he got killed. Not just with footlocks, but also chokes and armlocks. With no effort. "He PLAYED with me. Then I knew: for sure this guy is going to be the UFC champion."
On another note. He also told me that Toquinho learned his basics from the same guy in Minas Gerais that was Marcelo Garcia's first teacher. He forgot his name, but this guy must be doing something right...
Awesome.
Tell us more Paul Harris stories!
Also, can you find out what his lifting routine is like?
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Watching early footage of Palhares he still looked very stocky but his guard game was a much more traditional style.
Now he has a unique style which seems to mainly consist of diving into anaconda guard and jacking knees like its going out of fashion.
My favourite fighter to watch in any combat sport.
Future champ for sure!
Not sure about his lifting routine. Adriano said the guy was always massive and insanely strong. Good genetics I guess, and doing manual labour since he was a kid.
yup. good genetics.
freaky genetics like phil davis!
dudes an animal!
wtf is anaconda guard??
raleigh - wtf is anaconda guard??
1 leg x guard. Same thing.
heard he was sleeping on a bench at the bus station next to BTT and had nothing but a towel and toothbrush.
must eat alot of Acai and bannana
what is a one leg x-guard?? Am I behind the times?? F me! Is my teacher ripping me off?? Can't be....
Love stories like this.
One leg ex guard or Anaconda guard is essentially the foot lock position when the guy is standing. Where your leg is wrapped around his leg with your foot on his hip
raleigh - what is a one leg x-guard?? Am I behind the times?? F me! Is my teacher ripping me off?? Can't be....
It's the X guard you'll do after you roll with Paul Harris.
My instructor was one of the BBs at BTT at the same time, and he says Toquinho had his way with a lot of the really good guys. He was supposedly double-legging Cacareco almost at will, too.
poober -raleigh - what is a one leg x-guard?? Am I behind the times?? F me! Is my teacher ripping me off?? Can't be....
It's the X guard you'll do after you roll with Paul Harris.
Very nice
joshjitsu -poober -Very niceraleigh - what is a one leg x-guard?? Am I behind the times?? F me! Is my teacher ripping me off?? Can't be....
It's the X guard you'll do after you roll with Paul Harris.
agreed, lol.
I'd be scared to death to be on the mat with him. Although Galvao handled him pretty well