Born in Brazil and raised in the United States, Bruno Rodrigues is no stranger to adapting quick to new environments. After training Taekwondo and Hapkido for 8 years, he wanted a new challenge. He discovered Jiu-Jitsu and began training in Washington D.C before eventually moving to Hawaii to purpose a new life closers the one he experienced in Brazil. It’s been 6 years since he’s been on Oahu and as an active competitor and personal trainer, he’s dedicated to perfecting his conditioning and technique. He trains at Workshop Honolulu and is a Purple belt under Larry Hope.

The workshop style of jiu-jitsu is in one word: complex. The system revolves around presence of mind and mind mapping, as oppose to struck A to B techniques. Larry, the Head Instructor will compare Jazz to rolling. “Know the structure, and improvise on the technicalities.” In this instructional, we go over leg entries for the toe hold and some other variations. The point of this series of videos is for you to understand the potential positions you will/may find yourself in and quickly decide for yourself if this technique is right for the moment or not. This are not fast and hard rules, but guild lines and principles that will lead to a better, more fluid jiu-jitsu game.