This blog address will not longer be updated, I'm moving over to Wordpress which hosts the main Meerkatsu website - https://www.meerkatsu.com/blog/ All the contents previously posted here will remain so but for all new posts - the meerkatsu.com/blog/ - site will be where these are published. I won't be porting the old blogger posts to the Wordpress site, but I may republished updated versions of older articles on the new site. Thanks for reading so far, look forward to more fresh content over on the new site. Seymour ..read more

  The BJJ world is overflowing with a vast amount of BJJ instructionals. Reviews, like mine, can help people make the decision on whether a title is suitable for them or not.  Choosing Videos to ReviewI no longer accept invitations to review instructionals. If I review something, it's because I chose it myself and I bought it myself. I sometimes use a discount code. The reason for this is because reviews take me a lot of time to study and write up. I don't want to waste time on content I'm not really interested in.  How I review the content When I review a title, I will watch ..read more

SummaryBelgium black belt Wim Deputter might just be one of the best-kept secrets in the world of online jiujitsu tutorials. He has a highly impressive cv - 20 years of BJJ training, over 600 grappling and MMA matches more than 500 of which he has won. He puts together this wealth of experience plus his training in other disciplines (mainly wrestling) to offer a wide variety of novel concepts and methods for use in BJJ. This report takes a look a some of his best tutorial work... Introduction Wim Deputter is a Belgium BJJ black belt who teaches out of his academy Brasa Belgium. He is a fr ..read more

My friends launched a new website - www.grapplersforlife.com - all profits from the sale of these items will be donated to The Samaritans and Papyrus UK. The Tiger Lotus artwork I created is available in T-shirt and Hoodie form with a number of base colours to choose from as well as both mens and ladies fit.  The printing is done in the UK but the website ships international. The Chinese words at the base of the design come from an old proverb: “If you don’t enter a tiger’s cave, how can you catch a tiger?” 不入虎穴焉得虎子 The saying has the meaning of needing to face ones fear in order to ..read more

  I released three new products through my store today. They are the Rose Kitsune T-shirt, Octo-Surfing Turtle Hoodie and the Oni Strong T-shirt. Here are some more photos:- ONI STRONG T-SHIRT “Oni ni kanabou” is an old Japanese saying that translates as “Giving an iron club to an oni”. The meaning behind the phrase is such that by giving an already fearsome and strong demon a weapon, you making him doubly strong. It’s a message that is popularly used to convey strength and confidence – important to all fighters. ROSE KITSUNE T-SHIRT This hand-drawn illustration depicts a Japa ..read more

  I was hired by US womens grappling brand Gaidama to illustrate their spats. The result is the Kitsune Warrior - available on pre-order here ..read more

  Introduction Estonian BJJ black belt Priit Mihkelson has packaged a highly effective set of defensive principles and positions. Priit's tutorials have a fast-growing fanbase of advocates thanks to his many videos on Youtube, BJJ Fanatics, his own Defensive BJJ website. His seminars are also very popular. I first heard about his techniques on Reddit and experienced how effective they are when rolling with my friend Can Sonmez during his 2019 Grapplethon. Since then I've been testing his concepts during rolling. In this write-up, I review the key main defence concepts that ..read more

I've just released a new product for my Meerkatsu store - the Demon Mask Grappling Shorts. These are designed in accordance to IBJJF nogi tournament uniform rules. You can buy them here ..read more

Summary The reverse kimura grip from guard offers a very effective way to control, attack and reduce options for your opponent. While the grip concept in this half guard set is the same as Drew Weatherhead’s previous closed guard tutorial, using it from half guard offers a different set of opportunities – notably the ability to transition to better attacking positions such as back control. Info: Available at: www.reversekimura.com Price: $79.99 INTRODUCTION Following the success of his previous tutorial, BJJ black belt Drew Weatherhead turns his attention again to the Reverse Kimura – b ..read more

The current lockdown situation has given me time to embark on several art projects that I have long been thinking about. I last tried painting on canvas shoes back in 2013 so I figure it was a good time to try it again with something more ambitious. They were great fun to create. To read more about how I did this, head on over to my Meerkatsu Art Blog here ..read more