{"id":623,"date":"2014-02-19T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T18:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/en\/?p=623"},"modified":"2016-09-04T15:01:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:01:16","slug":"bjj-lifestyle-langes-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/en\/bjj-lifestyle-langes-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"BJJ lifestyle at Lange\u2019s MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back on mainland for the last Australian stop of this BJJ trip<\/strong>. Major city in Australia, Sydney is also an important place for Brazilian jiu-jitsu!<\/strong> I invite you to Lange\u2019s MMA<\/strong> <\/a>academy to meet Anthony and Nikki<\/strong>, a couple who lives at the pace of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beach & BJJ lifestyle<\/h2>\n

More exactly I went to Manly<\/strong>, a suburbia 30 minutes ferry away from Sydney. Immediately after landing I was in the heart of the Australian beach culture. In the middle of the crowd ready for a surfing or beach-volley session (or simply to eat an ice cream on the seafront…), I saw a t-shirt with the logo of a famous Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy (I might love this place!…).<\/p>\n

Anthony Lange: the pioneer in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Sydney<\/h2>\n

And for a good reason: during my stay I trained at the academy of Sydney\u2019s BJJ pioneer<\/strong>. Anthony Lange, third degree black belt under John Will<\/strong> (Machado BJJ Australia<\/a>), was the first to practice BJJ in Sydney<\/strong>. Since 20 years (10 years as a black belt) he teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu<\/strong> in his academy.<\/p>\n

\"Lange's<\/p>\n

With a team of around 15 instructors, they also offer BJJ, MMA, Arnis, wrestling, boxing and Tha\u00ef boxing classes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A martial art expert<\/h2>\n

Over the trainings I discovered that Anthony has a martial art experience which goes beyond Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He counts 6 black belts in Shoot System, Kickboxing, Corral Arnis, Karate, Stav and of course Brazilian jiu-jitsu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are also witnesses of his past as a professional fighter: old posters and pictures, many medals which now stand alongside those of his students, his sons and his wife.<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/p>\n

Brazilian jiu-jitsu: effective and nonviolent<\/h2>\n

Among all the martial arts he practices, Anthony prefers Brazilian jiu-jitsu<\/strong>. It is the most effective for him. Anthony appreciates that you can fight without hurting yourself and thus without age limit<\/strong>. \u201cYou can choke your opponent, talk to him and choke him again if he still wants to fight\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

The joy of training first<\/h2>\n

Being happy to train is for Anthony the key element in Brazilian jiu-jitsu\u2019s practice<\/strong>. Competition is secondary. A philosophy you can feel during his classes. Throughout the week Anthony offers one hour Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes<\/strong> (starting 5:30am for early birds!). I was used to longer classes and was a bit afraid to be disappointed. Finally in one hour we did all the steps of a BJJ class<\/strong>: warm-up, drills, technique with details for MMA and rolls. A method I found effective and moreover executed in a joyous atmosphere!<\/p>\n

Here is some technique we worked on during my stay, a spider guard pass:<\/p>\n