BALEIA'S BREAKDOWN: Mario Sperry's Clock Choke BJJ BREAKDOWN

Today's #BaleiasBreakdown we look back at the clock choke by the Zen Machine @mariosperry on Royler Gracie from the 1998 Brasileiros. This was one of two famous clock chokes that had Jiu-Jitsu geeks worldwide drilling this "new" submission which is now a very common attack in the sport/art. One of the main competitors in both Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, José Mário Sperry, also known as Zé Mário or Zé Maquina, was a big figure of the Pride Fc organization in Japan. Though he was awarded his black belt by the late Master Carlson Gracie, Sperry left the Carlson Gracie Academy at the turn of the century, to form and lead the Brazilian Top Team (BTT), a controversial move at the time that turned him into a persona non grata in his masters circle. BTT would become one of the most successful MMA gyms in the world for most of that decade an achievement highly influenced by Sperry’s presence. FOLLOW ME: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiccardoAmmendoliaBJJ/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riccardoammendoliabjj/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/riccardobaleia #BJJBreakdown #OldSchoolBJJ #BaleiasBreakdown #ClockChoke #Relogio #IBJJF #MarioSperry #RoylerGracie