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Coach Hiliary ‘The SilverBack’ Johnson
Coach Hiliary is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt and affiliate member of the Ricardo Cavalcanti BJJ & Self Defense Association in good standing. With decades of combative experience spanning two continents – Sub-Saharan West Africa and North America, the diverse fighting skills acquired have successfully synthesized BJJ fundamentals with essential practical elements, theories, principles and concepts of select traditional African fighting arts. Coach Hiliary possesses a unique style of jiujitsu he has developed and coined as 'Closed-Quarter' Jiujitsu - fusing key elements of Small-Circle jiujitsu into his extensive training regiment. Successfully tested and proven in countless competitive venues, Kumites and combative sparring sessions, Closed-Quarter Jiujitsu places great emphasis on the mechanics of the human skeleton structure as an effective means by which to effectively control, manipulate, and incapacitate/subdue an adversary from standing to ground attacks. It is this philosophy and practical experience that germinated the combative BJJ training program comprising the curriculum of...
The BJJ Biomechanics Lab
The ‘gentle art’ of BJJ has been an integral part of my life and consequently, Jiu Jitsu lives within me - I am Jiu Jitsu! I enjoy engaging in savage training, developing efficient/effective combative tactics/techniques/skills and instructing with passion. Training savagely is an EXTREME physically demanding activity that begins on the mats where mastery is attained through grueling hours of extensive grappling and hand-to-hand combat. Every aspect of my combative style has been 'Samura-ied' into everything I do, with a very high attention to detail. This is the essence of who I am.
Having successfully tested the core principles and concepts in well over 30 competitive BJJ matches and Kumites, I leverage lessons learned to formulate a series of core concepts, essential principles and dynamic mobility drills, that prove effective in combative self-defense situations and live competitive venues. Equipped with this knowledge-base, I bring you The Lab's "Closed-Quarter" Jiujitsu program.
