{"id":239583,"date":"2017-05-30T08:47:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T15:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=239583"},"modified":"2017-05-30T08:47:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T15:47:59","slug":"video-jiujitsu-black-belt-competes-blindfolded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-jiujitsu-black-belt-competes-blindfolded\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | JiuJitsu black belt competes blindfolded"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v13.0\" nonce=\"GIcXozcZ\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KakutoChallenge\/videos\/1368816939861583\/\" data-width=\"500\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KakutoChallenge\/videos\/1368816939861583\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KakutoChallenge\/videos\/1368816939861583\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kakuto<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/356426787767275\">Kakuto Challenge<\/a> on Saturday, May 20, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The concept of training with one&#8217;s eyes closed is one that isn&#8217;t all that uncommon in JiuJitsu. Often times professors make their students drill, if not even roll, with their eyes closed during class in an effort to make them more aware of their opponent&#8217;s movements.  <\/p>\n<p>With that being said, one black belt took this a step further and wound up competing in a No Gi JiuJitsu tournament blindfolded! 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