Samy Al jamal is one of the highest ranking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts of Arabic origin and one of the great propagators for the sport in countries such as the Kingdom of Jordan and Palestine. There he made BJJ available by starting the very first grappling and MMA academies in these countries (Source MMA), opening it also to women and the under privileged, forming, very possibly, the first women’s BJJ team in the Middle East and the first MMA academy in Palestine. (For Samy’s full bio on BJJHeroes.com CLICK HERE)
In this video, Samy shows a great way to pass the poular reverse De La Riva guard by hip switch:
