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As the year comes to an end, we sent an incredible group into competition in Frisco earlier this month!  After weeks of preparation and hard work, CTA Irving had 13 different athletes competing in both Gi and No-Gi divisions.  It’s so awesome to see our team working together in practice and then supporting each other in competition seamlessly.  Hearing the cheers from the stands from friends and family was truly inspiring for everyone on the floor of the Comerica Center!

Huge congrats to all of the following on your accomplishments and thank you for your hard work!

  • Evalyn Russell
  • Kyle Erlandson
  • Aaron Young
  • Manny Dominguez
  • Nujan Shrestha
  • Rico Payne
  • Ahmed Orozco
  • Eva Lopez
  • JW Brown
  • Cornell LeDoux
  • Nick Holland
  • Kevin Hernandez
  • Alessandra Soto

Mechanics from Mount coming up this week!  On Monday and Tuesday, we’re going to be covering some of the most valuable concepts and techniques in all of Jiu-Jitsu – establishing frames and escaping our hips.  Escaping from the Mount position is not an easy task, and we also have to be aware of Submission and Backtake attempts as well!

Click here to view the Hip Escape Lesson Plan

Starting Wednesday, we will move to the Hip Press method of escaping the Mount position.  If our opponent is low and on our hips, we must adjust our escape attempts accordingly.  To close the Lesson Plan, we’ll add a bit of offense as well, so don’t miss out!

Click here to view the Hip Press and Ezequiel Choke Lesson Plan

We’re bouncing back from Jiu-Jitsu World League and straight to Submissions and Sweeps from Closed Guard! One of the strongest and simplest attacks from this position is the Cross Choke.  Our lesson will begin with discussing the grips and angles needed to secure the technique as well as a couple of different ways to do it:

Click here to view the Cross Choke Lesson Plan

On Wednesday we will discuss the Catucada sweep, a very strong option when our opponent stands up inside of our Closed Guard. This allows us to complete the movement in the Mount position and prepared to attack with Submissions!

Click here to view the Catucada Sweep and Defense Lesson Plan

Our No-Gi and Advanced Lesson Plans will also deal with standing opponents, so don’t miss what we have coming up! Our schedule will be limited due to the Thanksgiving holidays as well, with classes canceled Thursday and Friday and only Open Mat on Saturday the 25th.

We’ve got an exciting week of techniques and Lesson Plans from Half Guard before we finish things off in Frisco at the Jiu-Jitsu World League Tournament!  After working on the Hip Switch and Knee Cut, it’s time to shift gears and address the bottom position of Half Guard.  The most obvious positional improvement is simply recovering Guard – our focus of Monday and Tuesday!

Click here to view the Recovering the Guard Lesson Plan

Beginning Wednesday, we’ll work to get to the best position there is – the Back Mount!  We’ll first secure an underhook with our knee shield before posturing to our knees. Plan A will be to get our hooks and seatbelt grip, but we also have the option of sweeping our opponent if they defend!

Click here to view the Underhook Attacks Lesson Plan

No-Gi and Advanced Classes will also be full of Half Guard goodness, so get to class to see it all!

Our CT Kids (of all ages!) dressed up and got into the Halloween spirit recently!  Our annual party for the children included games, candy, costumes, and of course loads of fun. Congratulations to Preslee, Lucas, and Teddy for winning our CT Kids Halloween Costume Awards!

That evening, our Adults came out to Rey’s Sports Bar and Restaurant for our Hollywood-themed Halloween party! We had so many awesome movies and famous characters represented – from the Terminator, to Beetlejuice, to Titanic, Magnum PI, and so many more.  We had such an amazing time together, sharing dinner, drinks, dancing and an unforgettable night as One Team & One Family!

             

Our focus this week will be Guard Passing!  For the first Lesson Plan, we will be covering the Modified Hip Switch.  This is a great method for beating the Knee Shield and passing Half Guard, and we will cover several different scenarios and opponent reactions along the way.

Click here to view the Modified Hip Switch Lesson Plan

We’ll follow up with the Knee Cut method of Guard Passing beginning Wednesday.  This option allows you secure a tight hip connection and then defeat any Guard Retention efforts they may have.

Click here to view the Knee Cut Lesson Plan

Our final preparation for the Jiu-Jitsu World League tournament is on deck as well, so we have some exciting days ahead!

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