We’ll be returning to our feet this week and covering one of our Self Defense scenarios – how to deal with a Bear Hug from behind. Our focus will be on both the defense and escape of this position in two different forms, whether we are being grabbed over our arms or underneath them. From […]
The Triangle Choke is one of the staples of submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Our Intro classes will cover the basics of setups, angles, and the submission aspects of this legendary technique. From there, our Fundamentals classes address the offensive and defensive side of the Spider Guard position. This version of open guard presents several opportunities […]
The month of September continues to be full of hard work at CTA Irving! We’ll continue with some of our strongest Lesson Plans from the Guard before we move on to the Mount in a couple of weeks. We’ll begin with the Armlock from Closed Guard in our Intro classes and X Guard in Fundamentals, […]
This week’s Intro and Fundamental classes focus on various attacks from the Closed Guard with Friday’s Advanced lesson diving into the Omoplata–Crucifix connection. Our No-Gi sessions explore Rubber Guard on Tuesday, while Coach Melvin Lofton once again leads Thursday’s wrestling class, so don’t miss out! Click here to subscribe to CAIO TERRA ONLINE, the official […]
After introducing the Guard position from some different recovery scenarios, this week’s focus will be on dealing with a standing opponent. This may occur as a result of us starting from standing (in the case of a Guard pull), or if they posture and get to their feet after the fact, but we’ll be covering […]
We’re returning to the academy after an awesome weekend of competition with lots of work from the Guard position on the way! Our Intro Classes will be learning the Scissor Sweep from Closed Guard, with the rest of our classes focused on introducing sweeps and attacks from the Butterfly Guard. Using our legs to control […]
We’re ending the month by getting to the Half Guard position and getting to work! By achieving Half Guard, we have an almost limitless amount of attack options – both sweeps and submissions, many of which we’ll cover this week. From Traditional to Knee Shield to Deep, we’ve got so much Half Guard material on […]
After a week of escapes and focusing on improving our position, we’ll return to the mat to discuss some techniques from the Technical Mount and Back Mount. We’ll be discussing control, strategies, submissions, and even a few new options in our No-Gi Classes this week! Don’t miss out!! Click here to subscribe to CAIO TERRA […]
This week our primary focus will be headlock escapes – both from the standing position and the ground! This is a common situation that is a crucial piece of self defense knowledge, so there will be lots of details covering all the applications and variations. From there, bring a pen and paper because we’re covering […]
ESCAPES AND ATTACKS TO KICK OFF AUGUST! We’re bouncing back from an awesome weekend of competition at the IBJJF Dallas Open and will be focused on both offense and defense from Side Control, including some interesting ways to utilize the lapel to attack our opponent. Our CT Kids are headed back to school and back […]
