Defense, Escapes and some Judo on the menu! We have been working very heavily in class on our Submission Series from Mount, so this week we’ll begin some defense and escapes from there. Starting Monday, we’ll cover a couple of different paths to improving your position – one that immediately puts you back on the […]
BEAR HUGS AND ARMLOCKS! This week our Lesson Plans start us back on our feet with some invaluable Self-Defense Techniques and end with us adding more Submissions to our toolbox! We will start on Monday with Bear Hug Escapes, ensuring that we’re able to prevent and defend being grabbed from behind then take our attacker […]
This week is going to be an exciting one! We’re going to be covering both the offensive and defensive aspects of two of the strongest Submission Techniques from the Mount position – the Cross Choke and Armlock. From the Mount, the elements of patience, timing and frames will all be covered to ensure that we […]
Time to flip the script on our Lesson Plans this week! After focusing on the bottom position of Half Guard and some of its different variations the past few days, we now move to the top and focus on passing to Mount or Side Control. We’ll begin by addressing how to clear the Shin Shield […]
HALF GUARD IS FULL OF FUN! Professor Caio has referred to the Half Guard position as one of the most complete and versatile guards that there is, and this week you’ll learn why! We’ll begin with a more offensive approach, seeking an underhook and looking to get to our opponents’ back: Click here to view […]
This week, we’ll be finishing up on one topic and tackling another! To wrap up our Knee on Belly Lesson Plans, we’ll be working from the bottom this week. The focus of the lessons will be how to recover from the position and even “Wrestle Up” by regaining top position with a modified Single Leg […]
SUBMISSION IS OUR MISSION THIS WEEK! This week gives our students the opportunity to learn the finer points of controlling and submitting our opponent from the Side Control and Knee on Belly positions. We’ll begin the week from Side Control, where we will be discuss controlling our opponent’s hips before moving to the Kimura or […]
BECOME AN ESCAPE ARTIST! This week will be focused on getting out of bad positions and working our way back into good ones! Since the root of all martial arts is Self-Defense, we will be addressing how to get out of some headlock positions both from the standing position and on the ground. Within this […]
When I was younger I heard a saying, we can count the days in our lives or we can make the days in our lives count, it’s up to use to decide. This weekend we definitely made the days in our life count! Coming together with Team Alpha Miami, we took 20+ athletes to compete […]
Several members of the CTA-Irving crew recently participated in the Jiu-Jitsu World League’s tournament held locally and did an absolutely incredible job! Equally as impressive as our team’s performance was the support that cheered our athletes on from the stands. Each tournament, I get to see parents and spouses and children and teammates huddled together, […]
