We’re headed into the second half of the month with takedown strategies! These are the perfect Lesson Plans to start building a gameplan around, as we will be covering the basics of stance and footwork, then discussing several options to take our opponent to the mat. From there, we’ll also get into defensive and counter-attack […]
This week’s focus is attacking the feet! The One-Legged X Guard is a great position for both sweeps and attacks, so we’ll be covering both. There are so many different details involved in the submission chain and transitions in these Lesson Plans, so you can be sure that you’ll pick up some extra details in […]
Our focus this week is sweeping our opponent and getting to a dominant position! One of the strongest uses of our Guard is the ability to control our opponent and then improve our position with them, so this week we’ll discuss posture, timing and angles to make that transition even easier. We’ll begin testing this […]
We have an extremely busy calendar on the way for the Summer and this week’s techniques from Guard are going to help achieve those goals in a big way! We’re covering some staples from the Closed Guard, including submissions, backtakes and sweeps. We’re only a couple of weeks away from Curriculum Testing, Promotions, Seminars, Summer […]
We’re returning to our feet and focused on takedowns this week! Since all of our matches start from the standing position, we will focus on several strategies to dominate grips, create angles, and take our opponent to the ground. We’ll be heading to Frisco on Saturday for the next Jiu-Jitsu World League tournament, so make […]
We’re bouncing right back into action from Professor Caio’s seminar with the Double Under Pass! This is one of the most powerful ways to pass our opponents’ guard and get to a dominant position, so we will be covering all angles of it. From the positioning, to grips, angles, pressure, submissions, and counters…we’re bringing ALL […]
This week we’re focused on attacks from the Mount! Our Lesson Plans will address every joint on the way up, from Wristlocks to Armbars to Baratoplatas! One of the most underrated and overlooked aspects of attacking joint locks is how to defeat our opponent’s second line of defense…their grips. We’ll explore several different methods to […]
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 March continues to be full of hard work at CTA Irving! Some of our strongest Lesson Plans from the Guard will start things off 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 […]
