Beginning Monday May 18th, classes will resume at CTA-Irving starting bright and early at 6am! Our schedule will remain the same, though all classes taught will be from our Fundamental Curriculum and in the Gi. In addition to our normal sanitation practices, we’ll be expanding our efforts to … [Read more...] about WE’RE BACK IN ACTION!
Academy News
More Back Escapes and BIG NEWS!
This week we get into two new ways to escape from the back mount position – by framing our opponent’s arm and then we’ll complete the lesson by escaping if we find ourselves in a collar choke. Members of Professor Caio’s online training can find the links here.It’s important to work on defending … [Read more...] about More Back Escapes and BIG NEWS!
Watch your Back!
Today we release the Lesson Plan for Week #5, which covers the Classic Collar Choke and Bow and Arrow Choke. Both of these attacks are incredibly strong chokes - not necessarily because of our grips, but due to the angle we're able to create on our opponent!We'll begin the video series with a … [Read more...] about Watch your Back!
Week 4 Lesson Plan Inside!
Today we're releasing the fourth lesson plan on the CTA Fundamental Curriculum. Although this is one of our shorter lesson plans, the Outside Trip Double Leg Takedown and Arm-In Guillotine are among the most effective techniques that we teach! You may view the techniques on Professor Caio's … [Read more...] about Week 4 Lesson Plan Inside!
Become an Escape Artist!
This week we're covering our Back Escape to Single Leg Lesson Plan. There are a lot of drills involved with this one because we need to develop proper reactions to make our escape attempts easier.After we practice addressing our opponent's choking arm and hip, we'll end the week with a video on … [Read more...] about Become an Escape Artist!
Back Attacks this Week!
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! This week Professor Collin is continuing with the Fundamental Curriculum and sharing the Rear Naked Choke and Armlock Lesson Plan. These are some of the strongest techniques in Jiu-Jitsu and we're leading in with some solo drills like last week!Professor Caio … [Read more...] about Back Attacks this Week!