Caio Terra Academy Irving

Martial Arts Irving

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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!

We’ll be Hip-Switching from Half Guard to start our week and close out September!  When we are able to secure chest connection from Half Guard, it is common for our opponent to try and escape their hips in an attempt to recover Guard.  To counter this movement, we’ll redirect our pressure and make our legs easier to escape from this new “Hip Switch” position.

Click here to view the Switching the Hips to Pass the Guard Lesson Plan

If our passing attempts lead us into the Side Control position, then our opponent’s frames may be causing us our next problem.  By sitting through to the Kazure Kesagatame Gatame position.  This allows us to prevent Guard recovery attempts, provide lots of pressure, and even attack a Submission!

Click here to view the Switching Base and Attacking the Arm Lesson Plan

Competition Classes resume this week in preparation for our next Jiu-Jitsu World League tournament and we’ll also have Professor Gabriel Marangoni in to teach a Competition Strategies Seminar, so reach out to RSVP ASAP!

After an exciting weekend in Frisco with our competitors, we’re back on the mat and have some exciting Lesson Plans lined up!  We’ll begin in our opponent’s Closed Guard and discuss posture and how to open the Guard before moving on and adding a couple of passing strategies.

Click here to view the Posturing and Opening the Closed Guard Lesson Plan

On Wednesday we will pick up with our Guard Passes by reviewing some of the Toureando Pass options before adding the Double Under Pass.  Both methods are incredibly strong ways to clear our opponent’s legs and get to their hips, so be sure to add these details to your toolbox!

Click here to view the Double Under Pass Lesson Plan

Back to work on Labor Day – it just makes sense!  After an Open Mat on Monday, we’ll be covering a little more from the Mount, both on offense and defense.  Offensively, we will discuss details of the Keylock in Tuesday’s Fundamentals class. We’ll include details on isolating our opponent’s arm and even countering their defense with an armlock!

Click here to view the Keylock Lesson Plan

From there, we will move to underneath the Mount position and cover what is arguably the most valuable technique in all of Jiu-Jitsu and Self Defense – the Upa.  Using strong hip movement and proper head positioning make this an easy and effective way to escape from the bottom.

Click here to view the Upa Lesson Plan

This week concludes with the Jiu-Jitsu World League Tournament in Frisco, so we definitely have a busy September already rocking at CTA Irving!

Stalking, Shooting, Sprawling, Circling and Submitting – we’re covering it all next week! The Double Leg Takedown is a staple of wrestling and is one of the strongest and simplest ways to take your opponent from the standing position to the ground and end up in a dominant position. We’ll also discuss defending against this technique as well, so lots on the way for Monday and Tuesday!

Click here to view the Double Leg Takedown Lesson Plan

From defending the takedown and taking the back, we’ll be covering the one of the strongest and highest percentage submissions there is – the Rear Naked Choke.  Our Lesson Plan will cover several details regarding hand fighting, grip variations and more:

Click here to view the Rear Naked Choke Lesson Plan

Even our No-Gi and Advanced Classes will cover more options with Takedowns and Back Attacks – see you on the mat!

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