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October 12, 2026

This week we’re primarily focused on Armlocks! Our Lesson Plans will address angles of attacks, grip breaks, and we’ll even mention Baratoplatas in our No-Gi class on Tuesday! 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 break these grips and even learn to counterattack before ending the week with some Shallow De La Riva passing methods!

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MONDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Armlock Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan

TUESDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Armlock Attacks Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Baratoplata from Mount Lesson Plan

WEDNESDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Breaking Grips on the Armlock Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock Attacks Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan
Advanced (8p) – Shallow De La Riva Passing Lesson Plan

THURSDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock Attacks Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Breaking Grips on the Armlock Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Wrestling with Coach Melvin Lofton

FRIDAY

Advanced (6a/11:30a/7p) – Shallow De La Riva Passing Lesson Plan

SATURDAY

CT Kids BJJ (10a) – Armlock and Breaking Opponent’s Grips Lesson Plan / Armlock Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Competition Kids (11a)
Open Mat (12p)

September 28, 2026

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 for both Triangle Chokes and Sweeps, and we’re covering both!

We’ll also be recognizing some hard-working students on Saturday with promotions to Blue Belt, so make plans to attend!

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MONDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Spider Triangle and Escape Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan

TUESDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Spider Triangle and Escape Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan

WEDNESDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Spider Guard Passes Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Spider Triangle and Escape Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan
Advanced Class (8p) – Advanced Spider Guard Passes Lesson Plan

THURSDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Spider Triangle and Escape Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Spider Guard Passes Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Wrestling with Coach Melvin Lofton

FRIDAY

Advanced (6a/11:30a/7p) – Advanced Spider Guard Passes Lesson Plan

SATURDAY

CT Kids BJJ (10a) – Triangle Choke Lesson Plan / Spider Triangle and Escape Lesson Plan
CT Competition Kids (11a)
Adult Fall Promotions (12p)

September 20, 2026

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, learning how to first control and then attack our opponent based on their reactions. See you on the mat!

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MONDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – X Guard Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan

TUESDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – X Guard Attacks Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Armlock Lesson Plan

WEDNESDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Passing the X Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – X Guard Attacks Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Advanced Class (8p) – De La Riva X Guard Lesson Plan

THURSDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – X Guard Attacks Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Passing the X Guard Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Wrestling with Coach Melvin Lofton

FRIDAY

Advanced (6a/11:30a/7p) – De La Riva X Guard Lesson Plan

SATURDAY

CT Kids BJJ (10a) – Armlock from Closed Guard Lesson Plan / X Guard Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Competition Kids (11a)
Open Mat (12p)

September 13, 2026

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!

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MONDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Overhook Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan

TUESDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Overhook Attacks Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Rubber Guard to Brazilian Sorcery Lesson Plan

WEDNESDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Omoplata and Escapes Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Overhook Attacks Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Advanced (8p) – Omoplata and Crucifix Lesson Plan

THURSDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Overhook Attacks Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Omoplata and Escapes Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Wrestling with Coach Melvin Lofton

FRIDAY

Advanced (6a/11:30a/7p) – Omoplata and Crucifix Lesson Plan

SATURDAY

CT Kids BJJ (10a) – Cross Choke from Closed Guard Lesson Plan / Overhook Attacks Lesson Plan
CT Competition Kids (11a)
Open Mat (12p)

September 4, 2026

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 more sweeps and submissions either way! We’ll also have an abbreviated schedule on Monday for Labor Day and we’ll welcome Coach Melvin Lofton to our schedule to help level up our takedowns on Thursdays!

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MONDAY

CLASSES CANCELLED – LABOR DAY OPEN MAT (10a)

TUESDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4:15p) – Pulling and Attacking from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Pulling and Attacking from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Tripod Sweep Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Underhook to High C Attacks Lesson Plan

WEDNESDAY

Fundamentals (6a/11:30a) – Lasso Sweeps Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Pulling and Attacking from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Intro to BJJ (7p) – Pulling and Attacking from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
Advanced Class (8p) – Closed Guard vs Standing Opponent Lesson Plan

THURSDAY

CT Littles BJJ (4p) – Pulling and Attacking from Closed Guard Lesson Plan
CT Kids BJJ (5p) – Tripod Sweep Lesson Plan
Fundamentals (7p) – Lasso Sweeps Lesson Plan
No-Gi (8p) – Wrestling with Coach Melvin Lofton

FRIDAY

Advanced (6a/11:30a/7p) – Closed Guard vs Standing Opponent Lesson Plan

SATURDAY

CT Kids BJJ (10a) – Tripod Sweep Lesson Plan
CT Competition Kids (11a)
Open Mat (12p)

August 30, 2026

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 our opponent is one of the most important aspects of Jiu-Jitsu, so we’ll be covering tons of methods to do just that!

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MONDAY