Our last full week of May focuses on Self Defense and Escapes! One of the most common situations when discussing "what if?" scenarios for self defense is the headlock - and knowing how to escape it. Professor Collin will be showing details from both the standing position and the ground to help you … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of May 23, 2022
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Lesson Plans – Week of May 16, 2022
BACK TO THE BACK! Next week we return to the strongest position in Jiu-Jitsu - the Back Mount. For the first part of the week, we'll be on offense to discuss controlling our opponent and maintaining the position. From there, we'll discuss capitalizing on it with a couple of different choke … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of May 16, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of May 9, 2022
Our Lesson Plans hit full steam as we continue to address the Back Position, but this time from a defensive standpoint. Before we're able to escape our opponent's hooks and seatbelt grips, we must first position ourselves and change some angles to reduce their offensive options. From there, we'll … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of May 9, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of May 2, 2022
Next week, we return to the feet and will be working some of the simplest yet most effective blueprints in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - taking your opponent down, getting on their back and securing a submission! On Monday, we will discuss both the offensive and defensive sides of takedowns. We'll include … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of May 2, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of April 25, 2022
We've spent the last couple of weeks working from the bottom of Closed Guard, so we'll flip the script this week and work on posturing, opening and passing! We'll learn two different methods to opening the Closed Guard - both off of our knees and from the standing position - as our opponents' skill … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of April 25, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of April 18, 2022
Our work from Closed Guard continues this week by featuring two incredible Shoulder Lock submissions - the Omoplata and Kimura. Both of these are similar in nature as far as how your opponent's arm is positioned, but the setups and details surrounding them couldn't be more different. Monday and … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of April 18, 2022