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lesson plan

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.

Following up on our Catucada Lesson Plans where we swept our opponent into the Mount position, we’ll be starting on the defensive end of this exchange with some escapes from here.  Many times, we will have to escape incrementally, working from Mount to 3/4 Mount and then to Half Guard before we can begin to think about offensive options.  On Monday and Tuesday, we’ll focus on this concept as well as some movements to assist us in learning the technique more easily.

Click here to view the Hip Escape Lesson Plan

On Wednesday, we’ll address another method of escaping – and also how to counter it!  The Hip Press Escape is an excellent way to move from the Mount position to either the Single Leg X- or even Butterfly Guard positions…which we’ll be covering soon as well!  The second half of this Lesson Plan addresses maintaining the Mount and even counterattacking with an Ezequiel Choke!

Click here to view the Hip Press and Ezequiel Choke Lesson Plan

The Knee on Belly position will be the focus of this week’s Lesson Plans!  Beginning on Monday, Professor Collin will cover the offensive side of things as we work to transition from Side Control to Knee on Belly and then to Mount.  We’ll even finish the techniques by applying an Armlock if our opponent defends!

Click here to view the Knee on Belly Attacks Lesson Plan

On Wednesday, our focus will move to the defensive side of the position as we cover some methods of escaping.  When underneath the Knee on Belly position, we’ll use some basic recovery concepts to wrestle up into the top position.

Click here to view the Knee on Belly Escapes Lesson Plan

The D’Arce and Berkut Chokes will also make their appearances this week, so don’t miss a moment on the mats!

This week is a short one as we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday, but we’ll still have enough time to cover all of our Lesson Plans this week!  We’ll begin on Monday by finishing up our Armlock from Guard series. In this Lesson Plan, we’ll introduce the Defense and Escape to this technique, both of which will be far easier to execute now that we have a deeper understanding of how to apply the Armlock.

Click here to view the Armlock and Defense Lesson Plan

On Wednesday, we will cover another powerful submission from the Closed Guard – the Triangle Choke!  This technique is one of the most strongest chokes in Jiu-Jitsu not only because it utilizes the legs, but also (and mostly!) because of the angles we create and direction we squeeze!

Click here to view the Triangle Choke Lesson Plan

We’ll work on Overhook Attacks in our No-Gi and Advanced Classes, so let’s make sure we see everyone this week – we’re so thankful for our CTA Family!

Happy Halloween!  We’re starting the week with costumes and candy, but filling it with Guard Passes and ending it with the Jiu-Jitsu World League tournament. Our focus lately has been on controlling our opponent’s hips and restricting their mobility in order to pass guard, and we’ll be using those same principles to perform even more techniques to secure the position.

Click here to view the Over/Under Pass Lesson Plan

On Wednesday we’ll start from Half Guard, assuming that our initial attempt at the Over/Under Pass resulted in us only being to clear one leg. Our first attempt at passing from Half Guard will be with the Tripod Pass, which can result in several different outcomes depending on our opponent’s reaction.

Click here to view the Tripod Pass Lesson Plan

More Passing in Advanced Class and even Pass PREVENTION in No-Gi next week, so get to the mat to close out October and start off November with a BANG!

Straight from the Texas Open on Saturday, we’re headed back to Half Guard on Monday!  This week will be filled with more than a dozen belt promotions in both our youth and adult classes and the perfect Lesson Plans to go along with their advancements.  On Monday and Tuesday, we’ll be focused on beating our opponent’s knee  shield and entering into the Tripod Pass to Mount!

Click here to view the Removing the Knee Shield & Tripod Pass Lesson Plan

Beginning on Wednesday, we’ll address what to do if our opponent is more mobile and works to escape their hips. While they’re escaping, our strategy is changing! When we sit to our hip, we have the options of moving to Mount or Side Control, depending on their reaction:

Click here to view the Knee Slide Pass Lesson Plan

More awesome techniques on the way with lots of new belts in the Academy too – don’t miss class!

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