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 … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of September 25, 2023
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Lesson Plans – Week of September 11, 2023
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 … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of September 11, 2023
Lesson Plans – Week of September 4, 2023
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 … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of September 4, 2023
Lesson Plans – Week of August 28, 2023
Moving onto the Mount! We're wrapping up the month of August with some high percentage attacks from the top, including both chokes and joint locks. On Monday and Tuesday we will focus on securing the grips and positioning to execute the Cross Choke from Mount. The Mount position gives us the … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of August 28, 2023
Lesson Plans – Week of July 3, 2023
We will be starting July, celebrating the 4th, and getting ready for a tournament...all with some One-Legged X Guard Lesson Plans! We will introduce the position by first discussing some drills as we focus on how, why and when to use it before moving on to some sweep options: Click here to view … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of July 3, 2023
Lesson Plans – Week of June 26, 2023
Our focus will be Butterfly and X-Guard to close out the month of June! Often times our Guard recovery attempts will find us establishing hooks with our feet and frames with our shins, so knowing how to use them to improve our position is the topic of Monday and Tuesday! Click here to view the … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of June 26, 2023
