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
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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
Lessons Plans – Week of March 28, 2022
HUGE WEEK ON THE WAY! On the heels of Professor Caio's seminar, we will be reviewing the techniques he shares and addressing two different strategies from the Standing position in our Fundamentals classes this week. One of the most effective takedowns in Jiu-Jitsu is the Collar Drag. We'll start … [Read more...] about Lessons Plans – Week of March 28, 2022
Lessons Plans – Week of March 14, 2022
It's Spring Break for many, but we're just hitting our stride at CTA Irving! On Monday and Tuesday, we'll work on defensive posture from underneath the Mount position. Utilizing frames and escaping incrementally makes a huge difference in getting out of bad spots, and we'll talk about both in … [Read more...] about Lessons Plans – Week of March 14, 2022
Lessons Plans – Week of March 7, 2022
Our first full week of March finds us finishing up our Keylock Lesson Plans by addressing defense and escapes from the Mount position. Professor Collin will not only cover where the opportunities to escape will be, but also how to take advantage of them. We'll learn the Hip Press Escape too, which … [Read more...] about Lessons Plans – Week of March 7, 2022
Lessons Plans – Week of February 28, 2022
More from Mount this week, but we begin with a little Self-Defense on our schedule! Knowing how to escape a Bear Hug from behind is critical in both Jiu-Jitsu and for day to day survival. Professor Collin will discuss two variations of the escape before taking our opponent down and settling into a … [Read more...] about Lessons Plans – Week of February 28, 2022
