Sweeps, Submissions and Passes - all from One-Legged X-Guard! Our last full week in January consists of three new Lesson Plans and we're starting with Sweeps on Monday and Tuesday. We will discuss how to establish the position before covering some basic options to offbalance and attain top … [Read more...] about Lessons Plans – Week of January 23, 2023
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Lesson Plans – Week of January 2, 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR! With the start of a New Year comes new goals, new adventures and new memories! Some of our favorite Lesson Plans are on the way next week to kick things off. We'll begin with the Cross Choke from Closed Guard. This technique is one of the classic submissions of Brazilian … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of January 2, 2023
Lesson Plans – Week of December 26, 2022
We're going to be bouncing back strong from Christmas and getting back to good by getting back to Guard! We have been working on passing the Half Guard, but now we're going to be starting from underneath this position. One of the most understated options from the bottom is simply to recover Closed … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of December 26, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of December 19, 2022
We're headed into the Christmas holidays by working on passing Half Guard! The next several weeks will be very exciting as we begin to cover new material on our curriculum - and this week starts with the Modified Hip Switch Lesson Plan. We'll cover the details on clearing our opponent's knee … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of December 19, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of December 12, 2022
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 … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of December 12, 2022
Lesson Plans – Week of November 28, 2022
Saddle Up! We will be bouncing back from Thanksgiving and starting December off with some techniques from Lasso and Spider Guard! Both of these Guard variations require specific grips and control of our opponents posture and balance to open up sweep and submission opportunities. Click here to … [Read more...] about Lesson Plans – Week of November 28, 2022