Last Class – Points and Submissions

Last Thursday’s class was all about working from different positions. After the warm-up we took turns holding guard, being placed in side control, the mount and being mounted from the back. The person in the defensive position had to work their way out or reverse their partner while the person on top went for the [...]

Lights Out Jiu-jitsu!!!

I was watching this video on Youtube and soon into the match the lights go out. You think that’s the worst that could happen during their match, but it’s not.

Mario Sperry Butterfly Guard Pass

In my last post I talked about using Mario Sperry’s guard pass in class. I picked it up from this clip. I was able to pass with it once and had a number of near misses. I have used a natural variation of it in the past as a response to [...]

This guy just oozed confidence…

I was finally able to return after a two week layoff (writing projects, deadlines, life in general). 
I paid for it though as my back began to seize up during warm-ups. We started by running around the academy for a long time and followed that up with shrimping.  We always shrimp for a long time but [...]

GSP’s demonstrates the “Clamp”

While looking up guard passes on Youtube I bumped into this Georges St. Pierre video. GSP demonstrates his guard defense, which he calls the “Clamp,” during a seminar. The “Clamp” does three things: 
1. Protects you from strikes
2. Immobilizes your opponent; and
3. Allows you to work for submissions

First Day of Summer Break – Jiu Jitsu

Whew!
I am drained, but in a good way. I’m recovering from a day time class of BJJ and not from teaching in a college classroom.  I am “off” for the next 3 ½ months, so I can invest a lot more time improving my BJJ skills among other things.
Today we worked on a drop throw [...]