Defense

For September, the theme in our BJJ classes is “late stage defense.” What’s that mean? It means how do we get out of bad positions and submissions. It also means learning to recognize the level of threat you’re under. If you can’t identify how bad the situation you’re currently in is, it can be very tough to defend. Finally, it will mean learning how to not simply escape submission threats, but how to immediately move into a counter attack.
Practically, that will mean drilling and naming bad positions. This will require both solid offense and solid defense. In order to know how to escape an armbar, you need a partner with a decent armbar. If you’ve got a partner with a lousy armbar, you’re not going to improve your defense training with them.
If you’re interested in training BJJ with us, come try a free week. Our schedule is here. If you’ve never done any martial arts, no sweat. We love welcoming beginners into the art. Come in and we’ll work with you at your speed.