Author Archives: Wally

July Striking Theme: Lead Hook

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Wally

If those wrasslers get to have a theme, then the punchy people should get one too… and so July became the month of lead hooks. Although throwing a good punch seems like it should be easy, it isn’t. It takes … Continue reading →

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I Wanna Spar the Coach!

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Wally

All the kids want to spar the coaches in class. Why is that? Well, I think it’s because we’re super fun but also because we have really good control. Add on to that the fact that we’re much bigger than … Continue reading →

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My Poor Little Attention Span

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Wally

The last few weeks smushed togetherWatch this video on YouTube In case you can’t handle absorbing things in larger than one second increments, here is a compilation video from the last few weeks at the gym, including one of our … Continue reading →

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July BJJ Theme: Guard

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Wally

Guard. If you look around a BJJ floor at any given time during rolls, you’re likely to see about 50% of the pairs of players in some sort of guard. Given the frequent occurrence of the position, it makes sense … Continue reading →

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Round and Round We Go

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Wally

My head is spinning…Watch this video on YouTube What have we done over the last three weeks? Lots of combinations in the MDP classes, work on the butterfly guard in BJJ, keeping our hands up in kids class during sparring, … Continue reading →

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