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Kimura Escape
One way to think about escaping a submission is to practice a little bit of empathy. What does the person trying to finish this submission want? Well if they want X,Y, and Z then I should probably try and stop … Continue reading
The Press Family
Meet the press family. There’s shoulder press, push press, push jerk, split jerk, and squat jerk. All of them share the same finish position, the bar overhead such that if you were to draw a line starting at the middle … Continue reading
Guard, Trap Triangle, and Triangle
The longer you train in BJJ, the more you should be able to see variations in the positions. As a novice, it’s all a mess of limbs. With some experience, you start to pull out the some major positions: guard, … Continue reading
Sparring in Kids Class
Thursdays is our sparring class for kids. What’s that mean? It means we put on the gloves and the shin guards and we play. We don’t go hard – and that’s not just because it’s kids class. We don’t go … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading