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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
Throwing Medicine Balls
Some gyms, so I’m told, are barbell-centric. Others are HIIT centric. So which are we? We’re community centric. Too cheesy of an answer? Too much of a dodge? Alright, fine. We use the barbells, we spend time dissecting how to … Continue reading
Muscle versus Power
We’ve been spending this week looking at the difference between a “muscle” motion and a “power” motion. The clean, snatch, and other related lifts can be dissected this way. Today we worked the dumbbell snatch. So if you do the … Continue reading
Mostly don’t Cross Your Feet
If you’ve done any striking arts, you’ve undoubtedly heard a coach say, “don’t cross your feet.” Most of the time, in most circumstances during sparring, this is the correct thing to do. If you want to move forward in your … Continue reading