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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
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
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
Mixing Your Arts
So you’re pretty good at BJJ but you suck at wrestling? Well, the good news is if you go up against a wrestler and you’re using BJJ rules, assuming they don’t know anything about BJJ and aren’t too many notches … Continue reading
Leglocks!
It’s another month of leg locks and hey, let’s start with a helpful graphic of the 6 basic positions involved. Why 6? Well, because you’ve got to start somewhere. There are definitely more, of course, but let’s not go diving … Continue reading