Category Archives: grappling

What Words Mean

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Wally

Slow speed. What is slow speed? How do you grapple at slow speed? How can you possibly get anything done at slow speed? When you try and do something, your partner is going to see it and counter it and … Continue reading →

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Slow Roll

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Wally

Today in our “tournament prep” kids class, we went over guard, mount, side control and rear mount for about 40 minutes.  Then, for about 10 minutes, the students did some slow rolling.  My hope was to see if all the … Continue reading →

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Branching

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Wally

There you are, with your partner in the guard.  Perfect!  You love playing bottom guard position.  Even better, you see a chance to take the armbar!  Awesome!  You love taking the armbar from the guard.  You lock things up but … Continue reading →

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Emergency Procedure

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Wally

So, there you are in the guard again.  No!  How did this happen?  Alright.  Don’t panic.  Breathe, relax and go through these seven easy steps and get OUT of the guard. Posture.  Sit up.  Tighten your ab muscles.  Don’t get … Continue reading →

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Throwing Progression

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Wally

Today in kid’s class we took a look at the new requirements and just went down the line with throws.  We started with Randori position – that was simple, then moved to the push pull game, O Soto Gari and … Continue reading →

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