Category Archives: grappling

Sweeps

We spent a big chunk of time in grappling class going over the butterfly sweep.  It involves getting an inside hook with your foot when you’ve got your partner in guard – butterfly guard.  From there you under hook, stop … Continue reading

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Vocabulary

Grappling, like all subcultures, is full of terminology.  We’ll run through a few vocab words that will give you a taste of what we did in class today. Safety position – hunkering down in someone’s guard and not giving them … Continue reading

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Vocabulary

Grappling, like all subcultures, is full of terminology.  We’ll run through a few vocab words that will give you a taste of what we did in class today. Safety position – hunkering down in someone’s guard and not giving them … Continue reading

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The Long Clip

For today’s grappling class, we looked at the basic of a single and double leg take down – practiced them for about 15 minutes and then put them at the beginning of our free rolling sessions.  In other words, instead … Continue reading

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Two Technique Minimum

The idea of having at least two solutions to a problem has cropped up numerous times on the blog and well… here it is again.  Suppose you’ve got someone in your guard and they’re being a bit of a stinker … Continue reading

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