Category Archives: grappling

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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Half Guard

Half guard is that odd grappling position where the bottom player has only one of the top players legs locked up.  It’s kind of a crummy position for the bottom player but… it’s better than being in cross body or … Continue reading

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Half Guard

Half guard is that odd grappling position where the bottom player has only one of the top players legs locked up.  It’s kind of a crummy position for the bottom player but… it’s better than being in cross body or … Continue reading

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Back to the Mat

There are many lessons to be taken from yesterday’s kid’s tournament.  By it’s very nature, a tournament should show us what we are doing well as teachers and what we are leaving out.  It is the playing out of technique … Continue reading

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Back to the Mat

There are many lessons to be taken from yesterday’s kid’s tournament.  By it’s very nature, a tournament should show us what we are doing well as teachers and what we are leaving out.  It is the playing out of technique … Continue reading

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