So I've had two days of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, and I can't say enough how much I'm enjoying it! The instruction is fantastic, and the fact that we do live rolling at the end of every session is just the cherry on top of this massively delicious ice cream sundae that I call training.
So the first day Coach concentrated on the MMA aspect of BJJ, and how it can be used in submission wrestling; this is the "Vale Tudo" day of training. The first thing we learned was the footwork to use for going in for a takedown, which lead directly into shooting in for a double leg. After drilling the basic double leg for a while we used neat little footwork to make the take down even easier. The goal is to go from the take down into side mount (ideal situation); normally, though, you would end up in your opponents full guard with their legs locked behind your lower back. So after the takedown we reviewed passing the guard in an MMA style match. After learning how to get into side mount we worked three different locks that can be performed from that position:
1. Kimura - this was essentially the same lock as was performed from a standing position, but now we were laying perpendicularly on top of our opponent. The tricky thing to remember for this lock was the way to position your hips so that your opponent can't slither away as you're trying to grab the arm.
2. Americana - another shoulder lock that torques the arm in the opposite direction from the Kimura, the hips need to be seated in the opposite direction for this lock to be effective.
3. "I Dream of Genie" - Coach named it this because of the positioning of the arms when the lock is set properly. It's essentially a secondary lock that you can flow into if the Kimura doesn't work right off the bat.
After working these three locks we did 2 5-minute rounds of live rolling, that was the best part. I can't describe how tough the workout was; 2 hours of straight BJJ! Highlight of the rolling was getting full-mount and locking in a half-decent arm bar.
Saturday's session was gi-BJJ, lacking a judo/JJ gi, we just used our karate gi, and will continue to do so until I can invest in a cheap judo gi.
This was only an hour session as I was teaching my private lesson for the first hour, but still a great workout. We started off working two different hipthrows; I can't remember the name of the first one, but the second was harai goshi. These were a lot of fun, and I feel like they'll help me a lot with working the take downs in karate as well.
After the hip throws, Coach showed us how to pass guard in a gi-BJJ style match. The method is similar too passing guard in MMA, but now you have the gi available to provide extra leverage while moving position. From here we drilled how to get a rear-naked choke (RNC) from side-mount, it's a fairly complex series of movements, but the arms lock in a similar fashion to the kimura while setting up and then very similar to the "I Dream of Genie" when actually choking your opponent. This is definitely something I'm going to need to work on a lot.
After this we worked a different choke that you can do if the RNC isn't going to work for you, I don't know the name of it, but it looked almost liked a Guillotine choke.
After working the chokes for some time, we had a few rounds of live-rolling. Highlight was reversing a reversal and locking in a guillotine.
So far I'm loving the sessions, the fact that it's just me and one other person, maybe two depending on the day is probably helping because we both get solid individualized coaching throughout the whole two hours rather than the instructor having to move around and work with different people. Hopefully as the program grows, the quality of instruction won't change. For now I'm loving it, though, and looking forward to more!
Wish me luck!
So the first day Coach concentrated on the MMA aspect of BJJ, and how it can be used in submission wrestling; this is the "Vale Tudo" day of training. The first thing we learned was the footwork to use for going in for a takedown, which lead directly into shooting in for a double leg. After drilling the basic double leg for a while we used neat little footwork to make the take down even easier. The goal is to go from the take down into side mount (ideal situation); normally, though, you would end up in your opponents full guard with their legs locked behind your lower back. So after the takedown we reviewed passing the guard in an MMA style match. After learning how to get into side mount we worked three different locks that can be performed from that position:
1. Kimura - this was essentially the same lock as was performed from a standing position, but now we were laying perpendicularly on top of our opponent. The tricky thing to remember for this lock was the way to position your hips so that your opponent can't slither away as you're trying to grab the arm.
2. Americana - another shoulder lock that torques the arm in the opposite direction from the Kimura, the hips need to be seated in the opposite direction for this lock to be effective.
3. "I Dream of Genie" - Coach named it this because of the positioning of the arms when the lock is set properly. It's essentially a secondary lock that you can flow into if the Kimura doesn't work right off the bat.
After working these three locks we did 2 5-minute rounds of live rolling, that was the best part. I can't describe how tough the workout was; 2 hours of straight BJJ! Highlight of the rolling was getting full-mount and locking in a half-decent arm bar.
Saturday's session was gi-BJJ, lacking a judo/JJ gi, we just used our karate gi, and will continue to do so until I can invest in a cheap judo gi.
This was only an hour session as I was teaching my private lesson for the first hour, but still a great workout. We started off working two different hipthrows; I can't remember the name of the first one, but the second was harai goshi. These were a lot of fun, and I feel like they'll help me a lot with working the take downs in karate as well.
After the hip throws, Coach showed us how to pass guard in a gi-BJJ style match. The method is similar too passing guard in MMA, but now you have the gi available to provide extra leverage while moving position. From here we drilled how to get a rear-naked choke (RNC) from side-mount, it's a fairly complex series of movements, but the arms lock in a similar fashion to the kimura while setting up and then very similar to the "I Dream of Genie" when actually choking your opponent. This is definitely something I'm going to need to work on a lot.
After this we worked a different choke that you can do if the RNC isn't going to work for you, I don't know the name of it, but it looked almost liked a Guillotine choke.
After working the chokes for some time, we had a few rounds of live-rolling. Highlight was reversing a reversal and locking in a guillotine.
So far I'm loving the sessions, the fact that it's just me and one other person, maybe two depending on the day is probably helping because we both get solid individualized coaching throughout the whole two hours rather than the instructor having to move around and work with different people. Hopefully as the program grows, the quality of instruction won't change. For now I'm loving it, though, and looking forward to more!
Wish me luck!
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