To be successful in any aspect of life you must first have a strong belief that what you are doing will work, if you do not believe that you will achieve that goal you will not even attempt it. This is why one of the most essential pieces of BJJ is drilling, drilling is the […]
In Jiu-Jitsu getting a submission means first you have to secure a dominant position but before you can secure a dominant position you must first win a series of small battles with in whatever position you happen to be fighting from. In Saturdays Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ( BJJ ) class we demonstrated this idea for the […]
In BJJ it is always Position before submission! This means that before you can attempt a submission you must put your opponent in a position where they can not hurt you. In last nights Jiu-Jitsu class we focused on controlling the fight from the side control position. We spent the class alternating between drilling […]
Last night during the fundamentals of jiu-jitsu class at Crossroads BJJ we worked a series of techniques surrounding the near side armbar from side control. The goal of this class was to help students not only refine the technical aspects of the armbar but also the timing of the submission as well. Understanding where to […]
Last night at Crossroads BJJ in our Team Jiu-jitsu Training class we continued our study of the Kimora. The Kimora is one of the most popular submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and can be applied from a number of positions. We continued working from both the side control and north south positions paying close attention to […]
Last night during the fundamentals of BJJ class we introduced the Toreando or Bull Fighter guard pass. The Toreando guard pass is standing guard pass where you control both of the bottom jiu-jitsu players legs and then move around them to land in either side control or the knee on belly position. Off of this […]
Last Night at Crossroads Brazilian Jiu-jitsu we began working on the Kimora. The Kimora is an extremely powerful and versatile submission that can be applied from a number of different positions. In last night’s class we studied how to finish the Kimora from the north-south position. In Jiu-jitsu and in self defense it is always […]
This past Saturday at Crossroads Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we drilled a sequence of techniques to create a flow drill. A flow drill is what we call a series of techniques that create an endless loop and allows each person to practice each of the techniques. Saturday our flow drill consisted of 4 techniques which looped through […]
Last night during the Fundamentals class at Crossroads Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we started off drilling how to break your opponents posture from the closed guard. By breaking their posture you put them in a position where they can’t hit you, or begin to try and pass your guard, which they will need to do in order […]
Last night during the Crossroads Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Training class we worked on using our legs to great a heavy guard. Typically when you think of being heavy in BJJ you think of the person on top, however the bottom player can also be heavy by using their arms and legs to hang their weight […]