Last night during our fundamentals class at Crossroads BJJ we drilled 3 submissions from the knee on belly position. The knee on bell position is a great position that offers a number of submissions, the ability to be mobile d the ability to put the bottom Jiu-Jitsu player under a great deal of pressure. This […]
We kicked off our First Noon BJJ class at Crossroads Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in spectacular fashion with 8 people on the mats taking a mid day break to get some training in. For those people who’s jobs have them woking off hours, or are able to get out of the office for an hour during the […]
Last night during our competition Training Class at Crossroads BJJ we delved deeper into the leg lock game. If you want to be successful competing in the current jiu-jitsu scene you need to have a good understanding of leg locks and leg lock defense and because your legs make up 50 percent of your body […]
Our New and Improved Schedule is a Go and we couldn’t have started the first 6AM jiu-jitsu class off on a better note. With 6 People on the mats ready to train we got in some good work before most people are on the road headed to work. The dedication of the students at Crossroads […]
After a long day at the Tap Cancer Out Tournament in East Haven, CT Crossroads BJJ brought home 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze Medals! But what was even more impressive was the number of first time BJJ Competitors that stepped up and tested their skills on the mat. Competing for the first time […]
Hey Guys, Just a quick reminder that our Saturday classes will be canceled so we can all head down to the Tap Out Cancer tournament and support the guys and girls on the team who are competing! See you all there!
Last night during the Crossroads BJJ Competition class we covered how to move into an escapable position when you have been pinned with a crossface on the bottom of side control. This is one of the more difficult positions to escape since your head in completely controlled and the only way your body can move […]
Last night during the Crossroads BJJ Fundamentals class we worked on our submissions from the guard position. The guard is what separates Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from other martial arts. In the early days of the UFC Jiu-Jitsu gave Royce Gracie the ability to fight off of his back which is something almost nobody had seen outside […]
Last night during our Team Training Class at Crossroads BJJ we worked several entries into the Crucifix position from the turtle. The turtle position is when the bottom Jiu-Jitsu player turns to his knees in an attempt to escape the bottom position. Over the past several weeks in bjj class we focused on attacks from […]
Unfortunetly we will be Canceling tonight’s 6:00pm Fundamentals and 7:30 No-Gi classes due to the poor driving conditions. Please stay safe and enjoy the snow! #bjj #snow #snowday #ct #jiujitsu