Month: April 2023

Humility: freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble. accepted the honor with humility.

1. Definition of Humility. Explain how being humble can help you in general in life (don’t equate it to Jiu Jitsu yet).

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Butterfly Guard Top

1. Begin Passing the butterfly. Reset from side mount to butterfly and repeat.
2. Move into an attack after the Pass

Muay Thai: Punches and Elbows

This week let’s say our leadership word. Shoot me a text if for some reason I don’t see you guys this week.

Tenacity: the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

Tell the kids about a situation where being tenacious paid off for you. This could be in your professional life, or on the mats, or in some other athletic field.

Jiu Jitsu: After the Butterfly attack, continue with the focus of what comes after. If a sweep to side mount have a movement to mount  or a key lock etc.

Muay Thai: Hands & Elbows

I’m reading a good book right now “Leadership in the Shadows” a book on leadership by Kyle Lamb, former UNIT guy that was on the ground during Black Hawk Down in Somalia. Legend in the SOF community. He poses a question in the book “what’s your leadership word” it has to be one word.  It’s the word you look for in a leader. a good way to find it is to think about other great leaders you’ve had. This could be a parent, pastor, coach, teacher all the way up to people you saw as an adult in the work force. What commonalities did they have that impacted you?

By the end of the week have that word and then be able to explain it.

Tenacity: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

• the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

  “you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys”

  Speak to the kids about its Definitions and how you interpret it and how it translates to how you have shown tenacity. tell them that that made you Tenacious.

Jiu Jitsu: Extended warmups Passing as the opponent is pulling guard with bullfighter/ or Pulling Guard directly into an armbar

Technique: Butterfly Guard Attacks and Retention

Last week I got into escaping bad positions like back mount , mount, and side mount, into common instant attacks from the Butterfly guard

Muay Thai: Conditioning Overhaul. Pads, shields, HARD

Tenacity: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip.

• the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

  “you have to admire the tenacity of these two guys”

No Kids Classes this week. Start to prep your minds for the talking points next week. Definitions and how you interpret it and how it translates to how you have shown tenacity.

Jiu Jitsu: Extended warmups Passing as the opponent is pulling guard with bullfighter/ or Pulling Guard directly into an armbar

Butterfly Guard Attacks and Retention

Muay Thai: Conditioning Overhaul. Pads, shields, HARD