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BJJ: Instructors Choice and Q&A

Combatives Friday night and Saturday am

BJJ: Create some side mount or mount attacks, we have passed a lot. Time to finish from these good spots.
We have the Kids tournament in Savannah, all coaches on deck are appreciated. I know MOON and JOHN have said they’ll be there, any and everyone else is appreciated. I’ll be coming back from Alabama so it’s up in the air if I can make it.
Combatives Seminar Friday evening and Saturday day the 11th. Make sure to make it if possible.

BJJ: Butterfly Guard Passing to Attack still

Great job last week getting things back to normal after a long weekend. The Blaster Wars nerf night was a big success and we had a lot of fun. Thank you to the instructors for making the announcements and encouraging parents and kids to come. Big Welcome back to Jim James and Dallas!

BJJ Adults: Butterfly Guard Pass to Attack vs Defend
Have the bottom player defend once the top player has acquired the position after the pass has been initiated and go live from that spot.

BJJ Youth: Continue what y’all have been doing.

September is here guys! this is where we make our most impact with getting new kids. Nerf night is is Friday, come one come all. the school has you guys on pizza and beverages. we got nerf guns for you too. 7-10! Make sure to announce that to the kids, and that if they want to bring a friend from school, that Childs parent does need to sign a waiver for the kid.

Word of the Month Perseverance!

Stay with Self Defense techniques, almost like a beginner MMA type of format some kind of reference to striking at some point with the positions, and leading to a control, or escape. You guys have been killing it, keep going.

Butterfly passing to an attack from the top position for adults.

Had a great time this week at the academy, we are moving toward butterfly guard this week for our adults. Youth stay with the Self Defense process focused training getting into guard posture control and getting into a sweep attack.
I’ll be off grid from Wednesday on this week and will be back next week. I’ll be in VA Beach doing some work and some pleasure. Remember we are closed next Monday, and no youth classes Tuesday . Next Friday is our Blaster Wars which will be an incredible time. Let me know if any of you would like to help out. Pizza and beverages covered for you all.

It was great having Lance in to see his progress. Everyone had good things to say about him and the class he ran for us. I can’t wait to be briefed from Tim and Moon a little more on what they got from him.
I’m feeling a little meh since mid week last week and I’m not sure if it’s I’m just lethargic or covid, my only symptom is just tired tired tired, but if I’m dragging, y’all know why.

Youth BJJ: now that we are halfway through august, let’s get into more Anti Bullying/ Self Defense related material. Punch blocks and clinch initiation would be great.

Adult BJJ: Butterfly Guard. Rick had some good details on the butterfly guard and I think that’s a good spot to go, I can make that happen from the RDLR pretty easy, so we will go that route.

Don’t forget we have a seminar this weekend with a special guest who wanted to make this happen, We will have a gi seminar, but no gi individuals are welcome. It is free for military vets and a minimum donation of $10 for civilians. Should be good. Saturday 11-1pm.

Youth BJJ: More Ashi Waza into knee on belly control. if you have lateral de ashi barai, then try forward and backward (not circular). landing in the knee on belly for control will be good, but make sure the focus is still the takedown.

Also we are going to have a nerf night Friday sept 5, that should be a great time. Come help if you’d like.

Back to School is here! we have a special this month 4 weeks for $99 , tell all your friends for their kids to come train. Additionally, we will be getting into more basics toward the end of the month with some foundational skills. This week, new month, start on the feet. Side Break Falls and Foot Sweeps! Look up some forms of ashi waza technique and familiarize yourself with some judo and the drills. Kazushi and Uchikomi. Linear De ashi Barai (harai) would be a good one. Practice moving. Wednesday Thursday I’m set to be gone, That may change and I’ll reset the schedule accordingly. I had a great time in SC teaching deep half waiter guard seminar and getting into the weeds on that. The students loved it.

I think stabilization of knee on belly would be good for top students once they get the takedown.

This week is the first week of the new schedule, where the youth bjj gets a full hour. I hope to see a lot of progression with the students due to this. Let’s attack the weak guys and gals. Schedule up tmw!, Me and Moon are up for tmw evening. Lmk, if y’all have any questions.

Touch up on what you guys want to work on the next two weeks with youth. could be in line with what we’ve been doing, or not. keeping in mind we will be gettin simple and self defense oriented for back to school for our youth in just 2 weeks. Their first day back is next week, but we start our new schedule that starts classes at 445 the week after. Just reminding you guys.

Tim is out on Tuesday & Wednesday, but said he could probably be back wednesday so I just have him on that day. If he can’t we’ll be short, but I’ll fill in and Moon and I will just swap Muay Thai and Little thrashers for Wed. as well. no big deal.

Keep in mind some youth and adults may not have been in last week for promotions, and some stripes and/or belts may need to be given out. Let me know also if there are any issues with any parents that may have had sour grapes about their kid not getting promoted. We always have one or two, if it’s not the same ole players, keep me in the loop. If it’s the same jabronis as always, don’t care.

I know Professor John was able to get out with the kids this past weekend for a little getaway, keep his skin in your thoughts and prayers, he’s not built for the sun.