Here is your mid-week BJJ training as I populate the block chain with the basics of Brazillian Jiu Jitsu. If I kill all birds with one stone, I will show you an in-depth look at our academy, encourage new folks to take a trial in their town, fill in the holes of practitioners, and help instructors to be with a good example of instruction.

We are getting to the end of the curriculum and I am going to have to change formats and share some more advanced techniques soon. For not, we get into more stand-up fighting and work on the grips to start the fight right!

Grip Fighting

Personal take-aways/opinion:

• Stand-up - Many schools focus solely on the ground techniques (which is where the fight is going to go) but ours has a strong base in Judo, and having a good stand up game lets you start a competition match out in control and has GREAT results.
• Gold medal/silver medal - This is how it was explained to me simply. You are aiming for a gold medal......and you are aiming for the cross lapel grip as your gold medal. The silver medal is second best and you add the sleeve grip as the silver medal.
  *Grip breaking - This is such a great thing to know especially in competition. It distracts your opponent (opening up other things) tires them out, and frustrates them if you have a good breaking game.
• Man Greg looks like even more of a beast on video. Ryan could take him apart in a fight but he has to be careful as Greg is fast AND strong and good.

How is your stand-up game?