22 in class today,
Back to basics time. Lately classes have been moving away from fundamentals skills in order to cater for a growing mat and skill base, but as this class is called Fundamentals that's what we should be doing, especially as there are a lot of newby's hitting the mat with us.

So it's gonna be simple and straight forward.

Today we covered guard subs. Started with the basic circuit as a warm up then progressed onto

• Basic armbar from guard. Point to remember, Move your upper body not your hips. Squeeze the knees together and pull the heels towards you butt.
• Triangle from guard. Our partner has made a mistake in his basic pass and left 1 arm in. Use the same cutting motion from the arm bar to capture the neck. Control your leg with your hand before securing it with you free leg. Finish the triangle by squeezing your knees together and pulling their head down.
• Cross lapel from guard. Secure their collar with our right hand and sink the grip deep. Make space for our free hand to slip under and around the back until our hands meet. Grip the collar tightly, then twist our thumbs inwards to build the pressure.

Jeremy has suspended his MMA class and also will be off the mat for a while. Slightly bad timing as Craig has mentioned his Brazilian friend in Tauranga has a few guy's who would like to try their hand at a bit of MMA / Vale Tudo fighting. Craig has suggested a few friendly match's at the club for practice and learning. We'll keep you informed if anything develops.