My first MMA class 3pm: 6 people in the class and quite a good match up as well.

Covered:

• Jab, overhand right combination.
• Inside thigh kick to of balance and open up our partner
• Push front kick to create space
• Push front kick through to a mid section round kick.

We also covered some basic principals as well, including stances and switching on the front kick to generate power and changing angles to avoid hard targeting. Very basic introduction as Chris was the only member of Jeremys group present. Next week should be more of the same but there are several more people who expressed an interest in joining in the training.


BJJ Fundamentals, 20 on the mat including the return of Donna from the US and also Jill jumped in as well. Great to have you both back. :)

Again today I totally missed the fundamental mark and we covered some advanced guard passes, although everyone seemed to cope ok, it was all a bit out there.

• Started with the Basic circuit.
• Then progressed into a couple of other ways to open our opponents legs.
• From the closed guard position: controlling head with our right elbow, we stack up and work our legs/hips around to their left until the pressure forces them to open their legs. Then we step passed their guard.
• From Closed guard: We control our opponents left arm with our right, we then stack up and pass their hand under their body into our right hand. This time we pass around to their right until the pressure forces them to open their guard.
• From the open guard, we circle our hands around our opponents legs and hug their hips to our base. Then we stack up and drive their knees to their head. From the stack we shrug our shoulders and pass around their guard to side control.