The last lesson of the semester is also a mini tournament for all. Glad that it had been fun! Enjoy!
We will be having lessons as well next semester. Be sure to look out for our booth! See you guys next semester!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Last BJJ Lesson and Mini Tourny (king of hill)
Hi all,
The last lesson of the semester is also a mini tournament for all. Glad that it had been fun! Enjoy!
We will be having lessons as well next semester. Be sure to look out for our booth! See you guys next semester!
The last lesson of the semester is also a mini tournament for all. Glad that it had been fun! Enjoy!
We will be having lessons as well next semester. Be sure to look out for our booth! See you guys next semester!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Tournament
Hi all!
Here are the results for the last tournament. Congratulations to Darwn!
Score
1 2 3 4 5
Hafiz 0 1 1 1 1 2nd
Thomas 1 0 0 0 1
David 1 0 1 0 1 3rd
Charly Lo 0 0 0 0 0
Darwn 1 1 1 1 1 1st
Jonas Lindberg 0 1 0 0 0
2v4 4v5 1v6 1v4 5v6
1v5 1v2 2v3 2v5 3v4
3v6 4v6 1v3 2v6
3v5
Keep up the good work!
Here are the results for the last tournament. Congratulations to Darwn!
Score
1 2 3 4 5
Hafiz 0 1 1 1 1 2nd
Thomas 1 0 0 0 1
David 1 0 1 0 1 3rd
Charly Lo 0 0 0 0 0
Darwn 1 1 1 1 1 1st
Jonas Lindberg 0 1 0 0 0
2v4 4v5 1v6 1v4 5v6
1v5 1v2 2v3 2v5 3v4
3v6 4v6 1v3 2v6
3v5
Keep up the good work!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Continuation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Lessons
Dear all
13 October 2010 marks the end of the sessions and we would like to thank all of you for coming down and putting in effort to learn the techniques taught during the lessons. We hope you have enjoyed yourselves during lessons.
For those who are keen on learning more to broaden your knowledge of BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), you are most welcome to continue; those who did not manage to join us for the first 5 lessons (newbies) are also included as we will be holding 2 different classes this time. Fees remain the same at $30 for 5 lessons.
The venue of our classes are as follows:
Location: Nanyang House (see attached file: location map)
Room: Seminar Room '1'
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Start date: 27-10-2010 Wednesday (non-newbies), 28-10-2010 Thursdays (newbies)
End date: 24-11-2010, 25-11-2010
To mark the beginning of the new classes, we would be holding a mini tournament (FRIENDLY) tentatively on 27 Oct 2010 (Wednesday), after which there will be a gathering for prize presentation and dinner. Those keen on joining the tournament, please send us your weight so we can group you guys accordingly. Even if you are not intending to join the tournament, you are also welcome to come down and take a look, as well as stay for the gathering.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Hansel at 93387166 or Yong Hwee at 81128082.
13 October 2010 marks the end of the sessions and we would like to thank all of you for coming down and putting in effort to learn the techniques taught during the lessons. We hope you have enjoyed yourselves during lessons.
For those who are keen on learning more to broaden your knowledge of BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), you are most welcome to continue; those who did not manage to join us for the first 5 lessons (newbies) are also included as we will be holding 2 different classes this time. Fees remain the same at $30 for 5 lessons.
The venue of our classes are as follows:
Location: Nanyang House (see attached file: location map)
Room: Seminar Room '1'
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Start date: 27-10-2010 Wednesday (non-newbies), 28-10-2010 Thursdays (newbies)
End date: 24-11-2010, 25-11-2010
To mark the beginning of the new classes, we would be holding a mini tournament (FRIENDLY) tentatively on 27 Oct 2010 (Wednesday), after which there will be a gathering for prize presentation and dinner. Those keen on joining the tournament, please send us your weight so we can group you guys accordingly. Even if you are not intending to join the tournament, you are also welcome to come down and take a look, as well as stay for the gathering.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Hansel at 93387166 or Yong Hwee at 81128082.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Practice on 6 October 2010
Hello everyone! Last practice had been quite informative and hope that you guys learned a lot from it. We had learned:
1) Rear Naked Choke
To apply this attack, start in Rear Mount, controlling your opponent with the over-under grip. It's important that your bottom hand grabs your top wrist, and not the other way around.
Then grip his opposite (right) shoulder with your top (left) hand. This step is called the “tiger claw,” because your fingers are in a claw shape as they grip the back of his right shoulder.
Now pull your bottom (right) arm out from under his armpit and clasp your hands together, palm-to-palm. Note how your right forearm is pointing downwards. This makes for a very strong position because your arm is braced against his back. Your opponent is still blocking the choke with his hands, which is why we go to Step number four.
With your left hand, regrip the shoulder (just like in step two). At the same time, shoot your right hand forward to knock his right hand off of my forearm, limiting his ability to block your choke. This is a quick motion, almost like a palm strike to his wrist. You won't want to push his hand slowly, or leave your hand dangling out there for him to grab.
Now return to the palm-to-palm grip from step three. Now the noose around his neck is much tighter, and his primary defense – his right hand – has been removed from your forearm. Note how your elbow is positioned directly in front of his nose. Ideally your forearm comes UNDER his jaw and not across his face or chin.
Shoot your right hand deep behind his neck and lock it into place using pressure from your own head. Your left hand is on your right bicep. Squeeze down, in and up in a hooking motion under his jaw. You also stretch him out by extending your legs and arching your back to make the choke even more powerful. Carefully monitor your training partner in case he passes out before he gets a chance to tap out. Following these six steps will turbo charge your Rear Naked Choke attack when you're training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and/or submission wrestling.
2) Break Dance
This is an exercise for you to train your agility. From the position of doing a push-up , try to go to his side in the fastest possible way and while stretching the leg closest to his body out. You can add some variations like stretching your hand out or do it with a smile. =)
3) Side Mount
Side control (often also called side mount or sometimes cross mount) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts considerable control over the combatant on the bottom. The top combatant is referred to as having side control, and is in a stable position, with the other combatant pinned beneath him or her. From there the top combatant can proceed with elbows, knees, various armlocks, or transition into a mounted position. It is high priority for the bottom combatant to sweep the top combatant or otherwise escape the position, for instance by entangling the opponent's free legs and trying to obtain the half guard or guard.
4) Grappling Session
This is the time where you can apply all of the skills that you have learned! Learning is by doing, so enjoy!
Till next week!
1) Rear Naked Choke
To apply this attack, start in Rear Mount, controlling your opponent with the over-under grip. It's important that your bottom hand grabs your top wrist, and not the other way around.
Then grip his opposite (right) shoulder with your top (left) hand. This step is called the “tiger claw,” because your fingers are in a claw shape as they grip the back of his right shoulder.
Now pull your bottom (right) arm out from under his armpit and clasp your hands together, palm-to-palm. Note how your right forearm is pointing downwards. This makes for a very strong position because your arm is braced against his back. Your opponent is still blocking the choke with his hands, which is why we go to Step number four.
With your left hand, regrip the shoulder (just like in step two). At the same time, shoot your right hand forward to knock his right hand off of my forearm, limiting his ability to block your choke. This is a quick motion, almost like a palm strike to his wrist. You won't want to push his hand slowly, or leave your hand dangling out there for him to grab.
Now return to the palm-to-palm grip from step three. Now the noose around his neck is much tighter, and his primary defense – his right hand – has been removed from your forearm. Note how your elbow is positioned directly in front of his nose. Ideally your forearm comes UNDER his jaw and not across his face or chin.
Shoot your right hand deep behind his neck and lock it into place using pressure from your own head. Your left hand is on your right bicep. Squeeze down, in and up in a hooking motion under his jaw. You also stretch him out by extending your legs and arching your back to make the choke even more powerful. Carefully monitor your training partner in case he passes out before he gets a chance to tap out. Following these six steps will turbo charge your Rear Naked Choke attack when you're training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and/or submission wrestling.
2) Break Dance
This is an exercise for you to train your agility. From the position of doing a push-up , try to go to his side in the fastest possible way and while stretching the leg closest to his body out. You can add some variations like stretching your hand out or do it with a smile. =)
3) Side Mount
Side control (often also called side mount or sometimes cross mount) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant is lying perpendicularly over the face-up bottom combatant in such a way that the legs are free and he or she exerts considerable control over the combatant on the bottom. The top combatant is referred to as having side control, and is in a stable position, with the other combatant pinned beneath him or her. From there the top combatant can proceed with elbows, knees, various armlocks, or transition into a mounted position. It is high priority for the bottom combatant to sweep the top combatant or otherwise escape the position, for instance by entangling the opponent's free legs and trying to obtain the half guard or guard.
4) Grappling Session
This is the time where you can apply all of the skills that you have learned! Learning is by doing, so enjoy!
Till next week!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
29 September 2010
Hello! We did some interesting techniques today. Hope that you guys enjoyed it.
Remember to practice on your warm-up rolling!
1) Americano
Also known as Figure Four Arm-lock/Americana.
This lock is generally applied only from the mount or side control. The opponent's arm is pinned to the ground so that it is bent at the elbow, with the opponent's palm upwards. The wrist is grabbed with the opposite hand, and the arm on the same side is put under the opponents arm, gripping the attacker's wrist. This results in the necessary figure-four hold. While keeping the opponent's hand pinned to the ground, the attacker begins sliding his or her pinned arm down and parallel to his or her thigh while cranking the elbow upwards. This is referred to as 'painting'. The opponent will feel pressure on their elbow and/or shoulder. From some positions, it is possible to apply this technique with a leg instead of using two arms.
2) Kimura
Kimura (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), chicken wing/double wristlock (wrestling), or reverse keylock are terms used to specify a medial keylock known in judo as gyaku ude-garami (reverse arm entanglement) or simply as ude-garami. The application is similar to the americana, except that it is reversed. It needs some space behind the opponent to be effective, and can be applied from the side control or guard. Contrary to the americana, the opponent's wrist is grabbed with the hand on the same side, and the opposite arm is put behind the opponent's arm, again grabbing the attacker's wrist and forming a figure-four. By controlling the opponent's body and cranking the arm away from the attacker, pressure is put on the shoulder joint, and depending on the angle, also the elbow joint (in some variations the opponent's arm is brought behind their back, resulting in a finishing position resembling that of the hammerlock outlined below).
3)Guillotine Choke
Start in a standing position. You have to first pull your opponent’s head down by placing your hand on his neck or by pulling down on his GI so he is facing the ground.
Now put your arm around his neck into a position similar to a headlock. Slide your forearm down under his chin and around his neck making sure that the blade of your forearm is against his neck.
Then grasp the wrist of your choking arm with your free hand. Keep this grip on his neck tightly so that his head is wedged under your arm.
Place one leg slightly forward, stand up straight and twist your hips in the direction of your forward leg whichever you are using to execute this choke.
4) Escape from the Guillotine choke
Do not panic and tighten up. If you find yourself in your opponent's guard, do not tighten up your body. The more relaxed your are the slower the choke will start to work on you.
Throw the arm that is on the opposite of your trapped head over the other fighter's shoulder. Try to get the arm as high as you can on their back.
Apply shoulder pressure to your opponent's face with your shoulder. This will help to reduce the pressure of the choke as they lean away from you slightly.
Bring the arm that is on the side of your trapped head up with your elbow bent, and dig it between your body and the other fighter's leg. This will open their guard. This is generally the most difficult part of the entire process.
Pull your leg over the opponent's leg that you were just digging your elbow into.
Free your other leg by sliding it through the same way you did the other one. This will look like you are going to a full mounted position.
Rotate your hips to the side of your opponent's body that is on the opposite side of your head. This will relieve all the pressure from the guillotine choke.
That's all for now. See you all next practice!
Remember to practice on your warm-up rolling!
1) Americano
Also known as Figure Four Arm-lock/Americana.
This lock is generally applied only from the mount or side control. The opponent's arm is pinned to the ground so that it is bent at the elbow, with the opponent's palm upwards. The wrist is grabbed with the opposite hand, and the arm on the same side is put under the opponents arm, gripping the attacker's wrist. This results in the necessary figure-four hold. While keeping the opponent's hand pinned to the ground, the attacker begins sliding his or her pinned arm down and parallel to his or her thigh while cranking the elbow upwards. This is referred to as 'painting'. The opponent will feel pressure on their elbow and/or shoulder. From some positions, it is possible to apply this technique with a leg instead of using two arms.
2) Kimura
Kimura (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), chicken wing/double wristlock (wrestling), or reverse keylock are terms used to specify a medial keylock known in judo as gyaku ude-garami (reverse arm entanglement) or simply as ude-garami. The application is similar to the americana, except that it is reversed. It needs some space behind the opponent to be effective, and can be applied from the side control or guard. Contrary to the americana, the opponent's wrist is grabbed with the hand on the same side, and the opposite arm is put behind the opponent's arm, again grabbing the attacker's wrist and forming a figure-four. By controlling the opponent's body and cranking the arm away from the attacker, pressure is put on the shoulder joint, and depending on the angle, also the elbow joint (in some variations the opponent's arm is brought behind their back, resulting in a finishing position resembling that of the hammerlock outlined below).
3)Guillotine Choke
Start in a standing position. You have to first pull your opponent’s head down by placing your hand on his neck or by pulling down on his GI so he is facing the ground.
Now put your arm around his neck into a position similar to a headlock. Slide your forearm down under his chin and around his neck making sure that the blade of your forearm is against his neck.
Then grasp the wrist of your choking arm with your free hand. Keep this grip on his neck tightly so that his head is wedged under your arm.
Place one leg slightly forward, stand up straight and twist your hips in the direction of your forward leg whichever you are using to execute this choke.
4) Escape from the Guillotine choke
Do not panic and tighten up. If you find yourself in your opponent's guard, do not tighten up your body. The more relaxed your are the slower the choke will start to work on you.
Throw the arm that is on the opposite of your trapped head over the other fighter's shoulder. Try to get the arm as high as you can on their back.
Apply shoulder pressure to your opponent's face with your shoulder. This will help to reduce the pressure of the choke as they lean away from you slightly.
Bring the arm that is on the side of your trapped head up with your elbow bent, and dig it between your body and the other fighter's leg. This will open their guard. This is generally the most difficult part of the entire process.
Pull your leg over the opponent's leg that you were just digging your elbow into.
Free your other leg by sliding it through the same way you did the other one. This will look like you are going to a full mounted position.
Rotate your hips to the side of your opponent's body that is on the opposite side of your head. This will relieve all the pressure from the guillotine choke.
That's all for now. See you all next practice!
Learning Festival 2010
Thank you for the support for us during the Learning Festival 2010! It was held at the NIE gym.
We went through some basic standing-up throws and learned the mechanics of the throw. It was quite a fun and hope you guys learned some moves during the event.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Second Session on 22 September 2010
Hi all! Good to see that everyone still comes back and didn't "pon" classes! What we did on 22 September was a recap on the previous session and a few new "moves". Hope you guys still remember what you all learned.
1) Breaking Guard
The person got caught in the guard will press the enemy's ribcage initially, before putting his/her knees below the enemy's back. With that, push the enemy's legs (of the same side where you put your knee) down by focusing on the knee. Then push it away from the body. Use your knee to pin the enemy's leg down, while you scramble up to mount on the enemy.
2) Hip-Bump-Sweep
Here a sweep is technique used to transition from a neutral or inferior position to a dominant position, such as moving from under guard to full mount, hence the alternative term 'reversal' as the dominance of positions have been reversed. Lift up your hip and place it as if like sitting on your enemy's lap. Using one hand, try to reach for the sky of the different direction, then grab your enemy's arm swiftly. Sweep according to the direction.
3) Scissor Sweep
The Brazilian Jiu-jitsu guard is not only a defensive position. Through studying the guard positions many sweeps, reversals and submissions have been developed. In Brazilian jiu jitsu the sweep or reversal will enable you to move from the bottom position to the top position. The International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation describes the sweep in its rules, in Section 4 under points: “The sweep- the athlete underneath has the opponent in his guard (between his legs) or in half guard (having one of his adversary’s legs between his) and is able to get on top of his adversary by inverting his position, 2 points.” Sweeps occur when the bottom player uses his legs to gain the top position. One example is the scissor sweep. In the scissor sweep you will shrimp out, slide your shin across your opponents belt line as your other leg’s calf is on his knee or thigh. Then sit up to grab arm to take away his base while the other hand wraps the neck, under hooks the arm or wraps the body. Then as you fall back using your weight as momentum with a kicking motion scissor your feet to turn your opponent to his back. That is what we did the previous session, courtesy of Kel.
1) Breaking Guard
The person got caught in the guard will press the enemy's ribcage initially, before putting his/her knees below the enemy's back. With that, push the enemy's legs (of the same side where you put your knee) down by focusing on the knee. Then push it away from the body. Use your knee to pin the enemy's leg down, while you scramble up to mount on the enemy.
2) Hip-Bump-Sweep
Here a sweep is technique used to transition from a neutral or inferior position to a dominant position, such as moving from under guard to full mount, hence the alternative term 'reversal' as the dominance of positions have been reversed. Lift up your hip and place it as if like sitting on your enemy's lap. Using one hand, try to reach for the sky of the different direction, then grab your enemy's arm swiftly. Sweep according to the direction.
3) Scissor Sweep
The Brazilian Jiu-jitsu guard is not only a defensive position. Through studying the guard positions many sweeps, reversals and submissions have been developed. In Brazilian jiu jitsu the sweep or reversal will enable you to move from the bottom position to the top position. The International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation describes the sweep in its rules, in Section 4 under points: “The sweep- the athlete underneath has the opponent in his guard (between his legs) or in half guard (having one of his adversary’s legs between his) and is able to get on top of his adversary by inverting his position, 2 points.” Sweeps occur when the bottom player uses his legs to gain the top position. One example is the scissor sweep. In the scissor sweep you will shrimp out, slide your shin across your opponents belt line as your other leg’s calf is on his knee or thigh. Then sit up to grab arm to take away his base while the other hand wraps the neck, under hooks the arm or wraps the body. Then as you fall back using your weight as momentum with a kicking motion scissor your feet to turn your opponent to his back. That is what we did the previous session, courtesy of Kel.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Recap on First Practice on 15th September
Hello everyone! Great seeing all of you at the practice! Hope you guys can check the blog regularly to recap what you have learned at the practice every week.
Skills learned:
1) Knee-on-stomach.
This skill requires you to pin down your opponent while he/she is still on the ground. It is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant places a knee on the bottom combatants torso, and usually extends the other leg to the side for balance. This position is typically obtained from side control, simply by rising up slightly and putting a knee on the opponent's stomach or chest.Tip to remember: Keep close to the ground.
More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee-on-stomach
2) Mounting.
Do not let your opponent get away!
The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head. This is very favourable for the top combatant in several ways. The top combatant can generate considerable momentum for strikes such as punches or elbows to the head of the opponent, while the bottom combatant is restricted by the ground and by the combatant on top. Another advantage are various chokeholds and joint locks which can be applied from the top, while such holds are not feasible from the bottom. The top priority for the bottom combatant is to sweep the opponent or transition into a better position such as the guard.
(exerpt from wiki)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%28grappling%29
3) Bridge. (also called the upa escape; escaping by thrusting the hips upwards and to the side)
The bridge is a grappling move performed from a supine position, lying down face-up. It involves lifting the pelvis off the ground so that the body weight is supported on the shoulders (or head) at one end and on the feet at the other. This move is used in wrestling and other grappling and groundfighting sports, often combined with a twisting motion, to dislodge or flip an opponent who has established a position on top. The bridge is also a common exercise position.
In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, this move is referred to as an upa, and is commonly used in attempting to dislodge an opponent in mounted position.
4) Armbar.
An armbar (sometimes called a straight armbar) is a joint lock that hyperextends the elbow joint. It is typically applied by placing the opponent's extended arm at the elbow over a fulcrum such as an arm, leg or hip, and controlling the opponent's body while leveraging the arm over the fulcrum. It is used in various grappling martial arts, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Catch wrestling, Judo, Jujutsu and is one of the most common ways to win a match in mixed martial arts competition[1]. The technique has several variations, with the best known and most effective in competition being the juji-gatame. The juji-gatame is so common, that "armbar" is often used synonymously with juji-gatame.
Further readings at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armlock
So that's all for now! Glad to see some passionate ones staying back after the practice to grapple. Burn on! Till next week =)
Friday, September 10, 2010
To the new members
Congratulations to you guys who had signed up for the classes! I'm sure that you guys will have a good time learning some useful defense techniques and at the same time, getting to know more about yourself. After all, martial arts are about self discipline and control.
For those who don't already know, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes taking an opponent to the ground and utilizing ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somewhat negated when grappling on the ground.
So, who knows that you have the talent in JiuJitsu and may want to take it further in the future. This class is a stepping stone for that. Discover yourself! See you guys at SRC AR3 this coming Wednesday 15 September!
For those who don't already know, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes taking an opponent to the ground and utilizing ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somewhat negated when grappling on the ground.
So, who knows that you have the talent in JiuJitsu and may want to take it further in the future. This class is a stepping stone for that. Discover yourself! See you guys at SRC AR3 this coming Wednesday 15 September!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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New Classes for Sem 1, 2010
Hi all,
We are pleased to inform all of you that we have a new class for those who are interested to learn BJJ! This class is a basic class which will have you starting to learn and understand more of the sport and art. Classes will start from 15 September onwards and there will be 5 sessions. It will be help every Wednesday, 6-8pm at Sports Recreation Centre, Activity Room 3, all at an affordable price of $30! Join us for an exciting way to learn self-defense! And make new friends too! =)
Contact Hansel at 93387166 or Yong Hwee at 81128082 for more details.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Grappling Dummy
Grappling Dummies 2.0 BJJ in Japan from martial farts on Vimeo.
this comes from a website of guy from uk that went to japan to teach English to young kids and learning bjj too.... dun u wanna do that too... and the kids look cute too... passion leh...
credits to http://www.thegrapplingdummy.com/
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