NTU 2012/13 1st Training in Semester 1

Hi all!

NTU BJJ is back after the recess week break!
Hope you all enjoyed yourselves!
Perhaps, you did went to the Singapore Indoor Stadium and caught ONE FC too!

Once again, there will be a session of 5x trainings.
And the details for the 1st training are up!

Date: 11th Oct 2012 (THURSDAY) 
Time: 6pm-8pm 
Venue: Nanyang House Activity Room 1
Attire: Comfortable exercise attire (eg. T-shirt with shorts and slippers)
Fee: $30 (for 5 lessons)

For those who didnt attend the first 5 trainings, DO NOT WORRY A SINGLE BIT!
There will be revisions and our coach Kelvin will help you out
The more experienced BJJ members will also be able to chip in too!
So you, along with your friends, should come down and try it out!

Hope to see you guys there!
:)

*PS. The last session has been confirmed on the 8th Nov (Thursday) 6-8pm

IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION!

Hi BJJ-ers!
 
Important information!!!

NTU BJJ
New training sessions

Location: Nanyang House Activity Room 1

Time: 6-8pm

Dates: 11th, 18th. 26th Oct and 1st Nov 2012
*Do take note that most of the trainings are all Thursday except the 26th of Oct
It's a Friday

We will confirm the last session by this week
Fees are the same as the previous 5 sessions ($30)
Do grab your friends along and come join in for some fun workout!
If you have missed the 1st time, don't miss it this time!

Spread the word
Hope to see you guys there!
:)

Next 5 sessions information!

Hi BJJ-ers, I hope you have had an awesome recess week so far. 
Our next 5 sessions are starting soon so stay tuned. 
We will send out more details and update Facebook.

For now, please indicate the timings you would prefer for Thursdays and Fridays

1) 7-9pm
2) 6-8pm
(there will be a lesson on Friday, just one single lesson)

Please do reply so we can plan the lessons to your convenience and enjoy the rest of the recess week!
See you guys soon!

NTU 2012/13 5th Training in Semester 1

Hi all, details for the final training before the recess week is up!

Details of the 5th training
Date: 24th Sep 2012 (Monday)
Time: 7pm-9pm

Venue: SRC Activity Room 2

Cya guys there!

 

 

Notice to all - BJJ Committee!

Hi Bjjers 

Just a friendly reminder that if you are interested in running for 

the NTU BJJ Committee and joining our very own BJJ Family, 

do state so now!

The positions available are

1) Finance controller
2) Publicity and publication (One Manager and 1 Assistant)
3) Events Manager
4) Logistics Manager

Do feel welcome to indicate your interest! 

You can either do so by message or through Facebook (preferably by Friday night!)
Do feel free to approach us if you have queries regarding the positions.

Thank you! 

:)

NTU 2012/13 Third Training in Semester 1

Hi all, details for today's training is up!

Details of the 3rd training
Date: 10th Sep 2012 (Monday)
Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: SRC Activity Room 2

Remember about the moves from last week
Run a mental checklist on what did we do last week!
 
Cya guys there!
:)

NTU 2012/13 Second Training in Semester 1

Hi all, details for today's training is up!

Details of the 2nd training
Date: 3rd Sep 2012 (Monday)
Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: SRC Activity Room 2

Try to wear t-shirt instead of singlet
(it would be better for your movement)

You can grab your friends who are interested in coming down
even though if they have missed the first lesson!
Cya guys there!
:)

Photos for the 1st training!

Hi all

Photos for the 1st training of NTU BJJ are up on Facebook!

Do add NTU BJJ as a friend on Facebook!

You can search for NTU BJJ using the email ntubjj@gmail.com

There will be announcements and photos uploaded over there

And come back soon for the recap of the 1st training session!

Cheers!

 

NTU 2012/13 First Training in Semester 1

Hi all, the 1st training session of NTU BJJ will commence on
27th August 2012 (Monday)

Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: SRC Activity Room 2
Attire: Sporting attire (T-shirt with shorts)
Footwear: Slippers would be fine

There will also be sales of our NTU BJJ dri-fit tee
Do bring some spare cash along too!
Eat something light before coming for training!

See you guys on Monday night at SRC!
Do feel free to contact Alkhaff (91805164) or Wan En (85114774)
if you have any queries!

NTU CCA Fair 2012

Hi guys

Next week is the CCA Fair @ NTU 2012

NTU BJJ will be there on Wednesday and Thursday

22nd and 23rd of August 2012

Do drop by North Spine and check out our booth

We will be in the Orange Zone #22

There will be flyers on our NTU BJJ No-Gi lesson

If you have any queries, dont be shy and ask us!

Cya guys next week!

Good luck for the exams

The people here from NTU BJJ hereby wishes all those 

who are taking their exams starting from tomorrow 

(20th of April 2012) all the very best!

Do remember to study hard and exercise adequately

Drink more water and stay healthy

Good luck!

:)

Recap of Training #3

Hi all

Here is the recap for the 3rd training that recently passed

Basically we did some techniques on "Spider Guard"

We also learn a new submission move "Omoplata"

This move is also simply known as the "Shoulder Lock"

We also learn how to break guard from a standing position

rather than the "traditional" way of "Seated Guard Pass"

Let's start with the "Spider Guard"

First of all

There are 3 levels in the human body in BJJ

The 1st level would be the knee area

The 2nd level would be the hips

And the 3rd level would be the biceps

"Spider guard" works on all the 3 levels

As you all can see above

It's holding on to your opponent's wrists

Then extending one of your leg straight at the biceps

The other leg would be bend

So shifting your hands and legs simutaneously

Example

If your right leg is straightened, as you move to the other side

Your right leg should now be bend while your left leg is straightened

This is with accordance to you pulling your opponent's right wrist

towards you when you bend your right leg

Yup I know it sounds kinda complicated

But ya........you gotta just practice!

Hilmi correcting our mistakes

Next

Building on the "Spider Guard"

We move on to the submission move "Omoplata"

Check out the start of the submission move

This is the "Spider Guard" position

Take note of the legs and hands position

And your opponent's too

From here

Drop your right leg

That means take it away from the biceps

Notice your left leg is still pressing on your opponent's biceps

And your left hand is holding onto his wrist too

Dropping your right leg and then go underneath his armpit

Hook it behind his shoulder

This is called the "Lasso"

The back view of how the "Lasso" looks like

From here

You can actually just use your foot to control him tremendously

If he moves back up, just pull him back

If he comes close, just push him away

The leg is one scary tool to control your opponent from here

From there

Use your left leg as a standing tool

Imagine stepping on a trampoline

Use it to rock your hips up and do a hip raise

Then kick out your right leg (the Lasso leg)

And straighten it

All the while the hands are always holding onto your opponent's wrist

Next is the difficult part

Imagine you are playing soccer

And you are gonna execute a "Flying Overhead Kick"

or commonly known as the "Bicycle Kick"

As you execute the "Bicycle Kick"

Let go of your left hand

Right hand still holding onto your opponent's hand

This is the completed version

As your opponent's shoulder is locked 

(where the name of the submission comes from)

Quickly go over to your opponent's waist

He might try to posture up or slip away to the side from here

But he can only go one way as his shoulder is locked

Thus holding onto your opponent's waist is one way of dictating control

You can grab his/her pants or gi pants for extra leverage

Then straighten out your legs

Both your legs should be straighten out

All the while keeping his shoulder in between

From here

You wanna fold your knees to the sides

And you wanna do it while shifting your entire weight to one side

Which is away from the locked shoulder

The ultimate aim is to flatten him out on the ground

so he can not go anywhere

Grab onto your opponent's shoulder

And lean directly diagonal across

Imagine just heaving yourself on top of him

All the while with the shoulder locked in

And imagine his arms in a 90 degrees L position

To submit him

Just imagine twisting a chicken wing apart

to get the drumlet and the wing part separately

It's the same concept as the "Kimura"

You can use your other hand to twist his locked shoulder

for additional effect

***REMEMBER

Exercise this move with caution

If you suddenly throw all your weight on top on your opponent

Snapping his shoulder is no doubt a major possibility

Doing martial arts here is all about self-defence and technique

We are not all to inculcate a fighting culture here 

The next move we learn was the "Standing Guard Pass"

With your opponent getting you in "Guard" position

He wants to grab hold on your neck and biceps/triceps

The correct thing is to posture up first

Then grab one of his wrist and press onto his abdomen

Post one of your leg by the side (not shown in picture)

Then stand right up

Remember to lean back to get maximum stability

From here

Fish out your hand and break free from his grip

Same as the "Seated Guard Pass"

Lean to one side first

Then press your whole body weight on one side of his thigh

Remember to straighten out your arm that is pressing onto

his thigh

 

From there, just rock to one side and back to the extended arm

Press down hard on his thigh

Promise you you can break out of the "Guard"!

Next up

To counter this "Standing Guard Pass"

Your opponent jolly well want to break your "Guard"

with the "Standing Guard Pass"

Grab onto his legs with an "Inside Hook"

Amateur opponents would leave their legs shoulder-wide apart

That is exposing themselves to you grabbing onto their legs

As you grab onto their legs
Open up your guard immediately
They cant break away as they are standing up
And you are grabbing onto their legs

As your guard is open
Just kick out and flatten them

Quickly transit to the "Full Mount" after that
Now that's how you counter your opponent
And gaining a transition move too!


Now here is a video for demonstration purpose!
Enjoy and practice!

Credits to Submission101.com!

Training #3 for the 2nd Half of Sem 2 in 11/12

Hey guys!

Training is on tomorrow (Thursday)!

Details are as follow

Date: 29th March 2012, Thursday

Time: 6-9pm

Venue: Nanyang House, Seminar Room 1&2

If you have not paid or if you are still interested in coming down

Just bring $30 bucks along!

Hope to see you guys there tomorrow!

:)

Training #2 for the 2nd Half of Sem 2 in 11/12

Hello guys there is training this week

Date: 23rd of March 2012, Friday

Time: 6pm-9pm

Venue: NANYANG HOUSE SEMINAR ROOM 2

Alkalf will be collecting the fees of $30. See you guys!

Notification!

Hi all

There is no training for this week
The next training would be on next week

Do check out the training date

Date: 23/3/12, FRIDAY (not THURSDAY!)
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Venue: Nanyang House Seminar Room 1/2

Do come down next week for training!
Dont worry if you missed the first training
You can still join in!
See you guys there!
:)

Training #1 for the 2nd Half of Sem 2 in 11/12

Hi all

Welcome back to NTU BJJ Training!

This is the first training starting in the 2nd half of this semester in 11/12

For this training

We focus more on wrestling stuff like takedowns

Which was taught by our in-house wrestler Ben

An exchange student from the States!

As the 1st half of this semester was more on learning about submission

This 2nd half of BJJ training would be more on getting to the positions

rather than just learning how to submit your opponents

As usual

Starting up with warm-ups!

We did this kinda special warm-up in which 2 of us were paired up

And we had to do sit-ups

Followed by maneuvering 360 degrees around your friend

Like a monkey climbing around a tree

It was tough work!

Serious core muscles were definitely needed for both parties

After which

We had this "game" in which the objective was to score 5 points against

your opponent by touching his knee

You earn 2 points for 2 hands on his knee

1 point for one hand

So all of us had to actually practise shooting at the opponent at the

correct timings while the opponent has to practise his sprawling techniques

The game in progress

The first to get to 5 points means your opponent has to be punished by doing push-ups!

So after the warm-ups, we got down to learning our wrestling takedowns!

The first takedown was called the "Spill"!

Keyword: "Heel, toe, knee"

Points to take note

- The head should be at the outside instead of the inside

(in which you might be subjected to a guillotine choke straightaway)

- Along with the knee that is being straightened

As illustrated in the photo above

This is the point you wanna get

Your hands should be cupped around your opponent's knees

Then suck the knees towards you

This weaken the knees and throw your opponent's centre of gravity off 

After which

Using your head against your opponent's torso and lifting him up

in the direction that you want to throw him to

(which is the direction opposite where your head is)

Of course, do practise safe break-falling!

Note that this is quite similar to a "Double Leg Takedown"

From there

Immediately go to the side-mount position!

Hilmi correcting some of us

Next was the "Ankle Pick"

Same as the "Spill"

But the difference is that you are holding onto your opponent's head and neck

"Heel, toe, knee"

After doing that, immediately change the level of your opponent

by pulling his head and neck down towards the ground to throw

him off balance totally

With 1 mind on the knee that is on the ground

Go for the opposite ankle of your opponent

All the while keeping your hand's on your opponent's head and neck

After which

Just lift your opponent's ankle up and throw him to the side

Remember that you SHOULD stand up

So that you can fully utilise your body weight against bigger opponent

And of course, make your job easier!

Note that this is quite similar to a "Single Leg Takedown"

Once you get him to the side

Immediately throw his leg to one side so you can achieve the side-mount!

So after learning and practising the takedown techniques

We move on to BJJ techniques

The first one was "escaping from sprawl"

If you shoot and try to takedown your opponent but failed

as he immediately goes into a sprawl

And he has you grabbed around the waist

(as illustrated in the photo above)

Hold onto one of your opponent's hand and then shoot out your leg to one side

Immediately lean onto him with your whole body weight while

still holding onto his hand

*From here you can actually go for a "Kimura"

But the point is positioning remember?

So from there quickly get to your opponent's back!

Getting to your opponent's back!

From there of course you can execute your "Rear Naked Choke"

The next move to escape from sprawl if your opponent is way too strong

And when you try to shoot your leg to one side but he just tightly cling onto you

So lets say you try to shoot your leg to the right side as illustrated in the

previous photo

But your opponent block it as he is using his brute strength to hang onto you

Well, you can just your momentum to swing the other side to the left

And then quickly flip and lay onto him

(as shown in the photo above)

Remember to hold onto his arm!

As he would be taken aback by your sudden change in direction

He would lost his balance

And you laying onto him would make him harder to hold onto you

From there, you just have to break his grip and transit to a side-mount!

Other than escaping from sprawl

We also learn how to move to a "North-South" position

So starting from side-mount

Do a arm-drag to get your opponent's arm to the side

Then get into a "Scuffle" position

In which you are trapping his arm that was being arm-dragged

From the "Scuffle" position

Quickly get into a "North-South" position

All the while trapping your opponent's arm

Remember that as you move from the scuffle position to the North-South

You have to place your arm at your opponent's waist to prevent

him from stopping you to transit to the new position

It's a kinda feeling by your body's senses thing!

This was something new

So not every one of us could get it right even after some time

But it was great to learn some new positions!

After the training

We end off with a 5 minutes roll!

This time with our friends as side-line instructors

Teaching and trying to advise how to get to new positions,

escaping, how to submit, how to remember to breath and not gas out etc

Photos below are of us coaching and rolling!

 

 It was intense as everyone was putting in their best!

But a great and tiring session for this week!

Thanks a lot to Ben for teaching us how to do the wrestling takedowns

so that we could incorporate them into our BJJ trainings!

Do check back for further details on when our next training would be

Yes we know everyone is busy with quizzes and mid-terms

But you guys still can come down for training once a week!

Do bring your friends along to try this out!

See you all next week!

:)