'Superhero Landing' posture inside guard
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I have completely gotten out of the habit of posting up classes on here, as I've been using a spreadsheet since last year instead. Much more efficient! But I do want to keep using this blog to collate Instagram videos like in previous posts, especially as Instagram has gotten increasingly annoying about listing all the vids on a hashtag. ;) First up, I wanted to save the vids I took of my classes on the 'superhero landing' posture inside guard. I labelled it as 'superhero pose' on the vids, as that's one syllable less: not sure which one I prefer yet. The former is more descriptive, the latte ..read more
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Update 2023
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I haven't posted anything on here in quite a while, mainly because I'm not finding it as useful as I once did to write everything up. I've switched to a simplified version instead, with a spreadsheet. I just fill in the teaching notes at the end, that's proven more efficient. Still, I will try and put in at least occasional posts, to remind people I'm still alive. I've got some travel posts to write up, plus a massive backlog of old posts I may or may not finally finish up at some point. Oh, and for those who missed it, I got my black belt back in May of 2023, which makes a handy milestone fo ..read more
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09/11/2022 - Teaching | Leglocks | Basic kneebars
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 09/11/2022 The first basic kneebar I ever taught was one I learned from Seymour. You approach the guard as if you are going for a pass, meaning you are in a crouching posture, shuffling forward. Face straight ahead (don't look down), pressing your shin into the back of their leg. Rather than passing, you're instead going to backstep to the outside, so that you are now looking towards their foot. Sit on them, securing their knee by wrapping your arm. Drop to the side, using their foot as pillow. Cross your arms, triangle ..read more
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07/11/2022 - Teaching | Leglocks | Escaping seated single leg x
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 07/11/2022 First reaction for escaping footlocks is to 'put the boot on', where you shove your heel forwards to tense up your calves. That should make it harder for them to push on your toes, which tends to be part of most straight ankle locks. Angling your toes away from them is also a good habit, as that helps to hide your heel and make it harder for them to therefore go for a heel hook. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artemis BJJ (@artemisbjj) The other big part of escaping this position is pushing th ..read more
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02/11/2022 - Teaching | Leglocks | Maintaining seated single leg x
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 02/11/2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artemis BJJ (@artemisbjj) Seated single leg x, also (rather pretentiously and unhelpfully, IMO, unless you happen to be training in Japan) known as ashi garami, is the entry level leg lock position. Typically you'll get there from a sweep, or possibly off an escape from mount, but in order to get the basics, I tend to teach it from both people sitting down, facing eachother. Get your legs on the inside of theirs, then grab their ankle. Holster that to your hip ..read more
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31/10/2022 - Teaching | Mount | Heel drag escape
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 31/10/2022 Short Version: Get one leg flat on the floor, other knee raised Turn slightly on your side, just lifting your shoulder Step your raised-knee leg over both your flat leg and their leg Using your elbow to help pry their leg up, drag their foot over your leg with your heel, also bringing your flat leg knee up Turn your hips out to the flat leg side: you can then go to half guard, or shrimp to full guard Full Version: My personal favourite mount escape is the heel drag, by far the highest percentage way for me ..read more
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19/10/2022 - Teaching | Mount | Low to high mount
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 19/10/2022 In order to progress from low to high mount, the main barrier is going to be their elbows. There are several ways you can remove that barrier. There is the brute force method, yanking their elbows out of the way and driving your knees up into their armpits. I wouldn't recommend that method, though it can work. A more reliable option, with greater finesse, is to put your hands on their shoulders. Keeping you arms straight, lean forwards to put all your weight through your arms. That should lift their elbows, e ..read more
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17/10/2022 - Teaching | Mount | Maintaining low mount
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 17/10/2022 There are two basic types of mount to choose from, which I call low and high. Once you've achieved mount, I find that low mount provides the most control. First off, you want to immobilise their hips, as their main method of making space is to bridge up forcefully. Bring your feet right back, threading them around their legs to establish two hooks: this is known as a grapevine. Alternatively, you can also cross your feet underneath (or just near, depending on your flexibility and leg length) their bum, whi ..read more
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24/08/2022 - Teaching | Butterfly Half Guard | Roll under sweep
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (7 Easton Rd), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 24/08/2022 Generally, the simplest option from half guard is to try and get back to either open or closed guard. Always keep that option in mind, if they leave enough space that you can free your leg. Saying that, if you can get a sweep, that's even better, because it puts you on top. For example, if you're in butterfly half guard, when you go for the sweep you may find they manage to post to prevent you sending them over in that direction (or their base is really solid). Should that happen, you can instead roll undernea ..read more
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28/09/2022 - Teaching | Closed Guard | Posture & grip breaks (top)
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Teaching #Evening Artemis BJJ (Easton Road), Can Sönmez, Bristol, UK - 28/09/2022 First thing I wanted to cover was posture. Stay upright, with your head up, thrusting your hips a little forward. Curving your back slightly, arching it like a cat (so, convex rather than concave), can help too. Avoid them bending your arms, also trying to put your weight through one arm into their hip. It is important to control their hips, as they need to angle off to attack effectively (though there are other methods, like Christian Graugart's 'samurai sword' grip, where both arms are near the chest). Your ..read more
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