SATURDAY BJJ

SATURDAY, 12 JULY 2014 Saturday's class consisted of a lot of people. We had a "rainbow" of BJJ belts, meaning that all of the ranks from white through black were represented. So, we had one black belt (me), one brown belt (Nick), one purple belt (Jason), two blue belts (John J. and David), and three white belts (J.G., Kyle, and Josh). For a small, non-advertised academy, I find that to be very successful. It is even more telling when you consider that we start at 8:00 a.m., so the dedication of the guys to get up and participate is incredible. The main theme of Saturday's class was working from half-guard and not being stuck. I taught a back take, how to get full guard on someone through lifting the lower body, and things to do to keep the opponent from applying crushing pressure.