What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that focuses on grappling. It encompasses effective foot work, clinch fighting, take-downs, throws, escapes, ground control, chokes and joint locks. Use of leverage and balance is taught so that a smaller individual will be able to overcome a larger attacker in a real life confrontation without having to punch or kick. Traditional jiu-jitsu uniforms are worn and a belt system is used for grading. Learning BJJ will enable you to deal with someone who is punching or kicking you, taking you down, and what to do once you are on the ground.
Here’s what to expect from a BJJ/MMA class:
- - 15 min Calisthenics (squats, push-ups, partial squats, burpees etc)
- - 45 min Moves (1 Takedown, 2 Ground Moves-Instructor Led/Demonstrated)
- - 5×5 min Rounds Sparring (Position Training)
- - 30 min of Open Training
Remember!
- - Always tap if you’re in trouble!
- - Practice good hygiene! Wash your training gear after every use!
- - Always respect and protect your training partners!
- - If you’re not having fun, why are you doing it?! Have fun!!
Here are some basic positions and terms you should learn:
Bottom Half Guard
- 1. Rollback Sweep
- 2. Half Butterfly Sweep
- 3. Go to the Back
- 4. Old School
Bottom Guard
- 1. Armbar/Sweep
- 2. Uma Plata/Sweep
- 3. Sit Up to Sweep
- 4. Kimura
- 5. Guillotine
- 6. Triangle
Bottom Side
- 1. Hip Out to Re-Guard
- 2. Turtle
- 3. Bridge Away
- 4. Bread and Butter
Bottom Mount
- 1. Trap and Bridge
- 2. Turn to Re-Half Guard
Bottom Knee on Belly
- 1. Hip Out and Re-Guard
- 2. Turtle Away or Towards
Bottom Turtle
- 1. Sweep Roll/Sit-Up
- 2. Half Guard
- 3. Rolling Kneebar
Top Half Guard
- 1. Underhook Squeeze to Mount
- 2. Kickpass
- 3. Head and Arm Choke
- 4. Kimura
Top Guard
- 1. Knee to Nose Pass
- 2. Knee Through
- 3. Can Opener
- 4. Achilles lock
Top Side Control
- 1. North South Choke
- 2. Kimura
- 3. Head and Arm Choke
- 4. High/Low Shoulder Lock
Top Mount
- 1. Armbar
- 2. Head and Arm Choke
- 3. Cross Choke
Top Knee on Belly
- 1. Armbar
- 2. 180 Armbar
Top Turtle
- 1. Under Over And Hooks
- 2. Banana Split
- 3. Cross Choke
Take Downs
- 1. Double Leg
- 2. Single Leg
- 3. Hip Throw
Defending Take Downs
- 1. Sprawl
- 2. Whizzer
- 3. Swim for under hooks
Rear Mount
- 1. Lion Kill Choke
- 2. Collar Choke
- 3. Wrist Choke
Defending Rear Mount
- 1. Figure Four Defence
- 2. Shoulders to the Matt- hip out to half guard
Please check out Stephan Kesting’s Free E-Book for Beginning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. http://www.beginningbjj.com/BJJ%20Roadmap%201.3.pdf
Stephan is a friend and training partner of Adam Ryan. He is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt, and has been doing martial arts for over 25 years. He is also a certified instructor in Erik Paulson’s Combat Submission Wrestling, a black belt in Kajukenbo Karate, an instructor in Dan Inosanto’s Jun Fan JKD, Maphalindo Silat and Filipino Martial Arts program.
He has published over 20 articles in magazines like Black Belt, Ultimate Grappling, Tapout Magazine and Ultimate Athlete, and been interviewed by The Fightworks Podcast and Lockflow.com.
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