BJJ Saarbrücken Casa De Luta Fightklub

  It all begins with push and pull: Open guard is perhaps the most most quintessential modern Jiu jitsu position. It probably offers a wider array of potential attacks than any other position in the sport - but they all begin the same way - get a grip and engage in push and pull to break an opponents stance/balance and create a reaction. If you can reliably initiate the push/pull sequence at the onset of most engagements you will have the foundation of a great open guard. Next time you practice open guard focus first on the preliminary push and pull and your will find that as you improve in this regard, all the other moves you wanted to perform come easier. JOIN CASA DE LUTA FIGHTKLUB SAARBRÜCKEN: BJJ Saarbrücken | Casa De Luta Fightklub (bjjsaarbruecken.de)

  My first two goals when I teach open guard: Open guard is among the most difficult skills to learn in Jiu jitsu. Part of the problem is that it’s a big, interconnected skill area. If you lack skills in one area the whole project can look and feel weak. Another problem is that as you are trying to enact your guard play, your opponent is trying to enact his guard passing. As a result you have to try to impose your moves whilst simultaneously defending his. This often tends to shut developing students down as they get caught somewhere between their desire for offense and their need for defense. I found over the years most students (above blue belt level - beginners should focus on guard retention first and fundamental sweeps initially) do best when they learn the skills of GUARD RETENTION and LEG LOCKING as their first skills to focus upon. All the other skills of guard play are contingent upon being able to hold a guard for extended periods of time against strong passing pressure. With

  When you get an opponent off balance he will be open for attack. When you get a good opponent off balance he will throw up his defenses and you will need a second attack feeding off those defenses to break through. When you take a great opponent off balance he will be looking to counter attack the second after he throws up his defenses and you will need to anticipate the few counter attacking options he has from that recovery scenario and bases your follow up attacks on that prior knowledge. Your BODY STARTS the attack sequence, but it’s your MIND that KEEPS you ahead against the best. JOIN CASA DE LUTA FIGHTKLUB SAARBRÜCKEN: BJJ Saarbrücken | Casa De Luta Fightklub (bjjsaarbruecken.de)

  As the popularity of jiu-jitsu has risen among women around the globe, so has the popularity of women-only classes in BJJ. In fact, many academies that have a significant number of female students proudly advertise that they offer classes specifically for them. Since jiu-jitsu is known for being a sport in which men and women can and do practice with each other, some people question the necessity for having women-only classes. But the truth is that having and attending female BJJ classes can be beneficial whether it’s your first time training or you’re a seasoned practitioner who rolls with guys all the time. Casa De Luta Fightklub Saarbrücken includes a women’s class in his weekly class schedule because he’s seen firsthand how effective it can be when it comes to introducing women to such a male-dominated activity. “It is less intimidating, and women can be in a comfortable environment. Not everyone is an intense, outgoing extrovert; women-only classes are a great way to introduce B

  K ron Gracie is among the best of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. Since 2 005, he’s earned  fourteen intern ational first place competition finishes, and with his recent transition into mixed martial arts, is currently undefeated. He’s also only 28 years old. His highlight reels are like cocaine to Jiu-Jitsu students, easily racking up half a million hits on YouTube. Chief among them his 2013 quarter finals match at ADCC — basically the  World Series  of submission fighting — in which he competed against the fast-rising Garry Tonon.   Tonon was winning on points, doubling Kron’s, with ninety seconds left in the ten-minute match. Kron found himself under heavy top-pressure and pretty much immobilized. But then Kron, spitting out his mouthpiece, took a quick look at his father, the legendary Rickson Gracie (a hero to probably every competitor present), who was sitting nonplussed in the stands and calling out the time: “you got a minute.”    Kron scrambles to a neutral position nearl

  7 Reasons Why Every Child Needs Jiu Jitsu Many children can struggle with a lack of confidence. Not being confident in your abilities can be like a heavyweight weighing down even the most talented kids. Brazilian jiu-jitsu empowers kids and even adults that they are worth more and can do amazing things through their abilities to push through difficult situations. Better Social Skills Can Be Seen In Jiu Jitsu Kids In this study,  researchers examined the behaviour of youth 113 beginning BJJ or mixed martial arts.  What they found was that all participants showed better self-control and pro-social behaviour. However, it is crucial to know that those that opted to train MMA were found to be more aggressive due to past conditions while BJJ practitioners were seen to be less aggressive. Jiu Jitsu Kids Learn Self Defense and Become Bully Proof A common reason why many kids begin training BJJ is due to the unfortunate fact that bullying is a real threat to the happiness of many innocent chi

  Lifting heavy weights and/or doing bodyweight exercises should definitely be a part of your training schedule; and not just because you’ll look better when spreading that Gi for an after-win photo. Strength training will, first and foremost, reduce your chances of hearing that popping sound: studies have shown that the athletes who incorporate strength-building routines are much less injury-prone than the ones who don’t. The saying „steel sharpens steel“ isn’t wrong, as your tendons, ligaments, muscles and other connective tissues will become bulletproof under the barbell. It will increase your chances of tournament success as well! For sure, technique is king in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but strength is still a powerful queen. Just imagine two athletes that are kind of the „same“. They have been training for approximately the same time and they possess around the same level of experience and technique… They are on the same playing field, except when it comes to strength! So, who do you t

  The topic of bjj drills has divided the grappling community for quite some time.  Is it better to practice techniques on your own or with a cooperating partner over and over until the movement is perfect? Or is it better to practice the moves in real situations, with resisting opponents, like in sparring rounds? Other grappling arts such as Judo and wrestling rely heavily on technical drilling for training. Of course, these arts agree with the need to spar or to  go live  (as is said in wrestling), but seem to do so in a more strategic way than most bjj academies.  Certain parts of the bjj community have become known for their anti-drilling practices, insisting that true learning and development can only come from practicing techniques in real situations (ie. sparring). Welcome to the land of 10 rounds of 10 minutes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Meanwhile, others believe bjj drills can play an important role in understanding how your body moves through space in relation to your

  Rafael Mendes Preparation for ADCC Anaconda Choke Rafael Mendes is one of the few high-level competitors finding success with the anaconda choke. Generally agreed to be invented by Milton Vieira of BTT, the anaconda is a form of kata gatame, or arm- triangle  choke. Rafa’s most notable applications of the anaconda came at ADCC 2009, where he used them to counter Cobrinha’s arm-drag single leg takedowns, counter Leo Vieira’s  half-guard  and submit Justin Rader. The version shown in the animation above is from a loose half guard. From half-guard against Vieira, Mendes brought his hips high, allowing him to get control of Vieira’s head and use the overhook to counter Vieira’s ability to push on his hip. Rafa continued his momentum once he achieved the front headlock, rolling inverted to bypass Vieira’s guard. He wasn’t able to finish but demonstrated how he had been practicing this technique to counter the guard. A similar technique performed from this position is the rolling guillotin