FOCUS

New Chapter! Mount. THE ultimate position for a street fight. Can you keep the mount? Do you fear losing mount? Although we will explore how to transition and accept losing Mount position, the ultimate goal is to maintain mount, control, and finish. We go to Back Mount on our terms, not theirs (if possible).

CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS1)

•Adding to GC techniques

• Control, Exhaust, Submit.

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• When to strike from the top.

• When to use hooks and when to not use hooks.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

Analyze how it feels when you know your opponent can do an elbow escape.

Make them uncomfortable or trap their arms to shut down any elbow escape attempt.

VIDEOS TO WATCH

🔹 All Stripe 1 and Stripe 2 Control Videos.

CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS1 and 4)

Primary escapes will be the next focus. The more your partner knows how to escape, we can then move onto more “advanced controls” or simply “more reference points”.

• Escapes

• Escapes will help your control

• Half Guard reference points.

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Beyond curriculum techniques

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

Comfort in Chaos, but can you get out when you want.

VIDEOS TO WATCH- Stripe 1 and 4

🔹 Lesson 3: Surprise Rolls (Ch1.2: Mount Escapes)

Lesson 4: Surprise Elbows (Ch1.2: Mount Escapes)

Lesson 3: Forced Heel Drag (1.2 Mount Escapes) Stripe 4

CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS4)

• Collar Chokes

• Neck Hug Extras

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Self Perfection side of using the lapel.

• Ryron Gracie Seminar 8/21. We will we then cover more escapes after that seminar.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

Techniques are unlimited when you take strikes out of the equation. Fun place to visit, but don’t buy property :)

VIDEOS TO WATCH-

🔹 Lesson 8: Neck-Hug Extras (Ch1.4: Mount Submissions) STRIPE 3

Lesson 7: Lapel Choke Series (1.4 Mount Submissions) STRIPE 4

CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS2-3)

• Modified Mount - Controls and Escapes

• Keeping mount even against the big boys.

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Concept of staying on top.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

You understand all the ways your opponent can escape, but you can’t defend all of them. How do we read our opponent, and how do we steer them towards the escape that we are already prepared to defend.

VIDEOS TO WATCH-

🔹Lesson 2: Explosive Roll Counters (Ch1.1: Mount Controls) stripe 2

Lesson 3: Modified Mount Escapes (Ch1.2: Mount Escapes) stripe 2

Lesson 1: Modified Mount Control (Ch1.1: Mount Controls) stripe 3

CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS/PBS)

• Submission series

• American extras

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Mastering the Americana. Such an easy move, but how do you finish it against someone who knows the move as well.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

Attack with no care of losing position.

VIDEOS TO WATCH- Stripe 2-3

🔹Lesson 8: Arm Triangle (Ch1.4: Mount Submissions) stripe 2

Lesson 8: Neck-Hug Extras (Ch1.4: Mount Submissions) stripe 3

FOCUS

Review Weeks Begin now!!!

• Be prepared to ask questions.

• Review all videos from this chapter

• if there is something you did not see, speak up.

CORE MATERIAL 🔹

• Back Mount Strategies

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Moves from outside of GU will also be added during these weeks.

• PBS Stripes - focus

VIDEOS TO WATCH

🔹Philosophy videos from GU archives. There are some very long videos that have been produced over the last 15 years.

• Find a podcast that Rener or Ryron were the guest.

FOCUS

Two weeks of sparring focus. We play games, we keep it playful, we keep it real. Short rounds, long rounds. Tap early and tap often.

CORE MATERIAL 🔹

• Sparring with a focus on Back Mount.

•Don’t be afraid to turtle during this chapter. You partner needs to know how to deal with this behavior. Just don’t fall in love with turtle.

BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

• Shark Tank Rounds Variations

• Big Boxing Gloves, sparring.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

Focus on moves you do and your opponent does. Don’t try to win.

VIDEOS TO WATCH

🔹Find videos of Rener sparring Ryron.