• 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

  • Fork Principle is an elite principle. To force someone to have a limited amount of options, but they all lead to their demise. “You choose the way you lose”. What other principle must you master to an expert in Fork Principle?

    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.

    • Beyond the curriculum - Americana extras.

    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

  • Fork Principle is an elite principle. To force someone to have a limited amount of options, but they all lead to their demise. “You choose the way you lose”. What other principle must you master to an expert in Fork Principle?

    CORE MATERIAL 🔹 (BBS/PBS)

    • Arm Triangles and Isolation.

    BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

    • Other ways to finish the Arm Triangle. Theory behind why are there are so many ways to finish.

    • Old School Arm Locks

    GOAL FOR THE WEEK

    Try to isolate the opponents arm as often as possible. Constantly threaten the Arm Triangle.

    VIDEOS TO WATCH- Stripe 1 and 3

    🔹Lesson 8: Neck-hug Sequence (Ch1.4: Mount Submissions) S1

    Lesson 6: Arm Triangle Counters (Ch1.3: Mount Submission Counters) S3

    Lesson 4: Shadow Counters (Ch1.2: Mount Escapes) S3

  • FOCUS

    Review Weeks begin on week 10 and end week 11.

    • Be prepared to ask questions.

    • Review all videos from this chapter

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

    CORE MATERIAL 🔹

    • How to stay safe and survive the Mount.

    • Don’t be afraid to mount, even if it is difficult to hold.

    • Staying on top of the fight is your primary goal.

    BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

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

    • PBS Stripes - focus

    VIDEOS TO WATCH

    🔹Stripe 1 Surprise Elbows and Rolls.

    Week 9- We will focus on Ryron’s Master Seminar.

  • FOCUS

    Final Review Week - Send in your research videos for a fun experiment.

    CORE MATERIAL 🔹

    • Sparring with a focus on Back Mount. Find ways to take the back from all positions.

    •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 🔸

    • Resistance Games/Drills

    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.

  • FOCUS

    Spar Week Plus Review

    CORE MATERIAL 🔹

    • Stay Calm when in an inferior position.

    • Escape when they give you the escape

    • Can you escape when you must get out. Creating a scene where the person on top is working harder than the person on the bottom.

    BONUS MATERIAL 🔸

    •Beyond the Curriculum - Isolating Limbs. Overload.

    GOAL FOR THE WEEK

    Stay safe, protect each other.

    • Research your own experience after every round. Make a note on the dry erase board. We will go over the rules at class.

    VIDEOS TO WATCH

    🔹Review videos that you did not get to work on as much. Ask questions.