29 September 2010

Hello! We did some interesting techniques today. Hope that you guys enjoyed it.

Remember to practice on your warm-up rolling!

1) Americano

Also known as Figure Four Arm-lock/Americana.
This lock is generally applied only from the mount or side control. The opponent's arm is pinned to the ground so that it is bent at the elbow, with the opponent's palm upwards. The wrist is grabbed with the opposite hand, and the arm on the same side is put under the opponents arm, gripping the attacker's wrist. This results in the necessary figure-four hold. While keeping the opponent's hand pinned to the ground, the attacker begins sliding his or her pinned arm down and parallel to his or her thigh while cranking the elbow upwards. This is referred to as 'painting'. The opponent will feel pressure on their elbow and/or shoulder. From some positions, it is possible to apply this technique with a leg instead of using two arms.

2) Kimura

Kimura (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), chicken wing/double wristlock (wrestling), or reverse keylock are terms used to specify a medial keylock known in judo as gyaku ude-garami (reverse arm entanglement) or simply as ude-garami. The application is similar to the americana, except that it is reversed. It needs some space behind the opponent to be effective, and can be applied from the side control or guard. Contrary to the americana, the opponent's wrist is grabbed with the hand on the same side, and the opposite arm is put behind the opponent's arm, again grabbing the attacker's wrist and forming a figure-four. By controlling the opponent's body and cranking the arm away from the attacker, pressure is put on the shoulder joint, and depending on the angle, also the elbow joint (in some variations the opponent's arm is brought behind their back, resulting in a finishing position resembling that of the hammerlock outlined below).

3)Guillotine Choke

Start in a standing position. You have to first pull your opponent’s head down by placing your hand on his neck or by pulling down on his GI so he is facing the ground.

Now put your arm around his neck into a position similar to a headlock. Slide your forearm down under his chin and around his neck making sure that the blade of your forearm is against his neck.

Then grasp the wrist of your choking arm with your free hand. Keep this grip on his neck tightly so that his head is wedged under your arm.

Place one leg slightly forward, stand up straight and twist your hips in the direction of your forward leg whichever you are using to execute this choke.

4) Escape from the Guillotine choke


Do not panic and tighten up. If you find yourself in your opponent's guard, do not tighten up your body. The more relaxed your are the slower the choke will start to work on you.

Throw the arm that is on the opposite of your trapped head over the other fighter's shoulder. Try to get the arm as high as you can on their back.

Apply shoulder pressure to your opponent's face with your shoulder. This will help to reduce the pressure of the choke as they lean away from you slightly.

Bring the arm that is on the side of your trapped head up with your elbow bent, and dig it between your body and the other fighter's leg. This will open their guard. This is generally the most difficult part of the entire process.

Pull your leg over the opponent's leg that you were just digging your elbow into.

Free your other leg by sliding it through the same way you did the other one. This will look like you are going to a full mounted position.

Rotate your hips to the side of your opponent's body that is on the opposite side of your head. This will relieve all the pressure from the guillotine choke.

That's all for now. See you all next practice!

Learning Festival 2010

Thank you for the support for us during the Learning Festival 2010! It was held at the NIE gym.

We went through some basic standing-up throws and learned the mechanics of the throw. It was quite a fun and hope you guys learned some moves during the event.

Second Session on 22 September 2010

Hi all! Good to see that everyone still comes back and didn't "pon" classes! What we did on 22 September was a recap on the previous session and a few new "moves". Hope you guys still remember what you all learned.

1) Breaking Guard

The person got caught in the guard will press the enemy's ribcage initially, before putting his/her knees below the enemy's back. With that, push the enemy's legs (of the same side where you put your knee) down by focusing on the knee. Then push it away from the body. Use your knee to pin the enemy's leg down, while you scramble up to mount on the enemy.

2) Hip-Bump-Sweep

Here a sweep is technique used to transition from a neutral or inferior position to a dominant position, such as moving from under guard to full mount, hence the alternative term 'reversal' as the dominance of positions have been reversed. Lift up your hip and place it as if like sitting on your enemy's lap. Using one hand, try to reach for the sky of the different direction, then grab your enemy's arm swiftly. Sweep according to the direction.


3) Scissor Sweep




The Brazilian Jiu-jitsu guard is not only a defensive position. Through studying the guard positions many sweeps, reversals and submissions have been developed. In Brazilian jiu jitsu the sweep or reversal will enable you to move from the bottom position to the top position. The International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation describes the sweep in its rules, in Section 4 under points: “The sweep- the athlete underneath has the opponent in his guard (between his legs) or in half guard (having one of his adversary’s legs between his) and is able to get on top of his adversary by inverting his position, 2 points.” Sweeps occur when the bottom player uses his legs to gain the top position. One example is the scissor sweep. In the scissor sweep you will shrimp out, slide your shin across your opponents belt line as your other leg’s calf is on his knee or thigh. Then sit up to grab arm to take away his base while the other hand wraps the neck, under hooks the arm or wraps the body. Then as you fall back using your weight as momentum with a kicking motion scissor your feet to turn your opponent to his back. That is what we did the previous session, courtesy of Kel.

Recap on First Practice on 15th September

Hello everyone! Great seeing all of you at the practice! Hope you guys can check the blog regularly to recap what you have learned at the practice every week.

Skills learned:

1) Knee-on-stomach.

This skill requires you to pin down your opponent while he/she is still on the ground. It is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant places a knee on the bottom combatants torso, and usually extends the other leg to the side for balance. This position is typically obtained from side control, simply by rising up slightly and putting a knee on the opponent's stomach or chest.Tip to remember: Keep close to the ground.
More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee-on-stomach

2) Mounting.

Do not let your opponent get away!

The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head. This is very favourable for the top combatant in several ways. The top combatant can generate considerable momentum for strikes such as punches or elbows to the head of the opponent, while the bottom combatant is restricted by the ground and by the combatant on top. Another advantage are various chokeholds and joint locks which can be applied from the top, while such holds are not feasible from the bottom. The top priority for the bottom combatant is to sweep the opponent or transition into a better position such as the guard.
(exerpt from wiki)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%28grappling%29

3) Bridge. (also called the upa escape; escaping by thrusting the hips upwards and to the side)

The bridge is a grappling move performed from a supine position, lying down face-up. It involves lifting the pelvis off the ground so that the body weight is supported on the shoulders (or head) at one end and on the feet at the other. This move is used in wrestling and other grappling and groundfighting sports, often combined with a twisting motion, to dislodge or flip an opponent who has established a position on top. The bridge is also a common exercise position.

In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, this move is referred to as an upa, and is commonly used in attempting to dislodge an opponent in mounted position.

4) Armbar.

An armbar (sometimes called a straight armbar) is a joint lock that hyperextends the elbow joint. It is typically applied by placing the opponent's extended arm at the elbow over a fulcrum such as an arm, leg or hip, and controlling the opponent's body while leveraging the arm over the fulcrum. It is used in various grappling martial arts, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Catch wrestling, Judo, Jujutsu and is one of the most common ways to win a match in mixed martial arts competition[1]. The technique has several variations, with the best known and most effective in competition being the juji-gatame. The juji-gatame is so common, that "armbar" is often used synonymously with juji-gatame.

Further readings at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armlock

So that's all for now! Glad to see some passionate ones staying back after the practice to grapple. Burn on! Till next week =)

To the new members

Congratulations to you guys who had signed up for the classes! I'm sure that you guys will have a good time learning some useful defense techniques and at the same time, getting to know more about yourself. After all, martial arts are about self discipline and control.

For those who don't already know, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu emphasizes taking an opponent to the ground and utilizing ground fighting techniques and submission holds involving joint-locks and chokeholds also found in numerous other arts with or without ground fighting emphasis. The premise is that most of the advantage of a larger, stronger opponent comes from superior reach and more powerful strikes, both of which are somewhat negated when grappling on the ground.

So, who knows that you have the talent in JiuJitsu and may want to take it further in the future. This class is a stepping stone for that. Discover yourself! See you guys at SRC AR3 this coming Wednesday 15 September!

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New Classes for Sem 1, 2010

Hi all,

We are pleased to inform all of you that we have a new class for those who are interested to learn BJJ! This class is a basic class which will have you starting to learn and understand more of the sport and art. Classes will start from 15 September onwards and there will be 5 sessions. It will be help every Wednesday, 6-8pm at Sports Recreation Centre, Activity Room 3, all at an affordable price of $30! Join us for an exciting way to learn self-defense! And make new friends too! =)

Contact Hansel at 93387166 or Yong Hwee at 81128082 for more details.