Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

In this week in a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu class here in Woodstock Georgia we are going over the side control position and how to find various submissions from the side control position. If your opponent is on the ground and on his back facing up and you are chest to chest with him holding him down on the ground this is considered a side control position in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. You have many options from this position to attack the opponent you may also choose to go into a more dominant position which is the full mount position. The mount position is when you are seated on top of your opponent holding them on the ground. One of the first things you should consider when dealing with opponent inside control position is your ability to maintain control of that position. If the opponent escapes you will not have the ability to finish the fight. This is another area that is studied in class is your ability to intelligently control a larger opponent using body position, leverage, and positioning of the body.

Sometimes the ability to control the opponent is more important than the ability to submit to the opponent. For instance I teach a lot of law enforcement and SWAT teams around the state of Georgia, their focus when they reached the side control position is just that of control. They may not seek to do a joint lock unless the situation is forced into that position by the opponent. This is also important for civilian for instance if you had to control someone who is a young adult or close friend and you did not want to hurt them.

If you would like more information on the various programs we offer here at the Atlanta martial arts center. Programs like Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Thai boxing, Filipino Kali (stick fighting), judo, submission wrestling and more. Please give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web atlantamartialartscenter.com
The Atlanta martial arts center is located in Woodstock Georgia and has been in business for 10 years. So if you are looking for an adult based school with a clean safe environment AMAC is the school for you.

woodstock Georgia Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Self Defense

If you would like more information on the various programs we offer here at the Atlanta martial arts center. Programs like Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Thai boxing, Filipino Kali (stick fighting), judo, submission wrestling and more. Please give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web atlantamartialartscenter.com
The Atlanta martial arts center is located in Woodstock Georgia and has been in business for 10 years. So if you are looking for an adult based school with a clean safe environment AMAC is the school for you.

Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

This week in our Gracie Brazilian jujitsu class we are looking into ways to sweep your opponent when he is inside your guard. There are many options when you have an opponent in your guard position, some tend to stress submissions. Though I do work a lot of submissions from the guard position generally I will only catch them when my opponent makes a mistake or reacts to my tent to sweep him. Taking self-defense on the street into consideration if I am in this situation I would much rather sweep my opponent and move into a dominant position then to sit in the guard position and try to catch a submission. In a self-defense situation on the street is much safer to do the sweep and move to the dominant position is also easier to finish the encounter from that position unless the opponent makes a mistake that you can capitalize on. One other thing to take into consideration is if the opponent is punching you, if he is doing so the guard position becomes less of a dominant position to be in.

Why is this line of thought important? Because the majority of people get into the martial arts in order to learn self-defense in case they get into a situation on the street. This self-defense based thought is what Gracie Brazilian jiu-jitsu was designed for. Though it can be used and is used every day in a sporting environment it's foundational techniques for design to work in a real world situation. This is an important thing to know if you are looking for a Gracie jiu-jitsu school. Take the time to ask the head instructor of the school you are visiting if they are more of a sport based school or a self-defense school.

If you would like more information on the various programs we offer here at the Atlanta martial arts center. Programs like Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Thai boxing, Filipino Kali (stick fighting), judo, submission wrestling and more. Please give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web atlantamartialartscenter.com
The Atlanta martial arts center is located in Woodstock Georgia and has been in business for 10 years. So if you are looking for an adult based school with a clean safe environment AMAC is the school for you.

Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

Is this Saturday we will be having our first sub affiliation training seminar. Currently we are responsible for 15 schools around the United States and their Jiu-Jitsu programs. Throughout the year I will visit each school and give 2 to 3 seminars to help them develop the curriculum and the various training drills required for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. But this Saturday were going to have all of our sub affiliates come to the Atlanta martial arts center and join us for a three-hour Jiu-Jitsu seminar. This seminar is a great opportunity to meet all of our sub affiliates and get to know them better. One of the great things about the martial arts is that it helps build relationships and gives you the opportunity to meet new people.

We are hoping in the future to be able to do the seminars 3 to 4 times a year as we grow our Jiu-Jitsu sub affiliation. If you live in the Woodstock Georgia area and you are looking for a clean safe environment to learn the martial arts feel free to drop in anytime at our school and take a free class.

If you would like more information on the various programs we offer here at the Atlanta martial arts center. Programs like Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, Thai boxing, Filipino Kali (stick fighting), judo, submission wrestling and more. Please give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web atlantamartialartscenter.com
The Atlanta martial arts center is located in Woodstock Georgia and has been in business for 10 years. So if you are looking for an adult based school with a clean safe environment AMAC is the school for you.