Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock GA

Alan Baker of the Atlanta Martial Arts CEnter in Woodstock GA teaching a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Seminar at the Combat Hard Training Center.

Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock GA

This week in our Jiu-Jitsu class we have been studying attacks from the side control position. The side control position is a position of dominance in a ground fight, this is one of the positions you will try to get into if you are in an encounter on the ground.

Once you have achieved this position you have a few choices that you can attack your opponent with. You also have the choice to go to a mount position if the opportunity is presented to you. Most of the basic attacks studied in this position are joint attacks. But you also have the option of various types of striking out of this position also. It is important to study both joint attacks and striking methods out of a position, because each of them will set up the other.

It is also important to choose an attack that will allow you to maintain the position as you attack your opponent. If the attack you choose takes you out of the position of control it lowers the percentage of success that you have in whatever you have chosen to do.

This small difference is one of the things that will separate good self defense Jiu-Jitstu from a more sport based Jiu-Jitstu. Both are good but obviously there are some things you will do differently on the street then in the ring.

For more information on the Self Defense programs at AMAC here in Woodstock GA check out our website at http://atlantamartialartscenter.com or give us a call at 770-926-3030

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

This week we are working on sweeps from the Guard position. When considering self defense it is not always a good idea to keep your opponent in your guard to attack him, he has an equal amount of things to attack you with as well. so we usually try to work on sweeping the opponent in the guard so we can move to a superior position to attack.


For More information on out Jiu-Jitsu Program here in Woodstock GA feel free to give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web at the Atlanta Martial Arts Center of Woodstock.
http://atlantamartialartcenter.com

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock Georgia

Last week I traveled to Villa Rica GA for a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Seminar as well as Chattanooga Tennessee. Both events went great. Both school are part of our Sub-Affiliation here at AMAC in Woodstock Georgia, We are now in charge of 13 different Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Programs around the US. The Family is growing!

For More information on out Jiu-Jitsu Program here in Woodstock GA feel free to give us a call at 770-926-3030 or check us out on the web at the Atlanta Martial Arts Center of Woodstock.
http://atlantamartialartcenter.com

Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock GA

Effortless Power

Most exercises in the west such as weight lifting, jogging, swimming, etc. works primarily on the muscular system and the lungs. The Chinese also partake in this form of exercise but they consider Chi Gung “Qigong” to be a higher level of training for the body. One difference is that Qigong loosens the muscles and expands the joints in order to build power. Aerobics, stretching and strength training will build a form of external strength and flexibility that is based on contraction in the body. The internal exercises of Qigong will build effortless power that is based on relaxation or expansion of the body. The more relaxed and open the body is, the more of its natural energy and power can be expressed.

I see this principle in our Jiu-Jitsu classes at the school. A beginning student will roll in a tensed state due to the fact that he is in a new environment and may be stressed from the new experience. But watch an advanced player roll and you will see a very relaxed attitude and a relaxed physical state. You will also notice that the more relaxed practitioner will feel much stronger and heavier than someone that is holding onto tension as they roll.

I have seen this in every form of martial art I have come in contact with. The farther along the practitioner is, the more relaxed they become and the more powerful they feel.

For more information on our Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Program here in Woodstock GA you can check us out on the web at atlantamartialartcenter.com or give us a call at 77-9263030.

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Woodstock Georgia

We are working the Quarter position this week. Quarter position is when you are face down on your hands and knees and your opponent is pinning you to the ground. we will be covering how to survive in the quarter position and how to escape the position in order to regain control on your opponent. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person.

For More information on AMAC's Jiu-Jitsu Program please give the school a call at 770-926-3030. or check us out on the web at http://atlantamartialartcenter.com.

Jiu-Jitsu in Woodstock GA

Last night in class we worked on headlock escapes from the side control position. The headlock is sometimes used as a submission by someone who does not have a lot of training. So it is a common attack to see on the street.

The side control headlock is also a common position for a larger opponent to try to put his way to use to crush you. This is why it is important to have a proper study of alignment and body position in order to avoid being crashed by a larger opponent. This is the great thing about good Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, it will focus on good alignment of the body in order to survive against a superior opponent in a self-defense situation on the street.

We went through several variations of escapes from this position. And finished class with active resistance training.

For more information on Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the Woodstock GA area give us a call at the Atlanta Martial Arts Center located in Woodstock at 770-926-3030.