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.