Brian Mclaughlin Seminar

I’m very excited to host my good friend, Brian McLaughlin for a special No Gi seminar next week. Those who have trained with Brian know that not only is he incredibly skilled on the mat, but also a very passionate teacher with a lot to offer, especially in the very popular no gi and mma side of things. The seminar will be on Sunday, December 15h from 12:00 – 2:30 PM. In the meantime, check out his tournament highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaIQ6_dDW5I


Latest Renovations

This weekend we made some renovations to the training room and got rid of our iconic broken mirrors. Although the mirrors had it’s benefits, they weren’t practical for a grappling school. Big thank you to all of the students who volunteered their time this weekend to get it done.


Welcome New Students

I’d like to take a minute and welcome Stefano Recupero, Jackson Rosendahl and Mark Rosendahl to the team. Stefano joins our adult program and Jackson & Mark joins our youngest group, the future champs. Looking forward to seeing them develop along with the other students currently in our program.


Stripe Promotions

Kids Program: Congratulations to Adrian Aguirre (4th stripe white) and Jayson Gagliostro (1st stripe gray white) ) on their promotions this week in class.
Keep up the great work!


Weekly Curriculum (Closed Guard)

We are back to week 1 of our curriculum cycle. This week we will be working from the Closed Guard. Closed guard is a strong and safe position which can slow down a match against an aggressive opponent. We will be working on this position from the bottom this week.


Fundamentals Class

Class 1:

  • Armbar from the guard
  • Triangle from armbar defense
  • Omoplata from triangle defense

Class 2:

  • Scissor sweep
  • shin smash triangle
  • triangle armbar

All Levels Class

  • Flower sweep
  • Belly down armbar
  • Figure-four armbar details

Advanced Class

  • Omoplata sweep
  • Kneebar
  • Connect to x-guard

No Gi Class

  • Pendulum sweep
  • Taking the back from closed guard
  • Belly down armbar

Looking forward to a great week of classes!