BJJ Beginners

Warm Up (10min)

• Solo Drill (3-min)
  • Breakfall – Left & Right
  • Break Fall – Back
  • Break Fall – Forward
• Partner Drill (7-min)
  • Punch Block Stage 1
    • Indicator: Opponent attempts to punch your face from within your guard
    • Essential Detail: Effective head control and inside arm positioning
    • Most Common Mistake: Expending too much energy
    • Drill Orders: Practice maintaining Stage 1 for 1-min

Lesson (30-min)

Double Ankle Sweep

• Knee Thrust Variation
  • Indicator: Opponent stands up with their feet very close to your hips
  • Essential Detail: Simultaneously grabbing the ankles and thrusting the knees
  • Most Common Mistake: Letting go of the head and uncrossing the feet too soon
  • Bad Guy Reminder: Stand tall with your feet very close to your partner’s hips
  • Safety Tip: Keep your head from hitting the ground during the sweep
  • Drill Orders: Guard start, 1 rep, reverse roles

• Kick Variation
  • Indicator: Opponent is too tall for the Knee Thrust Variation to be effective, or you may just want to stand up
  • Essential Detail: Keep control of the head until the opponent is completely standing
  • Most Common Mistake: Attempting to go directly to the mount after the kick
  • Bad Guy Reminder: Be sure to stand up with your hips high to warrant the Kick Variation
  • Safety Tip: When sitting up after the sweep (bad guy) be sure to keep your hands off the ground to avoid injury
  • Drill Orders: Guard start, 1 rep, reverse roles