Warm Up (10min)
Line Drills (5min)
- Combat Base Ninja Walks
- Fwd Rolls
- Back Rolls
Partner Drill (5min)
- Push Break / Standing Close Guard Break
- Note: Different to video, do not place hand on throat. Good for self defence, not legal in sports BJJ, or cool in the club.
- Indicator: Opponent’s guard is closed and you want to break it from a standing posture.
- Essential Detail: Solid base and posture.
- Most Common Mistake: Too much weight on the hands during the getup.
- Bad Guy Reminder: Keep your legs crossed tightly to verify the effectiveness of the break.
- Drill Orders: 3 reps, reverse roles.
Lesson (30min)
- Back Side / Baseball Slide / Opposite Side Knee Pass (10min)
- Indicator: Opponent’s hips are facing the direction of your back knee.
- Essential Detail: Establishing the cross-body underhook during the pass.
- Most Common Mistake: Ineffective head positioning during the pass.
- Bad Guy Reminder: Challenge the underhook during the pass.
- Safety Tip: Watch out for the shin in the groin.
- Drill Orders: 3 reps, reverse roles.
- Double Underhook Pass (10min)
- Indicator: You seek to pass the guard of a skilled opponent, can be done from a kneeling or standing closed or open guard.
- Essential Detail: Effective hip control prior to and during the stack.
- Most Common Mistake: Failure to control the hips.
- Bad Guy Reminder: Change you hip behaviour with each rep.
- Drill Orders: 3 reps each, reverse roles.
- Note: I use my back leg as a wedge under the bad guy’s bum.
- Partner Drill (10min)
- Guard Pass with 50-80% Resistance
- Use a clock 2min each then switch partners
