Academy News

This week in our CTA classes, we will continue our focus on the closed guard, one of the most important positions in Jiu Jitsu. We’ll begin the week by learning how to open the closed guard by standing, the most effective and reliable way to create space and begin passing. Later in the week, we […]

This week in CTA classes, we’ll begin by sharpening our stand-up game with the single leg takedown. We’ll cover different variations to bring our opponent to the ground, as well as effective defenses, including disengagement and the arm-out guillotine. Later in the week, we’ll work on pulling guard to closed guard—a tactic that allows us […]

This week in CTA classes, we’ll start by focusing on back control—how to maintain dominant control when your opponent is fighting to escape. We’ll also cover an efficient way to transition to the arm lock from the back, giving you a strong finishing option. On Wednesday, we’ll move to defense and learn one of the […]

This week in CTA classes, we’ll continue sharpening our skills from the mount position, focusing on escapes. We’ll start the week with the UPA, one of the most important and fundamental mount escapes every practitioner needs to master. On Wednesday, we’ll add the hip press escape to your toolbox, giving you another reliable option for […]

This week in CTA classes, we’ll continue our focus on the mount position—one of the strongest positions in Jiu Jitsu alongside back control. We’ll start the week by learning the classic armbar from mount and how to finish it even when our opponent is defending. On Wednesday, we’ll move on to the keylock submission, one […]