This week in CTA, we’re focusing on mastering the closed guard. Early in the week, we’ll cover setting up a proper armlock from closed guard, emphasizing creating the right angle and keeping our hips tight. Midweek, we’ll shift to breaking the closed guard from the top position using a reliable standing technique. To wrap up, […]

This week in our CTA classes, we’re shifting focus to the stand-up game. We’ll start by learning how to take our opponent down with the double leg, how to defend it with a strong sprawl, and how to take the back from there. Midweek, we’ll cover how to finish the single leg and how to […]

This week in CTA classes, we’re shifting our focus to the back – one of the strongest positions in BJJ. We’ll start by learning how to control our opponent through hand fighting to set up a successful rear naked choke. As the week continues, we’ll work on maintaining strong back control even when our opponent […]

This week in CTA classes, we’re staying focused on the mount position. We’ll begin by learning the classic cross choke from mount, a staple submission famously used by Roger Gracie. Midweek, we’ll shift to other methods of escaping the mount, starting with the UPA. Later in the week, we’ll work on the hip press. We’ll […]

This week, CTA classes we’re continuing our focus on the mount position. We’ll start by learning one of the most effective escapes, with a strong emphasis on framing and the importance of consistent practice-escaping the mount isn’t easy and takes time to develop. As the week goes on, we’ll shift to attacking from the mount, […]

This week, CTA classes will focus on escaping and attacking from side control. We’ll start by learning how to defend and escape the key lock (Americana) before shifting to controlling and submitting from top position. Later in the week, we’ll transition to mount, emphasizing strong frames for both offense and defense, along with key control […]

This week in CTA classes, we’ll wrap up our focus on closed guard before shifting to side control escapes. A key concept here is framing-using proper structure to prevent our opponent from settling their weight and advancing their attack. Without good frames, we risk being crushed and controlled. Expect to refine your hip movement, arm […]

This week at CTA, we continue focusing on the closed guard, emphasizing the importance of breaking posture. Strong posture inside the closed guard makes it difficult to attack or sweep, while breaking it puts you in control, opening opportunities for submissions like the kimura and cross choke. The top player’s goal is to maintain good […]

This week, our CTA training focus is on the Closed Guard, one of the most dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Unlike open guards, the closed guard offers superior control by restricting an opponent’s movement, preventing guard passes, and limiting striking effectiveness. This position provides access to a variety of submissions like armbars, triangles, […]