Inside Dynamic MMA--week of December 10-14

NEWS:

• DFCC apparel order forms were emailed out and are also available at the dojo. If you would like to receive your gear by Christmas, the order must be received by this Wednesday.
• StayOnFlux Fight Gear rashguards and shorts are on sale for $20 while supplies last
• You can now purchase Dynamic Ude-garami DVDs at the dojo. Until December 31, you can purchase both Volumes for discounted price of $25. In the videos, Sensei Larry Keith demonstrates many variations of the bent arm lock. It is great reference material for any of our dojo members.  Below is a sample clip from Volume 2.

This week:

Kodokan Judo

• This week we will be working versions of Harai and Makikomi. We will also go over some of the new IJF rules for 2013.

• Reminder: Required equipment for Judo class includes properly fitting and well maintained Judo Gi. The uniform must include jacket, pants, and belt signifying proper rank. A rash guard and mouthpiece are recommended. Female Judoka must wear t-shirt or rash guard. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair. 

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

• We will drill some single leg takedown options and also work some leg locks in this week.

• Reminder: Required equipment for MMA class includes: Rank T-shirt, MMA gloves, board or vale-tudo shorts, shin pads, mouthpiece, groin protection, boxing gloves. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair. 

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

• X-guard and Butterfly guard entries and sweeps this week.

• Reminder: Required equipment for Jiu-jitsu class includes properly fitting and well maintained Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Gi. A rash guard and mouthpiece are recommended.  All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair.

Muay Thai Kickboxing

• Lead leg attacks and counter attacks.

• Reminder: Required equipment for Muay Thai class includes: Rank T-shirt, 14oz boxing gloves, Muay Thai shorts, shin pads, mouthpiece, head gear, and groin protection. Hand wraps are highly recommended. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair.

Inside Dynamic MMA--week of December 3-7

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Te-Waza (hand techniques)

Tuesday-Friday

Kansetsu-Waza (bonelocking techniques)

Reminder: Required equipment for Judo class includes properly fitting and well maintained Judo Gi. The uniform must include jacket, pants, and belt signifying proper rank. A rash guard and mouthpiece are recommended. Female Judoka must wear t-shirt or rash guard. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair. 

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Using arm drags in grappling

Tuesday-Friday

Getting to submissions from standing clinch positions

Reminder: Required equipment for MMA class includes: Rank T-shirt, MMA gloves, board or vale-tudo shorts, shin pads, mouth piece, groin protection, boxing gloves. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair. 

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Attacks from top half guard

Tuesday-Friday

Monkey Guard techniques

Reminder: Required equipment for Jiu-jitsu class includes properly fitting and well maintained Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Gi. A rash guard and mouthpiecee are recommended.  All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair.
 

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Kick defense and counter attacks

Tuesday-Friday 

Clinch fighting drills 


Reminder: Required equipment for Muay Thai class includes: Rank T-shirt, 14oz boxing gloves, Muay Thai shorts, shin pads, mouth piece, head gear, and groin protection. Hand wraps are highly recommended. All equipment must be odor free, clean, and in good repair.

Week of November 26-30

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Kansetsu-Waza

• Arm locks from various positions

Tuesday-Friday

Tachi-Waza to Ne-Waza

• Efficient routes from throws to grappling 

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Takedown defense/counter attacks

• using a variety of chokes to counter the double leg 

Tuesday-Friday

Arm Locks

• Some sneaky locks 

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Guard passing

• guard passing from the knees

Tuesday-Friday

Side Mount

• Escapes from side mount and kesa-gatame 

Muay Thai

Monday-Thursday

Focus Mitt Drills

• Rhythm Drills 

Tuesday-Friday

Counter fighting Drills

• Beating your opponent to the punch/kick

 

week of November 12-16

It is good to be back home in the U.S. I apologize for not posting blogs/videos while in Russia. I have a lot of pictures and videos that I will soon be posting. The combination of slow internet connection and slow computers I had access to in Russia made it nearly impossible to upload anything. 

I offer a very big thank you to everyone for taking such good care of the dojo while we were away. I was very impressed with the how clean the dojo was when I got back. Awesome job! All dojo members should make the effort to keep it up. If you take any pride in your dojo, it is easy to take care of something as needed rather than waiting for someone else to get it. 

Our kids' classes missed a few days due to a flu outbreak that shut down a couple of elementary schools in our area. Closing our classes for a couple of days was intended to help keep our students healthy and happy. Now they can approach this week with new enthusiasm. 

This week's curriculum is a repeat of a few weeks ago. We will be going over some basics with emphasis on ironing out the details. Remember, when fancy stuff fails, we go back to the basics that work. Jigoro Kano practiced Osoto-gari and Ogoshi into his final days.

Inside Dynamic MMA--Sept 17-21

You may  have noticed the Advocare display at the entrance of the dojo. Please feel free to fill out the survey and browse through some of the information on the table. If you have additional questions, ask one of the instructors.

Over the next couple of weeks Judo, Jiu-jitsu, and MMA classes will concentrate on strategies to prepare for the Oregon Open Gi and No-Gi tournament scheduled for the 29th. Come to class prepared to drill positions and submissions as well as get in some rounds of grappling.

The Keith family will be leaving for Russia on September 27th. We will be away for five weeks. While we are away, Ryan Cunningham, Jessee Filan, and Tony Pepe will be in charge of dojo operations. We will also be in contact with the dojo staff members on a daily basis.

I will be training with some of Russia's finest Judo, Sambo, MMA, and Muay Thai practitioners while there. I will also post periodic blogs and videos of our visit to Russia, so please continue to check and follow this blog.

week of August 27-31

Judo Olympian and Bellator season 6 tournament winner, Rick Hawn will be at Dynamic MMA for a two part seminar this Sunday, September 2nd. 

The Rick Hawn Seminar is only a few days away. Anyone wishing to attend has to register either in the dojo or online by Saturday, September 1st at 11:59pm. Only those that have paid the registration fee may attend the seminar. No exceptions. To register online go to Registration for Rick Hawn Seminar

Also, be sure to check your folder at the dojo for the flyer that includes a registration form.

This week inside the dojo:

The Oregon Open Gi and No-Gi Jiu-jitsu tournament is September 29. I would really like for us to take a large group to compete. Since this tournament is coming up, expect our curriculum to be designed to help insure the success of our members that will represent our dojo at the event.

KODOKAN JUDO

Monday-Thursday

Koshi-Waza (hip techniques)--We will practicing variations and setups for hip throws.

Tuesday-Friday

Juji-gatame (crossmark holding)--We will be doing armlocks from a variety of starting positions. 

JIU-JITSU

Monday-Thursday

Attacks from top half guard position. Fun stuff.
 
Tuesday-Friday

Techniques from monkey guard position.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Monday-Thursday

Using the figure 4 grip for downward ude-garami
 
Tuesday-Friday

Single leg take-down defense drills. 

MUAY THAI

Monday-Thursday

Focus mitt striking combination drills
 
Tuesday-Friday 

Striking power drills--prepare for a great workout!

week of aug 19-24

**Judo Olympian Rick Hawn's Seminar is September 2nd. Be sure to register asap as space is filling up quickly.

Congratulations to Kayla Harrison for becoming the first American to win Gold in the Olympics for Judo. It is a shame that hardly any Judo was shown on TV during the Olympic Games. Judo was the 3rd most represented sport in this year's games. Maybe now that the U.S. has finally won gold, it will get the coverage it deserves. 

Thank you to everyone that helped out with the Dynamic MMA booth at the Douglas County Fair. Our dojo has been built on the power of volunteers and its continued growth depends on you.

This week in the dojo

Back to basics this week. We have many new students that need to learn these basic movements as well as everyone else needing review.

I hope to see all of our experienced students practicing good dojo etiquette and teaching through example.

 

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Throws/takedowns from various clinch positions.

Tuesday-Friday

Using half guard lockdown for sweeps/reversals.

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

We will be performing Ashi-Waza (leg technique) throws.

Tuesday-Friday

Escapes/reversals from pinning positions.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Maintaining the mounted position.

Tuesday-Friday

Juji-gatame (cross armlock) from various starting positions.

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Drills for developing power kicks and blocking kicks 

Tuesday-Friday

Footwork and angle changing