This week inside Dynamic MMA--April 8-12

Our Spring Break Camp was awesome! Over 20 kids attended and had a blast. We can't wait until the Summer Camp in June. 

We will be having a Dynamic MMA "Open House" on May 11th from noon until 4pm. We will have many fun activities for kids including a bouncy house. We are expecting a huge turnout for this event and need as many volunteers as possible to help out running the event. We will likely be serving food and drinks as well.  Please let us know asap if you wish to help out. 

A big congratulations goes to Kyleah Murphy for her Subleague tournament Silver medal. Kyleah was bumped up to a higher rank division and had to face a 275lb opponent. She went to a draw for two matches and got caught in an Americana bent arm lock in the third match. The referee thought it looked good and called the match. The opponent Kyleah lost to had recently won 1st place at the Pan American BJJ Championships. We are very proud of Kyleah for being so tough. Great job Kyleah!

Inside the dojo this week:

Please bring gloves, shin pads, and mouth pieces this week for MMA class. We will be working strikes with light contact. 

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Ne Waza. Recovering the guard position to prevent the osae-komi-waza. 

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Tachi-Waza. Footwork and timing for throws performed while in motion. 

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Phase 3/groundfighting. Recovering position while striking on the ground. 

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Phase 1/Free movement. Striking combinations. 

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Sweeps. We will be performing effective sweeps vs standing opponents.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Submissions. Arm lock combinations that will have the opponent on the run...right into yoru trap.  

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Elbows. We will use punches to set up elbow strikes. 

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Puncuation. Ending combinations with a kick. 

This week inside Dynamic MMA--March 18-22

We have had a great time with the kids from St Paul's Lutheran School, teaching P.E. to them the last two Thursdays. The kids will be with us again this Thursday. This week, we will teach stranger danger and bully prevention. At the end of the class, kids will get to break a board. 

Next week is Spring Break. We will be offering a Spring Break Camp at the dojo during the week of March 25-29 for kids 6-17. Kids can use this time off school to improve their skills and have fun at the dojo. Watch for times and cost to be announced soon. 

Sambo Week

"Sambo" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya--which is the Russian term for "defense without weapons". It is the hand to hand combat system developed in the early 1920s for the Soviet Red Army. It includes striking, throws, and submissions. It is probably most widely known for the leg-lock techniques employed.  

This week for our adult classes will be "Sambo Week". Our MMA and BJJ classes will be going over many variations of leg locks. Nowhere else will you find the quality or variety of leg-lock tactics taught at Dynamic MMA. 

Our adult Judo class will also cover how to incorporate Sambo style throws into their arsenal. 

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Illegal throws in Judo but legal in BJJ and Sambo.

Tuesday-Friday

Russian style groundwork and submissions.

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Knee bars, knee bars, and more knee bars. The knee bar can be applied from many positions and in combination with other attacks. 

Tuesday-Friday

Heel hooks. This is potentially a devastating submission. It is banned in amateur MMA here in Oregon as well as Jiu-jitsu tournaments. If officials, trainers, and students become more educated in this technique, it could prevent injuries and be allowed back into those competitions.  

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Ankle lock entries and positional control.

Tuesday-Friday

Knee bars from a variety of positions. 

Muay Thai/Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Rhythm drills with focus mitts. This is a great way to develop accuracy, speed, and timing your defense/offense combinations. 

Tuesday-Friday

Closing the distance for the clinch or short range strikes. We love to work the clinch, we love to use elbows and knee strikes, but how do we get into that range. Here are some ways.

This week inside Dynamic MMA--March 4-8

Did you know that if you train in our Kodokan Judo progam that you are part of a very short line from the foundation of the art? Jigoro Kano was the founder of Kodokan Judo in 1882. His last surviving 10th dan student was Kyuzo Mifune (author of Canon of Judo), and 9th dan student was Kazuzo Kudo (author of Dynamic Judo). Mifune and Kudo were the main instructors at the Kodokan for Yuzo Kato. Yuzo Kato was the instructor for Alexenko, Larry Keith, Olga Keith, and Tony Pepe. Alexenko and Larry Keith both received their black belts from Yuzo Kato.

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Bow and Arrow choke from several key positions. This is becoming a favorite in both our Judo and Jiu-jitsu programs.

Tuesday-Friday

Dynamic throws--We will work through some common contest throws that are too often practiced in a static situation. When applied with the use of momentum, these throws become even more awesome!

Dynamic Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Tuesday

Leg lasso spider guard sweeps and submissions. This is some fun stuff that even though it appears fancy, can actually be very practical.

Tuesday-Friday

Side control fundamental drills. These drills will help solidify your understanding and ability to make use of these positions.

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

--Be prepared for tough workouts this week. Bring your gloves and mouthpiece to all the classes.
Monday-Thursday

Strikes and entering into takedowns

Tuesday-Friday

Guard passing specifically for MMA

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Technique of the week

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I have had a few people asking about solo training. I really encourage stability ball training. There are many things that can be done to help supplement your grappling game by using this tool. If you have questions and would like to learn some drills, ask any of our instructors. Here is a video of Jeff Glover demonstrating some advanced techniques.

Inside Dynamic MMA--February 4-8

Reminder: We are having a referral rewards contest this month. If you refer a friend and that friend enrolls, you will receive $50 cash. At the end of the contest, the student with the most enrolled referrals will receive a new Jiu-jitsu uniform. The contest ends February 28th. After the 28th, our regular referral rewards program will resume. Be sure to ask your instructors for more information. 

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Tuesday

Submissions from Tate-shiho-gatame (straddled four quarters hold aka mount). 

Thursday-Friday

Throw to pin combinations. 

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Tuesday

Maintaining the mounted position, regaining mounted position, and transitions to other positions. 

Thursday-Friday

Submissions from the mounted position. 

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Tuesday

MMA specific drills with the Thai pads. This is fun, functional, and a great workout. 

Thursday-Friday 

Triangle chokes from the guard. We will do a variety of them that are a lot easier to set up than what most would think. 

Kickboxing

Monday-Tuesday

Counter and follow up kicks.

Thursday-Friday 

Lots of clinch sparring techniques. 

Dynamic Fitness

Monday-Wednesday-Friday

Be prepared for tough workouts. Olga's back is feeling better and she is ready to rock-n-roll.

The 24 Day Challenge using AdvoCare

I would like to invite all our members and friends to try the 24 day challenge. It is a great way to shed a few pounds, but it is not entirely about weight loss. It's also about overall well-being. As athletes, it is difficult to get adequate nutrition to support muscle preservation, joint support, and a strong immune system. AdvoCare makes products that I have personally seen great results from. The money spent on junk food that is killing us could easily be used to better our health using products such as these. If you would like to learn more about AdvoCare and/or the 24 Day Challenge, be sure to let Olga or myself know. --Larry Keith--

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