Inside Dynamic MMA--June 24-28

 

The summer camp at the Boys and Girls Club was awesome! Thank you to Tony, Ian, Mitchell, Cameron, Josh, and Malcolm for helping out. Also, thank you to Dean Jones and the Boys and Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley for letting us be part of their summer programs.

 

The Dynamic MMA Summer Camp is scheduled for the week of July 22-26 and the week of August 19-23. We've got some super cool stuff planned for the kids. Please be sure to RSVP if you plan to have your child attend.

 

Reminder: The dojo will be closed during the week of July 1-5 while Sensei Tony Pepe and I are in Las Vegas for the Martial Arts Supershow. Tony and I will be soaking up as much information as possible at the numerous seminars and bringing the information and skills back home to share with our dojo members.     

 

Students: Please remember to pick up your attendance card on the way into class and give it to your instructor. Your attendance is an important part of the requirements to qualify for the rank exam at the end of the training cycle.

 

Planned for this week: 

 

Adult classes--13 and up

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

We will be working standing striking combinations and ground and pound tactics. Please be sure to bring your MMA gloves, shin pads, mouth guards, and groin protection all week.

Jiu-jitsu

This week we will concentrate on a few guard passing options.

Youth classes--4-12

Jiu-jitsu

The kids will be learning about breaking the guard open and passing.

Youth Randori

Students will learn more about points in Jiu-jitsu and working some specific drills.


Train smart, smile, and get in those reps. Also, remember, it isn't just the hours you put in, it's what you put into the hours that gets you the results.
  

Inside Dynamic MMA--June 10-14

It seems that just about everyone is excited about our recent schedule and curriculum changes. We are now on a rotating curriculum and have rank exams on a quarterly basis.  If you have not received a copy of the new schedule, please pick one up at the reception desk in the front entry of the dojo.

Last weekend's Oregon State Games Judo tournament went well for our DFCC team.
-Joshua       1st
-Angelina   2nd
-Gabe         2nd
-Nolan        3rd

I can't express how proud we are of our youth Judo and Jiu-jitsu kids. They work very hard and are very dedicated.

Jiu-jitsu

Mount escapes.

Mixed Martial Arts

Figure 4 gripping and concepts that solidify the technique.

Inside Dynamic MMA--Week of April 22-26

Upcoming event--

April 27th--Dynamic MMA will have booths at both the YMCA Healthy Kids Day and Wildlife Safari Kids Day.

We will be introducing the public to our programs, teaching kids how to break a pine board, and passing out flyers for our May 11th Open House Celebration. We will need several volunteers to help run the booths and even more volunteers to help with the Open House. With your help, we can make these events a great experience for kids and introduce new people to the martial arts and fitness classes we love so much! 

Kodokan Judo

All week

Focus--Kake (Completion)--quality completion of the throw.

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Phase 2--working the clinch on cage/wall--we will be practicing techniques for acquiring dominant position up against the wall.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Phase 1-2--closing and creating distance using strikes.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Top control--maintaining and progressing positions.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Escaping--recovery of position from bottom side mount.

Thai Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Focus--Set ups--Position for attacks

Tuesday-Friday

Focus--Clinch work--strikes from the clinch.

Inside Dynamic MMA--Week of April 15-19

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Focus on Tachi-Waza to Ne-Waza--Throws and transitions to pins.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus on Tachi-Waza and Kumikata--Standing techniques and grip fighting.

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Focus on Combat phases 1-2--Working MMA takedowns from various clinch positions.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus on Combat phase 3--Positional control and advancement through positional hierarchy.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Focus on Kansetsu-Waza--Arm locks drills and strategies.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus on Guard Techniques--We will be working some cool stuff from the Z-Guard.

Thai Kickboxing

Monday-Thursday

Focus on Combos--3 hit combos that work.

Tuesday-Friday

Focus on Kicks--Finishing combos with a kick.
 

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