This week inside Dynamic MMA--December 17-21

We'll be working a lot of fun stuff this week in the dojo. Don't miss out.

Kodokan Judo

All week

We are going to spend this week troubleshooting any weak areas and figuring out our strengths. 

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

We will work in combat phases 1 and 3. 

Phase 1 (free movement)--MMA striking combinations. 

Phase 3 (grappling) MMA style guard passing. 

Tuesday-Friday

We will work in combat phases 2 and 3. 

Phase 2 (clinch)--we will work takedowns from clinch positions. 

Phase 3 (grappling)--we will practice sweeps vs standing opponent. 

**please be sure to bring your striking gear--gloves, shin pads, groin protection, and mouth piece. 

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Sweeps vs standing opponent and preventing standing passes.

Tuesday-Friday

Passing and moving directly to the mount.

Muay Thai Kickboxing

All week

Lots of light sparring and heavy bag work.

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 

This week inside Dynamic MMA--week of July 30-Aug 3

Congratulations Marti Malloy for winning the bronze! Hopefully this sets up a Judo medal run for more Team USA members.


The seminar with Judo Olympian and Bellator lightweight tournament winner, Rick Hawn has been set for September 2.


He will do two training sessions. Each session will be 2 hours long. The first will be with Gi for Judo and Jiu-jitsu. The second will be No-gi for MMA and submission grappling. 


$60 for one session
$100 for both

Kodokan Judo 

Monday-Thursday

Drop knee throws. Powerful throws.

Tuesday-Friday

Strangles performed from pinning positions. Done from a pin, you have much more time to finish.

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Half guard lockdown submissions. This is fun (and useful) stuff that you won't want to miss. 


Tuesday-Friday

Take-downs from the clinch.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Various triangle choke set-ups. The triangle is a versatile attack and can be achieved from many different angles. 

Tuesday-Friday

The path from take-down to immediate positional control. 

Inside Dynamic MMA--week of July 16-20

Congratulations to Jessee and Danielle on getting married! The wedding was great. I feel like our dojo is reaching maturity when I am able to remember Jessee training with us as a teen and now he is a grown man with a wife.

...other News--Sometime in late August or early September, we will be welcoming Judo Olympian and Bellator lightweight tournament winner, Rick Hawn to our dojo for a seminar. Please start saving a few bucks now, so you are not left out of this opportunity to learn from this outstanding Judo/MMA athlete. 

Here is a short video highlight of Rick.

Kodokan Judo

All week

Nage-waza---throws, throws, and more throws. Accuracy is always #1. Speed and power are useless if you cannot hit the target. It is also hard to hit the target if you never pull the trigger. Commit to accurate throws. Kuzushi, Tsukuri, and Kake. 

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Strangle variations--Rear, side, front, and triangle.

Tuesday-Friday

Throws/takedowns--Judo and wrestling takedowns

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Throws and takedowns

Tuesday-Friday

Defending and counter attacking the takedown.

Inside Dynamic MMA--July 9-13

I hope everyone had a great (and safe) Independence Day and Graffiti week. 

Big congratulations to Ryan and Julie Cunningham on the birth of their daughter, Hannah, last week. Ryan will be gone Monday, but plans to return to teaching on Tuesday.

Congratulations to Maddie Patrick for winning 2nd place at the Revolution BJJ Tournament in Seattle over the weekend. I hope to see some video soon.


The weather is getting hot and is expected to get hotter. Please be sure to hydrate before practice and stay hydrated during practice. We will use the A/C as needed. We want to get a good sweat going, but we don't need anyone suffering from heat exhaustion.

Juji-gatame--This week in all adult classes, we will be working on set ups, counter attacks, and re-counters for straight arm locks. 

See you in the dojo,

Sensei Larry Keith

This week: June 18-22

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday


Throws to pins. We will be working the most efficient route from the throw to the pin.


Tuesday-Friday


Escapes from pins. Using leverage and structure to battle leverage and structure.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday


Standing guard passes.


Tuesday-Friday


Guard sweeps

MMA

Monday-Thursday


Taking the back and countering back attacks


Tuesday-Friday


Take-downs and follow up attacks

Muay Thai

Wednesday


footwork and timing strikes

Weekend update--June 17, 2012

Good news and bad news:


The good news is that Mike Frear successfully defended his 155 title by finishing his opponent in 38 seconds with a well timed arm-bar. Mike was also awarded "Knockout of the Year" by Northwest Fight Scene for his tornado kick in last year's UCS event at Spirit Mountain Casino. 


The bad news is that both Cameron and Jessee fell short of victory in their fights. 


Cameron was dominating his opponent early in the first round. He scored a couple of take-downs. In the last take-down, he stood up in his opponent's guard and leaned forward just a bit too much and got caught with a solid up kick that rocked him. The opponent jumped onto him and the referee stopped the fight due to unanswered blows. 


Jessee also did very well in the early part of his fight. He rolled for a heel hook, switched to knee-bar and back to heel hook and ended up tangled up in turtle position underneath his opponent.  His opponent took advantage of the position and started securing the RNC. Jessee put the opponent's back to the floor and made the effort to escape, but it was too late.


I am very proud of the effort our fighters put into their fights and the training they endured to prepare. We know that our fighters were well trained, well conditioned, and well prepared. 


However, the combative sports are a type of kinetic chess where we hope to make our moves as accurate as possible and capitalize on our opponent's mistakes. One small misjudgment can cost everything. 


None of our fighters were injured and the OSAC gave them the required minimal suspensions. They will all be back in the dojo training on Monday.


Thank you, to our fighters and corners who conducted themselves in a professional manner and represented our dojo very well.


Thank you everyone that made the trip up to Salem to show your support for our DFCC fight team. We almost always fight on the opponents' home turf, so it is super helpful to have some people in the audience cheering for us. It does not go unnoticed and it is greatly appreciated. 

This week: June 4-8

Next week Dynamic MMA is working with the Boys and Girls Club for their summer camp. This will be our third year providing martial arts instruction as an option for the kids enrolled in the summer camp.

I will post a sign up sheet at the dojo for anyone that would like to help out.

Later in the month, we will be going to Camp Millennium to provide martial arts training there. I will be seeking volunteers for this program as well. All volunteers for Camp Millennium are required to fill out and turn in a background check permission form.

This week inside the dojo:

Kodokan Judo

All week

Transitions from throw to pin/submission.

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Flow drills to smooth out transitions

Tuesday-Friday

Working with mitts--Rhythm drills

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Standing guard passes

Tuesday-Friday

Sweeps vs standing opponent

Muay Thai

The paint work in the training room is complete. Now we will lay the carpet, assemble the ring, and hang the bags. Once all that is done, we will begin a full Muay Thai program. Until then, we will continue to meet only on Wednesdays.

This week we will work in some San Da style take-downs.

This week inside Dynamic MMA

Congratulations to our Judoka that competed in the Grants Pass Judo tournament. It takes great courage to compete. I am proud of all of you.

Ian 3rd, Nicholas 3rd, Peter 3rd, Tirzah 2nd, Cassi 2nd, Olivia 2nd, Derek 2nd, Danielle 1st, and Chase 1st. Although Brady and Gabe did not medal, they had great matches and represented our dojo and Kodokan Judo very well.

This week in the dojo:

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

Leg lock combinations and flow drills

Tuesday-Friday

Using the half guard lockdown for sweeps

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Left and right throws

Tuesday-Friday

Submissions from the S-mount position 

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Sweeps vs standing opponent

Tuesday-Friday

No-gi with MMA class

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Elbows and knees

 

Inside Dynamic MMA--May 14-19

Congratulations to Ian King and Cameron Ericson for representing DFCC at the Midtown Throwdown cage fights in Eugene over the weekend. 

Cameron won his fight at 1:36 of the first round via TKO.

Ian was fighting for the 145 title. Early in the first round he got rattled by an uppercut, but still secured the takedown, landing in top position on his opponent. The referee stepped in and called it, saying that Ian was knocked out. Controversial call. 

This week--

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Ankle lock entry positions

Tuesday-Friday

Entering the triangle guard from various positions

Kodokan Judo

All week

Tournament preparation

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Cross sleeve takedowns and follow up positions

Tuesday-Friday

Entering the triangle guard position

Muay Thai 

Heavy bag work. Knees and elbows drills.

Upcoming events

Upcoming events:

May 12--
Midtown Throwdown IV
Eugene, OR
--DFCC fight team members Ian King and Cameron Ericson will be fighting at this event.

May 19--
18th Annual Grants Pass Judo Tournament
North Valley High School
Merlin, OR

May 26--
2012 Corvallis Judo Spring Tournament
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

June 16--
Knucklehead Fight Promotions
Salem, OR
--DFCC Pro-team member Jessee Filan will be fighting. Mike Frear will be defending his 155 title. We may end up with a couple more of our team members on the card. I will update. 
 
 

This week at Dynamic MMA: April 23-27

Announcements:

--Congratulations to my wife, Olga Keith, for becoming a U.S. Citizen on April 23rd. It has been a long drawn out process, but now it is done.

--Congratulations to our combat athletes for representing our dojo so well at the 2nd Subleague Qualifier tournament last weekend. Ryan, Seth, Matt, Mathea, and Maddy all put it on the line and performed well at the event. You can watch some videos of Ryan in action in the blue belt division at http://www.youtube.com/ryanjudoka 

--We are looking for volunteers to help out with two events coming up this weekend. Kids' Day at Wildlife Safari and Healthy Kids' Day at the YMCA. These events do not usually happen on the same weekend, but this year they do. We have had a Youth Board Breaking booth at both events for a few years and would like to continue that tradition. If anyone  would like to help out, let us know asap.


--We will also be looking for volunteers to help out with the Boys and Girls Club summer camp and Camp Millennium. These are fun and very rewarding events. Again, let us know asap if you are interested in helping out. 

This week in the dojo:

Kodokan Judo 

Monday-Thurday

Combination throws--If a throw does not occur in the initial clash, then combinations are needed to score the win.

Tuesday-Friday

Pin escapes--we pick up where we left off last week and continue with some pin escapes and reversals. 

Pankration MMA

Monday-Thursday

We revisit the hip bump sweep and several follow up attacks. This sweep is one of the most useful in MMA.

Tuesday-Friday

Rhythm drills--Bring your MMA gloves and shin pads and be prepared for a tough workout. 

This week at Dynamic MMA: April 16-20

Sensei Olga Keith will return to teaching MMA Fitness beginning Thursday the 19th at 6pm. If you are interested in getting fit without getting hit, this is a great class. You will learn and perform a mixture of Muay Thai (kickboxing) and Grappling type workouts to strengthen the core, increase flexibility, burn fat, improve cardio, and develop real self defense skills. For more information call 229-5836 asap. This class is co-ed and open to everyone over 13 years old.

Dynamic Fitness

Thursday

As this is the first day back to the program after some time off, the first half of the class will be learning the basic movements that will be used for the workouts. The second half will be a short workout to get our bodies and minds acclimated. 

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Dynamic Tachi Waza--performing throws while in motion using your opponent's strength and momentum against them.

Tuesday-Friday

Pin escapes--not just escaping, but countering.

Pankration MMA

Monday-Tuesday

Entering Omoplata--The shoulder lock done with the legs is a very powerful tool for submissions, sweeps, and transitions.

Thursday-Friday

Escaping and countering Omoplata--We will be going over common and not-so-common counters to the Omoplata.

Jiu-jitsu

All week

Preparation for the upcoming Subleague Qualifier. We will be going over some tournament strategies.

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Knees and elbows

Reishiki (Etiquette) Part 2

Proper Rei (bowing)

The beginning and ending of good dojo etiquette is the understanding that respect is something to be offered and not something we should demand of others. Respect is a display of good manners. Manners are what dojo etiquette is all about.

The first way we show respect in the dojo is by executing a proper Rei (bow). Upon entering the dojo a person should bow at about a 45 degree angle with head up but eyes downward. This bow should also be performed before stepping onto the mat area. This form of standing bow is called Ritsu-rei.

When it is time for class to begin, the senior member or instructor will call out "Shugo" (line up). The students line up facing the Shomen (front part) of the dojo. The line is formed in order of rank with the highest on the right. The instructor(s) will stand facing the students and with their back toward the Shomen. When the senior instructor kneels to Seiza (proper sitting) position, the remainder of the class will do the same.

The instructor will give the command "Mokuso" (meditate). All members close their eyes and sit quietly in effort to clear their minds to prepare for proper training. After a few moments, the instructor gives the command "Yame" (finish).

The senior student will then give the command "Kyotsuke", as the call to attention. Students make their bodies erect with their eyes facing forward. Then the senior student gives the command "Rei" (bow). The students and teachers perform a Za-rei (kneeling bow) to each other. It is customary for students to say "Onegaishimasu" (please teach us) while performing the bow. The senior instructor stands first, followed by the next in rank and on down the line.

After warm ups, the students pair off for practice. Before practice begins the training partners perform Ritsu-rei at about 15 degree angle with eyes focused on the center of the partners body. 

If a student has a question for the instructor or for a senior, it should not be shouted across the room. The student should approach the instructor, wait for the instructor to acknowledge them and perform a proper Ritsu-rei before and after the discussion.

At the end of practice partners will perform Ritsu-rei and say "Arigato" (thank you). Students will line up in the same manner as in the beginning of class. After the entire class is in Seiza sitting position, the instructor may again call out "Mokuso" and "Yame".

The senior student will again give the commands "Kyotsuke" and "Rei". It is customary for the students to say "Arigato Sensei" while performing the Za-rei. This signals the end of class and the class stands in the same order as they did in the beginning.

Students exit the mat area in the left-rear corner, performing Ritsu-rei toward the Shomen area as they leave.

This all seems like a lot of ritual and is difficult for most westerners to grasp. However, it is a very important part of the dojo structure that helps keep order and build personal character.

Some people my believe that lack of etiquette will not adversely effect your technical performance. They are wrong. The discipline practiced while paying attention to etiquette will carry over to your practice of tactics and strategies and you will become a more disciplined individual overall.

Oss!

This week at Dynamic MMA: April 9-13

Kodokan Judo

All week

We will be working tournament specific strategies in order to tune up for the upcoming Obukan Judo tournament scheduled for the 14th. If anyone needs to renew or register with the USJA, please contact me asap hadakjudo@gmail.com 

Pankration Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

The 2nd Subleague qualifier is coming up on the 21st. We will be focusing on some high percentage choke attacks. 

Tuesday-Friday

Defense against choke attacks including arm triangle, D'Arce, and Brabo. You don't want to miss this class.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Some easy to learn but highly effective throws that put you in a dominant position right away. 

Tuesday-Friday

Jiu-jitsu class will work choke defense with the MMA class. Gi is optional.

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Using the knees

This week at Dynamic MMA

Members: Invite your friends to come check out what we do at Dynamic MMA. If you enjoy the martial arts training we offer, you should bring your friends in to try it out. Remember, the greatest compliment you can pay your dojo and instructors is to refer a friend.

Upcoming events:


Obukan Judo Tournament--Portland, Oregon

You must be registered with USA Judo, USJA, or USJF to compete at this tournament. Our dojo is a USJA club. Contact Sensei Keith for more information.


Subleague Qualifier 2--Hillsboro, Oregon

Early online registration is now being accepted at Subleague.com

This week in the dojo:

Kodokan Judo

Monday/Thursday

Kata-guruma (Shoulder wheel). We will be working standing and kneeling variations of this powerful takedown. Most of them are even IJF legal.

Tuesday/Friday

Entering grappling from various throws. Good technique can become great technique if you have quality transitions.

Pankration MMA

Monday/Thursday

RWT (Russian Wrestling Techniques)--We will be working some wrestling takedowns that will work well in MMA and sub-wrestling.


Tuesday/Friday

Get up!--Getting from bottom position on the ground back up to your feet. We will work various sweeps and technical standing.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Monday/Thursday

The deep end.--We will be covering deep half guard entry basics and a couple of basic sweeps.

Tuesday/Friday 

Passing the half guard and deep half guard.

This week at Dynamic MMA

Kodokan Judo black belt and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu blue belt, Ryan Cunningham, will be representing DFCC at the Pan American Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championships at the end of this week. Let's all do what we can to help him prepare in these last few days before this major competition.

The martial arts community suffered a loss this weekend with the passing of Judo Jon Krohn. Jon was originally from Douglas County and was a black belt in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as well as a professional MMA fighter. He was highly respected as both athlete and coach here in the Northwest.  He will be greatly missed.

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

We will be working variations of Ogoshi and combinations using Ogoshi. Basics work.


Tuesday-Friday

Ude-garami from various positions. You can get the figure 4 grip from anywhere. Once you have the grip, you have tremendous leverage. (structure and leverage will defeat strength)

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Bring your shin pads. We will be working high level kicking techniques. We will also work some strength and conditioning drills.


Tuesday-Friday

Getting and maintaining back control. In MMA, your best positional option is the rear mount. 

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Transitioning and maintaining top side control positions. 


Tuesday-Friday

BJJ class will be working back control along with the MMA class. However, I do request that the BJJ members practice with the Gi on as there will be additional details. 

Muay Thai

Wednesday


Footwork, knees, and elbows.


The Muay Thai training room is nearing completion. I will announce when the room is ready for use. We are doing some major renovations that ended up taking more time than originally expected. However, we think that everyone will be very happy with the work when the room is complete.

Inside Dynamic MMA--Feb 20-24

Good Monday morning Dynamic MMA members.

The Subleague submission grappling tournament season is approaching quickly. We will be focusing on a few specialized techniques through the season.

"Excellence" is February's word of the month. Sensei Cunningham and Sensei Filan will be discussing the word of the month each week in the kids' classes. The word of the month is a way of teaching our students life skills along with the martial skills they develop in the Dynamic MMA dojo. 


Upcoming Events:


--March 3--Subleague season qualifier tournament 1. For more information and online registration go to Subleague.com
Be sure to register under the team name DFCC


--April 14--Obukan Judo tournament
For more information go to Obukanjudo.org
To compete in Judo tournaments you must register with USJA (United States Judo Association). Please see Sensei Keith to get your registration complete. The fee is $50 a year. 

--April 21--Subleague season qualifier tournament 2. 

--May 19--Grants Pass Judo tournament
We will post registration information asap. 

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

We will be working Ashi-Waza (leg techniques). Various throws using leg techniques and combos.

Tuesday-Friday 


A variety of submissions from the Mune-gatame (chest hold) pinning position. 

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

MMA and BJJ classes will combine for Monday-Thursday practice this week. We are returning to tournament legal ankle lock entries from various positions. 

Tuesday-Friday

Ude-garami (arm entanglement) attack combinations.

Jiu-jitsu

Tuesday-Friday 

Sankaku-jime (triangle strangulation) attacks from various positions.  


 

Ian King vs. Steven Vannarath - Midtown Throwdown III

Inside Dynamic MMA--week of Feb 13-17

Congratulations to DFCC team member Ian King on his victory at Midtown Throwdown III. Ian won his fight in 35 seconds with a very tight Juji-gatame (straight arm lock). It should also be noted that Ian was fighting up a weight class in this fight. Good job Ian.

Cameron Ericson was also going to be on the fight card, but his opponent dropped out at the last minute and a replacement was not found. After weeks of training Cameron was disappointed, but will be even more prepared for his next fight opportunity.

Today is February 14th. Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 

This week we are coasting a bit. 

On Monday and Thursday, MMA and BJJ classes will be combined and working on ankle lock entries and recoveries. 

Judo for Monday and Thursday will be submissions performed from Kesa-gatame position. We will also go over escapes from this pin and recounters for the escapes. 

Tuesday and Friday will be spend troubleshooting for Judo, BJJ, and MMA classes. It is important to take a break from drills and work through some weak areas while having some Q and A with the instructors on these tactics and strategies. 

Wednesday Muay Thai will be spent on developing accuracy on kicks and recovering your fight stance when caught off balance. 

Inside Dynamic MMA this week--Feb 6-10

Be sure to get your tickets to come support DFCC fight team members Ian King and Cameron Ericson as they fight at Midtown Throwdown III in Eugene on February 11th. 

--February 18th--OSU Senior Judo tournament--must be 17 or older and be registered with USJA, USJF, or USJI.

--March 3rd--1st Subleague Qualifier tournament--Wilsonville, OR--Please be sure to register under the team name "DFCC" to assure our dojo getting our team points for the season. 

--This week in the dojo--

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

We will be working takedown defense. Bring your MMA gloves and mouth pieces all week.

Tuesday-Friday

Bad position drills. This is always a love/hate training session. It is always hard work to apply "late" defense, but you will be happy you drilled it if you ever get caught in something.

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Sutemi-Waza (sacrifice techniques). We will work various sacrifice throws.

Tuesday-Friday

Submissions from Kuzure-kesa-gatame position. Some pretty sneaky subs...fun stuff.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Sweeps vs opponent standing in your guard.

Tuesday-Friday

Bad position drills. Escaping chokes and armlocks. 

This week at Dynamic MMA--Week of Jan 30-Feb 3

Objects at rest tend to stay at rest. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. -Sir Issac Newton-

Time is something that cannot be replaced. Time away from training is time that can never be had again. All too often I see combat athletes make the decision to train hard a few weeks out from a competition. It seems good that they are putting in the "extra" effort to perform well at the upcoming event. However, the truth of the matter is that elite athletes are always putting in the "extra" effort and are always prepared. This type of work ethic and self discipline is what separates champions from contenders.

Imagine if you trained every day as if you had a competition the following weekend. Imagine if you trained every day as if you had a rank exam the following week. Why does your training time matter more in those situations? It shouldn't. You should constantly seek to improve whether you are competing or not. All of us get lazy from time to time. We get tired. We get distracted by other things going on in our lives.  Just remember, the time away from training is time we can never get back and imagine where you will be if you remain consistent with your training.

In the founding days of martial arts, they trained as if their lives depended on it. We are training in combative arts. Nowadays, we too should still train as if our lives depended on it. 


Train smart


-Sensei Larry Keith-

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Thursday

Variations of Seoi-nage


Tuesday-Friday

Submissions from Kami-shiho-gatame

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Thursday

Transitions from combat phase 1 to phase 2 and to phase 3. Bring your gloves and shin pads.


Tuesday-Friday

Transitions from combat phase 3 to phase 1. Bring your MMA gloves.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Thursday

Butterfly guard sweeps. Some you may have not seen before.


Tuesday-Friday

Attacks from the high guard position.

Muay Thai

Wednesday


Clinch fighting drills




  

This week at Dynamic MMA--January 23-27

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Tuesday

Ashi-Waza--We will be working foot sweeps and leg reaps. In these types of attacks, timing is crucial. If your timing is off, the technique will fail. If your timing is accurate, the technique will seem effortless. Learning the timing of these throws will make your other throws more powerful.

Thursday-Friday

Harai--We will be using harai in combination with other hip techniques. This is a great way to insure that your throw attempt will result in downing your opponent.

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Tuesday

Over/Under clinch--We will be performing several throws/takedowns from this clinch position. This is a very common position in grappling and MMA. Learn to use it well.

Thursday-Friday

Muay Thai takedowns--We will be working Muay Thai cross body sweeps from various angles. This is a great way to get your opponent down and break their spirit a bit.

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Tuesday

Guard passes--We will work variations of smash pass and knee through pass. It's great how these things work in combinations so well.

Thursday-Friday

1/2 guard passes--We will be working on some slightly different passing strategies as well as a couple sneaky submissions from inside your opponent's half guard.

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Clinch pummelling with knee and elbow attacks. Whew!...close range combat is awesome!

This week at Dynamic MMA--January 16-20

First of all, thank you to everyone that attended and/or helped out with the kids' goal setting seminar on Saturday. We had 17 very disciplined kids that did a great job paying attention, listening to direction, and performing the techniques.

This week--

Kodokan Judo

Monday-Tuesday--

Guard passing drills--
The guard is often used as a stalling tactic in Judo competition. If you learn to efficiently pass the guard you can move into a pinning position or perhaps a submission. 

Thursday-Friday--

Unorthodox gripping--
We will be doing a series of attacks from what the Russians call "Georgian Grip". This grip is a very handy tool to be educated on

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday-Tuesday--

RWT--Russian Wrestling Techniques
We are returning to the Russian 2-on-1 arm tie. This time we are working some counter attacks.

Thursday-Friday--

Triangle guard--
Most of our intermediate and advanced MMA students are using the triangle high guard effectively. Now we will introduce a variety of submission options from this diverse position. 

Jiu-jitsu

Monday-Tuesday--

Side guard/Monkey guard--
We will be exploring several sweeps and subs from this guard.

Thursday-Friday--

A considerable amount of time will be spent reviewing previous weeks techniques. We will have several new members trying out the class. Our experienced members should attend to help out and work some finer details in the fundamentals. 

Muay Thai

Wednesday--

Clinch fighting--
working ways to tie up the opponents arms for elbow and knee strikes.



 

basics, details, and muscle memory

In contest or combat, the fight can begin and/or end in an instant. However, in that instant many things are happening such as off balancing, fitting in to position, angles, momentum, structure, leverage, acceleration, deceleration, deflection, accurate impact…the list goes on and on. All of these things develop through practice…correctly detailed practice.

The Japanese term “MUSHIN” (no mind) is referring to the principle of using muscle memory rather than having to think about the technique before performing it. The more you practice a technique, the better the neural pathways will perform. This enables you to do the technique under stress as more of a reflex action rather than having to waste precious moments thinking it through. That moment you spend thinking about it could be the moment your opponent defeats you.  

Advanced techniques are awesome to watch. They are also very fun to practice and can be much more challenging to learn than the basics. However, we must always keep in mind that the advanced techniques will not work without including the use of basic fundamentals.

Even for instructors it is more fun to teach advanced techniques rather than basic positions and repetitions of basic technique. We sometimes feed off of the “wow factor"a bit too much. Some instructors are even a little selfish in that they want to work advanced techniques to get in their own practice time.  This is unfair to the beginner that is not yet ready to apply and/or defend advanced techniques. 

On the other hand, when teaching/reviewing the basics, we instructors enjoy watching the light bulbs flash on over the students’ heads when they suddenly understand the technique or a part of it they were missing. This is the most rewarding part of being an instructor.

Martial arts is a scientific application of body mechanics. We must constantly remind ourselves that when learning a combative system, it must be approached as a system that is progressive in nature. A student must learn proper use of angles, structure, leverage, posture, and distance before learning how to do a flying triangle choke. We must develop the neural pathways to operate efficiently on the basics first.   

At our dojo, we do certain things at every practice session. We do ukemi and uchi-komi. We run through the basic ground control positions. We do it so much that it has now become part of our regular warm-ups.  We also do many drills, drills, drills. It’s easy to get bored with repetition. In that boredom, it can also become easy to get sloppy with technique.

Make sure this doesn’t happen to you. If you feel bored with a technique, remind yourself that with each proper repetition, you are building stronger neural pathways. Take a scientific approach by searching for more details to help make the technique work better for you and under different levels of stress. That challenge of overcoming the boredom or repetition is the “perseverance” part of becoming a high quality martial artist. No one becomes a black belt or champion without perseverance.

This week at Dynamic MMA: January 9-13

Kodokan Judo

Monday and Tuesday

Ashi-Waza (Leg techniques)

We will be working a variety of throws using sweeps, reaps, and trips. Using these techniques in combination will also aid your other techniques.


Thursday and Friday

Attacking the turtle position with strangle/turnover combinations. 

Mixed Martial Arts

Monday and Tuesday

This week we continue with our wrestling series. The Russian 2 on 1 arm tie. We will be using this clinch position to set up a variety of takedowns. 

Thursday and Friday

We have had several requests lately to review some 1/2 guard lockdown techniques. We will go over some sweeps and subs from this controlling position. 

Jiu-jitsu

Monday and Tuesday

Maintaining the mounted position, taking the back from mounted position, and returning to mount from back control. This series is commonly overlooked in practice. What seems simple can become quite a challenge vs a squirmy opponent. Practice of fundamentals only serves to solidify our advanced techniques. 


Thursday and Friday

Arm lock transitions. Moving from bent to straight and back to bent again.

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Several combination drills designed to sharpen things up a bit.

This week at Dynamic MMA: January 2-6

Congratulations to both Ryan Cunningham and Jessee Filan for achieving Kodokan Judo rank of Shodan! Both of them trained hard and performed very well for the exam. 

The 4 black belt rank examiners were myself, Olga Keith, Duane Alexenko, and Gerald Lewis. Also observing the exam were 6 of our brown belt members. Everyone agreed that Ryan and Jessee had very outstanding performance of technique and great knowledge of the art. They are a great example of how dedication, perseverance, can lead you to great achievements. 

Dynamic MMA now has 6 black belt Judo instructors. It is looking like we will have more black belt candidates by summer 2012. Exciting!


I hope everyone had a great New Year weekend. Now it's time to get back to work, get back in shape from the holidays, and time to sharpen up those skills.

Kodokan Judo

Tuesday and Friday


We will be working cross sleeve grip throws. This grip limits your opponents ability to attack and presents a long list of combination attacks for you. In Judo competition you are only allowed to hold a cross grip for 3-5 seconds. However, in BJJ there are no time limitations on how long you can hold a cross grip. 


Thursday


Fusegi (escapes)

One of the things that I feel separates our dojo from many other Judo schools is that we practice proper pin escapes. Osaekomi (pins) are based on proper use of body mechanics. Escapes in turn also make use of these mechanics. 


The Judo principle "maximum efficiency with minimal effort" is exemplified in Judo groundwork. If you are applying proper technique, you should have to use far less energy than your opponent. 


Structure and leverage will defeat strength. "Give me a place to stand and with a lever I shall move the earth" --Archimedes--

Mixed Martial Arts

Tuesday and Friday

Standing wrestling--Using the head snap to set up entries into clinch and throw positions. 

Thursday

We will be going over the T-sweep to set up Omo-plata and triangle chokes. Great combination attacks like these change scrambling into transition opportunities. 

Jiu-jitsu

Tuesday and Friday

Drills to develop mounted positional control. Having great control from this position frustrates your opponent and helps you to secure your submission easier.

Thursday

Arm lock transitions--being able to move from one arm lock to another smoothly is key to finishing. 

Muay Thai

Wednesday

Be prepared to work up a good sweat. We will work punch combination drills as well as kick combination drills.