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.