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Awesome match with Andre Galvao from the recent ADCC trials.
Check out at 0:45 and 7:48. Really cool stuff
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Clockwork BJJ is conveniently located by Union Square in NYC and prides itself as being New York’s premier ego free BJJ training facility.
At Clockwork Jiu Jitsu we want to pass on the many benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and Submission Grappling. We offer programs that help everyone from the total beginner to the advanced student looking to take their game to the next level.
We are also proud to announce the start of our kids BJJ program. Learn more about our kids martial arts classes in NYC.
Josh Griffiths, the head 
instructor at Clockwork Jiu Jitsu – is known for his quality instruction, accessibility, and being able to create an ego free learning environment.
A black belt instructor is always on the mat teaching and answering questions that come up in class.
The benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are endless and include:
- Gain confidence
- Increased focus
- Increased stamina
- Gain more self discipline
- Lose weight
- Get into great shape
- Relieve Stress
And have fun in a clean, safe, ego-free and supportive environment!
Please be my guest and try a free private class at Clockwork Jiu Jitsu with no obligation. Call 212.675.0300 or email today for more information on group classes, private lessons and for our free introductory offer.
Josh Griffiths
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Here are the 2 techniques to open the closed guard from class this week. The first one, the “Lunge” does not require the player inside the closed guard to stand up. the second on, the “Sleeve ‘n Stand”, does.
“The Lunge”:
Grab the gi above belt and hold. you don’t need to apply pressure. (Keep your elbow on the inside of your opponents leg to avoid an oma plata.)
With your other hand, grab your opponents waist above their hip, and place your elbow inside their thigh. (This hand will be opening the guard and checking their hip.)
Nest, put your knee, on the gi grip side, next to their tailbone.
Open the guard by kicking the other leg back, like a “lunge”, posting on your toes on that leg, and then rotating your heel down as you twist your hips and push with the tailbone knee to pop the guard open.
“The Sleeve ‘n Stand”:
Start this pass by securing the lapels grip, but this time turn your palm so that your knuckle face your opponent and your palm is down. You will be using this hand to keep them down, should they try to pop up as you stand.
With your free hand, grab one of their sleeves by rolling your fingers under the outside of their sleeve and turning your palm up as you close your fist.
Pull this sleeve grip up to your hip, keeping your elbow inside their thigh.
Stand by rocking laterally and planting your sleeve-grip side foot and then stepping up with the other one. (Always step with the sleeve-grip side foot first to avoid the sweep.)
Once you are standing, release the lapels and grab the inside of their knee with that hand.
To open the guard, lean away from the knee as you straighten that arm. Once the arm is locked, lean down on that knee to pop the guard open.
*You must maintain posture or neither of these will work.
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Roman, the jiu jitsu inc giant killer, competed this weekend at the Daddis Tournament and won his divisions in both the gi and no gi.
He had to go up 30 lbs in weight for the division. Awesome Work Roman! See more of his matches here http://www.youtube.com/user/Rzarudy
Gi Semis
Gi Finals
No Gi Semis
No Gi Finals
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Here are some pictures from the Holiday Invitational at Jiu Jitsu Inc. Thanks to everyone for coming out. It was an awesome day.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30548532@N06/
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In this video Clay Burwell, Jiu Jitsu Inc strength and conditioning coach, demonstrates the kettle bell swing. The kettle bell swing is great for improving your balance and base for bjj. It also strengthens your legs hips and back.
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The second part of escaping side control is re-establishing yourself in a more dominant position. You will aim to put your opponent into your guard. But depending on their reaction, you may end up sweeping and landing in side control.
Picking up where the last post left off, you’ve just bridged away escaping your hips aways from your opponent. Now we’ll focus on closing the distance back in and re-establishing. (In general you usually want a lot of space or to be very close to your opponent. When you are neither close nor far don’t hang out there.)
Start hip escaped out. You are on your right hip. Your right hand is fully outstretched, pushing against your opponents left hip, maintaining your distance.
Getting to Guard:
IF your opponents right arm is not planted on the mat (which would block your legs when you moved in to get guard)
THEN go for guard. – Grab the back of your opponents right tricep with your left arm (overhook). Next, take a big step in with your top leg, your left leg and plant it next to your opponents hips. Start to place your guard by sliding your right (bottom leg) knee in, over your arm that’s posting on their hip. End with your ankle between their legs. Next swing your left leg up onto your opponents back. Now underhook your opponents left arm with your right arm. Now flop onto your left hip by pressing down with your left heel on their back and locking your hands and applying pressure behind your opponents left arm with under hook. Slide your right foot out and lock your legs to complete guard.
Taking the sweep to side control:
IF your opponents right arm IS planted on the mat
THEN go for the sweep. – Kick your right leg under you so your hips are facing down. Reach inside and under your opponent and grab their pants behind the knees. Base up onto your knees , pulling yourself in tight to your opponent. Keep your head low and tight into your opponents knees. Pop your head out to one, stepping up with that leg as your pull your opponents knees up to that side and push with your head to sweep. Land in side control. After you establish side control, let go of the knees.
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Lots of pictures and some videos.
