Thursday, June 19, 2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Cherry Blossom Festival Preparation -- Volunteers Needed

The Cherry Blossom organizers are soliciting for more assistance next week in preparation for the festival. They have asked Judo and Aikido specifically for help with setting up the outside stage on Friday.  If you have the time, please show up from 4-5pm Friady 6/27 at the main gate entrance to help with stage set up.
 
Also, we are are going to start our summer hours beginning Mon 6/23 and hold practice until 8:30pm.  We will use the extra 1/2 hour next week to work on our Judo performance.  I am crossing my fingers that the gym won't be occupied with preppers and that we can hold practice as normal.  

Monday, June 2, 2014

Adapting Judo for BJJ - Claudio Calasans


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cNbUnMZPBp8

Claudio Calasans, black belt in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, explains how he integrates his Judo into his BJJ game. He explains his philosophy in how he chooses what throws to focus on to give his students a competitive advantage, and what it takes to drill a move enough to make it automatic.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

BJJ Black Belt Roy Dean Explains White Belt vs Black Belt Armbars

White to Black - Roy Dean Academy

Roy Harris BJJ Black Belt Roy Dean explains the evolution of an individual's armbar game as they progress from white belt to black. He explains the change in how one sees the position to the ability to sense opportunities beautifully.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hVITwO4-L6I