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Another quiet class thanks to all the roadworks and tube disruptions, but we still bagged two killer sessions last without the Gi :)
Spent the first half of the class drilling Judo throws and footsteps, something a little different for everyone, but always good to have in your toolkit :)
Finished the class of with plenty of rolls all starting from being thrown with a throw learned in the first half of class.
Great fun as per :)
Another action packed Monday at Wimbledon BJJ, sadly had to cancel the kids classes due to gas roadworks AGAIN...got caught up in a horrendous traffic jam, so another route will have to be used until the works are completed.
Apart from that, two killer evening classes, a solid hour rolling in the first class and another deep divine toe the Brabo submission, plus a few set ups from the initial lapel grab.
Lots of fun and hard work as per usual :)
I had the pleasure of hosting a BJJ & Self Defence session for the Lift & Latte Sporty Friday event; Lift & Latte is an Instagram group formed by the lovely Viktoria and it brings together fitness fanatics from all areas of training.
She runs coffee mornings, pub meet ups and the Sporty Friday event, where they visit different gyms and I offered my gym up to her group.
The session had more women than men, which was great to see and everyone was a complete beginner and were treated to a crash course in Wrestling, Catch Wrestling, Self Defence and BJJ.
Lots of fun and hard work had by all, look forward to hosting another session soon :)
You can follow the group on Instagram - @lift_and_latte
Another triple dose of combat arts on offer here at Wimbledon BJJ :)
Kicked things off, literally, with coach Karina and her awesome Thai Boxing class and finished with two supercharged No Gi classes with the Northern Monkey :)
Rounded off another intense week of training, nine killer classes in total, looking to add more classes most likely in the New Year, will keep everyone posted :)
Have a great weekend whatever you're doing and see you all next week for more killer classes!
Another two deadly Gi sessions last night at Northern Monkey HQ :)
Started the night off with an epic ninety minutes of rolling, no timed rounds, just rolling and boy did the time fly!
Finished the night off with a Brabo masterclass, starting with the classic guard set up and hitting some slick submissions, not a great time to be an Uke :)
Two killer No Gi classes last night at Northern Monkey HQ, kicking the night off with drilling the level change, shoot and sprawl from our Wrestling coach Claudiu and after specifics and sparring, we spent a good half hour trouble shooting two positions, giving the monkeys a few options from each position.
Hard work and lots of sweat from everyone, looking forward to class tonight :)
Yet another Monday in the bag, time sure is flying as we are fast approaching dare I say it in October...
CHRISTMAS!!
Two awesome sessions with the L'il Monkeys, all of them are really coming on with the level change, shooting and sprawling and this was carried over into the two Gi classes in the evening.
Up and down the gym level changing, shooting, sprawling and lots of the dreaded Indian crawls before a solid hour of rolling, then if that wasn't enough, over half an hour of specifics, ending with trouble shooting how to get out of the pesky quarter guard, when your partner is holding the ankle tight.
Hard work from everyone as always, more of the same tonight :)
On Thursday night, we officially started the long awaited weekly Thai classes with coach Karina :)
After the Thai class, I had the immense pleasure of teaching two No Gi classes, putting everything we are learning with the Thai and Wrestling and adding the submission game into the mix :)
So, three combat classes every Thursday, the Thai class runs from 6-7pm and all levels are welcome, especially beginners :)
To book your slot drop an email to wimbledonbjj@yahoo.com
Two killer Gi classes last night, a solid first hour of rolling as one of the black belts prepares for a comp next weekend; the second class consisted of a trifecta of lapel submissions, not for the faint hearted!
Wimbledon BJJ now has three coaches on board...
Coach Carl - BJJ - Self Defence - Catch Wrestling
Coach Karina - Thai Boxing
Coach Claudiu - Wrestling
All under one roof - everything you need to learn how to FIGHT!
If two classes weren't enough, everyone stayed on for the No Gi class with yours truly and I put everything together from the Thai and Wrestling class and added the final piece of the puzzle...
SUBMISSIONS!
We started with a teep kick to level change, shot in for a double leg and the partner sprawled; from the sprawl the person on top moved round their partner and took the back, tied a hand off and finished with a short choke.
Second scenario was the same start, kick, shoot and sprawl and finished with the calf slicer aka the Vaporiser.
The complete package!
Three awesome hours of hardcore training, a truly epic night of techniques in all classes and putting it all together, really showed the essence of Mixed Martial Arts...
Huge thanks to coach Claudiu for another amazing Wrestling class last night, straight after the Thai class...everyone was thoroughly warmed up after the Thai class and Claudiu put everyone through their paces, as always!
Hard work and sweat from everyone :)
Last night we had a free taster Thai class with instructor Karina Ho :)
Karina joined the coaching team as of last week and kindly offered up a free class to the students and classes will officially start tomorrow night, 6-7pm every Thursday :)
Exciting times!
Another action packed Monday at Wimbledon BJJ yesterday, with four classes of Jiu Jitsu for both young and old :)
I’m very excited to announce that Thai Boxing classes will be on the timetable at Wimbledon BJJ in November 🤙
Instructor Karina Ho will be taking the classes and before November we are hosting free taster sessions, the first being tomorrow 6-7pm.
All levels welcome, drop me a DM to book your slot or email wimbledonbjj@yahoo.com 🤙
#muaythai #thaiboxing #thailand #selfdefence #selfdefense
Last night, we had the pleasure of having Viktoria from Lift & Latte on the mats with us; Viktoria created Lift & Latte to bring like minded fitness enthusiasts together through social events in the day and evenings and also visit other fitness clubs for workouts and networking.
I will be hosting a training event for Lift & Latte on October 24th, so she came along to check out the unit and make some reels...little did she know she'd end up training for the whole class as well as making video content :)
Before class started, I took her on the pads and then she joined in the No Gi class and drilled a duck under to mat return takedown and a quarter nelson turnover to Americana finish.
It was a lot of fun having her with us last night, she was very enthusiastic and had lots of energy and really got stuck into the training and she was so impressed with the session she has signed up and will be training with us on Thursday nights :)
Really looking forward to the social event on the 24th and you can find her on IG - @lift_and_latte
Another two awesome No Gi sessions in the bag last night at Northern Monkey HQ :)
Took the students through a duck under takedown, into a quarter nelson turnover and Americana finish and then lots of specifics and sparring.
Great fun as always :)
On this day nine years ago, I was awarded my black belt from Luiz Ribeiro at London Fight Factory; it was awarded in the presence of one of my all time Jiu Jitsu heroes Leo Vieira, which made the day even more of a special and amazing day for me, one which I'll never forget!
Last night was pyjama night and two awesome classes as per usual; warmed up with some cool guard passing drills and went over the under/over guard pass with a fine tooth comb :)
Two killer No Gi classes last night at Northern Monkey HQ...went over an arm drag takedown to mount, ending with a simple Americana finish.
Then lots of specifics and sparring :)
Huge thanks to Ron for opening up for me last night, as I was away on holiday and for Walter for teaching a few drills from the 50-50 guard :)
Had a great No Gi session after the ladies self defence class, lots of rolling and techniques as per usual :)
Had a great time last Thursday with the free women's self defence class, quite a few came back after attending the September session and a handful of new ladies joined in the fun too.
The next session will be Thursday November 6th at 6pm - to book a space email wimbledonbjj@yahoo.com
Two fine sessions in the Gi last night at Northern Monkey HQ...first class was all about rolling and the second session all about the scissor sweep and its variations :)
I celebrated my fifty fifth rotation around the sun with a killer No Gi class last night at Northern Monkey HQ :)
Had a birthday shark tank to start the class and had lots of rolls and finished the night off with a few birthday drinks at the Wimbledon Spoons :)
Here's to the next fifty five years :)
