Now that we’ve worked on our foundation, it’s time to tackle the critical skills that we’ll need as we venture forth in our ground fighting game.
The Basics
In case you missed in the Mastering your Foundation course, the following guide will help you navigate the art of BJJ as you get started.
The Critical Skills
Forward Hip Escape
Break Down
At times we need to hip escape in the opposite direction in order to escape, or gain a position. This drill helps build the muscle memory for this movement pattern, and preps you for the De La Riva guard sweeps down the road.
Side Hip Escape
A highly useful variation to the hip escape that will be used in a variety of escapes and prevention.
Sit-Thru Breakdown
The sit-thru is going to be used to pass guard in some instances, and in others, we’ll use it to escape from turtle to the bulldozer sweep.
Triangle-Ups
The triangle is one of the deadliest and most effective submissions in jiu-jitsu. This drill prepares us for the technical movements required, and builds our core strength as a bonus.
Hip Break Drill
The hip break is an upper level movement pattern that once learned, becomes an integral part of passing an opponents guard.
Turn to All Four Drill
This is a skill we use at opportune moments where it imperative to turn a bad situation into a good one e.g. - mount escape to dominant position.
Critical Skills Training Mission
Warm-Up
Do a light warm-up before performing the following training mission.
Training - complete 3 rounds
Fwd Hip Escapes - 30x
Side Hip Escapes - 30x (15 each side)
Sit-Thrus - 20x
Triangle Ups - 30x
Hip Breaks - 12x
Turn All Four - 12x
