Tuesday, January 05, 2010

GB Seattle Intro Class: The Five Fundamentals

Here is the new curriculum for 2010 for the intro class for Gracie Barra Seattle/Washington.

1. Elbow escape (single side and alternating)

2. "The Lift" or Correct Standing from Sitting

3. Mount escape (with footdrag)

4. Guard pass from knees (double underhook)

5. Keylock from mount

Rodrigo has already briefed the upper belts on this. But I think it actually goes into implementation next week. There was also be a "Move of the Week" - or maybe more accurately a "Theme of the Week" because higher belts will have more flexibility, variations and advanced techniques to deal with compared to the Basic Class. This coming week, for example, I think the move of the week is the armbar from the closed guard.