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My son Jacob demonstrating how to “walk the clock”…

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Watch the Limon fighters show their newly learned skills in Self Defense Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Mayor Lorene Spurlock Ruiz

Congratulations to Lorene Spurlock Ruiz for winning our Foursquare Mayor contest last month. She had the most check-ins of the entire family and wins the Crown!

She receives the Official Mayor’s Certificate Of Office and a gift certificate for a Manicure/Pedicure from T’s Nails.

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Step 1: Go to Foursquare and join. Download and install the application on your smart phone.

Step 2: Friend me on Facebook.

Step 3: Check in on Foursquare each and every time you come to the gym and TRAIN.  Go to “places”, look for Absolute Self Defense and Fitness. Check in then. Not when you drive by or late at night.

That’s all there is to it…

So, who will be next? You?

I want to welcome new fighters to our Self Defense and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team:

The Limon Family!

I want to welcome John Michael Gillaspy to our Self Defense and BJJ family. Say hello when you see him on the mat!

Keith Owen BJJ

I wanted to take a second of your day and tell everyone that I (we) have been accepted as students and affiliated members of Mr. Keith Owen BJJ.

Mr. Owen was gracious enough to accept me as his student even with all the military moving baggage that comes with being a Soldier who loves the ground game. Mr. Owen has a outstanding background in the martial arts with instructing BJJ as his forte. He is a accomplished BJJ instructor who comes very recommended from some of the more well known instructors and black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Here is part of his bio…

Keith Owen is a 1st Degree Black Belt under Professor Pedro Sauer and is a Pedro Sauer affiliate in Boise/Meridian Idaho.  He has trained in Jiu-Jitsu for the last 17 years and has made it his life’s work to promote the technical side of gi, no-gi and MMA Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

You can check out Mr. Owen at BJJ Moves.com to see more of his work and instructional ability.

I am very excited about this new opportunity to learn more Jiu-Jitsu and to be able to learn from Mr. Owen.

In this segment, I will teach you how to drill the fighting frame and the combat application that I taught last post. I will also post this as a pod cast that will be up on the site later today.

There are two basic drills that you can easily use to functionalize this particular skill set. They are:

Give and Take. To describe this easier, I’ll give each partner a name. Trainer and Trainee. To start the drill, stand in front of your partner and get what we call the “fighting measure”. This means to reach out with your arms and touch their shoulder. If you can’t, you are too far away. Once you have the fighting measure, assume a fighting stance. Here we go.

1. Trainer slowly steps forward and delivers a right jab to the trainee’s head and freezes. The trainee steps towards the trainer and assumes the fighting frame posture, striking the trainer with the frame. Once contact has been made, the trainee steps back and assume a new fighting stance. Okay. Now, the trainee becomes the trainer and the trainer becomes the trainee. Get it?
2. To continue the drill, the trainer slowly steps forward and delivers a right jab to the trainee’s head and freezes. The trainee steps towards the trainer and assumes the fighting frame posture, striking the trainer with the frame. Once contact has been made, the trainee steps back and assume a new fighting stance. Now, the trainee becomes the trainer and the trainer becomes the trainee.
3. Repeat this action until both partners are comfortable with the motions. Once you are good to go, you may slowly speed up the action until you are at combat speed!

Block and Strike. This drill is an adaptation of the Filipino combat arts training methodology “Abecedario”.  It is a progressive skill development tool that is very effective and has endless possibilities. The set up is just like before. Trainer and Trainee. To start the drill, stand in front of your partner and get what we call the “fighting measure”. This means to reach out with your arms and touch their shoulder. If you can’t, you are too far away. Once you have the fighting measure, assume a fighting stance. Here we go.

1. The trainer steps forward and punches to the trainee’s head. The trainee steps forward and executes the fighting frame. Once contact has been made with the trainer, the trainee will follow up the frame with a counter strike.
2. For the purposes of this segment. I will prescribe a specific response for ease of use. The trainee unclasps his/her left hand from the right wrist and wraps it over the trainers attacking limb. With the right hand, (already on the head/neck) open your fist and grab the back of the trainer’s head. Next, the trainee will pull down sharply on the trainer’s neck while at the same time delivering a right knee spike to the trainer’s stomach. Lastly, the trainee will push the trainer backwards; step back and assume the fighting stance. Okay. Now, the trainee becomes the trainer and the trainer becomes the trainee. Get it?
3. To continue the drill, the trainer slowly steps forward and delivers a right jab to the trainee’s head and freezes. The trainer steps forward and punches to the trainee’s head. The trainee steps forward and executes the fighting frame. Once contact has been made with the trainer, the trainee will follow up the frame with a counter strike.
4. The trainee unclasps his/her left hand from the right wrist and wraps it over the trainers attacking limb. With the right hand, (already on the head/neck) open your fist and grab the back of the trainer’s head. Next, the trainee will pull down sharply on the trainer’s neck while at the same time delivering a right knee spike to the trainer’s stomach. Lastly, the trainee will push the trainer backwards; step back and assume the fighting stance.

Repeat this action until both partners are comfortable with the motions. Once you are good to go, you may slowly speed up the action until you are at combat speed!

One more thing. Ensure that both partners take all safety precautions. Wear the proper protective equipment especially eye protection. Because we all know its fun and games until you put an eye out!

These two drills should get you started on the road to functional defense. If you have comments or suggestions, please email me or comment in the form below.

Until next time, let’s get training!

Here is a quick and easy self defense tip for when someone grabs one of your wrists and tries to pull you somewhere you don’t want to go.

1. Step back sharply and jerk the attackers arm down and towards the ground at a 45 degree angle. (this will off balance them)
2. Yell or shout. I like to tell folks to spit in their face and scream, “I have AIDS or Swine Flu”, or something like that to freak out the attacker. (this will begin to change their thought process from holding on)
3. Just for illustrations sake, we will pretend that your left hand is the one captured. So, after you jerk and shout; immediately / at the same time shove the palm of your hand upward and slam into their chin. You want to drive their head back and snap their teeth together. (this redirects their attention from the grip, establishes pain to divert their muscles from the grip)
4. Lastly, after the chin strike rebound your arm downward to the attackers arm that is holding your arm. We are aiming for the area forward of the bend in their elbow. (This spot is a nerve sensitive area and a strike will cause a flex response and cause the release of your wrist) Repeat as often as necessary.
5. Once you have struck the attacker’s arm, rebound your arm and strike them in the face with your forearm.
6. Run. Find a safe place or refuge to complete number 7.
7. Notify Law Enforcement authorities.

There you go. Quick, down and dirty self defense technique to escape a wrist grab.

Need some Self Defense training? Not sure what to do? Call Jim at Killeen and Harker Heights best Self Defense and Fitness center. 254-247-4999.

Here is an example of how we teach our Kid’s BJJ students how to learn positions and how to transition from one position to another position. Come see us for more training!

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