Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 101 series:
BJJ 101 - Volume One:
In volume one, emphasis is placed on positional escapes. First, I will
outline a progression of skills for you to follow. Next, I will teach you
how to escape from various Jiu Jitsu, Judo and Wrestling pins and hold
downs. These escapes will lay the foundation of your Jiu Jitsu skills. (If
you can not escape from an inferior position, how can you expect to control
and dominate someone, much less submit them.) After practicing the
techniques and drills on this tape, your ability to escape from inferior
positions will become much easier! You may need to watch this tape two or
three times to absorb all of the information on it! Exciting footage on this
tape! Length is approximately 63 minutes.
BJJ 101 - Volume Two:
In volume two, I will emphasize positional dominance. Once you have
developed a high level of skill in your escapes, you must now learn how to
positionally dominate someone. In this tape, I will teach you how to control
and dominate an assailant who is much larger and stronger than yourself. I
will show you how to do this from various positions. Length is approximately
50 minutes.
BJJ 101 - Volume Three:
In volume three, I will focus on leg locks. I am know in the Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu community as the "The Foot Lock Master." Every tournament I've ever
competed in, there were several people on the sidelines shouting at my
opponent, "Watch your foot! Watch your foot!" After years of extensive
research, development, practice and refinement, I devised a progressive and
easy to learn method of applying leg locks with confidence. You will learn
the mechanics, attributes, control positions and entries into fifteen (15)
different foot, ankle, knee and hip locks. You will also learn methods on
how to escape these locks. Pay close attention to every detail. Leg locks
are my bread and butter. There's some good footage on this tape too! Length
is approximately 50 minutes.
Synopsis of the BJJ 101 instructional video series:
This video series is different from most others. The focus is on
understanding principles, guidelines, concepts and formulas, not techniques.
By focusing on principles, guidelines, concepts and formulas, the student is
empowered to experiment and create his or her own way of doing Jiu Jitsu. By
focusing on principles, guidelines, concepts and formulas, the student will
understand the how's, where's, when's and why's of each specific task. For
example, here's one formula for passing the guard:
1. Establish your base and posture - Base makes it difficult for your
opponent to off balance your body. Posture makes it difficult for them to
effectively apply an arm lock or choke.
2. Uncross the opponent's ankles - If you can not uncross an opponent's
ankles, you will not pass his or her guard, plain and simple!
3. Secure and control the opponent's hips - This is the most important and
most overlooked aspect of passing the guard. If you can not secure and
control the opponent's hips, they will be free to move about as they please.
This will make it very difficult to effectively place your weight on top of
the opponent's upper torso.
4. Pass under or over a leg - As simple as this sounds, you must know how to
do this without thought. You must be able to change angles and apply
pressure from different angles.
Based upon this simple four (4) step formula, I can teach you sixty-five
(65) different techniques on how to pass the guard, gi or no gi. (The tapes
series covers nine different techniques) Each of the sixty-five techniques
utilize this four step process. Once you understand the formula, as well as
the underlying principles and guidelines, you can figure out other ways to
accomplish the same tasks. (Yes, you will need an instructor to fine tune
you on a few subtle details, but the main point is this: you have been
empowered with a few basic tools to be able to figure out a lot of this
stuff on your own if you're willing to take the time!) Do you see the
importance of understanding formulas?
The main thrust of my tapes is to provide the student with a few basic tools
that will empower him or her to experiment, develop and create their own way
of doing Jiu Jitsu. Just because a "technique" works for one person does not
mean it will work for you. Body type and personality are important factors
in developing one's overall effectiveness. For example, if you and I are
taught the same techniques, some of them will probably work well for me,
while others may not. Some of these techniques will work for you, while
others will not. Especially if our instructor has a body type or personality
that is different than ours. However, if we are taught the underlying
principles, guidelines, concepts and formulas, then we will be empowered to
find our own truth in combat. We will then be able to truly express
ourselves, instead of just mimicking our instructor. Do you see where my
tapes differ from the rest?
The Heel Hook Seminar tape:
In this tape, I will cover the following topics:
1. The mechanics of the heel hook.
2. How to control the opponent while applying the heel hook.
3. Various entries into the heel hook from the mount, guard and side mount.
4. How to escape the heel hook
5. How to counter the heel hook
6. Fight footage
The heel hook seminar tape focuses on the mechanics of the heel hook and
control. Although other topics are covered, mechanics and control are the
two that will stand out.
Too many students look at the heel hook and deem it as an "easy" technique.
One that anyone could do on just about anyone. However, the heel hook has
alot of intricate details to it that I have not seen taught elsewhere.
Especially the aspect of control. If you can control your opponent before
applying it and while you are applying it, you are almost assured of getting
it.
Arm Locks Volume One
This tape is 90 minutes in length. There is 83 minutes of instruction on this tape, plus some fight footage and a surprise. I am sure you will enjoy this tape!
There are training areas:
- The mechanics of the arm lock
- A discussion of which attributes are necessary to effect an arm lock
- How to control your opponent while applying the arm lock
- How to enter into the arm lock from six different positions
- How to escape the arm lock
- How to counter the arm lock
- Drill and combinations
I go into explicit detail on these points and show you the more subtle details that are often not discussed.
At the end of the tape, I show you some sparring sessions I had when I was a blue belt. You will se every match end with an arm lock. Some of these sessions occured at my school. While others occured at seminars and demonstrations. You will even see one where I mimick hitting a guy. He came into class and started "to pretend to strike." So I began "to pretend to strike." Only mine were from different positions.
There is a lot of information on this tape. More than any other "one" video has covered.
Stay tuned for Arm Locks- Volume Two in !
If you have questions, please call 858.279.7575 or e-mail me at
pfs@sprintmail.com
Sincerely,
Roy Harris
