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Week 1 of 96

Side Control — Chest to Chest

Positional control · U-Hook Armbar · O-Hook Armbar

What To Think About This Week

The Lesson

This week is not about finishing the armbar. It is about feeling when the armbar becomes available. There is a significant difference between those two things. One is chasing a result. The other is developing awareness.

Stay in Chest to Chest. Feel your connection points. When your partner moves, notice what opens and what closes. The U-Hook and O-Hook Armlocks are not things you force — they are things you recognize. Your job this week is to start developing that recognition.

Every rep that doesn't finish is teaching you something. Stay curious about what that is.

Class Warm-Up

The Drills

Line Drills

Hip Escape (Shrimp)
Hip Escape to Sprawl (Wrestle Up / Thread)
Forward Shoulder Rolls
Break Fall Stand in Base
Back Shoulder Rolls

Guard Movement Drill

Closed Guard → Feet on Hips Lift → Drop Back to Closed Guard

▸ Video · The Drill

Escape Drill

Side Control Turn-In to Wrestle Up

▸ Video · The Drill

Strike Defense

Standing — Long Range Defense

▸ Video · The Drill

This Week's Techniques

The Material

Submission · Armlock

U-Hook Armbar

▸ Video · The Technique

Submission · Armlock

O-Hook Armbar

▸ Video · The Technique

Class Rolling & Takedown Rules

How We Roll

White vs White

Flow training by default unless the instructor specifies otherwise. Build movement and good habits before competition pressure.

Upper vs Lower

Lower ranking student picks their top position. Blue through black vs white, or blue vs black — the lower rank decides where to start.

Purple / Brown / Black

Neutral start or request a specific position you want to work on. Self-directed development at this level.

Takedown Rounds

Same rules apply. White vs white — controlled and flowing. Upper vs lower — lower rank picks entry or tie-up. Purple / brown / black — neutral or requested start.