Right Cross MMA Ministry

The Right Cross MMA Ministry was on the CW 10 o'clock news last night! The segment was filmed on Monday night at 5pm during our weekly training session. Thanks to everyone that showed up and we hope you can join us next week!

Kids Pan BJJ Championships

Yesterday, six of our kids competed at the Pan BJJ Championships for kids. Esteban took gold in the yellow belt division with two submissions and he ended up receiving his yellow belt afterward! Renzo and Brian also took home medals after some great matches and finishes. Hunter, KyMani and Josh had some tough fights but ended up losing to the division champions. Everyone fought well and made The Stronghold proud! Excellent work boys!

Leg Positioning for Deep Half

This week we finished up our lessons on deep half guard. Here are some specific details about leg positioning to think about when playing deep half. Hopefully everyone learned a lot about this position the last couple of weeks!

Seoi Nage

I have never really been into practicing judo, but I really appreciate the grip fighting and especially the throws they use! Although turning your back in jiu jitsu can be dangerous, seoi nage is quickly becoming my favorite throw.

Abu Dhabi World Pro at Point Loma High School

Awesome news everyone, ADCC Pro will be right across the street from our academy at the PLHS gym! We are looking to put on a big showing for our team, so everyone sign up!

Deep Half Guard Sweep

This week we have been learning how to play the deep half guard. Here is Bernardo Faria using one of the techniques we have been drilling, the lapel sweep. Once the grip is in, it is very difficult to stop! Next week we will be mixing the half guard and deep half guard and doing a lot of drilling from both positions.

Rafael Mendes Berimbolo

We will continue practicing the berimbolo this week from different situations. Here is Rafael Mendes using it from De La Riva guard against Renan Borges at the 2011 European Open. Remember we have a couple tournaments on the horizon so everyone keep training hard! Even if you're not planning to compete, show up and help everyone train!

Lucas Leite vs. Kron Gracie PanAms 2009 from Samnang Thang on Vimeo.

Half Guard

This past week we went over taking the back and a couple basic sweeps from the half guard. Here is Lucas Leite's match with Kron Gracie in the 09 Pan final using his half guard. Lucas plays this position in almost all the matches I have seen him in, so be sure to watch all his entries and finishes carefully!

JT vs Jake Mackenzie 2011 European Open

Great video of JT Torres executing some of the things we have been working on the past couple of weeks: Berimbolo, back control and finishing!

New Flyer!

We apologize for the lack of updates! Should be back on track this week. Got some new flyers as well, feel free to take a bunch from the gym and pass out to family and friends!

We'll also be having new separate CrossFit blog running soon. It will be accessible from the CrossFit tab above. Thanks for the patience!