Schedule - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saratoga

Schedule

08/24/2025 - 08/30/2025
Sun
24
Mon
25
Tue
26
Wed
27
Thu
28
Fri
29
Sat
30

24
Sunday

No sessions

25
Monday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Black Belt Club

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs (Ages 5-7)

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Gracie Combatives® (Co-Ed Ages 13+)

Class 22 - Twisting Arm Control – Mount | Rear Takedown

Class 22 - Twisting Arm Control – Mount | Rear Takedown

 

Twisting Arm Control - Mount

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The beauty of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is that it enables you to defeat virtually anyone while controlling the amount of damage you inflict. The Twisting Arm Control is premium example of this because you can use it to set up a choke, straight armlock, or simply control your opponent until they surrender. In this lesson, you will first learn how to set up and maintain the Twisting Arm Control, and then you will learn two reliable finishing options.

Rear Takedown

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When you establish the clinch, your opponent’s arm may end up over your head. In some cases it happens inadvertently, in other cases it’s a deliberate attempt to catch you in a Guillotine Choke. Either way, any time your head ends up under your opponent’s arm, you can use it to transition into the Rear Clinch control position, from where you can set up the Rear Takedown. In this lesson you will learn how to transition from front to back of your opponent as well as how to take them down once you get there.

26
Tuesday

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Women Empowered

Class 14 - Advanced Guard Get-ups (7, 8 & 9) (Direct Get-up | Knee Shield | Power Frame)

Class 14 - Advanced Guard Get-ups (7, 8 & 9) (Direct Get-up | Knee Shield | Power Frame)

If you don’t have the time or space to execute the previously learned Guard Get-ups, the Advanced Guard Get-ups are exactly what you’ll need. Although these variations take a bit longer to master, once you own them, your escape efficiency will skyrocket to another level. We’ll begin with the Direct Get-up and then we’ll discuss the Knee Shield and the Power Frame.

Advanced Guard Get-Ups (Direct Get-Up/Knee Shield/Power Frame):
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27
Wednesday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs (Ages 5-7)

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Jr Grapplers Ages 8-12

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Gracie Combatives® (Co-Ed Ages 13+)

Class 23 - Double Underhook Pass – Guard | Double Leg Takedown (Conservative Opponent)

Class 23 - Double Underhook Pass – Guard | Double Leg Takedown (Conservative Opponent)

 

Double Underhook Pass - Guard

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In sport jiu-jitsu practice, passing the guard is of the utmost importance. But as you know, preparing for a street fight and preparing for a recreational jiu-jitsu tournament are two different things. In a street fight, there is a 99% chance that your opponent will know nothing about jiu-jitsu and, as a result, they will not know how to use the closed guard to their advantage. As a result, you will be able to pass their guard by simply trapping their hips and stepping over their legs as you learned in lesson 1. In the unlikely event that you find yourself in your opponent’s closed guard during a street fight, you can use the Double Underhook Guard Pass to break their guard and get to a more powerful position of control. First, you will learn the Open Guard Variation that will work on 99% of people, and then you’ll learn the Closed Guard Variation that can be used in a fight against someone slightly more versed in the grappling arts.

Double Leg Takedown (Conservative Opponent)

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The advantage of establishing an upper body clinch is that once you take your opponent down you end up in the very dominant mount position, and you can disengage from the clinch if necessary (e.g., in a multiple attacker situation). If you anticipate difficulty in establishing the clinch, however, the Double Leg Takedown is a great alternative. In this lesson you will learn the basic mechanics of the Double Leg Takedown, and then you will learn how to apply it against opponents of varying levels of aggression.

28
Thursday

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Gracie Combatives® Reflex Development

Reflex Development - Standing Focus

Reflex Development - Standing Focus

Reflex Development - Standing Focus Class Preview

 

In this class we'll bring together all of the standing controls, escapes, and submissions with some extra details, bonus slices, and scripted fight simulation drills that will help prepare you for your transition into Master Cycle!

Gracie Combatives Test -Drill 4: Standing Techniques

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7:15pm - 8:45pm

Gracie Master Cycle®

29
Friday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs Ages 5-7

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5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Jr Grapplers Ages 8-12

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6:30pm - 7:30pm

Gracie Combatives® (Co-Ed Ages 13+)

GC - Class 1 - Trap and Roll Escape Mount | Leg Hook Takedown

GC - Class 1 - Trap and Roll Escape Mount | Leg Hook Takedown

 

Trap and Roll Escape
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In a real fight, the goal is to achieve the top position once the fight goes to the ground; the problem is that things don’t always go according to plan. Against a larger attacker, you are likely to end up on the bottom of the mount position which is the single worst place to be in a fight. From this position, the top person can strike or strangle you at will and you cannot effectively strike back. The worst part about trying to escape the mount without an effective strategy is the panic you experience and the extreme exhaustion it will inevitably cause.

The Trap and Roll Escape is a simple, reliable way to remove your opponent from atop of you. In this lesson you will learn three variations of the Trap and Roll starting with the Standard Variation.

Leg Hook Takedown
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Your goal in any one-on-one physical altercation should be avoid dangerous punches while standing, and then get the fight to the ground where you can more effectively control and defeat your opponent. The safest place to be in a fight, while standing, is in a clinch. From the clinch, your opponent’s striking power is almost entirely eliminated. You will learn how to close the distance and establish the clinch in a future lesson. In this lesson, we will teach you how to take the opponent down once you get there.

 

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30
Saturday

11:30am - 12:30pm

Women Empowered

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