Schedule - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saratoga

Schedule

07/06/2025 - 07/12/2025
Sun
6
Mon
7
Tue
8
Wed
9
Thu
10
Fri
11
Sat
12

6
Sunday

No sessions

7
Monday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Black Belt Club

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs (Ages 5-7)

1/10 Book
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.

 

1/10 Book

8
Tuesday

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Women Empowered

Class 8 - Elbow Escape (Standard | Heel Drag | Face Down) | Guillotine Choke (Guard)

Class 8 - Elbow Escape (Standard | Heel Drag | Face Down) | Guillotine Choke (Guard)

If none of the Trap and Roll Escapes work, you can use this “emergency escape” to put the attacker in your guard. From there, you can use your guard techniques to conserve energy, and then escape or submit him when the opportunity arises. If we can wrap our sneaky arms around his neck, we have several reliable chokes that can help us end the fight. In this lesson we will learn the Guillotine Choke for when the attacker lowers his head to tackle you.

Elbow Escape (Standard/HeelDrag/Face Down):
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Guillotine Choke (Guard):
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9
Wednesday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs (Ages 5-7)

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5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Jr Grapplers Ages 8-12

Book
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Gracie Combatives® (Co-Ed Ages 13+)

Class 2 - Americana Armlock - Mount | Clinch (Aggressive Opponent)

Class 2 - Americana Armlock - Mount | Clinch (Aggressive Opponent)

 

Clinch (Aggressive Opponent)

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Most martial arts rely heavily on the use of strikes to defeat the opponent. This strategy may work against a smaller opponent but is very risky against a larger, more athletic opponent who could just as easily knock you out every time you put yourself in range to strike them. The best strategy is to establish a clinch and take the fight to the ground where you can preserve energy, neutralize punches, and win the fight with ease. The key to establishing a clinch on an aggressive opponent is to understand that there are two safe distances in a fight: all the way out or all the way in.

Americana Armlock - Mount

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The goal in the fight is to achieve the mount, exhaust your opponent, and then win the fight. Punching your opponent from the mount can be effective but is exhausting, risks your balance, and could injure your opponent more seriously than desired. We prefer to use leverage-based submissions instead so that we can maintain better control of our opponent and save energy. The Americana Armlock is a highly effective submission that can be used with minimal effort to defeat a larger opponent. First, you will learn the Basic Application and then two variations that could be used in combat.

1/10 Book

10
Thursday

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Gracie Combatives® Reflex Development

Reflex Development - Guard Focus

Reflex Development - Guard Focus

Reflex Development - Guard Focus Class Preview

 

In this class we'll bring together all of the guard 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 2: Guard Techniques

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7:15pm - 8:45pm

Gracie Master Cycle®

11
Friday

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bullyproof - Little Champs Ages 5-7

Book
5:15pm - 6:15pm

Bullyproof - Jr Grapplers Ages 8-12

Book
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Gracie Combatives® (Co-Ed Ages 13+)

Class 3 - Positional Control - Mount | Body Fold Takedown

Class 3 - Positional Control - Mount | Body Fold Takedown

 

Positional Control (Mount)

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The mount is the most dominant position in a fight because it enables you to win the fight in a variety of ways while depleting your opponent’s energy. You must understand, however, that as soon as you achieve the mount, your opponent will do everything in his power to get you off of them. In this lesson you will learn how to control and exhaust a larger stronger opponent from the mount. First, you will learn how to apply effective hip pressure, and then you will see how to neutralize the most common escape attempts you can expect from an untrained opponent in a real fight.

Body Fold Takedown

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Instead of exchanging punches with a larger opponent, we recommend that you establish the clinch and take them to the ground where you can exhaust and submit them. Once you establish the clinch, there is a good chance that they will get desperate and try to hit you in the face. In doing so, they will lean back and unknowingly create the perfect opportunity for the Body Fold Takedown.

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12
Saturday

11:30am - 12:30pm

Women Empowered

Ground Reflex Development - Women Empowered

Ground Reflex Development - Women Empowered

All ground techniques are practiced in combination with one another.

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