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In this video, our head coach Rodney Ellis demonstrates a simple, yet very effective half-guard sweep to counter when your opponent does a back-step. Plus, in additional footage, you can see (grainy) footage of Rodney hitting this sweep in training ... just 20 minutes after teaching it! If you like this video, please like and subscribe! https://youtu.be/iPd8_bqPz_0

In a way I’m glad that I am unavailable for any more grading days for the rest of the year …! 

I think this morning I must’ve done 10 “grading/evaluation rolls” from 8:30am to 10:30am and sheesh … I am feeling it now.  (am getting too old for this)

Those watching today would’ve seen what I do in these evaluation rolls - essentially, I’m working with you to see what you’re trying to do … and sometimes that does mean I have to be stuck in some uncomfortable positions   ☹️

But … like I said at the gathering last year, I really want to get 20 black belts within the first 20 years of SCJJA, and time is running out. 

Thank you to everyone who came for the technical grading at 10:30.

Unfortunately, the turnout wasn’t as big as I had hoped but it was still enough for me to able to test my tests for the coloured belts. There were certainly some confused looks, and at least everyone who was there now knows what to do when you’re mounted and grape-vined! 

Remember that a big part of classes like today’s is finding out what you don’t know, so that you can add it to your game. With the public holiday Monday making this week a short week, I’ll be taking questions from today as my lesson plans, starting with 9am on Monday.

Hopefully now that the days are longer, the numbers improve and with that I’ll award some belts between now and Christmas. I don’t like awarding belts when the numbers are small, I love doing it when there is a big group present to share the moment. 

Osss,