Tom Barlow

Competition And How It Helps Kids

Most people view a competition in terms either winning or losing. However, the real value of competition goes way beyond that. This is particularly true for kids.

The medal and result are not even close to the true value of competition. In fact, it’s the least important part of the day.

No one will remember who won the under 24kg Pee Wees grey belt tournament that happened in April. But the lessons kids learn by talking part in that event will last a lifetime.

This is why competition is one of the best ways to help kids grow. It’s one of the only places where a kid has to figure out how to stay calm under real pressure and handle things not going their way

There’s a lot of research that suggests a kid who can handle the nerves of a Jiu-Jitsu match on a Saturday is better prepared to handle the stress of a school exam on Monday.

In episode three , Chels and Tom talk about how they separate winning from performing. And why competition is about growth, not a trophy cabinet.

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Why Should You Listen To Us?

All the programmes a Escapology BJJ are built on a foundation of elite experience and evidence-based research. We don’t just teach what “feels” right – we teach what is proven to work for developing athletes of all ages.

In the second episode of the Inside Our Kids BJJ Programme, Tom and Chelsea discuss their history in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the foundations on which the programmes are built, and how they keep evolving the classes ensure their students develop..

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The Goals Of Our Kids Programme

The main goal of kids BJJ classes isn’t to teach Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is just a vehicle we use to help the kids in all kinds of other ways. What we’re trying to teach your child goes far beyond that.

At Escapology BJJ we’re playing the long game and want to help your child gain so much more than just slick ninja skills.

In this first video in the series, Chels and Tom cover the three core goals behind everything we do in class.

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The Crucifix Masterclass Part 2

The Crucifix is one of the best submission positions in Jiu Jitsu. The power of the position comes from your ability to isolate both your opponents arms and limit their movement, while still having one arm free to attack.

Check out this short sequence from one of Tom’s training sessions to how easy it can be to enter the Crucifix and the level of control it gives you:

The Crucifix is a bit of a cheat code for BJJ. You see very few people practice escaping the crucifix. As a result, once you trap them in the Crucifix, they struggle to get out and leave themselves open to many submission opportunities. Worst case scenario and they do wriggle free, you can either transition to the back or reenter the crucifx.

On Friday 6th March, Escapology BJJ head instructor, Tom Barlow will be teaching the second part of his Crucifix Masterclass series. The focus of this masterclass will be on Crucifix entries. The masterclass will be taught in the Gi, but most of the content works just as well No Gi.

The masterclass will take place at 6 PM at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and is open to anyone of any level. The is cost £20 for Escapology BJJ students and affiliates and £30 for people from other gyms.

On top of the live seminar you will also get a recording of the masterclass and we’ll be going for a fireside chat after.

Escapology Students

Admission to The Crucifix Masterclass plus Masterclass recording

£20

Outside Students

Admission to The Crucifix Masterclass plus Masterclass recording

£30

(Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar. Escapology BJJ operates a uniform policy of white Gi only policy and no outside team patches.)

DALLAS NILES DEEP HALF GUARD MASTERCLASS

If you want to have an effective guard game, you need to create layers of guards. The more layers you have the harder it will become to pass your guard. One of the last layers of guard you can have is the Deep Half Guard.

Deep Half Guard is a great position to attack your opponent from or recover to a different position. It also leaves you in a great passing position after sweeps as you typically end up in past the knee line when you get to top.

On Monday 2nd February, we have Dallas Niles coming to Escapology BJJ to teach a masterclass on his Deep Half Guard system.

In case you’ve never heard of Dallas, he’s a Black Belt under Rafael Lovato Jr. For a long time, Dallas was one of the main instructors at Lovato’s school in Oklahoma (where he taught Escapology instructor Alek Ryan). Dallas has become widely regarded as an expert on several positions one of which is the deep half guard.

Take a look at the video below to check out Dallas sharing some of his Deep Half skills with another Deep Half legend Bernardo Faria:

The seminar will take place at 6:30 PM at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and is open to anyone of any level. The is cost FREE for unlimited Escapology Members, £20 for regular Escapology BJJ students and affiliates and £30 for people from other gyms.

Unlimited

Members

Admission to Dallas Niles Deep Half Masterclass

FREE

Regular

Members

Admission to Dallas Niles Deep Half Masterclass

£20

Outside

Students

Admission to Dallas Niles Deep Half Masterclass

£30

(Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar. Escapology BJJ operates a uniform policy of white Gi only policy and no outside team patches.)