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Don’t Fear The Reaper

Despite leg locks being around as long as Jiu Jitsu, a lot of BJJ players find them scary. That’s understandable as being on the wrong end of a nasty leg lock can lead to very serious injury.

However, leg locks don’t have to be scary. In fact, like any submission, defending leg locks comes down to understanding the mechanics and what your partner is trying to achieve.

To help you get a better understanding of how to defend heel hooks, here is a great primer from Dennis Schindler.

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New No Gi Classes

Training No Gi BJJ in Cambridge just got a little easier! From the 19th January 2022, Escapology will be adding two additional No Gi grappling classes to our schedule.

In case you don’t know, No Gi BJJ or Submission Wrestling is form of BJJ training without the Gi. Due to the reduced friction and rulesets, often No Gi grappling can be a lot faster paced and more dynamic.

The new classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM and will be small-group classes limited to eight people. By keeping class size small, attendees will get greater individual coaching and avoid over crowding the mats.

Members can book classes now HERE and if you’d like to start BJJ classes in Cambridge with us, click the button below to get your FREE trial.

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Morning BJJ Classes Are Back

One of the main goals of Escapology BJJ, is to allow as many people as possible in Cambridge and surrounding areas to get the benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

As a result, we want to provide a schedule of classes that will work for anyone, no matter what their lifestyles are like. That’s why from 18th January 2022, our morning BJJ classes are back!

The early morning BJJ classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 AM start on the 18th January 2022 and are available to book HERE

If you’re not a member and would like to start BJJ classes, click the button below now to get your FREE trial.

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Women Who Fight Open Mat

On Sunday 12th December 2021, Escapology BJJ hosted the womenwhofight.co.uk

This was a chance for female BJJ players from around country to get together and train together.

Here are a couple of photos from the day

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Visualisation For BJJ

You’ll often hear BJJ players talk about Jiu Jitsu being 80% mental yet no one really talks about how you train the mental side of the game. One of the ways we can train the mental side of BJJ is through visualisation.

Visualisation has been shown to be a highly effective way to reduce competition anxiety, develop skills, and improve performance. But what is visualisation and how do you use it to your advantage?

In this video, Tom shares his experience using visualisation and how he uses visualisation pre-competition and in-competition.

This article has most of the references for the studies into visualisation if you’d like to do further research:

http://nancynewell.com/blog/2018/1/21/the-hidden-power-of-visualization