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Super Seminar Series vol.2

From Tuesday 1st February to Wednesday 2nd February 2023, we have two of the worlds best BJJ practitioners and instructors coming to Escapology BJJ in Cambridge to teach seminars.

Here’s a brief rundown of the instructors and when they’ll be teaching.

Anna Rodrigues Super Seminar vol.2

Anna Rodrigues, 1st February 2023

Anna Rodrigues (aka A.Rod) is one of the best female black belt competitors currently active on the tournament circuit.

Despite only being 24 years old, Anna has already won the Worlds, Europeans, and Pan Ams multiple times and is on track to become one of the greatest competitors of all time.

Anna’s seminar will take place on Wednesday 1st February 2023 at 6:30 PM.


Isaque Bahiense Super Seminar vol.2

Isaque Bahiense, 2nd February 2023

Isaque Bahiense is a world champion, European champion, Pan Am champion and has a staggering 86% win rate including victories over competitors like Mica Galvao, Roberto Jimenez, and Tommy Langaker.

Along with being a world champion competitor, Isaque is fast becoming considered one of the top coaches in Jiu Jitsu through the success of his team, Dream Art Jiu Jitsu.

The seminar will take place on Thursday 2nd February 2023 at 6:30 PM.


Both seminars will take place at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and each seminar is limited to 40 spaces. These seminars are expected to sell out quickly, to secure your place choose an option below:

Anna’s Seminar


Admission to Anna’s seminar.

(only 30 spaces)

£45

Super Seminars


Admission to both Anna’s & Isaque’s seminars.

(save £20)

£70

Isaque’s Seminar


Admission to Isaque’s seminar.

(only 30 spaces)

£45

(Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar. Escapology BJJ operates a white Gi only policy.)

Filed Under: Seminar Tagged With: Anna Rodrigues, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Dream Art, Escapology BJJ, Isaque Bahiense, Seminar

Leg Lock Intensive

Starting Thursday 6th October, Jack Sear will be running a Leg Lock intensive for Escapology BJJ students.

Jack is one of the top No Gi competitor’s in the country and a master of the leg locking game.

The intensive will run for 6 weeks, is limited to 30 people, and is FREE to Escapology members.

If you’d like to attend the intensive send us an email to team@escapologybjj.com or talk with Kris next time you’re in the gym.

Filed Under: Academy, Seminar Tagged With: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jack Sear, Leg Locks, No Gi, Seminar, Submissions

Mobility For BJJ Seminar

If you’ve ever been injured, you’ll know how frustrating it is to take time away from the BJJ mats. However, a lot of injuries are preventable by developing mobility and some simple prehab exercises.

Unfortunately, mobility and prehab are often overlooked as they’re not as they can be confusing and you have no clear picture of what you should be doing and when.

To help you get a better understanding of the common injuries that can happen, how they can be avoided, and the best ways to improve your mobility, we have the guys from Bulletproof For BJJ coming down to teach as seminar.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday 17th August at 6:30pm at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge and will focus on four main areas:

  1. Create a personalised Mobility checklist to identify their injury blindspots
  2. Learn how to correct the 3 biggest causes of injury for BJJ athletes
  3. Build their own specific Warm Up & Cool Down Routines to improve recovery
  4. How to improve Hip Flexibility for better Top game & Guard retention

The seminar is limited to 30 people and costs £30, but if you’d like to feel better and avoid future injuries, I’d highly recommend you attend. To register and secure your place click the button below:

Register now!

(Don’t forget to add your name and email to the notes so we know who’s registered)

Filed Under: Seminar Tagged With: Flexibility, Mobility, Seminar

Chelsea Leah’s De La Riva Seminar

I remember the first time I experienced the De La Riva Guard. The moment my train partner set in the De La Riva grips, I knew I was in trouble. My balance was weakened, my knee was buckling, and my posture was horribly broken.

Inevitably, he swept me moments later all while chuckling to himself. It felt like some sort of Jiu Jitsu magic. However, this was the early days of BJJ in the U.K. and closed guard and half guard where still considered cutting edge positions.

Over the years, the De La Riva guard has grown in popularity, and it’s now one of the most common guards in Jiu Jitsu. Go to any competition, and you’ll see white belts to black belts using it with varying degrees of success.

That’s because the De La Riva guard is simple to set up, and offers a huge variety of attacks.

Enter Chelsea Leah…

The De La Riva guard is what Chelsea Leah taught during her recent seminar at my academy.

In case you don’t know who Chelsea is, here’s a quick bio: she’s a Black Belt under Andre Galvao, a Brown Belt World Champion, a Black Belt World, Pan Am, and European medalist, and she’s an instructor at the Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy.

Here’s a video of her beating me and some of her training partners up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGJWNNFnTJQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt

As you can see, she has some serious Jiu Jitsu skills and she’s an excellent instructor. I want to share the whole seminar Chelsea taught with you now.

Part 1: De La Riva Control

The first area Chelsea taught was how to control the De La Riva guard. After all, if you can’t control the position, you’ll struggle to apply any techniques effectively.

Here’s part one of Chelsea seminar. The section includes basic De La Riva Control, a recovery drill, and a simple sweep.

Part 2: The Simple Way to Berimbolo

The Berimbolo has become one of the most recognised modern Jiu Jitsu techniques, not to mention a fantastic way to attack your opponent.

However, a lot of people struggle to learn the Berimbolo and give up on this technique.

Thankfully, there is a simple but very effective way to perform the Berimbolo. And don’t worry, it doesn’t require a lot of flexibility.

This simple way to set up the Berimbolo is what Chelsea shows in the second part of the seminar plus two ways to complete it.

Part 3: The Berimbolo Backup Plan

As the Berimbolo has become more popular, people have gotten very good at understanding how to defending it. That’s why you need a backup plan if your opponent defends your new-found Berimbolo skills.

And when you can effortlessly combine your attacks and counters it becomes incredibly difficult for your opponents to defend.

In the third video from Chelsea’s seminar, you’ll discover how to use your opponents Berimbolo counter against them to either sweep or submit them.

Part 4: The Knee Slide and Baseball Bat Choke

The knee slide is an excellent pass to use against the De La Riva guard as it works against the week part of the position.

When you combine the knee slide with the Baseball Bat choke you can put your opponent in a position where they’re either forced to tap or give up the pass.

This is what Chelsea’s covered in the final part of her seminar. Check it out below.

Want To Learn More Of Chelsea’s Jiu Jitsu?

While Chelsea was here she film two full-length instructionals. One on her Guard Passing strategies and one on her Guard Attacking strategies.

Both instructional’s are jam-packed with techniques and concepts that will improve your Jiu Jitsu. Here’s what Chelsea covers:

Part 1: Modern Guard Attacks

  1. The correct way to pull De La Riva and avoid being instantly passed.
  2. How to sweep your opponent over your head even if they weigh significantly more than you.
  3. What to do when the overhead sweep goes wrong
  4. Simple ways to countering your opponents pass attempts
  5. Setting up the Waiter Sweep off your opponents pass
  6. How to attack the back from the waiter sweep.
  7. Transitioning from the waiter sweep to X-Guard
  8. Combining a simple X-Guard sweep with the Leg Drag
  9. A super tight Knee Bar from X-Guard
  10. The Knee Bar / Toe Hold combination from X-Guard and why they work so well together.
  11. Using your opponents Knee Bar counter to establish the 50 / 50 guard and instantly sweep
  12. How to avoid getting caught in the 50/50

In total, the instructional runs for around 40 minutes and each technique is shown from multiple angles.

Part 2: Modern Guard Passing

  1. The essential Torreando drill to make your passing tighter.
  2. A high percent knee slide pass from open guard.
  3. Setting up the knee slide from the De La Riva guard.
  4. The Leg Weave Pass that allow to smash your partners hips to the mat.
  5. A simple position to combine the knee slide and leg weave for maximum effect.
  6. How to ‘float’ through your partner’s guard retention attempts
  7. How to set up the Inverse Leg Drag
  8. A simple pass from the Inverse Leg Drag
  9. How to use your opponents the Berimbolo to pass.
  10. Passing the near side lapel guard
  11. Passing the far side lapel guard
  12. Smashing through the worm guard.

This instructional runs for around 40 minutes and each technique is shown from multiple angles.

So how much does it cost?

Like I said, both instructionals are packed with information and could easily sell for between $77-97. However, you don’t have to pay that… for a limited time you can get Chelsea’s instructionals for only

£27

Click the button and complete your purchase to get instant access to Chelsea’s Modern Jiu Jitsu Instructional for only £27

Get Chelsea Leah’s Modern Jiu Jitsu Now!

Filed Under: Seminar, Technique

Elite Flexibility Seminar

Rob Najar is one of the most well-respected flexibility and mobility coaches in the business. He’s worked with more BJJ world champions than we can count, but he’s also coached athletes across a wide range of disciplines, including Olympic wrestler Helen Maroulis and the Red Bull team.

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Due to his skill level and reputation, Rob’s mobility seminars are highly sought after, and we’re incredibly lucky to have him share his knowledge with us while he’s in town to support Rafael Lovato Jnr at his fight.

For everyone who asks us about injury prevention and rehabilitation, or just wants to get a little more flexible this seminar is for you! Take advantage of the rare opportunity to learn about mobility, flexibility, and injury prevention from one of the best in the business.

The seminar will take place on Monday 24th June 2019 from 7pm and costs £30 to attend. However, due to limited space, only 30 spots are available.

Sign up through the “enrollments” tab in the MindBody app by clicking the button below:

Register For The Seminar

Filed Under: Academy, Seminar Tagged With: Flexibility, Mobility, Seminar

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