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SOLID GROUND x ESCAPOLOGY

One of the core values of Escapology BJJ is community. To us this means building a supportive community within the academy, but also helping the wider Cambridge community as best we can.

Throughout the year Escapology holds a number of events and activities to support our community, however, there are two major ones.

The first is Christmas in July. This is where we run a food drive for Cambridge food bank. The second is our charity open mat in December where we raise money for Jimmy’s Cambridge.

This year we teamed up with Solid Ground to host one of their open mats and it was a huge success.

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We had BJJ players from as far away as Torquay in Devon make the journey to Escapology to train and support Jimmy’s. It was an excellent session filled with good vibes and fun rounds, but most importantly we raised £780 for Jimmy’s.

Thank you to everyone who attended the open mat.

Four Solo Drills To Improve Your Passing

Let’s be honest, passing an opponents guard can be hard. That’s particularly true against those super bendy people who seem to have arms for legs.

On top of having good technique, you want rock-solid balance, strong posture, and excellent mobility. While these attributes will develop naturally over time, you can accelerate your balance, posture, and mobility development through a little solo drilling.

To help you get started, I just uploaded a video that covers four of my favourite solo passing drills. These drills have been incredibly beneficial in my own training, hopefully, they can do the same for you. Check them out now below:

You can do these drills as a warm-up, cool down, or anytime you have a few minutes spare. However you choose to practice them, they will help you passing.

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Super Seminar Series vol.1

From Tuesday 29th November to Thursday 8th December 2022, we have five of the Europe’s best instructors coming to Escapology BJJ in Cambridge to teach seminars.

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

Tommy Langaker Seminar at Escapology BJJ

Tommy Langaker, 29th November

Having won Europeans, Abu Dhabi Pro and countless other BJJ competitions, Tommy is Europe’s most successful and active competitors. However, unlike many successful athletes Tommy’s game is incredibly fast paced and always highly entertaining to watch.

Tommy will be covering the Matrix back attack system and key master guard.

Chelsea Leah, 1st December

Chelsea is one of the head coaches at Escapology BJJ. A black belt under Andre Galvao and medalist at at every major competition as a black belt, Chelsea has had an incredibly successful BJJ career and despite being a full-time coach and mum, still competes at the highest level.

Chelsea will be teaching part of her No Gi game

Dan Strauss, 5th December

Dan AKA the Raspberry Ape almost needs no introduction. Despite only just turning 30, Dan has been on the top of the UK grappling scene since the early 2000’s and has competed all over the globe in competitions like the ADCC, Polaris, and Quintet.

Dan will be teaching his patent guillotines.

Braulio Estima Seminar at Escapology BJJ

Braulio Estima, 7th December

Braulio is a legend in the BJJ community. He is a four time BJJ world champion, ADCC weight and absolute champion, and has countless other accolades to his name.

Braulio is also considered by many to be one of the top instructors in the world and his seminars always jam packed with amazing technique and good times. Braulio will be covering his devastating leg lock game.

Tom Barlow, 8th December

The final seminar in the series will be Tom Barlow. Along with Chelsea, Tom is one of the head instructors of Escapology BJJ. On top of that, Tom has won No Gi worlds 3 times, competed in the ADCC finals, represented the UK in the world grappling games and is one of the most successful competitors to come from the U.K.

Tom will be sharing part of his highly technical BJJ game.

All the seminar series will take place at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and each seminar is limited to 40 spaces. To secure your place, choose your option below:

1x

Seminar

Admission to one seminar of your choice.

£45

2x

Seminars

Admission to two seminars of your choice. (save £5)

£85

All

Seminars

Admission to all the seminars in the series. (save £100)

£125

(Send your seminar choice(s) to a team team@escapologybjj.com)

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.

Follow Dennis now at https://www.instagram.com/corefightingsystem

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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