Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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.)

MOUNT THE WORLD MASTERCLASS

On Friday 28th November, Escapology BJJ instructor and multiple time IBJJF European champion, Alek Ryan will be teaching a Mount masterclass.

The seminar will take place at 6 PM at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and is open to anyone of any level. The is cost PWYW (Pay What You Want) for Escapology BJJ students and affiliates and £30 for people from other gyms.

Escapology Students

Admission to the Mount The World Masterclass

PWYW

Outside Students

Admission to the Mount The World 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.)

BREAK THE RULES WEEK

Break the Rules Week runs from Monday 29th September – Sunday 5th October!

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The mats are your runway, so bring your style, flair, and attitude. Three rules you can’t break….

🚫 No Heat-pressed gear
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Adele Fornarino Seminar

On Wednesday 8th October at 6PM, Adele will be teaching a No Gi Jiu Jitsu seminar at Escapology BJJ

Adele Fornarino is a one of the best Jiu Jitsu competitors on the planet. Adele broke on to the world stage in 2022 when she conquered the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World No-Gi title as a brown belt, and the Oceania & Asia ADCC Qualifiers.

Then in 2024, Adele became the first woman to win a double gold in ADCC World tournament while simultaneously become the first Australian to win the event.

On Wednesday 8th October, Adele will be teaching a seminar at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge ahead of her Grapplefest title defence. This will be a No Gi seminar where Adele will be sharing some of the techniques that helped her win double gold at the ADCC.

The semianr will take place at 6 PM at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and is open to anyone of any level. The cost of the seminar is £50 and all participants will get a recording of the event for future reference.

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Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar. Escapology BJJ operates a uniform policy of No Gi only policy of rash guard, spats, shorts (optional for women).

The Crucifix Masterclass Part 1

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 see the level of control it gives :

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 3rd October, Escapology BJJ head instructor, Tom Barlow will be teaching the first part of his Crucifix Masterclass series. The focus of the first seminar will be on Crucifix control and simple submission opportunities. 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.)