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Jozef Chen At Escapology BJJ

On Sunday (16th February 2025) Escapology BJJ held a seminar with grappling phenom Jozef Chen.

In case you never heard of Jozef Chen, his rise up the BJJ and submission grappling ranks is nothing short of incredible. Despite only having trained Jiu Jitsu for a relatively small amount of time, Jozef has established himself as one of the top grapplers on the planet.

Around 60 Jiu Jitsu players around the UK attended the seminar during which Jozef taught some of his signature passing techniques. Take a look at some of the picture below:

It was a pleasure to have Jozef at Escapology BJJ and to welcome some many Jiu Jitsu enthusiasts from around the country on to our mats.

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Jozef Chen Seminar

On Sunday 16th February 2025, Escapology BJJ will be holding a seminar with grappling phenom Jozef Chen.

Chen’s breakout moment came in 2023 at the ADDC European Trials, where he showcased his skills by defeating a lineup of world-class competitors including Oliver Taza and Tommy Langaker in a single day.

Check out the video below to see the highlights of that run at the ADCC European trials.

The seminar will take place at 10AM at Escapology BJJ’s new location in centre of Cambridge, U.K. and is open to anyone of any level. The is cost £50 for Escapology BJJ students and affiliates and £65 for non-members.

Members

Admission to Jozef’s seminar.

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Non Members

Admission to Jozef’s seminar.

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(Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar.)

Lateral Drop From 2 On 1

I don’t know what it is about BJJ players, but they love jumping on your neck and try to guillotine you.

It’s no difference in the 2 on 1 grip AKA the Russian Tie. The cool thing is that if they decide to attack your neck, you can punish them with the Lateral drop.

It’s super easy to set up and finish, and if you get really good at it, you can even bate your partner to attack your neck.

Check episode 72 of 2 Minute Jiu Jitsu below and discover the Lat Drop From The 2 On 1:

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Everyday I’m Wrasslin’ Part 1 // Masterclass

If you want to have good Jiu Jitsu, you have to have a good understanding of takedowns.

A well timed takedown, can change the course of a match or score vital points when needed. There are countless examples where a takedown has been the key to victory for an athlete.

Takedowns aren’t just useful when you’re standing – they’re critical in your sweeping game, too. After all, a sweep is just a takedown that starts in guard.

To help you develop your takedown game Escapology BJJ’s head coach will be teaching a masterclass on 28th September covering part of his wrestling game.

This is a game Tom has be developing for a long time, which he’s used to great effect at the high-levels of BJJ.

During the Everyday I’m Wrasslin’ master class Tom will be sharing the gripping strategies, takedowns, and transitions you need to know to add some wrestling to your BJJ arsenal.

Best of all, you can “Pay What You Want” to attend the seminar. Want to invest £100? Awesome! Only have £1? No worries? It’s entirely up to you. Just change the amount before you complete your registration. All entry fees will go towards the creation of Escapology 2.0.

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(No Gis uniform policy applies. Only 30 spaces available.)

The Ladder Concept

Have you ever rolled with someone who seems to have a tractor-beam-like attachment to you? No matter what you do, you can’t keep their weight off you, and it feels like you’re slowly drowning in concrete.

Braulio basically does this to me every time we roll, and I can assure you it’s a terrible feeling. By feeling it so many times (and asking him), the concept behind how to become a human tractor beam is pretty simple and can be used by anyone.

I call it the Ladder concept and want to share it with you now.

A lot of people think about passing (or any technique) as a single technique, but it’s not. A better way to think about passing is that you have to win a series of small battles.

Each battle is a rung on the ladder that finally gets you to your goal.

If your opponent prevents you from climbing to the next rung of the ladder, you stay there until you break through their defences. And if they break from one of your attacks, you only want to fall one rung of the ladder rather than to the bottom.

To illustrate the ladder concept, I want to share a short clip from the Cradle Masterclass where I talked about this concept. Check out the video below to watch it now:

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