Seminar

WRIST LOCK MASTERCLASS

There’s one submission above all others that’s looked down upon by a lot of BJJ players. In Portuguese, it’s known as Mão de Vaca (or cow paw). You probably know it as the wrist lock.

Wrist locks can be a brutal submission. Just take a look at this 13 second wrist lock submission of Jacare’s:

The wonderful thing about wrist locks is they’re one of the few submissions you can catch from almost anywhere. You can snag a wrist lock from the top, bottom, guard, passing, leg entanglements, and just about anywhere you can think of.

On top of that, because people often fear the wrist lock, you can use them as a way to set up other submissions or transitions. As a result, they’re an incredible tool to add to your BJJ arsenal.

On Sunday 6th July at 10 AM, Escapology BJJ head instructor, Chelsea Leah and wrist lock machine with be teaching a masterclass all about the deadly art of wrist locking.

Take a look at the video below to see Chelsea working her wrist lock magic (make sure you watch until the end for the aftermath of her wrist locking frenzy):

The seminar will take place at 10 AM 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 Wrist Lock For Realsies masterclass.

PWYW

Outside Students

Admission to the Wrist Lock For Realsies 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.)

Dominyka Obelenyte Seminar 2025

On Saturday 14th June 2024, Escapology BJJ will be holding a seminar with 4x World Champion Dominyka Obelenyte.

In case you never heard of Dominyka, she’s a black belt under Marcelo Garcia and won double gold as a black belt in 2015 and 2016. Get this… at the time she was only 20 years old!

The match below is a great example of how dominant in competition and her signature move the Domoplata.

The seminar will take place at 1 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 gym’s.

Escapology Students

Admission to Dominyka’s seminar.

PWYW

Outside Students

Admission to Dominyka’s seminar.

£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.)

Kairos 2 Sessions

In case you missed, Kairos 2 is taking place on Sunday 27th April. The main competition features 10 of Europes top under -55kg femal grapplers. On top of that we’ve added a super-fight between two of the best -66kg competitors in Europe Daniel de Groot and Tommy Yip.

To support the event Daniel and Tommy will also be teaching two special training sessions on Saturday 26th April. .

In case you’ve never heard of Tommy or Daniel here’s a little info about them…

Tommy is one of the UK’s most exciting competitors in the Gi and No Gi, and has an abundance of success in both submission only and points based rulesets.

Daniel is an ADCC trials medalist, a Europeans and Brasileiros medalist, and the first ever Dutchman to with the Brasileiros back at purple belt.

The Kairos Session will take place in three parts:

10:30 AM – Tommy Yip Session
12:30 PM – Daniel de Groot Session
2:00 PM – Open Mat Session.

There are two ticket options available for the sessions regular at £50 and VIP which gives you access to watch Kairos live the following day. Regardless of the option you choose all funds go straight to the athletes.

REGULAR

Includes:

Access to all sessions on the 26th April

£50

REGISTER NOW

VIP

Includes:

Access to all sessions on the 26th April.
Spectator Tickets for Kairos 2 on 27th April
Lunch on the 27th

£95

REGISTER NOW

(White Gi’s Only. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the seminar.)

The Lazy Dog // Masterclass

There are some BJJ players out there that have incredibly frustrating guards to pass. No matter what you do they always seem to tie you up and stifle your pass attempts.

Back in my AOJ days I spent countless hours, trying battle these types of opponents, trying every type of pass I could think of to get around there legs. On many occasions, I would just end frustrated, tired, and getting swept.

But I didn’t start seeing passing success until I did less – a lot less.

I was training with a particularly tough guard player, and getting frustrated as usual. In a last ditch attempt to escape his guard hell, I attempted the crazy dog pass. However, it went wrong and I ended up in an very loose passing position.

As I sat there trying to figure out what to do next, I realised my opponent couldn’t doing anything offensive, his only option was to frame and try to recover.

In that moment, the Lazy Dog was born. It became my go to way to frustrate annoying guard players and slow things down and even submit them if they get sloppy.

On Sunday 6th April at 10 AM, Tom Barlow will be sharing my whole Lazy Dog passing game.

In this masterclass, you’ll learn everything you need to add the Lazy Dog to your game, including:

Use the Lazy Dog to control and shut down your opponents guard
The ultra simple setups anyone can do – it lazy after all.
How to counter the most common defences
Some brutal submissions that come straight off the pass.

And much more. Whether you’re a speed passer or love the pressure passing game, the Lazy Dog can be incredibly useful addition to your game. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn one of the most over-powered passing systems in BJJ.

Here’s the best part… 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.

To register your space, click the link below now.

BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW!

(White Gi’s only uniform policy applies. Limited spaces available.)

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.

Looking to start BJJ training in Cambridge? With classes for all ages (from 4 years old) and ability, Escapology BJJ is arguably the best place to train Jiu Jitsu in Cambridge.

To learn more about our classes and get start for FREE click the button below:

LEARN MORE