The seatbelt is a hold from behind your opponent where you place one hand over their shoulder and the other under their armpit, so your hands grasp diagonally across his chest (much like a seatbelt!)
Aaron gets his Yellow Belt
Big Congratz to Aaron for his achieving his Yellow Belt a few weeks back.
NSC 2008 - Andy & Graeme
With the National Junior Championships getting so big we need now need to run two rings side by side, it means I can’t see everyone in action. Couple that with a shortage on support staff and cameras, and it means unfortunately I can’t write a review up for everyone.
From what I saw on the day, [...]
Rob & Ciaran Sparring
A clip of Rob & Ciaran ‘throwing down’ on Tuesday night.
Save to you computer and enjoy! (29.7MB 3:04)
Butterfly Guard Passes
When your opponent has his feet underneath your hips in guard, he has butterfly guard on you. There are two passes here. The first one is more technical, and may be harder to pull off. It may even be a bit dated at this stage. But it does show you patience, and a complete way [...]
Funny Rock Paper Scissors Clip
Here’s a funny clip on Rock-Paper-Scissors by comedian Demitri Martin.
Enjoy!
Black Belts!
There’s really only one important piece of news this week, and that’s Kirsty and Liam have become our first ever black belts!!!
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