ITK GRT KTWN

Saturday Fundamentals Class

8:30-9:30am

Mount Escape Fundamentals (9/23/23-10/7/23)

In these sessions we’ll go over the fundamentals of two basic escapes. Time allowing, we may touch on two other escapes for purposes of comparison.

Escapes:

  • Trap and Roll
  • Elbow escape
  • Underhook escape
  • Bonus: Kip & A Fuga Feia

The warmup will focus on body motions and positions used in the escapes and how to chain them together.

Key Exercises

  • Hip Escape
  • Reverse Hip Escape
  • Bridge
  • Hip Switch
  • Kip Crunch
  • Pummel
Peripheral Techniques

  • Scissor Sweep
Positions

  • Full Mount
  • Closed Guard
  • Half Guard
  • Knee On Belly
Grip Fundamentals (9/2/23-9/16/23)

In these sessions we’ll go over the fundamentals of grips on the gi, grabs, and methods for holding the hands together. We’ll spend time on specific grips and their purpose, strengths, and weaknesses.

Gi Grips
  • Parallel Lapel Grip
  • Cross Lapel Grip
  • Parallel Sleeve Grip
  • Cross Sleeve Grip
  • Pistol Grip

Grabs:

Grabs
  • C Grip
  • V Grip
  • Monkey Grip
  • Club
  • Friction Grip
Hand to Hand Grips
  • Gable Grip
  • Butterfly Grip
  • S Grip
  • Seatbelt
  • Interlace Grip

The warmup will focus on body motions and positions used when employing the grips and the motions used to escape and break them.

Key Exercises
  • Skips with opening and closing hands
  • Rope Pulls
  • Slugs
  • Hip Escape
  • Pummel
Key Techniques
  • Standing Cross Lapel Grip Break
  • Standing Parallel Lapel Grip Break
  • Standing Cross Sleeve Grip Break (Inward/Outward)
  • Standing Parallel Sleeve Grip Break (Inward/Outward)
  • Guard Cross Lapel Grip Break
  • Guard Parallel Lapel Grip Break
  • Guard Cross Sleeve Grip Break (Inward/Outward)
  • Guard Parallel Sleeve Grip Break (Inward/Outward)
Positions
  • Wrestling Stance
  • Closed Guard
  • Knee On Belly
  • Combat Base
Jiujitsu Maxims

A few quotes to keep in mind when learning jiujitsu:

  • Position before submission.
  • The object with the least mass or friction moves.
  • When you’re on the bottom you’re a space maker, on top a space taker.
  • Use the difficulty.
  • Make your opponent’s effort to advance into a war of attrition.
  • Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem.
  • When training, tap early and tap often.
  • Don’t break your toys.
  • Be aware of your surroundings.
  • Nobody owns the truth.
  • When the team improves, you improve. When you improve, the team improves.
  • Be clean, be kind, and be honest, especially with yourself.
Martial Arts Reading List

Read these books to improve and enrich your martial arts.

  • The Tao of Jeet Kune Do ~Bruce Lee
  • The Filipino Martial Arts ~Dan Inosanto
  • The Book of Five Rings ~Miyamoto Musashi
  • The Art of War ~Sun Tzu
  • Beyond The Known ~Tri Thong Dang
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: For Experts Only ~Carlson Gracie
  • Jiujitsu On The Brain ~Mark Johnson
  • The 32 Principles ~Rener Gracie
  • The Brazilian Jiujitsu Globetrotter ~Christian Graugart
  • Zen Jiu Jitsu: The 30 Day Program to improve Your Game 1000% ~Oliver Staark
  • A Roadmap for Brazilian Jiujitsu ~Stephen Kesting
  • A Glossary of BJJ Guards ~Stephen Kesting
  • Breathe ~Rickson Gracie
About Bart

Martial Arts Biography

Bart Hubbard has been involved in the martial arts for four decades. He studied Boxing, Taekwondo, Kenpo, and Modern Arnis as a youth. He was introduced to Filipino Martial arts while living in the Philippines during high school.

He began training Wing Chun Kung Fu in 1992 from Sifu Carlan Steward of Sacramento, CA in the Traditional Wing Chun system of William Cheung (Cheung Chuk Hing), a renowned student of Yip Man. He holds the 2nd Level Black Sash. In addition to four years of Wing Chun teaching experience, Bart worked professionally in nightclub security effectively applying Wing Chun principles and techniques to real life situations.

In 1998 Bart moved to Southern California and trained at the Inosanto Acdemy and then in 1999 Bart began training in Doce Pares Eskrima under Ramon and Eva Cañete Rubia. He was the 2000 WEKAF Middle Heavyweight US National Champion and took 2nd Place in the 2000 WEKAF World Championship. He participated in two Dog Brothers Gatherings including the last one held at the park in Hermosa Beach. In 2003 Bart moved back to Sacramento and ran Capital Doce Pares until 2007.

Bart began studying Brazilian Jiujitsu with Felipe Bragiao in 2010, regularly competing until 2020. He regularly visits other gyms across the country to learn and train and even made the trip to Brazil to train in 2019. He received his brown belt in 2022 and continues to train at Bragiao Brazilian Jiujitsu with the Carlson Gracie Team.

Rank

  • Brazilian Jiujitsu : Felipe Bragiao : Brown Belt : 2022
  • Doce Pares Eskrima : Ramon Rubia : Black Belt 2° : 2000
  • Wing Chun King Fu : Carlan Steward : Black Sash 2° : 1996