Young Danny graded for his blue belt today with the Agoge. Danny has really grown in the last while , displaying great maturity and a willingness to learn. He’s quite humble in class, without being too shy!
Here’s one clip of him escaping a hold by a much bigger training partner as part of his grading:
Right click, save as (13 seconds, 3.2MB)
Danny now moves up to Spartan MMA. Congratz little man!
Guard is very important in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Submission Wrestling. It allows a child on bottom to keep their partner’s weight of them and also gives them an opportunity to flip them over so they’re in top (called a sweep)
In this guard drill, the kids on top were instructed just to hold their partners down while the guys on bottom looked to take the back or sweep their partner.
Round 1 (right click, save as. 31 secs, 7.7MB)
Round 2 (right click, save as. 31 secs, 7.7.MB)
Out a bit too long Alannah?
Glad to have you back on the mats enjoying yourself!
Clever Little Monkeys will be joining up with the Agoge for the Month of August, until school starts back. Training times are
Little Ruairi tried on his first Jitz suit today:
As soon as he can move I’m sure we’ll see him on the mats causing trouble 
“I wish it was Pink” - Kirsty
Kirsty was the first Monkey to train in the new premises. While she was mildly upset the walls weren’t pink, she was excited by the rings.
Next training session Monday at 6.30 with the Agoge.
