Survive and Escape by Matt Thornton
Join SBG (Straight Blast Gym International) Founder Matt Thornton for A Look at a Library of Fundamental Survival Tactics, Counter Attack Strategies, and Crucial Escapes for BJJ
- Matt Thornton Received his blue belt in 1992 from the great Rickson Gracie and was later awarded his black belt from Chris Haueter, making him one of the very first American born practitioners to receive the high honor
- Take a conceptual approach to the defensive side of BJJ with Thornton’s signature “aliveness” concepts and techniques backed by decades of experience
- Use old school secrets and details to unlock the toughest positions and scenarios
- Learn to leave bad positions safely in your rearview mirror and not only escape but create new opportunities to become offensive
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Introduction and using weight | 0 |
IN CLASS INTRO what makes people good | 9:04 |
The details of using weight and the shoulder line | 15:18 |
The goal of coaching what is a fundamental | 18:59 |
How using the shoulderline and weight efects the bottom player | 23:29 |
Matt's seminar philosophy | 26:22 |
Making the underhook efficient | 33:35 |
Taking stock of the bar setting round | 44:35 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Using directional pressure from top | 0 |
Old School hand position | 3:25 |
Getting the underhook | 7:21 |
Spine alignment on top | 14:26 |
Foot placement / threading the needle | 18:19 |
Killing frames | 24:52 |
How to do isolation rounds | 28:06 |
Where other games come from | 38:01 |
Why its the same in MMA | 42:11 |
Underhook vs shoulder escape | 46:22 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Iron pillow | 0 |
Why train like you fight doesnt work | 8:18 |
Iron pillow 2 | 11:32 |
Escaping cross sides back | 14:57 |
Starting quarters | 18:00 |
Understanding pacing | 28:03 |
Getting to quarters | 31:22 |
Quarters or Guard? | 33:03 |
The papercutter | 39:06 |
Starting positions and how to drill in a large class | 48:12 |
Finishing the papercutter | 51:30 |
Base - Posture - Connection - Pressure | 54:19 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Papercutter Escape | 0 |
Drive vs Sag pressure | 6:30 |
Isolation round 2 and how to practice | 11:05 |
Arm direction on the iron pillow | 14:06 |
Transitioning to sit out | 16:44 |
Defending the darce from iron pillow | 20:20 |
Sit out Weight distribution | 23:06 |
Thumb up vs thumb down the underhook | 25:57 |
Using weight to make them suffer | 30:17 |
Kicking to quarters | 35:21 |
Getting "Inside space" | 39:24 |
Practicing "perfect" | 45:50 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Power Shrimp | 0 |
Fighting weight by threading the needle | 5:10 |
Escaping the sit out | 9:01 |
When to leave the iron pillow | 12:44 |
Sit up escapes from sit out top | 20:02 |
Sit out Weight distribution | 26:57 |
How to Drill Sit out | 30:21 |
Driving weight from sit out | 38:12 |
Power Shrimp from Leg Sit out | 43:04 |
Inside space vs having the arms split | 46:12 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Drilling to control inside space | 0 |
Shoulder walking out of sit out | 5:11 |
Countering the kimura | 14:45 |
Pressure from sit out bottom | 22:11 |
Defending the Kimura via weight | 25:34 |
Pressure from sit out bottom 2 escape directions | 30:01 |
The shoulder of justice | 34:05 |
Troubleshooting the sit out escapes | 41:23 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The strategy of survival | 0 |
The angle of escape from sit out | 6:45 |
Stopping the mount | 14:24 |
Class room Q and A Troubleshooting issues | 19:51 |
Karl's Escape | 25:21 |
Closing Q and A | 29:43 |
The step over armbar | 36:37 |
Defending the N/S Kimura | 41:29 |
The principles of escaping submissions | 44:14 |
When and where to force escapes | 46:43 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Escaping mount via the umpa | 0 |
Escaping mount early | 6:02 |
Escaping mount how to trap arms | 8:10 |
Escaping mount the elbow knee escape | 13:57 |
The process and coaches round table | 19:37 |
Jiu-Jitsu Map | 46:22 |