Happy St. Patrick's Day! I just arrived back from a trip to San Diego. I attended the JFLO Mastermind Summit. Justin "JFLO" Flores had an incredible background in grappling, beginning in judo, transitioning to college wrestling, then back to judo, and eventually finding his way to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. His interpretation of standing engagements and bringing the opponent to the ground in a controlled fashion without giving up position or control really sparked my interest. He had been on my radar for a while before I committed to heading to the summit. No joke, it was the best seminar I've ever been to. He broke down the details of successful takedowns and how to apply those concepts seamlessly across the three grappling arts. I've been doing my best over the past few days to begin sharing with you all what I've learned, so you can benefit from the light bulbs that went off for me over the past week. I would love to know what you are interested in learning from a stand-up perspective. What takedowns have you seen or learned that don't seem logical or feasible for you as an athlete? How can we make all these techniques accessible to you so you can train them safely and in ways that benefit you and your partners?

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Class is LIVE every evening on YouTube. And the classes are available for rewatching at your leisure. Sunday Open Mat is also live and recorded on YouTube, so you can see live training and review your rounds if you come down to train. This is all to say, if the technology obeys 😄