Harris Academy

OVERVIEW

My goal with this unique, one-on-one and highly personalized, kind of training will be to teach, guide, encourage and inspire students who are looking for a more structured way of learning and growing in Jiu Jitsu - especially those of you who already teach the art.

Here are the areas I will cover in this first course:

• Mindsets
• Positions
• Positioning
• Fundamental Movements
• Postures
• Front mount escapes
• A highly effective guard pass
• A highly effective side mount control hold
• A simple transition
• A few submissions
• An important sweep
• A couple of drills that combine everything above
• Self-defense against grabs
• Self-defense against strikes
• Self-defense against a knife
• Some important thoughts on self-defense

The combination of all of these will lay a foundation for part two of this program!

In part two of the course, I will expand upon the above-mentioned topics as well as add a few new topics (e.g. How to become a great training partner, How to interact with me weekly or monthly, Your homework assignment, Your first examination, How to find great training partners to help you progress, etc...).

The goals of these courses are to (a) lay a firm foundation in your mindsets, positioning, movements and technique and (b) teach you a structured progression in training [as well as give you several examinations along the way] so you can make continued progress in your journey (because learning technique IS NEVER ENOUGH to progress in any art). By the time you reach Foundations Course #5 (the final course before the individual stripe / belt courses), you will have learned enough principles, concepts and training methods to guide you all the way to black belt in Jiu Jitsu (if that's where you want to go).

For those of you who will go beyond the training and will choose to test with me, you will have a weekly or monthly FaceTime, Skype or Messenger meetings with me to (a) talk with your about and/or review your progress, (b) ask any questions you might have, and (c) talk about your training assignments / goals. This way, we can emulate the academy environment as well as do things many academy instructors don’t do (e.g. give you one-on-one time with your instructor at a reasonable price, give you personal feedback on your current strengths / weaknesses / abilities, etc…).

The big picture for all of this is simple:

Over the course of your training with me, those of you who will choose to train AND test with me will have an experienced and caring black belt looking over your shoulder, guiding, teaching, encouraging and inspiring you (each week or each month) as you progress in Jiu Jitsu. And, I anxiously look forward to sharing this journey with you!

SECTIONS

Here are the names of the different sections:

01. Introduction
02. Positions
03. Positioning
04. Fundamental movements
05. Postures
06. B.A.R. front mount escape
07. E/K front mount escape
08. O.T.L. guard pass
09. Side mount hold
10. Transition to front mount
11. Americana lock
12. Side mount submissions
13. Front mount submissions
14. Elevator sweep
15. B.A.R. Front mount escape drill
16. E/K escape drill
17. B.A.R. & E/K front mount escape drill
18. B.A.R. Front Mount Escape Drill 2
19. E/K Front Mount Escape Drill 2
20. Functional exercises
21. Self-Defense: A definition
22. Self-Defense: Mindset
23. Self-Defense: Focuses
24. Self-Defense: Stance
25. Self-Defense: Footwork
26. Self-Defense: Hand defenses
27. Self-Defense: Head defenses
28. Self-Defense: Eye poke
29. Self-Defense: Eye gouge
30. Self-Defense: The slap
31. Self-Defense: HKE
32. Self-Defense: Groin shots
33. Self-Defense: The bite
34. Self-Defense: Important thoughts
35. Self-Defense: Long range knife defense
36. Self-Defense: A different knife defense
37. First assignment
38. Friendly sparring and commentary
39. Discussion forum
40. Something new to test

COSTS

• A one-time fee of $47 for lifetime access

GOALS

Here are the goals for this course:

1. Teach students the three most often used positions in Jiu Jitsu (and how to get better at them).
2. Teach students the importance of the use of proper positioning (and how it affects endurance).
3. Teach students a series of related techniques that lead to drilling (an important way of training).
4. Teach students the first three levels of the Harris Jiu Jitsu training method (having a structure to training).
5. Teach students how to train properly, safely and enjoyably (primary goals of every Jiu Jitsu student).
6. Teach students some basic ideas on self-defense (an important area of training for all students).
7. Lay a foundation in your skill sets for part two in this series (there will be five courses in all).

Does this sound like a plan? Do you have questions or comments? If so, email me here.

I hope to see you on the inside,

Roy Harris

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