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The unglamorous skill that makes every guard work — four fences between their pass and your hips
Guard Retention Fundamentals
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · All levels · 60 min
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Guard Retention Fundamentals — The unglamorous skill that makes every guard work — four fences between their pass and your hips
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Fresh lessons for your level land every Saturday morning, free to read in the drop.
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3 new lessons for next week
Guard Passing Chains
Blue belt · 75 min
Submission Chains from Closed Guard
Blue belt · 75 min
Comp Prep — Camp Week
Competition team · 90 min
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Blue belt · 75 min
Guard Passing Chains
Stop collecting passes and start connecting them — their defence picks your next move
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Blue belt · 75 min
Submission Chains from Closed Guard
Armbar, triangle, omoplata — one attack with three endings, chained off their honest defence
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Competition team · 90 min
Comp Prep — Camp Week
Match-length rounds, real scores, corners and consequences — the session that makes Saturday feel familiar
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Competition team · 60 min
Comp Prep — Winning the Scramble
Matches are decided in the grey moments between positions — train the chaos on purpose
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · No-gi · Blue belt+ · 75 min
Leg Entanglements, Taught Safely
Ashi garami and the straight ankle lock inside a safety system your whole room can trust
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · All levels · 60 min
Takedowns for BJJ
Start the fight on your terms — breakfalls first, then one low-risk takedown done properly
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 10 · White belt · 60 min
Mount Escapes — The Elbow Escape & the Rule of Two
Fundamentals cycle — a second way out from under the worst seat in the house, and a rule for choosing
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 11 · White belt · 60 min
Half Guard Basics — Shield, Underhook, Up
Fundamentals cycle — the position everyone lands in by accident becomes a place you go on purpose
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 12 · White belt · 60 min
Week 12 — Review & Roll
Fundamentals cycle capstone — nothing new tonight: the whole map walked once, then rolled on for the first time
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 2 · White belt · 60 min
Passing the Open Guard
Fundamentals cycle — from last week's break to your first pass
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 3 · White belt · 60 min
Mount — Keep It & Escape It
Fundamentals cycle — the position both players must understand from both sides
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 4 · White belt · 60 min
First Submission — the Cross-Collar Choke from Mount
Fundamentals cycle — the first finish, earned from the position weeks 1–3 built
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 5 · White belt · 60 min
Side Control — Hold It & Escape It
Fundamentals cycle — the other great pin, taught honestly from both sides
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 7 · White belt · 60 min
Back Control — The Seatbelt & the Hooks
Fundamentals cycle — the best seat in the house, and the discipline it takes to keep it
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 8 · White belt · 60 min
The Armbar from Closed Guard
Fundamentals cycle — the guard from week 1 finally shows its teeth: your first attack from underneath
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Week 9 · White belt · 60 min
The Triangle Setup
Fundamentals cycle — one arm in, one arm out: the trap your legs have been rehearsing since week 1
Brazilian jiu-jitsu · Women's class · All levels · 60 min
Closed Guard & the Hip-Bump Sweep
A proper fundamentals class built around the sweep that proves the whole art: leverage doing what strength cannot
Boxing · Experienced club class · 45 min
Counter-Punching
Their punch is your invitation — a night for boxers ready to stop trading and start answering.
Boxing · Mixed club class · 45 min
Footwork Angles
Straight lines are for beginners and buses — tonight the feet learn to leave sideways, and every punch gets a better postcode.
Boxing · Beginner-friendly club class · 45 min
Footwork Foundations
Club session — 45 minutes of feet, because the punches are only as good as the floor under them
Boxing · Mixed club class · 45 min
Southpaw Night
Everyone boxes the wrong-way-round tonight — the orthodox learn to face southpaws, the southpaws finally get a room built for them.
Boxing · Mixed club class · 60 min
Body Shots
Head-hunting is a habit, not a strategy — tonight the punches go downstairs, where fights are quietly won.
Boxing · Experienced club class · 60 min
Championship Rounds
Ten three-minute rounds scored like a title fight — the night that teaches experienced boxers what their pace actually is.
Boxing · Mixed club class · 60 min
Jab Night
Club session — the punch that runs the whole sport
Boxing · Mixed club class · 60 min
The 1-2
Club session — the cross arrives, and the jab finally gets its answer
Boxing · Mixed club class · 60 min
Slip and Roll
A whole hour on not being there — the head moves, the feet stay honest, and punches start missing on purpose.
Boxing · Course week 2 · Beginner · 60 min
Week 2 — Jab & Cross
The first two punches of their lives, built onto last week's feet so they land like boxing, not flailing.
Boxing · Course week 3 · Beginner · 60 min
Week 3 — Hooks
The arm bends for the first time — hooks turn last week's straight lines into a full sentence, the 1-2-3.
Boxing · Course week 4 · Beginner · 60 min
Week 4 — Defence Basics
Four punches in the bank — now the course turns around and teaches them how to not get hit.
Boxing · Course week 5 · Beginner · 60 min
Week 5 — Combinations
Punches and defence stop being separate lessons — this week they become one flowing sentence with an answer built in.
Boxing · Course week 6 · Beginner · 60 min
Week 6 — Graduation Night
Six weeks of work walks through four stations and three big rounds — then a certificate, a photo, and a seat at regular club nights.
Boxing · Coach-assessed members only · 75 min
Sparring Prep — Controlled
The bridge night between pads and sparring — touch-level contact, coach-assessed pairs, and rules that make bravery safe.
Boxing · White collar · Week 8 of 8 · 60 min
White Collar Week 8 — Peak Week
Eight weeks ago they were accountants and nurses with a mad idea — tonight is the last hard session before fight night, and it is about sharpening, not suffering.
Kids martial arts · Littles 3–5 · Any art · 30 min
Wobble Masters
Littles balance night — surfing, statues and stepping stones that quietly build the legs every kick will stand on
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–9 · Any art · 45 min
Shields Up
Three blocks and first pad work — defence taught as a superpower, with holding a pad treated as a skill of its own
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–9 · Any art · 45 min
Laser Focus
A whole class for eyes, ears and stillness — attention trained like a muscle, one funny distraction at a time
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–9 · Any art · 45 min
Safe Voice, Smart Feet
Personal safety for kids taught through games, not fear — check first, big voice, run and tell a trusted adult
Kids martial arts · Kids 6–12 · Any art · 45 min
Words That Shield
Verbal anti-bullying training — calm voice, tall stance, walk away, tell — rehearsed until the words are as reflexive as any block
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–12 · Any art, grading soon · 45 min
Test Day Ready
Kids belt-test rehearsal — nerves practised until they turn into pride
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–12 · Any art · 45 min
The Brave Ladder
Confidence built rung by rung — voice first, then performing, then one hollywood moment of power each, with every child choosing their own height
Kids martial arts · All ages · Any art · 45 min
The Respect Code
Etiquette taught as a game — the class discovers why every rule exists, then writes the code in their own words
Kids martial arts · All ages · Grading week · Any art · 45 min
Grading Week Circuit
Syllabus reps disguised as stations — every child arrives at grading day over-practised and under-worried
Kids martial arts · Kids 5–9 · Any art · 45 min
Listen, Move, Respect
Kids fundamentals — discipline games that teach the class to run itself
Kids martial arts · All ages · Mixed class · Any art · 45 min
One Mat, Every Age
A station system that lets six-year-olds and thirteen-year-olds train hard in the same room — and ends with the bigs shielding the littles
Kids martial arts · All ages · Demo day · Any art · 45 min
Show Time
Build and run a parents' demo inside one class — every child performs, every parent films a highlight, and the club looks like the best decision they ever made
Kids martial arts · Youth 10–14 · Any art · 60 min
Junior Leaders
A youth class where teaching is the technique — every teen coaches something tonight and leaves knowing the show-say-watch-praise loop
Kids martial arts · Youth 10–14 · Any art, pad-experienced · 60 min
First Contact
The first supervised step from pads towards partners — every touch still lands on a pad, every child can opt out, and control is the only score
Kids martial arts · All ages · Camp · Any art · 60 min
Camp Day
A big, loud camp hour — three teams, a tournament, one skill smuggled into the middle, and an awards circle where every team wins something true
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Questions, answered
Is it really free to read?
Yes. Any shared link opens the whole lesson — no account, no wall, and that never changes. A free account adds 2 library lessons a month plus the Saturday drop, and every new account starts with 14 days of everything, no card.
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Who writes the lessons?
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Can I make my own versions?
Yes. Open any lesson and make it yours — duplicate it, rename the blocks, change the timings, swap pieces around. Your copies live in your account and stay yours.
How do I cancel, and what’s the refund?
Cancel anytime in your account — you keep access until the end of the period you’ve paid for. And there’s a 30-day promise: if a paid plan isn’t for you in the first 30 days, tell us and we refund it in full.
Which disciplines are covered?
Today: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Boxing, Kids martial arts. Every lesson is complete and labelled by level, and new ones arrive each Saturday.
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