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Western Connecticut Submission Grappling Team
Western Connecticut Submission Grappling Team officially started May 1 with Brazilian Jujitsu practicioners Barrett Venneri, a 29-year old 150lbs., and Ehson Shafie, a 24-year old 185lbs. former UCONN martial arts member, training team members 59-year old Al Bruhn, 185lbs., and 20-year old Justin Mazzarese, 205lbs., for submission grappling events/tournaments at Bruhn Home Gym. First match between Ehson S. and Barrett V on May 1, 2005 MAY DAY was video taped by Justin M here! Al Bruhn was instructed on the technique escaping from the guard by Ehson and Barrett May 1, 2005 here! Now, watch video grappling match between Ehson and Barrett done May 15, 2005 here!The team is involved in an exclusive cardio/submission grappling medical project here! "God has brought us together to help one another become better people on this planet," Bruhn explained. "We are God's chosen to prove to the world that there is a better side to humanity, and we plan to make that known too," Bruhn remarked. Bruhn added that he is blessed to have the best mates to help him achieve medical history again. Anyone who wants to be a guest of a session must contact one of the practicioners (instructors). Call Bruhn for more information at (203) 788-0416 to contact Barrett or Ehson. Session 1 (5/1/05) written by Al Bruhn and Justin Mazzarese May Day! May Day! That was the call of session number one of our cardio/submission grappling project at the Bruhn Home Gym. Encountering and facing the unknown and then knowing how to deal with it is what life is all about. In any situation dealing in competition you set yourself up for failure or you set yourself up for glory. In this project, we will be taking the competition to the mat and challenge our inner fight to grapple with an opponent and win; this is the quest of mankind�to win. It�s a constant theme in military history books. And, there�s no difference in any fight scenario albeit on the street or on the mat. A male faces another male with mental and physical abilities to attack and counter attack whatever is presented by one another. May Day May Day is the cry for battle of the unpredictable. The real key to success lies in not knowing what to do when things go right, but it lies in how the individual reacts when the unpredictable occurs. Brazilian Jujitsu exemplifies this perfectly-it is a sequence of attacks followed by counter attacks in which one individual deals with the unpredictable in a better manner. We will be using Brazilian Jujitsu to help us in our teaching and understanding of the art of fighting. Teaching the cardio/submission grappling project are submission specialists Barrett Venneri and Ehson Shafie. Barrett is 29 years old, 140lbs and stands at 5feet 9inches. Ehson is 24 years old and weighs 185lbs at 6 feet 3 inches. Both Barrett and Ehson are exceptionally compatible and highly knowledgeable in submission grappling. Barrett is schooled in submission grappling while Ehson has been blessed naturally as a submission grappler. The students participating are Justin Mazzarese and Al Bruhn. They will be working as teammates who are committed to learning techniques of their own male to male survival. Al is 59 years old and weighs 185lbs. while Justin is youngest, at 20 years old, but weighs in at the most, 205lbs. The focus of the project is to determine how males learn fight techniques regardless of age and engage in battle. Whether on the mat or off, it is the male who seeks to dominate his environment and win. What are the determiners for success and who will ultimately win? That question dominates the essence of this project BIG TIME! Since Al and Justin are trained in scholastic wrestling, Barrett and Ehson started the first official session with instructing submission grappling techniques from the guard position. The guard position is the position after the takedown from the neutral or standing position. It involves one grappler on his back with his legs wrapped around the opponent, while the opponent stands tall and plans his next move. It is vital to know what to do here, as this is where the chess match truly begins.For the competitor on top, he wants to �Pass the Guard.� Passing the guard is a series of movements which lets the grappler on top to advance his position. The two teachers posses different techniques to pass the guard, so they both present the students with different techniques. Barrett�s has his right hand on the stomach, which prevents the grappler on bottom from grabbing the back of his head, while his left hand pushes his opponent�s right leg away. From their he slides his right leg over lowered opponent�s right leg, like a snake slithering around close in on its prey. This creates the opportunity for chest to chest control where Barrett chest becomes perpendicular to Ehson�s. The key to this is having a firm grip around the opponent�s head and upper body with hands clasped together to maintain control for next technique. Ehson�s then demonstrates his passing the guard. He puts his left hand on the opponent�s stomach and right hand pressing down into opponent�s left thigh; this forces the leg down. From there he uses his left arm to secure the opponent�s right leg and jacks the leg up around his face, going around opponent�s raised leg and over to secure control similar to Barrett�s upper body control technique. When in the guard position from the top, sensing a rod up one�s back to arch oneself is necessary to maintain control of one�s actions in a grappling event. Maintaining a strong base and position of one�s body to the opponents is crucial. Flexibility helps dearly as the execution of submission grappling techniques require the body to move, and hold, positions it may not be used to.
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