Jiujitsu class structure for once a week or less students?

Are they all similar Belt levels, is it a beginners class ?

kalel, post: 64611, member: 3023

Are they all similar Belt levels, is it a beginners class ?

that is a mixed group for sure, I give credit to the MMA guys for training in the Gi

Basics or Fundamentals are always good to revisit as a lot of people do need the refresher from time to time

i would probaly start each class with a standing portion, whether it is just gripping, grip breaking off balancing or a take down or throw

then i would ( since there all experienced ) pick a position for the month and then teach two techniques each week and build around that

so ( for example ) if it was Guard for the month, maybe the first class would be a cross collar choke and a scissor sweep

the following week you would show them sitting up to Kimura and the hip bump sweep

so in this example it would be a submission partner defends sweep
both end up with Guard player mounted
so the following Month you could roll right into mount attacks

Since this is a advanced beginners type group , i would be more focused on drilling and positional sparring ( with gradual increasing )

So from each monthly position, they woukd have 6-7 movements that they had drilled and used on partners live plus whatever you teach standing

My goal would be to get them comfortable with a smaller variety of movements rather then a lot of if techniques
yes they will get exposed to them but they might not have the opportunity to get comfortable with using the techniques before the next moves are shown to them ?

i think sometimes less can be more especially with a class that is only training once a week

anyway let us know how you decide to structure your class and how it is working out :)

JuisMa, post: 64610, member: 12559

Yeah! I teach a Gi class once a week for people that trains jiujitsu once a week or more random (like few times a month).

How should I structure the class
- Takedown/ guard pull, Escape, and 2 attacks (little bit of everything)
- 3 technique chain from one position
- or what ever comes to mind (random)

Attendance is anywhere from 2-8 people

* Warm up (jiu jitsu movements, like shrimping, bridging, open guard sparring with no sweeps or subs allowed, etc)

* Technique demonstration (I always stick to just one, I've never liked it when there are loads of techniques in the space of one short class)

* Drilling without resistance (4 minutes each)

* Drilling with progressive resistance (3 minutes each, I encourage them to talk to eachother all the way through. E.g., "your pressure is a bit off here, try gripping there instead, should I be sliding my shin across like this", etc)

* Specific sparring (two groups based on weight, line up against the wall, each person going on the mat on the mat twice, switching from top to bottom, then back the line. Sparring from a specific position, aiming to either progress to a different top position - e.g., going from side control to mount - escaping a position, or submitting. E.g., one person tries to pass closed guard, the other tries to sweep or submit)

* Free sparring (this time, I pair people up, plus you don't stop once you move into a different position)

* Review the technique we did (I have everybody line up in front of me in pairs, facing in the same direction, so I can talk them through the technique step by step, meaning when I say 'with your left arm, grab their collar' or whatever, everybody's in the same configuration)

* Stretch to finish

slideyfoot, post: 64621, member: 798

I've been teaching since 2011. I structure my classes like this:

* Warm up (jiu jitsu movements, like shrimping, bridging, open guard sparring with no sweeps or subs allowed, etc)

* Technique demonstration (I always stick to just one, I've never liked it when there are loads of techniques in the space of one short class)

* Drilling without resistance (4 minutes each)

* Drilling with progressive resistance (3 minutes each, I encourage them to talk to eachother all the way through. E.g., "your pressure is a bit off here, try gripping there instead, should I be sliding my shin across like this", etc)

* Specific sparring (two groups based on weight, line up against the wall, each person going on the mat on the mat twice, switching from top to bottom, then back the line. Sparring from a specific position, aiming to either progress to a different top position - e.g., going from side control to mount - escaping a position, or submitting. E.g., one person tries to pass closed guard, the other tries to sweep or submit)

* Free sparring (this time, I pair people up, plus you don't stop once you move into a different position)

* Review the technique we did (I have everybody line up in front of me in pairs, facing in the same direction, so I can talk them through the technique step by step, meaning when I say 'with your left arm, grab their collar' or whatever, everybody's in the same configuration)

* Stretch to finish

JuisMa, post: 64623, member: 12559

I like this approach. I think giving one solid technique in many cases is enough. People who trains once a week or twice on a month it is too little.
Not one will stay after class to review technique of the day.
I think I found my way that people like. Basically no one cared. lol

Twice a month, yeah, those people are going to seriously struggle to progress, regardless of class structure.