Session plan

hello and that is awesome if you can train at work.
I am not sure what type of work your doing and the answer to your question might depend on your type of work and the demographics of your fellow employees

In General not knowing anything about your Job, your group of students , how your setup at work is with Mats mat space etc. I would start with some demonstrations of base, balance ,frames, wedges, levers etc then teach them some self defense applying what you have already demonstrated

If it was an older less athletic class, I might just start with some grabs single hand grab cross hand grab two hand grab , grabbing the collar

if you want to show some floor techniques I would start with some basic headlock defense/escapes

you will need a decent Uke imo to get this off the ground, someone who fights you all the way, or is willing but is doing the start of then technique wrong will have people lose confidence and interest in the class faster then they might if everything looks smooth

I am becoming a bigger and bigger believer in the Ecological Dynamics method of training. If you don't already do so, follow Greg Souders and Standard Jiu Jitsu on social media. I also suggest listening to his appearances on various BJJ and coaching podcasts. I think gamification and starting at the end and working backwards through the Constraints Led Approach is a fantastic way to teach BJJ and it keeps things interesting and makes use of class time quite efficient. You might also want to check out Kabir Bath of kaboom BJJ. He has gone all in with the ED/CLA model after talking with Greg and has had a lot of success and also has a lot of resources.

I would teach anything that is not Ecological dynamics method. Teach the old school way. Jasons lesson are a good way to start.

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I am becoming a bigger and bigger believer in the Ecological Dynamics method of training. If you don't already do so, follow Greg Souders and Standard Jiu Jitsu on social media. I also suggest listening to his appearances on various BJJ and coaching podcasts. I think gamification and starting at the end and working backwards through the Constraints Led Approach is a fantastic way to teach BJJ and it keeps things interesting and makes use of class time quite efficient. You might also want to check out Kabir Bath of kaboom BJJ. He has gone all in with the ED/CLA model after talking with Greg and has had a lot of success and also has a lot of resources.

Understanding how to move accelerates the learning of fundamental moves. Many new people have limited experience being on the ground and how to move from that position. how to shoulder roll, shrimp, shoulder walk, move your hips when on the ground are all necessary to execute a move. Understanding your center of gravity and the roll posture plays in maintaining our center of gravity as well as how to impact the opponents posture. When you move on to basic positions, it is important for a new person to understand what the top and bottom person are trying to accomplish. Teaching static moves and not connecting them to the movements they have already learned and how those concepts open the door to successful completion of a move slows the learning process. You retain what you can connect to your prior knowledge. when you have no date base to connect to learning slows down. When you understand basic movements and positions, It speeds up your ability to connect the concept of a new lesson.

I'm in a similar boat as you, as a blue belt running a beginner class 3 days a week. I've adopted a mixed approach of the flipped classroom and ecological games now and students love it. The main instructors are starting to observe class and have asked me to come in and show them how I do things for their classes at other times of day. Below is how our typical class goes.

1. Five (5) minutes or so of old school stuff, jogging around mats, high knees, shoulder circles, etc just to get blood flowing.
2. Five (5) minutes of partner drills like kimura, armbar, triangle, leg entanglements to further loosen up in practical way
3. Ten (10) minutes total (5 min/each) of flipped classroom where students get to work on a technique they're trying to master with their partner giving them the desired level of resistance asked for.
4. Forty (40) minutes of live ecological games similar to those promoted by Greg Souders and others. If you're not familiar, these games are constraints based and are supposed to be done with full resistance. Each person should be focused on the desired effect they want to impose on their partner rather than trying to execute a series of steps from memory. Here's an example set of games using the kimura, beginning with the end in mind like another poster mentioned above:
   
   2. Bottom player starts with kimura grip, and closed guard, working to sweep top player or submit them. Top works to stay on top and free arm. 3 minutes each and reset if there's a sweep, submission or top player frees arm.
   3. Bottom player starts with kimura from half guard, working to get top position or chest to back position or submit them. Top works to stay on top and free arm. 3 minutes each and reset if there's a sweep, chest to back control, submission or top player frees arm.
   4. Bottom player starts from half guard with control of top player's far arm using their bottom arm. Bottom must work to either get kimura grip, gain top position by other means, or secure closed guard. Top works to stay on top, free arm, and fight for underhooks to pass into side control. 3 minutes each and reset if any of those conditions are met.
   5. This one isn't kimura related, but we always like to have some guard passing element with class too. A typical game we play was direct from Greg and it's just the bottom player being in supine position and working to keep feet pointed at top player and get as many strong connections with hands and feet as possible while trying to destabilize top player to hands or butt. Top player must stay on feet, stay connected using their own hands to control bottom players legs, break their connections and advance past bottom player's knee line, either through the middle with their knee or to the side. Once there, they should try to hold their position and force bottom player to regain inside position with their legs. The only time players reset here is if bottom player forces top to their butt. If they fall forward on hands, it's on them to regain balance. 3 min/each.