10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Walnut Creek

On the last weekend of June, the 10th Planet Black Belt meet up was set to be at 10th Planet Headquarters but due to space restrictions was moved to beautiful 10th Planet Pasadena. The event had a Masters of Truck super seminar as well as team duels, our coach Chris also received his Black Belt certificate from Eddie Bravo.

The Truck is a staple position and a set of techniques within 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. The position involves controlling your partners hips by controlling on of their legs with a leg entanglement while the other leg is controlled by your upper body.

The seminar featured instruction on innovative Truck techniques from Nathan Orchard, Kemoy Anderson, Kevin Berbrich, Eddie Bravo and Geo Martinez. Each contributed their own perspective on the position with each thread connecting to the other, forming a cohesive picture.

Check out the video attached for one of the flows.

As a community service we are providing a self defense workshop on June 22, from 3-4pm. This workshop will be helpful for those that are new to self defense training as well as those that have some experience or prior training. The purpose is to build awareness within self defense situations, giving practitioners the tools to navigate a sudden high stress situation, which could mean de escalating the situation or employing a self-defense airbag to prevent sudden catastrophe and get to safety.

The workshop is free, we do require registration ahead as space is limited. You can register here: Registration Link

Thanks to all of our competitors and their hard work, 10th Planet Walnut Creek has won the Grappling X No-Gi Adult team title! We had competitors ranging from the beginner division to the expert division, from 145lbs to 250lbs. 

Competition is an opportunity to test your preparation leading up but it is also a step into the unknown. For some of our competitors it was a refresher back into the scene and for others it was a first time competing outside of in house events. The ultimate goal is self knowledge and mastery.

Until you are in the situation, you do not know how you are in the situation. One of the benefits of grappling is the access to growth opportunities. Stepping on to the competition mat, you will feel the adrenaline surging, once you slap hands with your opponent, you will focus in on them, dulling the sounds from the rest of the world, you are engaging in a most pure form of moving meditation.

For newer competitors it is all about finding out what has...

On Saturday February 10th, we have our next Parent's Night Out Scheduled. Our event will run from 5-9pm, kids 6 and older are eligible. We will be having a Nerf Battle, other team building games and Jiu Jitsu matches. We will also be serving pizza, and have wind down time with a movie.

Team building is an essential part of growing up. It helps kids develop important social and emotional skills that they will need throughout their lives. Team building activities often require kids to work together to achieve a common goal. This means they need to communicate effectively with each other, both verbally and nonverbally. As they practice communicating with their teammates, kids will develop better communication skills that they can use in all areas of their lives, from school to friendships to future careers.

Team building activities often involve challenges that kids need to solve together. This helps them develop their problem-solving skills by thinking creatively, working...

A few weeks ago on Jan 14th, JT from Bulletproof for BJJ gave us an amazing workshop with tons of great takeaways. JT started us off with an assessment of where we are with some mobility KPIs in regards to being injury resistant, he also gave us tools for improving our problem areas.

A proper warm up and cool down is essential for improving mobility leading to greater performance and safety, we all want to play our best and to be able to play for a long time. Thank you JT for sharing your expertise!

Our academy now also has a membership with Bulletproof for BJJ so if you are an adult student in good standing, send us your best email and you will have full access to their apps and programs.

JT is based out of Australia and is a Black Belt under Lachlan Giles 

This year's IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation) NoGi Worlds showcased some high level Rubber Guard. For a long time, rubber guard was not taken seriously, seen as a "less than" or stalling technique, this year at IBJJF NoGi Worlds it was shown to sweep divisions.

The most notable example was Richie "The Boogeyman" Martinez, submitting three opponents back to back in under three minutes total mat time, one of which with a new submission unseen before. Jenn Dietrick of 10pHQ also secured gold with a rubber guard submission and Chris Vickers of 10th Planet Walnut Creek securing a dead Orchard in the first round of the Black Belt event.

It is great to see the paths converging within the mainstream tournaments where development has continued with and without the gi, Jiu Jitsu as a whole is leveling up

Andrew Alexander is the head instructor of 10th Planet Grant's Pass in Grant's Pass Oregon. He is an Eddie Bravo Black Belt and has been traveling and competing for years, honing his craft and becoming a wealth of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu knowledge.

On Saturday he and some of his team Kellen and Noah came to share their game with us. Covering passing, Open Guard and Back Attacks, Andrew showed us technical routes while teaching core Jiu Jitsu concepts along the way.

Everyone was excited for what was covered and can't wait to link up with 10th Planet Grant's Pass again!