A JIU-JITSU WEEK FOR RYRON GRACIE

Monday

2 hours of Gracieuniversity.com filming

5 hours of group classes

1 private class

Sparring 30 min, one morning, one evening, intensity (7-8)

-Fast sparring

-Constant movement

-Allowing partners to move and not submit me

-Submitting partners anytime possible

-Controlled and safe submissions

KeepItPlayful Tuesday

2 hours of Gracieuniversity.com filming

6-7 group classes

3 private classes

Sparring 30 min., one morning, one evening, intensity (4-5)

-Very relaxed sparring

-Constant movement

– Tap and get tapped flow

– Enjoy defeat

– Explore all inferior positions

Wednesday “Rest day”

2 group classes

8 private classes

Flow with Private class students

Give extra attention to the psychology of the art in private classes.

Thursday (No gi)

5 group classes

2 private classes

Sparring One 45 min. session intensity (8-9)

-6-8 oz gloves and mouthpiece

-Jiu-jitsu with striking

-Standing start-up

-Strikes at 10-15% to show vulnerability

-Establish and control dominant position

-Take all submissions

-Practice from inferior position

-Stay safe from punches

-Manage distance and manage damage

-Take submissions when available

Friday (No Gi)

2 hours Gracieuniversity.com filming

5 group classes

4 private classes

Sparring 30 min, one morning, one evening, intensity (6-7)

-Gloves and mouthpiece

-KeepItPlayful flow with striking

-Standing start-up

-Strikes at 5% to show vulnerability and create movement

-Constant movement

-Behave unskilled for your partner

-Fall into bad positions

-Get submitted and continue

-Look to escape

-Stay safe by managing distance and damage

Saturday & Sunday combined

6 group classes

2 private classes

30 min session, sparring intensity (6-7)

-Flow

-Constant movement

-Take submissions

-Give submissions

Sparring intensity 4-5 is what I would use going against a blue belt

(Notice that I almost never go 100% due to self preservation)

1-3 (sparring with teenagers)

4-5 (sparring with white and blue belt adults)

6-7 (sparring with purple belts)

8-9 (sparring with black belts)

10 (sparring with Rener and Ralek)-Sparring is usually after techniques taught in group classes.-Morning and evening group classes 5 days a week + weekends-30 minutes can be positional sparring more focused making it very valuable-Intensity 10 happens once a month with brothers-Intensity 10 happens when helping a fighter or competitor prepare-Intensity 10 happens when preparing for a competition, which is rare-I teach an average of 25 hours of group classes per week

-I teach in Torrance, CA and Beverly Hills, CA

-Try to do 2 seminar weekends away per month (Friday-Sunday)

-Filming for Gracieuniversity.com 2-3 days per week.

-75% of my sparring is with my students in the group classes

-15% of my sparring is with professional fighters & competitors that want to learn

-I teach 15-20 private classes per week

-10% of sparring is in private classes

-I sleep from 6-7 hours per night

-I try to nap for 1-1.5 hrs everyday

-Eat 3 meals per day sometimes 4 when I start at 6 am

-No snacking

-Do not eat any meat except for fish, once a week, mostly sushi

-Very moderate cheese

-Eggs about 3 times per week

-Never drink milk or beer

-Always drink water and coconut water

-I avoid Gluten whenever possible

-Vegetable juice 3-5 times per week

-Acai roots twice a week

-Jump in the ocean a few times a week

-Work out once a week; body weight push-ups, sit-ups, squats

-Yoga twice a week would be great

-Weekend bike rides are a goal

Thanks to the KeepItPlayful movement I step on the mat week after week.

Thanks to my brother and partner Rener for his tremendous amount of hard work.

Thanks to my amazing wife Victoria for all of her patience and understanding.

Ryron