Seminars and Private Lessons
EVERY GYM HAS PROBLEMS.
LET'S GO FIND THEM.
A seminar is not a technique dump. It is a few hours of focused problem-solving on the mat, together.
Seminars
WHAT A SEMINAR LOOKS LIKE
Before I plan anything, I ask one question: what are your students actually struggling with right now?
That answer shapes everything. The techniques we cover, the positions we drill, the concepts we spend time on. I am not walking in with a preset curriculum that worked somewhere else and hoping it fits your gym.
On the mat, we go deep into whatever we cover. Not just the execution but the reason behind it. Why does this work against a resisting opponent. What the opponent is trying to do and how the technique addresses that. What happens when they respond correctly, and how you handle it from there.
Both sides of every exchange get explored. When a room understands the counter as well as the technique, the technique sticks.
The best sessions I have taught felt like conversations. A student shows me something, it sends us somewhere I did not plan, and that is exactly where the useful stuff lives.
I have taught at gyms from Maryland to North Carolina to Senegal. Every room is different. That is the part I enjoy most about it.
- We start with your gym's specific problems. No preset curriculum.
- We go underneath each technique: the principle, the break point, the opponent's response, and how to handle it.
- Both sides of every position. The room leaves understanding the full picture, not just the move.
- Questions drive the session. If something on the mat changes the direction, we follow it.
- Gi or no-gi. All levels. Topics shaped by your gym.
Semi-Private Lessons
WORK THE PROBLEM
Semi-private lessons are available in person in the DMV area.
Sessions are two to four people working together on the same
problem. Bring training partners you actually roll with. The
dynamic of working through adjustments with someone you spar
regularly makes the time more useful than working alone.
You bring the problem. We work it until it makes sense.
Tell me what you are stuck on when you reach out. That one
sentence makes the whole conversation faster.
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Format:
Semi-private. Two to four people working on the same problem together. -
Location:
In person in the DMV area. -
Duration:
60 to 90 minutes. We stay on it until the problem is solved. -
How to start:
Email me with one sentence about what you are working on.
GET IN TOUCH
Whether you are booking a seminar for your gym, looking for a private lesson, or just have a question about a position you have been stuck on, reach out. I read every message and I respond.