ALTA Week 3 Summary

🥊 Striking – Kicking Fundamentals

This week is all about leg strikes: roundhouse kicks, push kicks (teep), and knees.

Roundhouse Kick: Hit with your shin, not your foot. Rotate your standing foot to swing the hip and use your arms to balance (dab with the lead arm).
Push Kick (Teep): Lead leg to create distance, rear leg for power. Think “Sparta kick.”
Knee Strikes: Use the knee cap to hit, but in training, go softer (inside thigh). Clinch or strike from range depending on distance.

Holding the kick shield is just as important—learn how to position it differently for each strike.

🤼 Grappling – Passing the Open Guard

You’re now the top player. Your mission: get past their legs and land ground strikes.

Start at a distance: Kick their legs or let them stand up if it’s safer.
Approach smart: Keep your head back, stagger your stance, and find a first connection to neutralize one leg.
Ground & Pound (Stage 1): Strike with the lead hand while maintaining grip with the other. Goal is to make them let go of your ankle.
Advance position: Lift their feet, compress their knees, pin them, and punch through. Make them crumble into turtle or side control.

Shark tank drills will help build comfort and control here.

🤼‍♂️ Wrestling – Double Leg Takedown

Building from last week’s single leg, now we take both legs.

Connection is king: Eliminate space between you and their body. Wrap deep around the thighs and stay tight.
Head & leg position: Lead leg splits theirs, head on the opposite side.
Entry options:
- Skip in with “bop the baby”
- Cross & step
- Level change on their strike
Finish options:
- Straight Blast Double: Row the arms, then run them down.
- Knee-Down & Cut the Corner: Drop the knee behind their heels, stagger them, step up, then run them sideways.

Drill this with “Piggy in the Middle” to rack up reps and groove the motion.