BJJ Training Or Is That Teaching... Again

Last night I when I arrived at class Rey wasn't there. Everyone on the mat was warming up so I changed in to my gi. As I came out on to the mat after changing there was another purple belt teaching. One my team mates told me Rey was sick and the purple belt was teaching. Monday Night class was a majority of white belts with a few blues and a few purple belts. I watch the purple belt demonstrate the rubber guard to a triangle, then to an Omo plata... I was thinks No Way no how. Not just for me, but for all the white belts in the class who had the lost look on their faces. At that point I said to the purple belt who was teaching class, "That fine for all the higher belts, but the not for the white belts." He took offense shrugged and said they could do the triangle.

So we split the class into two white belts and blue and above. I went with the white belts to help with the triangle from the guard. One of the blue belts came over as well. He would demonstrate the triangle from the guard while I walked around to make correction or help with anyone who needed it. After the practicing the triangle I asked everyone if they had any questions, and not did. It's funny how you ask that question most time no has one until after class. Next I asked id there a technique they want to work on. One white belt didn't know how to do an arm bar, so arm bars it was. The blue belt show them how the arm bar from the guard. I worked with the one white belt who didn't know the arm bar. I showed him the basic arm bar from the mount drill. Had him practice both side 10 time each. After completing the arm bar from the guard I should them the arm bar from side control. How to set it up and get the Arm. This is where the question all came in at once. Which is good. I covered each question for them but let them know this a drill to get the technique right. Once we completed it the technique it was a short break for everyone then on to stand up training.

Rey Made it know that we Must Do Stand Up training! I called everyone on to the mat and had two groups paired up for take downs. Once you where taken down get up and start over for two minutes. Take down training went on for about another fifteen minutes. Then it was open mat.

After class I called over the purple belt who started class to apologize to him for basically pulling rank on him and taking over class. Also to explain to him when you teach to a group that size you teach to their level, not what you do or something you want to work on. I felt I need to address this issue then and there before I left. I don't need to have a problem next time I walk in to class train and get crap because I "took Over". A few of they guys came to thank me for teaching because, as they put it, "There was no way I was going to be able to do what he teaching."

It wait and see what comes of it. But that will be tomorrow and worry about that when the time comes.