Brazilian Jiu Jitsu-Seminar 2008

For the last 4 years Roy Harris has been visiting Ireland and conducting a number of seminars in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Dublin.

Roy Harris [www.royharris.com] 4th Degree Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belt will be giving a one day seminar in GMIT, Galway on Sunday the 16th of November.

GMIT, Galway, Sports Centre, 11 – 4 Sunday 16th of November.

Previous seminars have always been straight BJJ, but this year we will be running a more MMA-focussed seminar (though with grappling emphasis)

Here is a review of an MMA seminar that Mr Harris taught recently,

‘ This past weekend, Roy Harris taught an amazing 2-day MMA seminar in Middletown, Connecticut. The seminar attendees (from several states and two countries) were treated to a tremendous depth of information. Here’s a quick sampling:

-kickboxing structure for MMA
-drills for footwork and the mindset that makes these drills powerful
-ringsmanship tactics from Savate
-the subtleties of using the heels and balls of your feet to control distance
-punching drills from western boxing, Savate, and Filipino boxing
-a simple drill to develop devastating and unpredictable counterpunching
-a very effective way to make your partner pay for trying to knee you in the clinch
-how to feed mitts so that both partners improve their game tremendously
-the exact distance to maintain, and how to maintain it
-countless punch defenses and takedown defenses
-controlling and attacking a BIG SWEATY GUY from the closed guard
-takedown combinations from the clinch
-landing a big right hand, right on the button, from 3 different angles
-defending leg kicks from Boxe Francaise Savate
-counters to the Double Neck Tie (thai clinch) that put you into the driver’s seat
-transitioning from kicking range to the clinch without getting hit
-landing a big leg kick each time you exit the clinch
-strength training and conditioning exercises and routines for grappling and for MMA
-drills for better visual and kinesthetic awareness when avoiding the Ground & pound
-massive amounts of Q&A

I could keep listing, but I think you get the idea. The one thing I heard over and over from attendees at the end of the weekend was how much the seminar exceeded their already high expectations. ‘ Chris

Since that was a 2-day seminar, please respond if there are particular areas of interest and we will ensure Roy addresses these in this 1-day event.

This is open to everyone, mail info@harrisinireland.com or ring 086 3492792 if you want more details.

The following MMA athletes are under Roy Harris (first or second generation):
Matt Stansell, Jeff Clark, Manny Rodriguez, Eddie Sanchez, Jason Lambert (Jason trains with Roy weekly these days), August Wallen, Lee Mein, Jason Day, and more.

If you book and pay in advance (before the 1st of November) there is a reduced fee of €40 per person otherwise the cost of the seminar is €50 per person - with the current level of interest we are receiving we would recommend that you book and pay in advance, to ensure that your place is reserved.

We will of course accept bookings up to the seminar date and on the day of the seminar, assuming spaces still exist.

[There is a standing group discount rate of €40 per person for groups of 10 or greater; this applies up to the date of the seminar if paid in advance]

On the day all entries; individual and group are €50 per person.