SBG Rossendale

SBG Rossendale Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes in Ramsbottom, Bury, 7 days per week. Wrestling, Judo, and Thai Boxing available on request.

Haslingden based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA, & Judo Club aka SBG Bury run by Glyn Powditch, Straight Blast Gym 3rd Degree Rickson Gracie certified BJJ Black Belt, Judoka and an SBGi Qualified MMA Instructor since 2006. Easily reached from Bolton and Blackburn. Founded by Glyn Powditch 9th Year as a BJJ Black Belt under Karl Tanswell, Straight Blast Gym and also qualified as an SBG MMA Instructor covering striking, clinch, and ground since 2006. Please call 07775 401952 for more details.

28/04/2026

This may be the single most efficient finish from the universal takedown. 1 takedown with multiple positions and applications from weapons, to self defense to MMA and BJJ.

28/04/2026

The one takedown that works whether they are armed or they weigh 300lbs (and you don’t)

26/04/2026

Stop trying to out-lift younger, faster grapplers. That game expires.

This 2-minute takedown breaks posture, splits the stance, controls the hips, and dumps balance from the front OR the back — with zero lifting required.

Perfect for older grapplers, taller grapplers, and anyone tired of forcing big throws that fail under pressure.

You don’t need to slam someone to the mat. You just need to make them lose base, post a hand, or drop to a knee. Once balance goes, the rest is yours.

Solid positioning. Hip connection. Iliac and sitting bone control. High percentage results.

Train smarter, not younger.

24/04/2026

Don’t escape knee-on-belly. Make it fail.

This is a 2-minute concept that changes how you deal with knee-on-belly entirely.

Instead of risking your arms or chasing space, you apply mount survival principles: elevate your hips, stay structurally tight, and rotate into a sit-out that breaks their balance.

Every time.

They can switch hips, move to the sternum, adjust pressure — it doesn’t matter. The structure forces them off and resets the position in your favour.

No panic. No hand fighting. No giveaways.

Just better positioning — and a smarter game.

20/04/2026

They think they’re escaping… but they’re actually walking straight into your triangle.

Most people fire off triangles too early from scissor guard and wonder why they fail. The real opportunity comes when your opponent commits—when they try to pummel and stack to break your control. That’s when you bait the reaction. Let them go all in. The moment they pummel their arm inside, secure the cross grip and hold your position. If they keep driving forward, they’re not escaping—they’re locking themselves into your triangle. Timing beats forcing it every time.

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15/04/2026

Quick look at what we’ve been building in class 👇

From guard: they step up, we hit the scissor. They switch their base, we follow up with the upa. It’s all about chaining reactions and staying one step ahead.

But here’s the reality—if they sprawl properly, all of this starts to shut down. A strong, hips-forward, head-up sprawl kills the angle, flattens you out, and turns the position into a tough passing scenario with heavy pressure.

So it’s not just about your attacks—it’s understanding when they stop working, and why.

13/04/2026

In this scissor guard system, everything starts with connection to the iliac. If he steps the inside leg — he’s getting swept, no questions asked. But if he steps the outside leg, we switch instantly: straight into a mount upa bridge, using the sitting bone as a lever with the knee instead of the hips. Same position, different reactions, built-in answers. That’s the power of thinking in systems, not single moves.

11/04/2026

I struggled to finish the Wardzinski sweep when they postured hard.

The mistake was trying to force it.

Don’t chase — reconnect, then finish the sweep.

08/04/2026

You’ve framed… and given up your near-side arm.

Now they’ve got control, you’re in open scarf, and trying to push them away just makes it worse.

This is where most people get stuck.

Instead of locking your arms out, think:
chin to shoulder + outside foot

Rotate in, blade your body toward the mat, and don’t let them flatten you.

That rotation creates the space you need to corkscrew back to guard.

If you rely on frames here—you’re already too late.
You need rotation.

07/04/2026

Same detail as your Americana… works on kimuras too.

Most people try to finish kimuras by cranking the arm.

Instead:
– I lift my hips to make the shoulder light
– I look up and behind me
– I walk to a perpendicular angle

Now I’m not lifting the arm — I’m rotating the shoulder with my whole body.

This is the same principle I use for my Americanas and shoulder of justice:
👉 Extension + angle + rotation

If you’re looking down, you’re making it harder than it needs to be.

06/04/2026

Stopping the scissor sweep isn’t the finish line — it’s the trap.

Most people immediately switch to the push sweep when it fails, and that’s where you get caught.

The key detail is your hip position.
If your iliac crest drops behind your knee, your base is gone and the sweep is easy.

Keep your hips in front of your knee, drive your weight forward, and the push sweep has nothing to work with.

Win the second exchange, not just the first.

05/04/2026

If you can tap them with pressure, your alignment is right.

I used to sprawl my shoulder in and work up the sternum to the throat.
Old school, and it works — but it takes time and effort.

Now I just retract the grip from the armpit back to my hip, pull my elbow in, go chest proud, and look to the ceiling.

Everything lines up and the pressure goes straight through them.

No adjustment needed.

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Haslingden
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