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WEEKLY CURRICULUM 12/09/19
Speech: Enduring Challenging Training Situations Learning how to stay calm when you are mounted or when you are out of breath while sparring is a very important skill. Remember to breath, stay relaxed and keep your minds eye on the energy in your body and not in worse case scenarios. Announcements -Easton Muay Thai Smoker…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 12/02/19
Speech: Mix up your training partners “You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war” Napoleon Bonaparte Announcements -Smoker Dec. 14th if anyone interested in doing one in the future would like to go watch to see what it’s like. Also, Coach Gabe has a…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 11/18/19
Announcements: -We will be Closed For Thanksgiving and will be posting some open mat times soon! Gratitude When you focus on the things that you do have rather then the things you don’t have your attitude totally changes. Focus not only on the big things but the little things like having running water, cloths to…
Welcome to Our Blog
Welcome to our site! We are in the process of building our blog page and will have many interesting articles to share in the coming months. Please stay tuned to this page for information to come. And if you have any questions about our business or want to reach out to us, we would love…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 11/11/19
THANK YOU to all of our veterans for your service. “In the fight, only one person can be comfortable. Your job is to transfer the comfortable from your opponent to you.” -Rickson Gracie BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU Fundamentals A Day Technique 1-6 count blocking Technique 2-Dragging rear naked choke standing Technique 3-Passing guard over (in a street…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 11/04/19
THOUGHTS: Overcoming fear “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela This Saturday November 9th we will have some students competing in the Fight To Win BJJ Tournament in Denver BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU Fundamentals A Technique 1-6 count blocking Technique 2-Armbar standing Technique 3-Armbar & Kimura from the guard…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 10/28/19
THOUGHTS:The Importance of Belonging As humans, we need to belong. To one another, to our friends and families, to our culture and country, to our world. Belonging is primal, fundamental to our sense of happiness and well-being. Belonging is a psychological lever that has broad consequences. Our interests, motivation, health and happiness are inextricably tied…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 10/21/19
THOUGHTS: Family Friendly Environment Our number one priority at the academy is to make sure we have a place where everyone can feel comfortable to train. Training martial arts is “the great equalizer. Your personal beliefs, your background, job, social standing – all of those are important – but when it comes time to train,…
What is "Randori" Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Randori | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu terms Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its roots in Japan. There are still Japanese words we use in BJJ. For example, a jiu-jitsu uniform, or “gi” is also more traditionally called a kimono. Another example is the word “randori.” Randori is a term used in jiu-jitsu to describe live training, also known as…
WEEKLY CURRICULUM 10/14/19
THOUGHTS: Responsibility of higher ranks to bring up lower ranks It’s the responsibility of the purple belt to help the blue become purple, the responsibility of the blue to help the white to blue, and the responsibility of the white belt to tell their friends about the school, so we will have more students to…