Programs

BJJ

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. It is a derivative of early 20th century Kodokan Judo, which was itself then a recently-developed system(founded in 1882), based on multiple schools (or Ryu) of Japanese jujutsu. Similar to judo, it promotes the principle that smaller, weaker people can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger opponent using leverage and proper technique; applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat them. Sparring and live drilling play a major role in training.

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Wrestling

Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. The origins of wrestling go back 15,000 years through cave drawings. Wrestling is a combat sport involving techniques to throw or takedown an opponent with a heavy emphasis on control.

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No-GI

No-Gi (also known as submission fight, submission grappling) is a general term describing the aspect of martial arts focusing on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission. The sport of No-Gi brings together techniques from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Folk American Wrestling ( Catch-as-catch-can), Luta Livre Esportiva, Freestyle wrestling, Judo, and Sambo.

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Judo

(柔道 ,jūdō?), meaning “gentle way”, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one’s opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one’s opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or by executing a choke.

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“Jiu-Jitsu is for everybody, it is our hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy it.” 

“Jiu-Jitsu is for everybody, it is our hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy it.” 

“Jiu-Jitsu is for everybody, it is our hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy it.”