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Community
Everyone says that one of the best parts of joining a good gym is the community. Read enough reviews of enough gyms and you’ll come to see that it is, in fact, the most repeated cliche. Is there any truth … Continue reading
Summertime
Summer is coming! Sing, cukoo, sing. The meadow is blooming, the woods are throwing out all the leaves, and it’s time to train at Southwest Portland Martial Arts. Pretty sure that’s how that poem goes. Anyway, terrible paraphrases aside, we’re … Continue reading
Bow and Arrow Choke
There are so many ways to choke out someone in BJJ, it’s probably impossible to know them all but there are also a core group of chokes that most folks should know. The bow and arrow choke for the Gi, … Continue reading
Row
Since the rower is just a machine, there’s no technique to it, right? Wrong. We’re going to spend the next 10 weeks working on rowing technique. That doesn’t mean we’ll do it everyday, but there will be rowing in at … Continue reading
Limp Arm
Sometimes, your arm gets stuck. If your partner has deliberately captured it and is holding on tight… you might be able to solve the problem by using the limp arm. Contrary to the name, it doesn’t simply mean letting your … Continue reading