Author Archives: Wally

New Women’s Yoga Class

We are super excited to add a new class to the schedule: Women’s Yoga. The class will begin in July and will meet every Tuesday night at 7pm. As with all our classes, the first week is free to new … Continue reading

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CPR and Safety Classes for Kids and Teens

Safe Sitter, Sitter CPR, Safe at Home Trainings with Safety Side Up We’re thrilled to host again this summer with LaToya Hampton of Safety Side Up, CPR and Baby Sitter Training for Kids & Teens at our location.The three classes … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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