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Self defense and sparring
Suppose you want to learn martial arts because you want to be able to protect yourself if you end up in a self defense situation… should part of your training involve working with actively resisting partners? Yes. Some folks will … Continue reading
Yoga Special
New to the gym? Want to try our yoga program? How about a 10 class yoga punchcard for $25? BOOM. That’s $2.50 a class. Here you go. Our Yoga schedule is: Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ Noon Tuesday @ 9AM If … Continue reading
What are you wearing?
Some martial arts schools wear uniforms, others don’t. Sometimes the uniform is very specific (it must be purchased from the school), other times it’s more general (you can wear any color Gi, but you have to wear a Gi). What’s … Continue reading
What are you working on?
Once you’ve trained for a while, you start to gain a sense of what you need to work on. Maybe your footwork is flat. Maybe you do terribly against inside fighters. Maybe you only kick with your dominant side. Now … Continue reading
What’s the Best Method for Teaching BJJ?
There are always new techniques and new methods of teaching cropping up in the martial arts. BJJ is no different. Things change. It’s healthy for things to change. The art evolves, just as we evolve as students. So too we … Continue reading