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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
Rubber Guard
What’s the point of rubber guard? Same as any guard – control. Rubber guard gets associated with having to be extremely flexible and/or have crazy long legs but the truth is that the basic positions don’t require either and the … Continue reading
Under hook
April’s BJJ theme is the under hook. What’s that? Well, anytime you get a grip under your partner’s arm, it’s usually called an under hook. If it helps, anytime you get a grip over your partner’s arm, it’s usually called … Continue reading
Specials
Why run one special when you can run three? Probably, for simplicity we should only run one at a time, but here we go anyway. First, if you’ve got a kid who is ages 6-8, we’re offering a month of … Continue reading
Kids Tournaments
We love a friendly competition. While tournaments aren’t for everyone, we truly believe they are for anyone who is has the inclination to put themselves out there. Like our regular classes, we don’t force students to do anything they don’t … Continue reading