by Julius Park | Jan 16, 2015 | Articles, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
As Jiu-Jitsu instructors, we want a school much like the Island scene in Enter the Dragon – students uniformly executing their technically-sound techniques in effortless synchrony. A far cry from the reality of teaching, where students often develop a hodgepodge...
by Julius Park | Jan 3, 2015 | Articles, Training Tips
No doubt starting in January a flood of people will be pushing themselves into gyms for a New Year’s resolution. Resolutions are great, except for the fact that they don’t seem to work. 90% of people new to the gym in January might well be gone by...
by Julius Park | Dec 11, 2014 | BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Gym Reviews
NATHAN: My name’s Nathaniel Chafe. I’m 27 years old, married, an accountant. Haven’t really been training that long, I’ve been here for 9 months now and enjoying every minute of it. My friend Andre had researched some schools in the...
by Julius Park | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
BY JOE KILLO – My Journey to Blue Belt is a long story. It was an 8 year journey. Most of my journey to Blue Belt was not spent on a jiu jitsu mat. The majority of that time was spent waiting for the “perfect time” to return to the sport. Unfortunately for me,...
by Julius Park | Nov 18, 2014 | BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, News
I began training in Martial Arts at the age of seven. By the age of 22, I was a 3rd degree black belt in Judo and Karate, and a 1st degree black belt in Aikido. I had become proficient in a number of weapons as well, especially the Japanese Katana. Beginning at the...