by Julius Park | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles, Strength and Conditioning, Training Tips
Introduction In building a strength and conditioning program for any sport, the first step is identifying the most important physical characteristics for that sport. Success in MMA comes down to four primary qualities: 1. Technique 2. Conditioning 3. Strength and...
by Julius Park | Mar 13, 2015 | BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
High School Senior, Vannessa Griffin went 8-0 at the 2015 Pan tournament in the Adult Female Blue Belt division and established herself as one of the USA’s top up-and-coming Jiu-Jitsu prospects. In the weight class, she defeated Dania Obeid, Barbara Masch, Madison...
by Julius Park | Feb 20, 2015 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
Matthew Vella was promoted to the rank of Brazilian jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt tonight, February 20, 2015. I received my blue belt in 2011 before moving to Maryland, and at that time I trained four to five times per week competing at local tournaments with mixed...
by Julius Park | Feb 20, 2015 | Articles, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, News
By: David Zwanetz I have been asked a lot of interesting great questions since I have been promoted to Brown Belt. One good one is: How difficult has it been? I often measure the struggle of a thing by comparing it to my experience in Law School. Not necessarily...
by Julius Park | Jan 18, 2015 | FAQ
Originally, I was thinking of a straightforward name… “Howard County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu” or “Baltimore Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”. However, more-experienced school owners said putting a location into the name was stupid. “What if you...
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...
