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We're thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As an integral member of our the Jedi Jiu-Jitsu family, you now have exclusive, complimentary access to the Machado Method Student Access. This unique collection of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu courses has been meticulously developed by Master Carlos Machado to enrich your martial arts journey, at no additional cost to you.

Unlock Your Potential

The Machado Method Student Access opens up a world of learning opportunities:

Jiu-Jitsu Foundations Level 1, 2, 3: Solidify your base with essential fundamentals.

Jiu-Jitsu Secrets & Infinite Jiu-Jitsu: Improve your game with advanced strategies.

1 Minute Hacks & Self Defense Basics: Enhance your skills with quick, impactful lessons.

Unstoppable 2 by Master Carlos Machado: Master the techniques that define champions.

Exclusive Monthly Technique Sessions by Master Carlos: Every month, Master Carlos will release a new technique video within the Student Access, offering deep insights into specific strategies and techniques that can elevate your practice to the next level.

Why This Offer?

This access isn't just about free courses; it's a testament to our commitment to your growth and excellence in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It's our way of supporting your journey, offering you resources to develop further, and showing our appreciation for your dedication to the art.

How to Access

To begin exploring these courses, simply visit The Machado Method and register to claim your Machado Method Student Access. These resources are now yours to dive into at your pace, anytime, anywhere, to complement your training with us.

We believe these courses, especially the new monthly technique sessions, will significantly impact your practice, understanding, and love for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This is one of the many steps we're taking to ensure our academy is more than just a place to train; it's a place where you can truly grow and flourish.

Thank you for being a part of our community. Let's make the most of this wonderful opportunity and continue to explore the depths of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu together.

Train Smart. Stay Humble

Can we help your child with discipline?

 

One of the reasons many parents enroll their children into Martial Arts is to help them learn discipline.  Martial Arts CAN help your kid with discipline.  Martial Arts also CANNOT help your child with discipline.  Just as your child is unique, the answer is unique.  Do we have the ability to help with discipline – absolutely.  Can we help with discipline – possibly.  As your child is unique, so is their behavior.  Their current behavior was not learned overnight (if it was, we can solve that problem immediately), thus it cannot be fixed overnight.  In Martial Arts and especially Jiu-Jitsu, there is no training for three months and then going and winning the All Valley Tournament as Hollywood would lead you to believe.  Discipline and behavior are learned and developed over time.  The correct question to ask is “How can WE improve my child’s discipline?”

 

Martial Arts of any form will provide benchmarks for improvement, positive reinforcement for positive behavior and correction for incorrect behavior.  These are elements that will help your child become disciplined.  Now, if a child trains twice a month for two months, and the parent comes to us and states their child’s behavior has not improved, and they have not shown increased discipline, thus they would like to withdraw from the program – are we at fault for not providing discipline?  Not a reasonable scenario, yet over the years we have dealt with this EXACT scenario multiple times.

 

If YOU want YOUR CHILD to learn discipline through Jiu-Jitsu or any other Martial Art, YOU must become just as invested as them.  As your Martial Arts Academy, we cannot pick your child up and force them to attend classes.  When they are tired and want to stay home and play video games, and are arguing, we cannot come to your home and force them to attend.  Those tasks must be done by YOU.  You must lead by example.  If you quit after two months, you are teaching your child that when something becomes difficult, it’s ok, to quit, or if you acquiesce on them arguing about going – then that does not have anything to do with the Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

 

Now, if a child has structure, routine, goal-setting with positive reinforcement, a community of like-minded people that constantly push them to improve, endorphins gained from exercise, and the confidence gained from self-improvement – YOUR CHILD WILL BECOME MORE DISCIPLINED AND FOCUSED.  It takes a village, and we want you to be part of our village, just as we want to part of yours.  We can provide the goal-setting, positive reinforcement and a fun environment that they will want to attend.  But YOU must provide the leadership of the structure and routine of consistent training.  YOU have to make the hard decisions of going when they do not feel like it.  You have to set the boundary of the routine is not something to debate. 

 

So, can we help with discipline and structure?  Yes, we can.   We are all in.  Are you?

Time buIlds character

Long winded rant based on my thoughts and experience coming up.  So if you do not care about my opinion, stop reading now as this will only piss you off or bore you.

I want to share my thoughts and opinion on a much overlooked aspect of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu promotions.  There are many instructors who will completely disagree with what I say, and that is fine.  They are entitled to their completely incorrect opinion LOL. Two recent events prompted this blog and some of it is just straight catharsis by getting my thoughts out and letting go of the feelings.

This weekend at our Carlos Machado Fall Training Camp, I had the honor of helping a little bit on promotion testing.  We would have students flow roll, show a number of techniques and ultimately roll a few rounds.  It is a fairly comprehensive process for determining knowledge and skill.  The guys testing were certainly put through the ringer and upon completion, if they earned their promotion, they would surely feel as though they earned it after what they went through.  A strong emphasis was placed on the rolling section and making the students truly have to earn what they get.  The point was made that we need to guarantee the quality of the upper belts.  I agree with this 100%. Any instructor should want quality people carrying their lineage and representing their name.  Which is the point of this blog.  While we were certainly able to comprehensively determine knowledge and skill, considering we just met these people, we had no way of determining their character.  If they came with an instructor, we could of course rely on the instructor to bless them as being able to carry on and represent the Carlos Machado name.  But many people testing do not train directly under a qualified instructor and provide their own training timeline and choose their own testing date.  Well, what if they are not a good person? What if they have a criminal record?  What if they have a history of assault?  What if they are fudging their training time for a faster promotion? No quality instructor with an ounce of integrity wants a person with low moral fiber representing their name.  I understand the challenges of being in an area that may not have access to consistent quality instruction, and more importantly guidance. Having an Association that allows a person to learn, train and grow can be a blessing.  Just seems challenging to be able to include the character aspect in that scenario.  The test of time is the only way that a persons integrity can be determined.

The second event occurred a few weeks ago.  I received a call from a prospective student who wanted to potentially join Jedi Jiu-Jitsu.  He indicated that he had been training a few years and hoped to get his blue belt. I told him that was a great goal and we could certainly help.  The next unfortunately obvious question then came up - “how long will it take?”. My answer - “I don’t know. On average, two years minimum”.  He indicated that his skill level was that of a blue belt or higher.  My answer “That may be true, but if I do not know you, I cannot in good conscience put my name and my instructors name on your lineage list”.  The only true way to know someone is through the test of time.  While I may provide someone with a stripe after six months, awarding a belt takes much longer.  Because the fact is, I just don’t know them. While I do background check every student who joins Jedi Jiu-Jitsu, learning they type of person who they truly are requires time. We may have lost a potential student but I did not lose any sleep.

For me personally in BJJ, I was at white belt 14 years, blue 2 years, purple 3 years, brown 3 years and now black 7 years.  The process is not quick but builds patience.  PATIENCE BUILDS CHARACTER. If someone only wants to build skilled tough students, character may not be important and that is their prerogative.  My choice is to build peoples character and skill both.  I have made the mistake in the past of promoting people who turned out to not be what they seem (even at the highest promotion levels) and turned out to have questionable character and lack of integrity.  I have also passed on promoting students who proved to have questionable character - and have always proven to be justified on those decisions. As an instructor we must also grow and learn from our successes and failures.

I do not agree with quick belt testing in any Martial Art.  A black belt should have black belt character and integrity.  If someone is too young to have the life experiences that provide wisdom - do they truly have the ability to show Black Belt character? Yes I am picking on those 6-21 year old Black Belts in other systems out there.

You hear it a lot “be patient, trust the process, listen to your instructor”.  It is not easy but it will build patience and patience will build character.  Now go be nice to someone.

triangles for all body types

Check out some highlights and testimonials from the Jedi Jiu-Jitsu seminar at Apollo’s Martial Arts. We taught techniques and tricks to make the triangle useful for all body types. Take a look and let us know what you think! If you are interested and want to learn more - hit us up for an individual customized lesson, to start group classes or to book a seminar today!

https://youtu.be/Yq6nOReiLCo

Success requires commitment

“Good training is not free, and free training is not good.”  This quote pertains to far much more than the financial cost of Martial Arts.  If you want to be successful (good) at anything, you must apply yourself.  Go all in.  This, more often than not requires sacrifice and change.  Change is never easy, but growth requires change. 

 

I often speak to people who want to train at Jedi but are looking for success without sacrifice.  I am asked what is the minimum amount they should train per week.  My answer is always, that you get out what you put in.  While training 1-2 times per week is far better than not at all – a good starting place is 3-4 times per week.  If the person wants to compete, I suggest 5-6 times per week with additional physical training thrown in as well.  Life happens and not everyone is able to commit 5-6 days due to family or career obligations.  This is understandable, but to be a successful parent, employee, etc, - you must take care of your own health first, both mentally and physically.  Training 3-4 times per week can help accomplish this, whereas once per week (still better than none) is not going to provide the escape and endorphins required to be the best you can be.

 

This time of year, the fitness industry picks up due to “new year, new me” resolutions.   It is great to help anyone out on their journey, but ultimately that journey is up to the individual and what they are willing to sacrifice and commit.  This certainly means time and effort as well as committing financially.  A good coach has had to sacrifice far more than most students can even begin to comprehend.  Thus it is often difficult for the coach to understand the lack of desire to sacrifice.  We must understand the persons challenges to have realistic expectations.  Thus having a good rapport with students/clients is necessary.  It also helps having a strong community around you for support.  To build that community requires sacrifice.  If you want help, help someone else.  That community is not built overnight and may take a while for an individual to assimilate.  To fit in, will require effort and the effort is certainly worth it.  Having a healthy, clean, nurturing environment also requires sacrifice and effort.  Factor in inflation, and rising utility costs and your local gym is likely suffering.  Thus when someone asks what is the minimum that they need to contribute, that school owner and coach may have challenges understanding. 

 

In the end, our goal is always self-improvement.  If you want to improve yourself, plan on sacrifice.  It is not easy but it is certainly worth it in the end.

Jiu-jitsu helps me. How can i help jiu-jitsu?

Our mission statement at Jedi Jiu-Jitsu is “we don’t teach Jiu-Jitsu.  We teach life improvement through Jiu-Jitsu.”  To make that mission statement work requires a community of like-minded individuals with the same goal.  How do you build that?  Simple - you treat people how you want to be treated, with respect, kindness, courtesy, and a laugh.

The benefits of that life improvement through Jiu-Jitsu include, mental and physical improvement and health.  Jiu-Jitsu gets us in better shape physically and keeps our minds active and learning - thus always growing and improving.  Jiu-Jitsu relieves stress.  You will be hard pressed to find any other activity that will get rid of stress as well as a friend trying to playfully strangle you.

I was at a Tom DeBlass seminar this weekend and he said something that struck a cord with me.  “People use Jiu-Jitsu selfishly without considering what that means”.  They use Jiu-Jitsu to get in better shape, stress relief, an escape or release from the everyday world.  And thats what we want. But sometimes we forget that in order to reap the benefits, we had others helping us along the way - coaches, teammates and training partners.  You rely on them and they rely on you.  Thus you have teammates depending on you.  Life happens and we cannot always attend class and that is understandable.  But there are instances where we may just not feel like showing up and take a night off. Understandable.  But what if the people that helped you along the way had not felt like coming in but had the discipline to push through?  Where would you be now if they had not?  Training on the rough days will always make the good days even better.  Plus you never know who you are impacting by just showing up.

Jedi times

Jedi Times

Yes I know the name is corny.  If you have other ideas – let me know.  We may run with them.  Also if you actually take the time to read this, please give me your thoughts and let me know I am not doing this in vain at 10pm at night.

Stuff;

Thanks to all who came and helped and made our seminar for the Demand Project such an amazing success!!  We had a lot of fun and hopefully gave a number of people some ideas and confidence in knowing with some practice, they can defend themselves.

Next Saturday 6/25, we are going to construct the subfloor for the mats.  Huuuge thank you to Sam and Kevin for building the frame and spearheading this.  For the actual construction, we need as much help as we can get.  We are NOT going to cancel any classes for this project.  We will start right after Judo at 2pm and just go for it.  Will order pizza and drinks for all who come help out.  So pppplease come help if you are available.

Sat 7/9 we have our 4 year anniversary.  We will have a link to sign up and pay within the next few days.  Payment goes towards paying Prof. Brad Scott and food.  We will have Calaca tacos, Sushi Fork and much more.  Everyone is welcome to bring a side dish or desert.  You do not have to attend the seminar to come and enjoy the food and camaraderie.  Aint no party like a Jedi party!!

We have a few guys attending the Machado 5 Brothers camp this week.  Hopefully they will learn some cool stuff and bring it back and share with their professor and then with everyone else after 30 days after they have tapped everyone out with stuff they learned!!

Thanks to Joseph Bojang for getting us started on our onboarding videos.  When a new student signs up, they will get a link to some Youtube videos showing etiquette, how to tie belt, etc.  Eventually we will have some basic techniques up there as well.  In addition to the videos, they receive a copy of our code of conduct.  If you have not taken the time to read the code of conduct, it is posted on the door.

Thanks for taking the time to check this out.  Please give me your thoughts as well.  Appreciate the whole Jedi Family!!

Jamo

Why we do what we do

Social media post from a Jedi Jiu-Jitsu member;

It’s days like today that I realize and am thankful for my Jedi family. After a tough week, both physically and emotionally, I come to class and get to share and experience increased knowledge, laughter, camaraderie, and fellowship with my Jits family. I needed this stress relief and I am very thankful to be part of this amazing group of “twisted” individuals. I haven’t spoken about what my goals are for 2022 because I honestly haven’t thought about them. After a brief self reflection, I have decided that my main goal is to help those that are newer to Jedi find the same love and respect that I have for this place. I am still very new to Jiu-Jitsu and I don’t have a ton of knowledge to pass on but if you ever what to learn with me, come grab me on the mats and we will learn together. I look forward to growing with all of you this year!

Finding the right BJJ gym for you

Jiu-Jitsu is experiencing phenomenal growth all over the world.  Academies are popping up in strip malls everywhere.  Choosing the right academy for you is a big decision and can impact your growth as a martial artist and as a person. The benefits of Jiu-Jitsu both mentally and physically are endless and can be life changing.  In order to make the most of these benefits, you need to find the right school for YOU.  Here are some tips;


  • Shop around. Most gyms have a free trial or free class option up front. Don’t be afraid to ask. Go where you feel most at home.

  • Price. Generally one of the first questions asked. The answer can be tricky as some schools don’t want to scare you off with sticker shock. In the Tulsa market, expect to pay $100-$150 per month with big discounts for additional family members. Keep in mind, you will pay the same at most karate/Tae Kwon Do schools - except for the hidden costs. They charge around $35-$50 per month in test fees. Most BJJ schools do not have a test fee and if they do, you should only be paying it every 6 months to a year. A uniform will cost anywhere from $75-$300 depending on quality. Check with each school you try and find out their uniform requirements. Don’t settle for discount martial arts. This is your safety and well being at stake. If someone is charging crazy lower amounts - there is probably a reason.

  • Schools philosophy on competition. If your main goal is competition, you want a school that is heavy into competition. If you are looking to get into shape, have fun and learn self-defense, then the grind of a competitive school may not be right for you. If you want a little of both, choose a school that has specific times for competition.

  • Do a background check on the instructor. This is especially true for children and females.

  • Research school lineage. Make sure their certification comes from a reputable source. Also find out how long they have been affiliated under their current association. If they have jumped around from affiliation to affiliation - there is likely a reason. It could be due to personality conflicts or an attempt to move up in rank with each affiliation change. If they have jumped around a lot, you should do your own independent research on why.

  • Facility. Is the gym clean? Does it have amenities you require? Showers? Are people walking around off the mat barefoot? If the instructor doesn’t care about the facility - beware.

  • Format of the class. If you are tired and sore after your first class, this is normal. If you feel like you are being fed to the sharks, this may not be a good thing. Beginning students should be working with higher ranked students who are helping them to improve not just use them as a grappling dummy to boost their own ego.

  • Question the curriculum. Does the instructor lesson plan? Are the lessons built in a sequential pattern to allow the student to move from one technique to the next and build on them together? Or does the instructor just throw random stuff out based on what he feels like teaching? Or worse yet, do they hit you with “what do you guys feel like working tonight”? A prepared instructor is an experienced mature instructor.

  • Culture. This is the big one. How is the interaction with other students? Most gyms will be very welcoming. If not, question why. Are students too engrossed in their own progress? If the welcome is cold, there is likely a reason and it probably starts at the top and trickles down. Observe how the instructor interacts with experienced students as well as yourself. This is likely to be you down the road. There are likely to be cliques and close friendships wherever you go but those cliques should be open and friendly to you as well. Where is the instructors attention during class? Is he looking at himself in the mirror or is he walking around helping students while they drill? Is the instructor interested in your progress or telling you and showing you what they can do. A wise man once said “if an instructor talks about themselves for more than five minutes straight during a class - they are not there to feed you knowledge. They are there to feed their own ego”. The instructor should be talking about YOU and what YOU are capable of, not what they have done or could do. The lesson is for you.

Your  Jiu-Jitsu journey can be one of the most fulfilling aspects of your life.  But just like anything else, there can be good and bad.  Find the place that is right for you.  Trust your instincts and most importantly - have fun!

Keepin' It Clean

Jedi Jiu-Jitsu cleans daily along with a rigorous weekly cleaning

Jedi Jiu-Jitsu cleans daily along with a rigorous weekly cleaning

Over the next few months, we should (in theory) start seeing cases of the Covid-19 virus start tapering down.  The vaccine is out and cases are spiking.  More cases means more people with the anti-bodies and less spreading.  We want to remain diligent in our efforts to combat the virus and other ailments in our gym.   In addition to our normal stringent cleaning procedures, we are also having the gym sanitized by a professional company.  We do ask that all members continue to also remain diligent.  BJJ is a close proximity art and hygiene is essential to keeping yourself and your teammates healthy.  Here are a few tips to help with mat hygiene;

  • If you are sick – don’t come in. Period.

  • Always be clean, wear a clean gi. No excuses

  • Keep hair up and fingernails trimmed

  • Wear sandals or shoes anytime off the mat

  • Use hand sanitizer often.

  • Wash hands before getting on the mat

  • Wear a rash guard. This has little to do with covid but will help keep other virus such as staph, strep, ringworm, etc – off the mats. Less skin on skin contact = less skin infections. Plus the gi comes open, aint nobody want your hairy chest all in they face!

  • Mouthwash. We keep some under the sink in the gym. Grab a paper cup and go for it. Your training partners will be glad you did.

  • Wash your belt at least once per week. It doesn’t kill the mojo but helps with hygiene in the dojo.

  • Shower directly after class

We just want everyone to remain healthy and get the most out of the training experience.  Nobody likes rolling with the stinky guy.  Don’t be that guy.

LEGLOCKTOBER 2020

Leglocktober is in full swing here at Jedi Jiu-Jitsu! We have a whole month of curriculum dedicated to leglocks, defenses for leglocks, and troubleshooting leglocks. Our team of professors provide you with the old, the new, the gnarliest, and cool entries and counters for leglocks. Join us for the fun and stay tuned for Leglocktober II, Electric Boogaloo!!!!!!

One down – Many more to come!

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 Jedi Jiu-Jitsu recently celebrated our first-year anniversary with a huge blowout featuring a seminar, cookout and karaoke! 

So here we are – one year into Jedi Jiu-Jitsu’s journey.  The first year brought both challenges and growth.  But most importantly, it brought in a lot of new family members to JJJ.  Our goal has always been to help people enrich their lives through Martial Arts and build a community of like-minded people.  Our first year anniversary showed the goal is happening.  Through stellar instruction, welcoming atmosphere, and camaraderie, we are building a legacy.

The celebration began with a fantastic three-hour seminar taught by our Judo Instructor Dr. Gorospe, and four of our black belt professors – Blake and Tarah Hayes, Robert Hale and Jamie Mickle.  The Judo that Dr. Gorospe taught was very well received and eye opening.  His knowledge base is second to none in the Judo community and his use of Judo for self-defense is not like any other sport Judo taught in the area.  The Jiu-Jitsu portion started with Professor Mickle teaching a sneaky “lightsaber” choke. The choke purposefully puts your opponent in a traditionally superior position, only to take it away by implementing a surprise choke on him. Professor Hayes followed up using the lightsaber choke as a setup for an armbar and a triangle choke.  Professor Mrs. Hayes then demonstrated great adjustments to make executing the techniques easier while still allowing users to hit the correct angles.  The seminar switched to weapons disarm section.  Professor Hale demonstrated a quick and efficient way to remove a gun when pointed directly at you in close proximity.  Professor Mickle applied a wrist lock to remove the gun. Lastly, Professor Hayes went over mindset, timing and principles to remove a weapon.  We had over 30 attendees who gleaned valuable knowledge from all instructors.  Many of the self-defense concepts were eye opening and the sport Jiu-Jitsu techniques were applicable so that practitioners could use them immediately.

 Next we had a fantastic cookout and fed over 70 people.  We had hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and spinach sausages, tater salad and some reeeaally good beans by Miss Jennifer Scott that stole the show.  Everyone loved the opportunity to interact, mingle, and share camaraderie.  Finally, there was karaoke provided by Ray Martinez.  Everyone cringed at Professor Jamo’s awful singing, but loved the little Jamettes throwing in back up. 

The day was an absolute success and was a prime example of what sets us apart.  At Jedi Jiu-Jitsu, you will find an atmosphere unlike any other.  We believe that a relaxed yet engaged fun vibe allows for the students to be more open minded to the learning and growing process.  Plus, Jiu-Jitsu is a hobby – it should be fun.

 Thanks to all who helped coordinate, cook, bring food, teach, clean up and thanks to our amazing members for making the first year so great!!!

FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!

It seems like only yesterday we had our tremendously successful grand opening, featuring multiple black belt instructors, full mats, door prizes, beverages, and of course tacos!!

 

Well here we are one year later and want to thank everyone for such an amazing first year.  So it’s about time we topped that Grand Opening party with a One Year Anniversary celebration!!  Soooo on Saturday July 13 we are planning a day full of festivities, fun and of course knowledge.  We will have our normal morning classes and at 1pm the fun starts!!  We are having a loaded seminar open to all with all of our Jedi Masters sharing their knowledge.  Below is a schedule of all activities;

 

1pm – Hour one of the seminar featuring Judo 6th Dan Dr. Luis Gorospe.  Dr. Gorospe will be teaching Judo for self-defense.  This is not sport Judo but rather old school street proven self-defense Judo that anyone can use.  Dr. Gorospe is the most experienced Judo instructor in the Tulsa area and his style can be utilized and effective for anyone.

 

2pm – BJJ with all four Jedi Professors.  Professors Sharp, Hale, Hayes and Mickle will each be taking 15 minutes to focus on one aspect of the ground game.  This will be a great opportunity to see different concepts, ideas and teaching styles. 

 

3pm – Weapons disarms.  For the final hour of the seminar, all of the instructors will share a different unique weapons disarm.  Once again this provides the opportunity to receive different viewpoints and instruction styles from highly experienced instructors.  Plus this part is going to be really kewl and lot of fun!!

 

4pm – Cookout.  We will be having burgers, dogs, snacks, and beverages for everyone. 

 

BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE!!!

 

We will also have karaoke afterwards with Ray Martinez.  Prizes will be involved.  You get a prize ticket for singing, two tickets for singing with your gi on, three tickets for singing with your gi on and singing a song chosen by Ray Martinez!

 

Door prizes!

 

Commemorative anniversary shirts will be available to purchase!  These are bound to become a collectors item!

 

Anyone can attend and is welcome.  You do not have to participate in the seminar to take part in the cookout, prizes, karaoke and revelry.  There will be a $25 charge for the seminar.  This will go towards purchase of the food for the cookout.  A seminar with this much instruction would easily be worth much much more.

 

Once again, this is our way of thanking everyone and celebrating our first year.  We look forward to seeing everyone there!!!

In the Beginning....

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Just a little Jedi humor! But on a serious note, Jedi Jiu-Jitsu has been trialing a class that may be right up your alley.

Jedi Jiu-Jitsu is known for its welcoming atmosphere and desire to help anyone and everyone achieve their self-defense goals.  A large aspect of self-defense incorporates some level of physical fitness and mobility.  With this in mind, we are officially offering a weekly class designed specifically for this purpose.  Every Saturday morning at 8:15am, we are offering a 45 minute class called Day One.  This class is a great opportunity for newer students to drill movements used in Jiu-Jitsu. This will improve their mobility and build better muscle memory for movement so their body will naturally go to the techniques used in class.  There is also the opportunity for increased conditioning exercises.  While students are encouraged and pushed to do their best, everyone works at their own ability and level.  In this environment, each student has the ability to achieve their maximum potential, individually.  Thus, this session is not a cookie cutter exercise class but rather a program geared towards the individual. 

We encourage anyone to come try the class out regardless of athletic ability.  Day One is included with your membership at Jedi Jiu-Jitsu

Growing Kids Up the Right Way!

Recently Jedi Jiu-Jitsu has had a growth surge in our kids program.  Part of this is due to the new 4-6 year old program we have instituted in addition to some well-placed advertising.  We spent several months working with a smaller group of kids in this age range and have had tremendous success so we opened the gates to more kids in this age range.  The results thus far have been great.  For kids in this age range, we teach focus, discipline, physical fitness and respect in a Jiu-Jitsu atmosphere.  Kids will do drills that build muscle memory for later use in more complex moves required for BJJ.  They learn the foundation of Jiu-Jitsu,  folk-style wrestling as well as Judo unbalancing techniques to allow them to control a bullying situation, get the aggressor safely to the ground and establish a dominant position.   They learn basic self-defense skills as well as how to better communicate when dealing with an aggressor.  Kids do not learn submissions in the beginning stages of this program.  Ages 7-13 continue with the established program from our instructors who have spent over 20 years teaching kids Jiu-Jitsu.

 Too often, in today’s media, you see the buzzwords “anti-bullying.”  Our instructors have been teaching three generations of kids how to handle bullies.  If a child is forced to defend themselves in a school environment, and does so by striking the aggressor, they can also be held liable. In most instances, schools today have a zero tolerance policy – meaning both kids will be suspended and possibly expelled.  This can affect a child’s progress in school and slow them down tremendously in terms of missed school and possibly being held back a grade.  The child may become wary of defending themselves for fear of being punished. Jiu-Jitsu offers an alternative. It allows a child to defend themselves by clinching, securing a take-down and establishing a dominant position while never throwing a punch.  Teaching a child that a zero tolerance policy exists and they are to not fight back – opens the door to becoming a victim of assault.  We do not believe this to be an acceptable option and thus teach our methods of defense.  

In addition to the obvious self-defense, your child will also gain the following benefits: 

  • Exercise and living a healthier lifestyle.  Gym classes in schools are not what they used to be and it is no secret that our children are becoming more sedentary.  Jiu-Jitsu provides a great physical activity for kids of all ages and athletic abilities.

  • Making friends.  In today’s world of video games and tablets, children are not developing as many relationships as in the past.  Jiu-Jitsu provides a team environment where they socialize in person, learn to work with others and strive to help others.  At JJJ we put a strong emphasis on the theory “Helping someone else improve, makes us better”.

  • Better grades.  Studies have shown that kids participating in any Martial Art have improved grades.

  • Respect.  We require kids to show respect to instructors as well as parents/guardians.  This becomes habitual and that respect is carried over to also include school teachers and anyone of authority.

  • Leadership and drive.  Having measurable goals whether it be belt rank or competition teaches kids goal-setting and gives them a sense of accomplishment when goals are reached.  This provides self-confidence and drive to achieve/attain goals.  

Our instructors are the most experienced kids Jiu-Jitsu coaches in Northeastern Oklahoma.  Our programs are presented in a fun environment where kids can progress at their individual pace.  We can accommodate the kid who needs to get off the couch and be more active, all the way up world class competitors.  Come in and try a class and see the difference for yourself.

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