Female Self Defense Seminar

For all you UVA female students, come to the event!

HOLDIN SHIT DOWN

Hope you dropped by our booth during the activities fair! Come join the University of Virginia Brazilian Jiu-jitsu club this year.

Quick Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in a nutshell:
What is Brazilain Jiu-jitsu?
BJJ is a martial art that focuses on grappling (like wrestling but with joint-locks and chokes)

Whats different about BJJ compared to other martial arts?
1) Training is very "alive" - safety always comes first, but realistic training is also important. We train with live resisting opponents to develop our skills.
2) No striking is involved. This is a grappling sport.
3) Compared to other martial arts, BJJ techniques focus primarily on using leverage instead of speed and strength to defeat larger stronger opponents.

People that would want to join:
1) People that are interested in self-defense. Fights very often go to the ground. It is important to prepare yourself for all situations. Encouraged for girls to join - not very practical to punch it out with an attacker.
2) Those interested in rounding out their MMA training. You got your stand up striking game? Now lets train up your ground game.
3) Those that want to have a fun good workout but find the treadmill too boring!

First practice is Thursday Aug 28th! 6~8pm @ Mem Gym

-ken

Join our mailing list!

In the process of transferring over to our new mailing list please visit our google groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/uvabjj
and add yourself to send/receive future emails!

Fall 08 Practice Times!

Heres our practice times and Location for the Fall 08 Semester --

Time:
Sundays- 4:30~6:30
Thursdays- 6:00~8:00

Location:
Mem Gym Dance Room (multipurpose room 1)
Enter Mem gym, after swiping in, enter the bunch of doors into the basketball courts. Immediately take a right and follow along the right wall. Enter the door thats on the right. If no ones there as sometimes we show up late, stick around for a bit. if your in a room with a bunch of big windows and mirrors your in the right room.

Robert Drysdale's victory over Marcelo Garcia at the ADCC 2007 Absolute Finals

-ken

West Japan De La Riva Cup

So ive been studying in Japan this summer.
I'm also training at a local jiu-jitsu dojo (Ohmi Dojo satelite school of Tani Jiu-jitsu). A few weeks ago I competed at the West Japan De La Riva cup in C-class Pena (~67.4kg) grappling. Annnd i got my ass handed to me haha. (over here theres no rules where a bluebelts must be in intermediate or above etc. so C class is mostly blue belts, B class purples). but my team mate won C class absolute division. also lots of throwing and shit.. cuz you can be a judo blackbelt but still compete as a bjj white belt.


Me on left, team mate on right that won absolute C-class grappling (yea he won absolute as a bantam weight..)

peaceee, happy training to everyone this summer!
-ken

MMA footage of Braegan

Some video footage of Breagen. Teaching his opponent a lesson in BJJ101: Armbar from mount. >:D



Breagan Wood from Elite Vale Tudo (April 2007)

-ken

FAQ for new members

Practices are run in a friendly informal atmosphere. We start with a light warmup/stretching, followed by techniques/drills. Then open sparring to practice your techniques live. There is no striking so sparring is safe, just remember to tap out whenever you feel pain.

1) Who can join?
Any UVA student/faculty/staff (as long as you can get into Mem gym you can train with us!).

2) Is it okay if I have never done this before?
Of course, many of our members have never trained jiu-jitsu or any form martial art until they got to UVA. Forms of grappling (judo, wrestling, sambo etc.) are a great advantage.

3) How much does it cost?
Club membership is free. Those that are interested come out and try, there is no obligation.

4) What should I wear/Do I need a "gi"?
For your first time something comfortable along the lines of shorts and tshirts is a good idea. Some prefer under-armor type shirts.
For those continuing training its recommended that guys get protective cups and gis. Gis are the thick uniforms worn to aid in teaching jiu-jitsu techniques.

5) Should I join if I'm a girl?
Sure, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu makes a great base for self defence. Our club also runs self defense seminars for Sororities as well.

6) Is it okay to start late? What if I can't make a practice?
You can start whenever you want during the semester. Practices are very informal so just come when you can. We understand everyone is a busy student so not being able to make a practice is absolutely fine.


-Ken

First Post!

First post of our new blog~
Hope you all are having a great summer!
Good luck to those that are training over the summer. For those that are interested in starting jiujitsu this fall, we look forward to seeing you.

Exact practice times is still pending at this time. But we should be getting our usual 2 times a week practice times at Memorial (Mem) Gym.

-Ken