The Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Blog
How Jiu Jitsu Helps NFL Defensive Player Jacob Martin Make the Tackle
(Curated Article sourced from Seattle Times) Jacob Martin prepared for his rookie season with the Seahawks a little differently. In July, just weeks prior to the start of his first NFL training camp, the 21-year-old defensive end and his brother — New York Jets linebacker Josh Martin — flew to Torrance, Calif., to train Brazilian Jiu…
250lb Bodybuilder Takes on 150lb Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt
“You can’t burpee your way out of an armbar” This is something we jokingly say all the time at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. Crossfitters, Camp Gladiators and body builders should be applauded for choosing a healthy lifestyle. Learning a fight sport certainly isn’t for everyone (Professor Mikal would disagree with me on that one) but…
Veteran Creates Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Community for Veterans
Ben Harrison studied martial arts most of his life. But it wasn’t until he tried Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that he found his passion. Call it an “a-ha” moment in his life. “It’s therapeutic for everyone,” Harrison said. “If everyone in the world did Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, we wouldn’t have any problems.” The Loudon native joined the…
Airman Finds Himself Through Jiu Jitsu
He rises out of bed in unison with the sun breaking the horizon in the distance to make his way for war…His heart begins to pound inside of his chest from fear of the possibility to fail as soon as he gazes upon the battlefront. Once Senior Airman Collin Eddington, 374th Maintenance Squadron isochronal aerospace…
Maynard James Keenan Says Jiu Jitsu is the Hardest Thing He's Done in His Life
Maynard James Keenan, the legendary lead singer for Tool recently visited Joe Rogan’s podcast “Joe Rogan Experience” and talked about many things, including Jiu Jitsu. On the topic of Jiu Jitsu, Maynard James Keenan says: “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. It’s the hardest. It’s the most… I’m getting snowflakey weepy.…
Measuring the Positive Influence of Jiu Jitsu on PTSD
Over the years Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and the positive impact it has on on mental health and specific issues has been researched and discussed. We all know that training BJJ or any martial art has been proven to have direct links to an increase in self-esteem, self-confidence, and fighting depression.
Jonathan Lipnicki Talks About Being Bullied
You’ll recognize former child actor Jonathan Lipnicki from his movies Jerry Maguire and Stuart Little. Well, that little boy is all grown up now. He’s still making movies and at 26years of age he has also earned a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In a recent Instagram post, Lipnicki revealed that as a child and teenager, he was…