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Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 beautiful children. Andy is also the father of a Marine who is honorably serving in the United States Marine Corps.
In this episode of “Ask A Black Belt”, Professor Mikal answers the question: “My kid is a little out of control, can BJJ help? You’ll learn: – Life tools kids can learn from BJJ – How BJJ training helps children overcome obstacles on and off the mat – How BJJ can give your child a […]
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the best way to bullyproof your child. I say this all the time, but seeing a child transform to a confident leader in the community through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is something to behold. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gives them the confidence they need, and every child that enrolls in a BJJ class […]
News emerged a few days ago that a major international sporting body overseeing grappling has ordered its member federations to prepare for Olympic accreditation and submit Jiu Jitsu as an Olympic Sport. The news was first reported by jiu-jitsu commentator Mohammed Al Housani, who is an analyst and presenter for Abu Dhabi TV. Al Housani […]
In case you don’t know who Anna Dempster is she is a MMA fighter who recently decided to take an internet troll named Kristopher Zylinski up on his offer. See, Zylinski doesn’t seem to believe that a female MMA fighter has and chance whatsoever against a man … specifically him. The folks at McDojoLife (Facebook page) made the match […]
I wanted to take a moment and write a quick blog about an Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Friday night tradition. For those that do not know, every Friday night at Aces (The Domain location) we set the clock for 7 rounds at 7 minutes a piece … Pick a partner, roll for 7 minutes, change […]
Welcome to this week’s Technique of the Week – Back Take From the Guard. In this episode Professor Mikal will be teaching you how to take your opponents back from the closed guard. You’ll learn: – How to prevent your opponent from using their hands to stop your technique – A key hip move to ensure […]
The title of this article is a nice way of highlighting how most self-defense classes fall horribly short. Another way of putting it is that these so called “self defense” classes can get people hurt or worse! The problem is that when someone teaches techniques that flat out do not work anywhere except a controlled […]
“The King” Gordon Ryan is the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) Absolute Champion. Gordon Ryan moved through his first matches with ease. By all accounts he seemed relaxed, even he was being forced to work for his submissions or put on the defense. He met Craig Jones in the final. That is where the easy path to […]
A Twitch streamer broadcasted a live pay-per-view UFC match by pretending it was a video game he was playing. AJ Lester streamed the UFC 218 match between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo in its entirety LIVE on Twitch during UFC 218. Lester appeared in the corner of the Twitch stream which is a familiar place to see […]
At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we pride ourselves on creating programs that not only empower our students to become unstoppable versions of themselves but also achieve their goals at an accelerated rate. That’s why Professor Mikal created the BBLT (Black Belt Leadership Training) program…to supercharge your Jiu Jitsu training and accelerate your growth in Brazilian […]