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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.
Check out our TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK! This one is called the “Standing Collar Choke” and is super effective whether your attacker is wearing a Gi during training OR a jacket now that we are entering fall/winter! That’s right! The Standing Collar Choke works well against hipsters. 😉 #HipsterChokes If you want to learn more […]
Here at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club in Austin, Texas we believe in our community. We are inspired by everyone … From white belts just starting their Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey to seasoned upper belts bringing their perspective on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to the Aces Jiu Jitsu Club culture every Ace has something to offer. This is the […]
This week we discuss when to “throw your hat” into your first BJJ Tournament! See the full video below! Ask a Black Belt Video Series: When to Compete in Your First BJJ Tournament Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black […]
The UFC is debuting in St. Louis on Jan 14th and they have added three new fights to an already great card. The UFC Fight Night 124 matchups include welterweights Zak Cummings (21-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Thiago Alves (22-11 MMA, 14-8 UFC), lightweights Marco Polo Reyes (7-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (6-0 MMA, UFC), and lightweights James Krause (24-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) […]
The Arm-Throw or Seo-Nagi as it’s called in Judo is a HIGHLY effective throw… Especially if your attacker is super aggressive and driving forward – like most attackers do. Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. […]
Maynard James Keenan of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer takes us on the personal and philosophical journey he experiences while practicing the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. See the video below! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on […]
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 […]
At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we welcome all types of people. We train with all types of people. Our community is made up of all types of people and we wouldn’t have it any other way. At some BJJ schools all you get is ego. You walk through the door and immediately see a group […]
(The following is a curated article from jiujitsutimes.com written by Acacia Parks Mo.) I love jiu-jitsu and believe that anyone would benefit from learning it. However, I am not the world’s loudest BJJ evangelist. If I meet someone who I specifically think would like it, I’ll suggest it, but I’m not going around preaching the gospel […]
At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we would never get mad at you for aggressively going after success, with the caveat that we focus on the process over the final “place” or belt! If you want something in life you have to solve the question, “What does that level of think like, prioritize, move like? These […]