Aces Jiu Jitsu Club - BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, and Fitness, andAndy 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 Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla
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.
Many people know chef, author, and television host Anthony Bourdain as the guy from The Parts Unknown television show. There was a time when the then mid-50 year old sported a soft body as he indulged in life as a foodie. However, now at the age of 61, Anthony Bourdain has transformed himself into a chiseled grappling machine. So […]
(Story via Corpus Christi Caller Times) The cadets’ journey Before cadets are accepted into the Corpus Christi Police Academy they are put through intensive testing. Of the nearly 700 applicants, only 21 were selected to the 76th police academy. The Caller-Times will follow the cadets’ training process as they compete with one another to be a certified […]
Mackenzie Dern was recently interviewed with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour.” In the interview she opened up about her career plans in MMA and Jiu Jitsu. On the heals of a tough opening round loss at ADCC 2017 against brown belt Elvira Karppinen, Dern (3-0) is lighed up to fight Mandy Polk (3-3) in a 125lb fight at LFA […]
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the greatest of all time. It’s that simple. After a submitting a very game fighter in Ray Borg with a spectacular arm bar, the fighter we all know as Mighty Mouse has secured his place in UFC history. Johnson (27-2-1) set a UFC record by eclipsing Anderson Silva for his 11th […]
For this week’s Aces Technique of the Week, we will focus on How To Mount From Side Control. Watch the Aces Technique of the Week: How To Mount From Side Control video below! Also, keep a look out for our weekly technique blogs with a featured video. See you on the mats! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez […]
Ever heard of the show called America’s Dumbest Criminals? Well, this guy may just be featured in the next episode. This guy decided it would be a smart idea to rob a Jiu Jitsu academy while it was full of students … Those students being Jiu Jitsu practitioners who train how to fight every single […]
Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series where we take questions from students or anyone who has a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you will get some answers […]
For this week’s Aces Technique of the Week, we will focus on the Kimura from Bottom Side Mount. Watch the Aces Technique of the Week: Kimura from Bottom Side Mount video below! Also, keep a look out for our weekly technique blogs with a featured video. See you on the mats! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is […]
Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series here we take questions from students or anyone in search of an answer to a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you […]
I few months ago the awesome guys from The Modern Rogue stopped by for a tutorial from Professor Mikal on how to defend the haymaker punch. The video turned out awesome, but when you are shooting so much footage, there are bound to be some mixups and out-takes. You can see the out-takes in all their glory […]