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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.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo recently started competing in Jiu Jitsu again. Jose Aldo is a Nova Uniao black belt, who once won the jiu-jitsu world championships as a purple belt. He recently took to the mats for a super-fight against an awesome opponent in Rio de Janeiro. Aldo met Jonathan “Pitbull,” a purple belt […]
According to a recent report and article, Jiu Jitsu in The United Arab Emirates is emerging as an everyday part of the country’s culture. It is no secret that the United Arab Emirates has emerged as a pioneer in the sport, so seeing this type of growth and involvement is not so surprising. From FloGrappling: […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — As it turns out, Demetrious Johnson won’t have an opportunity to break Anderson Silva’s UFC title defense record this weekend. Johnson’s UFC 215 opponent, Ray Borg, was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday evening due to an illness. Obviously this cancels Saturday night’s main event but never fear! There is another great, main event […]
Rickson Gracie appeared on Chael Sonnen’s podcast on Thursday. Obviously the topic was Jiu Jitsu and the legend didn’t mince words when he discussed the current state of sport Jiu Jitsu. Using the term “anti-jiu-jitsu,” Gracie complained about what we regularly see at these tournaments … lots of stalling and competitors trying not to lose rather than attacking for […]
Forward from Professor Mikal: When I started Aces Jiu Jitsu Club one of my goals was to create a place that welcomed people of all walks of life and empower them through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That’s why when one of our LGBTQ members wrote this blog, I thought it was important to share. Not just […]
After watching Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather go toe to toe this last weekend (and rack up big $$$), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt, Demian Maia would also like a crack at Conor McGregor in a BJJ match. Before some of you people go and get all technical, Demian Maia was just joking for the most part. McGregor lasted […]
Two days after singing the national anthem at the Floyd Mayweather-Connor McGregor MMA fight, Demi Lovato proudly announced she has personally advanced levels in another type of martial art and combat sport, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. “I’m so beyond excited because I just received my blue belt in #brazilianjiujitsu!!!! I fell in love with #BJJover a year ago and have been training several times a […]
There are so many reasons your child should be training and learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It can help them build confidence. It can help them overcome their fears. It can help lead them down the road to a lifetime of physical fitness. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can also help your children learn how to defend themselves […]
Being bullied is a very real part of today’s experience for the millions of school aged children all over the world.At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club, so much of what we focus on in our kids classes is empowering our young students with the tools to stand up for themselves and face their problems with confidence […]
On July 29th, a well placed head kick landed Jon Jones back in the top spot as the UFC’s Light Heavyweight champion. Jon Jones has been hard at work repairing his tarnished image and upon re-securing the UFC’s Light Heavyweight belt, things were really looking up for one of MMA’s brightest stars. Less than a […]