Actor Joel Kinnaman knows his way around an action scene. From his work in movies and TV shows like Suicide Squad, RoboCop, the Swedish smash Easy Money, Hanna,and the Netflix series Altered Carbon, Kinnaman. has learned to handle himself in a fight. In fact, it was on the sci-fi Netflix series where Kinnaman discovered his new workout obsession: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Now, it has become a […]
Author: Andy Gonzalez
Andy 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.
Listen to Joe Rogan talk about learning Jiu-Jitsu for Self Defense! 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 Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 […]
Gemina Sports writes: “Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Addicts! If you have an addictive personality try fill it with good. If you need to be the best, make sure you choose to be the best at something healthy. If you are in deep with drugs alcohol this could mean you have an addictive personality. A good way […]
(Curated story via Bloody Elbow) The UFC has a new addition to its already stacked middleweight roster, as they have signed Brazilian Jiu Jitsu phenom Rodolfo Vieira. Vieira (5-0) made his MMA debut in February 2017, all five of his fights have been won by finish. “The Black Belt Hunter” most recently fought for ACB, […]
Have you been waiting for a feature move highlighting the combat sport we love so much? That Jiu Jitsu feature is here and it is bringing some big names with it! Tony Jaa and Frank Grillo have joined Nicolas Cage and Alain Moussi in the martial-arts action feature Jiu Jitsu. Also added to the cast […]
Garry Tonon’s transition from Jiu Jitsu to mixed martial arts has continued to be a joy to behold, this time as he scored a slick first-round heel-hook victory at ONE Championship. For those in the know, the athletic capabilities of this 27-year-old Danaher Death Squad stand-out have been beyond any doubt for some time. With […]
With just over a month to go until his highly anticipated bout against Ben Askren, Jorge Masvidal will take on fellow UFC welterweight Anthony Pettis in a jiu jitsu match on June 15. The grappling match will take place at DT Promotions in Pensacola, Florida, and has been hyped as a ‘jiu jitsu superfight’, per […]
Deciding who to vote for in the 2020 presidential election is a big decision all American voters. If you are planning on voting blue but still undecided on who your candidate is, allow me to introduce you to presidential hopeful Andrew Yang. Why have I decided to feature Yang in an Aces Jiu Jitsu Club blog? […]
Stipe Miocic Loses Jiu Jitsu Match
Every time Stipe Miocic competes — no matter what it is — he hates to lose. So even though he stepped in against a seasoned jiu jitsu grappler on April 27 at Fight 2 Win 110 at NEO Sports Plant in Euclid — and did it for charity — Miocic wasn’t happy to come out […]
(Curated story via kens5.com) SAN ANTONIO — Fabiana Borges grew up in the slums of Brazil, and fighting on the mat was a way of survival. “There were shootings between drug traffickers, and sometimes we would hide ourselves a little bit,” she recalled. At 11 years old, her dad took her to her first jiu-jitsu […]