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White Belt Taps Black Belt in BJJ Tournament

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 […]

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#MeToo: BJJ And The Fight Against Sexual Assault

(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 […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series: Chasing The Next Belt

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 […]

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Corpus Christi Police Cadets get Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training

(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 […]

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Mackenzie Dern Almost Retired From Jiu Jitsu This Year

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 […]

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Mighty Mouse Breaks The UFC Title Defense Record

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 […]

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Aces Technique of the Week: How To Mount From Side Control

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 […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series: BJJ Cardio Tips

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 […]

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Aces Technique of the Week: Kimura from Bottom Side Mount

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 […]

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Ask a Black Belt Video Series – How To Deal With Being Injured

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 […]