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5 Ways to Build a Strong Local Jiu Jitsu Scene

A strong local jiu jitsu scene is crucial to the development of athletes within that scene. Developing jiu jitsu athletes need to face adversity, they need opportunities to experience styles disparate from their own. Local politics can stunt potential opportunities, and there are many different kinds of barriers that we can run into, but here […]

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Not All Self-Defense Classes Are Created Equal

The title of this article is a nice way of highlighting how most self-defense classes fall horribly short. Another way of putting it is that these so called “self defense” classes can get people hurt or worse! The problem is that when someone teaches techniques that flat out do not work anywhere except a controlled […]

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Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Teams Up With Local Partners to Help Foster Children

At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we believe in giving back to our community. Since we’ve opened, we have made it a company goal to be the positive change we want to see in the world. We’ve put coats on the backs of children that needed them, we’ve fed the homeless, we supported local #SocialGood efforts […]

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Your First Year Training

Mikal AbdullahProfessor Mikal Abdullah is a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt, veteran, father, philanthropist, and founder of Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. You can find her personal Instagram account with the handle @cerebralbjj or just stop by one of our locations and get a session in! 109.199.114.11/~acesjiujitsuclub