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In case you don’t know who Anna Dempster is she is a MMA fighter who recently decided to take an internet troll named Kristopher Zylinski up on his offer. See, Zylinski doesn’t seem to believe that a female MMA fighter has and chance whatsoever against a man … specifically him. The folks at McDojoLife (Facebook page) made the match […]
Maynard James Keenan of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer takes us on the personal and philosophical journey he experiences while practicing the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. See the video below! 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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of Jiu Jitsu’s weirdest chokes showed up again this weekend! Some people thought the Bunny Choke was just some strange urban legend. Others thought the Bunny Choke was just a fluke. Enter Vance Barksdale who made headlines back in May when he submitted his opponent at Fight To Win Pro 34 with the rarely […]
Ok, it’s NOT Thursday, so a little TBT action is not appropriate BUT it is Friday and we’re ready to flash back to the days with Professor Mikal was just a little brown belt. 😉 Here he is explaining the details on his Leg Lasso of Truth. Enjoy! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at […]
Jon Jones, received his belt from four-time No-Gi World Heavyweight Champion Roberto Alencar. Jon Jones posted this quote to Instagram: “It was an honor to receive a blue belt today from my professor @tussagb. Wanted to sincerely thank my family at both @jacksonwink_mma and @graciebarranm for always standing with me, encouraging me, and pushing me to new heights. This week the […]
On May 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport in Ontario Canada approved Order in Council 1087/2017 designating which amateur combat sports competitions are considered legal. Sports impacted by this order include karate, jiu-jitsu, judo and wrestling and other type of combat sports. This order legalizes these sports as long as the Provincial […]