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BJJ Community Member of the Week

Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Member of the Week | Matt Orgass

Here at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club, one of the things that sets us apart from other BJJ schools is our commitment to the community. We want to have a positive impact in everything we do and highlight the good people who make our Aces Jiu Jitsu Club community so awesome. In an effort to bring […]

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BJJ Competition Curated

Frank Mir and Forest Griffin to Fight in Jiu Jitsu Match

TMZ Sports is reporting that Two ex-UFC champions have signed on to fight each other in a Jiu Jitsu event in Vegas. Frank Mir (former UFC heavyweight champ) will take on Forrest Griffin (former UFC light heavyweight champ) at the Black Belt CBD Invitational on October 20. Griffin hasn’t taken a pro fight since July 2012 — when […]

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What is the Practical Use of Jiu Jitsu?

Recently on the Joe Rogan Podcast, a guest asked Joe about the practical use of Jiu Jitsu. See below for his answer. It’s classic Rogan.   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 […]

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BJJ Competition

5 Things No One Told You About Jiu-Jitsu Competition

Jiu-jitsu has one of the most active competition cultures in martial arts, with constant tournaments and an ever expanding scene.  Because of this, beginners are immediately attracted to the prospect of competing. When I first started competing, I had all sorts of misconceptions about competition and it took me a while to get over those […]

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BJJ Curated

Eddie Bravo Invitational 17 – EBI 17: Combat Jiu Jitsu Middleweights

This Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, the Eddie Bravo Invitational invades the Muscle Pharm HQ in Burbank, California for its 17thsubmission only event. The event will feature EBI’s first ever 16 man combat jiu jitsu tournament at middleweight.  A full list of the middleweight tournament competitors is below.  You can […]

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BJJ Curated

From Wrestling to Jiu Jitsu

Inga Hammer is her real name. “People have asked me if it’s fake, if it’s like, a wrestling name. This isn’t WWE, this is Olympic-style wrestling and Jiu Jitsu. So, no, I don’t have a stage name,” Hammer says after a training session. “It’s on my passport and everything.” In the skeptics’ defence, it is […]

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5 Benefits to Taking Jiu-Jitsu

(Curated Article via: thesportsdaily.com – Ted Winters) Taking jiu-jitsu classes is something that most people can really benefit from. Contrary to popular belief, jiu-jitsu is not just for athletic people or people who want to compete in it professionally. It does not have a particular group that should participate in it. A good jiu-jitsu class is […]

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BJJ Fitness Opinions

250lb Bodybuilder Takes on 150lb Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt

“You can’t burpee your way out of an armbar” This is something we jokingly say all the time at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. Crossfitters, Camp Gladiators and body builders should be applauded for choosing a healthy lifestyle. Learning a fight sport certainly isn’t for everyone (Professor Mikal would disagree with me on that one) but […]

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How To Deal With A Training Slump in Jiu-Jitsu

Anyone who has trained jiu-jitsu or just about any other sport or martial art for year or longer will find themselves at some point on a plateau.  This can be seen by some as a “slump”, and often is called a “training slump” and is considered as one of the biggest threats to burgeoning practitioners […]

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100k Jiu Jitsu Match with Bellator’s Dillon Danis and UFC Kevin Lee

UFC lightweight Kevin Lee has been challenged by Bellator welterweight Dillon Danis to a $100,000 Jiu Jitsu match. “He issued the challenge,” Lee told MMAjunkie Radio. “I’m still waiting to hear back. I know his people reached out to mine. I said I’ll take it.” With two recognizable names and a hefty prize on the line, many Jiu Jitsu […]