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Aces Technique of the Week: The Arm Bar

Welcome to the Technique of the Week! Today I will cover one of the core techniques in BJJ… In fact, this is the move made famous by Royce Gracie that revolutionized the MMA world in a big way… …The Arm Bar In Today’s video you’ll learn: How to properly grip the arm How to lockdown […]

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7x7s at 7pm Every Friday at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club (The Domain)

I wanted to take a moment and write a quick blog about an Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Friday night tradition. For those that do not know, every Friday night at Aces (The Domain location) we set the clock for 7 rounds at 7 minutes a piece … Pick a partner, roll for 7 minutes, change […]

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Aces Technique of the Week – Back Take From the Guard

Welcome to this week’s Technique of the Week – Back Take From the Guard. In this episode Professor Mikal will be teaching you how to take your opponents back from the closed guard. You’ll learn: – How to prevent your opponent from using their hands to stop your technique – A key hip move to ensure […]

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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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BJJ Competition

Gordon Ryan Wins; Becomes EBI Absolute Champion

“The King” Gordon Ryan is the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) Absolute Champion. Gordon Ryan moved through his first matches with ease. By all accounts he seemed relaxed, even he was being forced to work for his submissions or put on the defense. He met Craig Jones in the final. That is where the easy path to […]

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Twitch Streamer Live Streams UFC 218 by Pretending to Play It As a Game

A Twitch streamer broadcasted a live pay-per-view UFC match by pretending it was a video game he was playing. AJ Lester streamed the UFC 218 match between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo in its entirety LIVE on Twitch during UFC 218. Lester appeared in the corner of the Twitch stream which is a familiar place to see […]

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Join Aces BBLT Program and Super Charge Your Game (50% Off Deal)

At Aces Jiu Jitsu Club we pride ourselves on creating programs that not only empower our students to become unstoppable versions of themselves but also achieve their goals at an accelerated rate. That’s why Professor Mikal created the BBLT (Black Belt Leadership Training) program…to supercharge your Jiu Jitsu training and accelerate your growth in Brazilian […]

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Aces Technique of the Week | Standing Collar Choke

Check out our TECHNIQUE OF THE WEEK! This one is called the “Standing Collar Choke” and is super effective whether your attacker is wearing a Gi during training OR a jacket now that we are entering fall/winter! That’s right! The Standing Collar Choke works well against hipsters. 😉 #HipsterChokes If you want to learn more […]

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Aces Jiu Jitsu Club Member of the Week: Megan

Here at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club in Austin, Texas we believe in our community. We are inspired by everyone … From white belts just starting their Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey to seasoned upper belts bringing their perspective on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to the Aces Jiu Jitsu Club culture every Ace has something to offer. This is the […]

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Undercutters Video by Aces Jiu Jitsu Club

If you’re an Aces Jiu Jitsu Club member or follow us online and haven’t seen our Undercutters video, perhaps it’s time to crawl out from the rock you’ve been living under! 😉 This awesome video was shot, directed and edited by our in-house video genius Kalani Sevigny (https://www.facebook.com/kalanisevigny). This video is making its way around the […]