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. “Nothing without your routine!” We all know by now how important consistent weekly training is.  I think I say it until I’m blue in the face 🙂 But, it’s more important than you may think. Yes, regular training will keep the process moving as it should…technique progression, overcoming fears, more comfortable when rolling, camaraderie, […]

The day you commit to train here, I also commit to you. My commitment is unwavering and unconditional because I don’t know any other way. This will never be a place that you sign up and you’re on your own. We will see to it that whatever your original purpose for training was, you will […]

Many of our parents enroll their kids for different reasons…discipline, behavioral, physical exercise, bullying situations, socialization skills, impulse control, respect…etc. However, by far, the #1 reason why our parents enroll the kids here is to improve their Self-Confidence. It’s an astonishing 75%!! Whatever your “why” for enrolling was, at the end of the day the […]

The secret formula… When a student first joins the school, our main goal is to establish a baseline of focus. Then, we teach. The process of teaching and learning must be fun. The kids learn easier then they enjoy the process. Either weeks later, months later, or years later we get to see a confident, […]

For the majority of students much of their time and energy is spent dealing with the internal struggle of should they go to class or should they not go to class. At a certain point they need to develop the ability to deal with their inner baby 🙂 The only way to deal with this […]

Hello Everyone, just wanted to talk a little about the Green Belt. This marks the first of the intermediate belts. With green belt comes your eligibility for sparring, as well. Sparring is where the students actually get to practice the punches and kicks they learn in a “live” situation. The focus of sparring is on […]

In the majority of cases, our situation and/or injury is not special. Someone is or has gone through it and a lot of times they are training right beside you and you’d never know it. Unfortunately, I’ve had tons of students quit over the years because in their minds, their injury or circumstance was “the […]

Jiu-Jitsu coach, Joe O’Connor, receives 1st stripe on Brown Belt! Congratulations!

PARENTS! Did you know one of the most common things you will hear from your child that trains in the martial arts or in any other sport/activity is,”I don’t want to go to class today!” From my experience, this usually has very little to do with actually not enjoying the class, the sport, the piano […]

It’s no secret that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a hard process; but, it’s one of the most rewarding processes if you are willing to put the time in. I’ve studied martial arts my entire life and there is nothing like this art. For the newer blue belts and white belts it will take time to realize […]