ExCruceLeo posted:

In an attempt to do something besides sit on my rear end at work all day, then on my couch after that I am going to try and get into a program. I am doing a free session at this place tomorrow. Any comments would be welcome as I am completely new to any of this.

http://www.alvarezbjj.com/

james earl pwns posted:

Make sure you don't smell bad or have any apparent gross skin disease/rash before you go in and start rolling around on the ground with other men; it takes some newbies a few weeks/months to learn this fact. Everything else will be self explanatory

ExCruceLeo posted:

http://www.alvarezbjj.com/

Alvarez BJJ posted:

About Jiu Jitsu
History of Jiu-Jitsu

The Martial Art was developed in India more than 2000 years ago before Christ, by Buddhist monks. Because their religion and moral values did not allow the use of weapons, these monks were forced to develop empty hand system of self defense to protect themselves against barbarian attacks, which was common at the time.

Since these monks possessed great scientific knowledge, they created a system of self-defense based on the laws of physics such as center of gravity, balance, weight shifting, momentum and friction as well as human body vital and weakest points. Their system spread through China and eventually made its way to Japan.

The Samurai clans of Japan adopted Jiu-Jitsu (meaning gentle art) as their own traditional style to defeat an opponent regardless if the situation was throwing, striking, or grappling. Along the years, with the intention of hiding Jiu-Jitsu from the westerners who were generally bigger and stronger, the Japanese split the techniques and developed martial arts with limited effectiveness such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, etc.

History Brazilian of Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu finally made its way to Brazil in the early 1900’s, after Japanese Jiu-Jitsu champion Mitsuyo Maeda immigrated there. Because of his Jiu-Jitsu exploits, he had been awarded a government position by Prince Hirohito to oversee Japanese immigration to Brazil. His efforts were largely aided by Gastao Gracie, a Brazilian politician and scholar of Scottish descent. Maeda was so grateful that in return he decided to go against Japanese tradition, teaching real Jiu-Jitsu to a non-Japanese, Gastao’s oldest son, Carlos Gracie. This was about 1918.

Carlos taught Maeda’s techniques to his four brothers: Oswaldo, Gastao, Jorge and Helio and in 1925 they opened the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academy in Brazil. Carlos and his brothers, particularly Helio, change the original art by adapting the techniques of Japanese Jiu-Jitsu so that they depended mostly upon leverage, rather than strength and explosiveness. They experimented, modified and perfected simple techniques that would be effective regardless of stature. Consequently, they broke away from the traditional Japanese style and began the development of a more efficient and complete art.

As Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was passed on to later generations of the Gracie Clan, their martial art style became increasingly popular in Brazil giving rise to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The Gracie style is now widely practiced throughout many parts of the world and is continuously evolving as a result.

Illegal Username posted:

Holy poo poo.

Just, holy poo poo.

We are getting our very own gym. Due to other people having tremendously bad business sense and our magic of connections we get to lease a dirt cheap factory hall. One month-long renovation and we'll have almost three times the mat space, actual gym equipment, and even a goddamn sauna.

Good bye bomb shelter. I'll probably miss the rough-hewn rock walls but i won't miss the cold-war era ventilation systems or strange old people blocking the way to the mats with airplanes.

Thoguh posted:

Not saying this is a red flag, since just about every BJJ club has wierd made up stories for the history of BJJ, but wow. This might be the most fantasy and falsehood I've ever seen for a history of BJJ.

Thoguh posted:

Not saying this is a red flag, since just about every BJJ club has wierd made up stories for the history of BJJ, but wow. This might be the most fantasy and falsehood I've ever seen for a history of BJJ.

Alvarez BJJ posted:

Along the years, with the intention of hiding Jiu-Jitsu from the westerners who were generally bigger and stronger, the Japanese split the techniques and developed martial arts with limited effectiveness such as Karate, Judo, Aikido, etc.

the yellow dart posted:

As far as I've seen you're allowed to do it but you're just going to get armbarred for your troubles so ymmv

Thoguh posted:

Crankit posted:

This had me laughing, "The secret martial art that THEY didn't want you to know about"

origami posted:

I was thinking from within half guard but yeah...



I didn't realize the Gracies were of Scottish descent.

the yellow dart posted:

As far as I've seen you're allowed to do it but you're just going to get armbarred for your troubles so ymmv

KingColliwog posted:

Highly recommended to all the BJJ white belt and judo guys who don't crosstrain and would like to improve their newaza.

Thoguh posted:

I feel like the "Rape Choke" being legal in any style is weird since it is so easy to cause an injury to the trachea from that technique if you are applying it with full strength.

Illegal Username posted:

Holy poo poo.

Just, holy poo poo.

We are getting our very own gym.

Thoguh posted:

I feel like the "Rape Choke" being legal in any style is weird since it is so easy to cause an injury to the trachea from that technique if you are applying it with full strength.

Lt. Shiny-sides posted:

I can't see it putting much more pressure on the trachea than a lot of front choke variations or having the crushing power of a good RNC.

Ligur posted:

savate

Ligur posted:

"justice"

niethan posted:

Self defense is okay, but if you beat the poo poo out of a guy you have a hundred pounds on after taking away his gun just to "teach him a lesson" then you are a piece of poo poo and bad for the sport.

02-6611-0142-1 posted:

One of my new kittens wrestles just like I do. He falls on his back and then flails around like a retard. The other one has a pretty slick top game though. Maintain that posture, little man.

Bohemian Nights posted:

After you've just gotten out of a life and death situation where a guy points a gun at you, you might not be mulling over the ethical consequences of beating the poo poo out of your would-be assailant.
If someone is willing to grab a killing weapon and repeatedly threaten to kill you with it, you can probably rationalize giving him a beating then and there.

niethan posted:

That doesn't make it right or praiseworthy

mewse posted:

i, too, feel bad when a guy stealing a car at gunpoint is cosmically rewarded for his lovely behavior

Xguard86 posted:

ya what the hell is wrong with anyone claiming this wasn't 100% A-OK. Unless the news is just not mentioning it, he didn't even do any real damage but bruises and cuts. I wish he'd double heel hooked the guy.

james earl pwns posted:

I think you should be allowed to shoot someone a lot, but only if they pull a gun on you and you Wrestle the gun into your own hands, and then you can shoot them.

mewse posted:

he got shot in the ankle with his own gun

niethan posted:

Lynch mobs are cool who gives a poo poo about due process that fucker had it coming, shoulda flushed the key when they had him in the first time.