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New Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy Location begins classes this week!
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy, the best BJJ in Lakewood , began holding classes this week in our new facility located at 10800 W. Alameda...

Professor Medley
Mar 26, 20251 min read


Gracie Diet Apple Banana Smoothie Recipe by Rener Gracie
We have some exciting ideas from the Gracie Diet that will inspire some of our initial smoothie flavor offerings at Samurai Smoothie !...

Professor Medley
Feb 18, 20251 min read
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy - new, permanent location opening in May 2025!
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy is excited to announce that our new jiujitsu training/ fitness facility will be opening in May 2025 in the...

Professor Medley
Feb 15, 20252 min read


How is Combatives Different From Traditional Martial Arts Training?
Traditional martial arts training typically requires many years of dedicated practice under the direct supervision of a highly skilled...

Professor Medley
Feb 11, 20253 min read


Rener and Ryron Gracie demonstrate SafeWrap to a group of probation/ parole officers in Las Vegas
Rener and Ryron demonstrate SafeWrap The Gracie SafeWrap is a game-changing system of lateral control that offers a solution to the...

Professor Medley
Feb 8, 20251 min read


Breathe: a Life in Flow (book review)
In 2021, Rickson Gracie released an essential book detailing the history and evolution of Gracie jiu jitsu from the 1920s to the present....

Professor Medley
Feb 7, 20252 min read


A physician, who is a use of force expert, discusses his observations and assessment of the Gracie jiu jitsu SafeWrap Lateral Restraint System.
Dr. Gary Vilke, a forensic expert in use of force deaths for over 30 years, discusses SafeWrap. Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy is a Gracie...

Professor Medley
Feb 5, 20251 min read


Closing the Distance: the unique use for athleticism in the tactics of jiu jitsu
"All the way in!" One of the quintessential strategies in Gracie jiu jitsu is distance management. If a person defending an attack cannot...

Professor Medley
Jan 12, 20255 min read


Grandmaster Hélio Gracie and the Japanese jujitsu kotegaeshi
It’s the signature wrist-lock of Japanese budo style martial arts. It’s seen in traditional aikijujutsu, jujitsu, judo, and aikido. ...

Professor Medley
Dec 1, 20242 min read


How Did Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Lose Its Self-Defense Roots?
Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) gyms are sprinkled throughout Lakewood and Denver. In some neighborhoods there is are barely five blocks...

Professor Medley
Sep 25, 20243 min read


Gracie Jiu Jitsu Knife Self-Defense Seminar in Lakewood on 9/11
On September 11, 2024 Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy dedicated our self-defense class to knife/ edged weapon defenses. In honor of the losses...

Professor Medley
Sep 17, 20241 min read


Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu Jitsu Saved My Life (book review)
Richard Bresler will always be in Gracie jiu jitsu history as Rorion Gracie's first student in the United States. Bresler's book takes...

Professor Medley
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Gracie's "SafeWrap" Lateral Restraint System Revolutionizes Subject Control
The Gracie family has showcased once again their expertise in understanding how the human body can and can't move. The SafeWrap lateral...

Professor Medley
Aug 15, 20243 min read


Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy to Become a Gracie Jiu Jitsu Certified Training Center
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy has some exciting news! Beginning in September of 2024 we will become the only Gracie University Certified...

Professor Medley
Aug 1, 20242 min read


The Gracie Diet
The Gracie Diet (video) is a principle of eating that focuses on avoiding consuming certain foods and combinations of foods that lead to...

Professor Medley
Jul 13, 20243 min read


Endurance Training for Jiu Jitsu
Yes. Jiu jitsu is the ideal martial art to empower a weaker, less athletic person to be able to successfully defend an attack from a...

Professor Medley
Jun 14, 20245 min read


Using Strikes with Jiu Jitsu in Self-Defense
There are a great number of martial arts that teach practitioners to focus on striking an opponent to defeat them in a self-defense...

Professor Medley
Jun 4, 20245 min read


Jiu Jitsu Training as Trauma Therapy (book review)
Authors Dr. Jamie Marich and Anna Pirkl have published an excellent book discussing the potential of how many trauma survivors may...

Professor Medley
May 31, 20243 min read


Are Your Hands a "Deadly Weapon" Once You Know Jiu Jitsu?
It is commonly stated that a person who has been trained in martial arts, particularly after they have earned a black belt, is a "deadly...

Professor Medley
May 24, 20244 min read


Emotional Intelligence and Jiu Jitsu Principles
Although jiu jitsu techniques have the potential to be the most dangerous and destructive moves in all of the martial arts, the...

Professor Medley
May 13, 20244 min read
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