Lakewood Jiu jitsu Academy
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Self-Defense | Lakewood, CO

Officer using de-escalation as a jiu-jitsu technique to avoid physical conflict Most people think of jiu-jitsu as an art of physical combat. They picture clinches, takedowns, escapes, pins, and submissions. Those skills are important because they give a trained person options when confrontation becomes physical. But the deeper principle of jiu-jitsu is not to overpower another person. It is to use timing, positioning, leverage, patience, and control to resolve danger with the

Genetically Destined for Modern Policing Officers training using BJJ to control a suspect Jūjitsu has been responsive to policing needs for control and restraint since ancient Japan. Leverage-based techniques associated with jūjitsu such as joint locks and takedowns were a part of taiho jutsu (police capturing techniques) taught in Japan since the 1500s Mol, 2001; Tanemura, S. [nd]). In the early 1900s, after Kodokan judo displaced traditional jūjitsu in the Japanese mainstre

Students preparing for careers in law enforcement need more than classroom knowledge. They also need practical skill development that helps them understand control, restraint, resistance, and officer safety in real-world encounters. Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu Academy offers law enforcement-focused Brazilian jiu-jitsu training for criminal justice students at Denver-area colleges and universities, including Metropolitan State University, the University of Colorado, Colorado Christian

Bullying creates a difficult problem for children and parents. Children are often told not to fight, but they may not be given practical tools for what to do when a bully will not stop. Some children become quiet and fearful. Others overreact because they do not know how to protect themselves without escalating the situation. Jiu-jitsu for Children Lakewood Jiu-jitsu's Children Bullyproof program At Lakewood Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Gracie Bullyproof will teach kids how to use conf

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

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Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy is excited to announce that our new jiujitsu training/ fitness facility will be opening in May 2025 in the heart of Lakewood! Our new facility will offer some exciting upgrades: Over 1100 sq ft of mat space 2" thick mats for safe practice of falling/ throwing techniques (most BJJ gyms have only 1 1/2" mats) Clean restrooms with showers A fitness facility with at least six resistance machines that are all relevant to tactical fitness/ self-defense

Traditional martial arts training typically requires many years of dedicated practice under the direct supervision of a highly skilled instructor in order to produce a high level of real-world fighting skills. There are some who maintain that even decades of practice in some types of martial arts do not produce real-world fighting skills. Practice may very well make perfect, but "perfecting" ineffective or unrealistic techniques will not make one's street survival perfect. Pr

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In 2021, Rickson Gracie released an essential book detailing the history and evolution of Gracie jiu jitsu from the 1920s to the present....

Dr. Gary Vilke, a forensic expert in use of force deaths for over 30 years, discusses SafeWrap. Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy is a Gracie...

"All the way in!" One of the quintessential strategies in Gracie jiu jitsu is distance management. If a person defending an attack cannot...

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

Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) gyms are sprinkled throughout Lakewood and Denver. In some neighborhoods there is are barely five blocks...

On September 11, 2024 Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy dedicated our self-defense class to knife/ edged weapon defenses. In honor of the losses...

Richard Bresler will always be in Gracie jiu jitsu history as Rorion Gracie's first student in the United States. Bresler's book takes the reader from the very early days of Rorion Gracie teaching Gracie jiu jitsu self-defense in various garages in the Los Angeles area, through the first early challenge matches, to the Ultimate Fighting Championships. Bresler's book offers a candid, sugar-coat-free account of how Gracie worked to introduce jiu-jitsu to a population that need

The Gracie family has showcased once again their expertise in understanding how the human body can and can't move. The SafeWrap lateral...

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

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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...