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. ...
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Professor Medley
Sep 253 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 171 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
Aug 272 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 153 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
Jul 312 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
Jul 133 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
Jun 145 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 45 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
May 313 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 244 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 134 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
Apr 285 min read
Colorado Self-Defense Law for Jiu Jitsu Schools
Most students who begin the journey of studying Gracie/ Brazilian jiu jitsu hope never to be in a situation in which they have to use a...
Professor Medley
Apr 164 min read
“I tried BJJ before, and I quit!”
If you can recite the above statement truthfully, you are in the good company of thousands of people who have been disappointed with...
Professor Medley
Apr 113 min read
Lakewood Jiu Jitsu Academy Training Safety Considerations
Your Jiu Jitsu Training Partners Are Not the Enemy We are all indebted to the partners with whom we train each night we get on the mats....
Professor Medley
Jan 313 min read
What is the difference between Japanese jujitsu and Gracie jiu jitsu?
Japanese jujitsu (traditional spelling) techniques were first used in the 1100s by the early samurai. The term "jujitsu" wasn't even used...
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