INTRODUCTION
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was formed from Kodokan Judo ground fighting (Ne-Waza) fundamentals that were taught to Carlos Gracie by Master Mitsuyo Maeda. Brazilian jiu-jitsu eventually came to be its own art through the experimentations, practices, and adaptation from the Judo knowledge of Carlos and Hélio Gracie, who then passed their knowledge on to their family. Later Helio passed this knowledge to his son Royler Gracie and now head of Gracie Humaita.
OUR GOALS
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is not solely a martial art – it is also a sport; a method that we teach for promoting physical fitness and building character in young people; and, ultimately, a way of life.
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN
Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique, taking the fight to the ground – most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring (commonly referred to as “rolling”) and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition, in relation to progress and ascension through its ranking system.
Our Brazilian jiu-jitsu students learn submission techniques without the use of strikes and standing techniques such as striking. While in training, students learn to practice at full speed and with full power, resembling the effort used in a real competition. Training methods include technique drills in which techniques are practiced against a non-resisting partner; isolation sparring, commonly referred to as positional drilling, where only a certain technique or sets of techniques are used, and full sparring in which each opponent tries to submit their opponent using any legal techniques.
INSTRUCTORS
Our classes are taught by:
SCHEDULES
Our class schedule in Port Orange/South Daytona and Ormond Beach/Holly Hill
Ormond Beach/Holly Hill
114 N. Yonge Street
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
PhoneE: (386) 677-6811
E-Mail: utkdfl@aol.com