It might not seem possible, but summer is almost here. The kids will be out of school – and you’ll be wondering what you can do to help them fill their days with something other than endless rounds of video games. We have the ideal solution in our martial arts summer camp for kids. The […]
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So how long does it take to get good at Jiu-Jitsu? Well, that’s going to vary from person to person. There’s a lot of variables that can play a part in how quickly you improve. Everybody learns at a different rate. Jiu-Jitsu is a tactile sport, that’s primarily how you learn. You learn by hearing […]
Do you have a shy kid? We at the Pendergrass Academy feel that Martial Arts is a good combination of an individual sport and a team sport. When you’re on the mat training you’re working with other people. However when you actually apply what you’ve learned it becomes an individual sport. It’s a good combination […]
Martial Arts in the Military When you think of the US military, you probably think of high-tech weaponry – smart bombs and things like that. What you might not know is that the martial arts play an important role in military training. Being proficient in hand-to-hand combat can save soldiers’ lives. There are several forms […]
Guy and Rob recently went on a road trip to Tampa, Florida. It was a Jitz University Conference where they presented on strategies that can be used to gain 5 star reviews on google. There were other great presenters there as well. This is just a compilation of their road trip to Tampa. We hope […]
These are 5 of the most practical submissions from Side Control. These submissions are used quite a bit and some of them pair really well together. #1: Basic Wrist Lock: It’s very common for your partner to frame up and have one hand in the neck typically. So we’re going to take our chin and […]
Martial Arts for Mother’s Day Flowers might be the traditional gift for Mother’s Day, but they’re also what’s expected. Giving your mom a martial arts membership or enrolling her in a class might not be the usual choice, but there are many good reasons to consider giving your mom exactly that this Mother’s Day. […]
Here is a video from our Archives. It’s from a Gustavo Machado Seminar back in 2009. Although, the image quality may be inferior to what we usually film today, there are still some good tips to be had! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and click on the bell to get our video updates. Give us […]
As a student in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu there are a few things that we want to keep in mind while we train. We always want to be considerate of our training partners because without partners we can’t really train Jiu-Jitsu. Here are some quick tips to keep in mind: Tip 1: Wash your gi and […]
Organizing Jiu Jitsu in your head can be very difficult, so I like to use the analogy of your brain as a computer. And when you right click, a drop down menu pops up with all of your Jiu Jitsu Positions such as Mount, Guard, Side Mount, Back, etc. When you hover over a position, […]