Andy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has earned his BJJ Brown Belt under 2nd Degree Black Belt, Professor Mikal Abdullah. Follow Andy on Twitter at @GoGoGonzilla
Andy lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Amanda and their 3 beautiful children. Andy is also the father of a Marine who is honorably serving in the United States Marine Corps.
Police Department in Monroe, Michigan… Use Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as Required Officer Training “The goal of this partnership is to provide realistic training, using real-world scenarios, to increase safety to both officers and citizens alike,” Monroe Chief of Police Charles F. McCormick IV said. The Monroe Police Department has announced a partnership with Monroe Jiu […]
A teenage girl used her BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) skills to fight off a knife-wielding man who tried to rob her and a friend. Alex, 15, and her friend Edwin were in Leeds, a city in the northern U.K. when a knifeman approached them and demanded they hand over their phones, BBC News reported. Using […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Dustin Poirier with a rear-naked choke in the third round to retain his lightweight title at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night. The Dagestan-born Russian moved to 28-0 with a flawless performance at The Arena on Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates, as he overwhelmed and exhausted the American […]
(Curated Story via BusinessInsider.com) Aviv Gozali, an 18-year-old Isreali mixed martial artist, broke the Bellator MMA record for the fastest submission win in the company’s history with a lightning quick heel hook Saturday. Gozali stood across from the 5-foot-10 Belarusian fighter Eduard Muravitskiy in the first bout on the Bellator 225 show at the Webster […]
As a jiu jitsu competitor, no skill has helped me prepare for superfights and competitions more than tape study. A lot of people don’t realize just how powerful tape study can be, so I’ll break down my reasons for and methods of doing it. Back when I first started competing, my attitude was always “I’ll […]
We came, we saw, we conquered. There’s nothing like the feeling of victory and that is something that we know well at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. “Aces” is the most successful competition Jiu Jitsu school in all of Austin and Central Texas! When you train at Aces Jiu Jistu Club, you are literally training with […]
Enrolling a child in an after school program is something that many parents do these days. A reputable place will help be more than a “day care”. A legitimate after school program will also help children with things like homework and school projects. (Aces Jiu Jitsu Club’s After School Program Sign Up – Click Here) […]
A BIG congrats to UFC Fighter – Aljamain Sterling for earning his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt! UFC Fan-favorite bantamweight Aljamain Sterling has reached a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu milestone! Many practitioners and competitors take 10-15 years to accomplish this milestone so its safe to say its fairly tough. To make this an even bigger milestone, […]
When police officers graduate from the academy it’s not like their training is done. They need to stay strong and healthy to help protect themselves, their coworkers and the community. That has turned some of them into fierce competitors. One of those officers is Teresa Gillian. When most of the world is getting moving, she […]
When Thaddeus McCormick II, 18, started studying Jiu Jitsu about four years ago, he couldn’t stand to be touched and didn’t like germs. But he pursued the sport anyway, starting to train at Port Huron Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy, sometimes twice a day. He plans to test for his purple belt this fall, an intermediate […]