Emil Fischer is a Jiu-jitsu Black Belt and BJJ competitor training under Pablo Angel Castro III at Strong Style MMA in Cleveland Ohio. An avid writer and competitor, Emil has amassed an extensive competition record. Most notably, Emil is a 2 time gold medalist at the IBJJF No Gi Pans, and has a submission victory record of 5-1 at Fight To Win Pro which includes purple belt no-gi light heavyweight championship
Emil’s sponsors are Impact Mouthguards, Cleveland Cryo, The Terphouse, Meerkatsu, Eddys on Coventry and Nottarookie. He is a Ludwig Van and Vanguard Kimono brand ambassador.
Very early into competing I realized that any time I give myself an out by making an excuse, whether it be in talking to others about my match or tournament or internally to console myself for losing, it always resulted in repeating my mistakes. Excuses are easy. They soften the blow of losing. But they […]
The say that jiu-jitsu is the “gentle art.” What does that ACTUALLY mean? Is there anything truly gentle about wrestling people to the ground to strangle them or torque/hyper-extend their limbs? Why is jiu-jitsu called the gentle art when arguably it’s one of the deadliest martial arts on the planet? Perhaps the most powerful thing […]
Jiu-jitsu has one of the most active competition cultures in martial arts, with constant tournaments and an ever expanding scene. Because of this, beginners are immediately attracted to the prospect of competing. When I first started competing, I had all sorts of misconceptions about competition and it took me a while to get over those […]
How To Build A Competition Game Plan for Jiu-JitsuThere is an age old saying that goes something to the effect of “he who fails to plan, plans to fail.” Very often when talking to BJJ and MMA competitors who haven’t spent a whole lot of time on the competition mat, their response when asked about […]
The first few tournaments that we attend as jiu-jitsu competitors are inherently going to be tough. Odds are that new competitors will lose, and lose often. Odds are that you’ll be a weight-class or even two higher than your healthy weight, and you won’t be ready to apply techniques that you’ve learned in training. While […]
There’s a reason that everyone in Jiu Jitsu is not on the same team or under the same coach. There’s a reason that people choose to train with one coach over another. The reality is that even though Jiu Jitsu is a world of its own with a lot of commonalities, there are many different […]
“Size Doesn’t Matter…” File this under one of the dumbest myths that martial artists, particularly BJJ practitioners, tell themselves, each other and others. ALL attributes matter in an athletic contest, and dealing with a bigger, stronger adversary with knowledge of how to use that size and strength is inevitably going to suck. Bearing this in […]
Like many sports and activities, jiu jitsu has a whole culture, community and lifestyle attached to it. Interestingly, the community aspect greatly depends on the individual and which academy or gym the individual chooses. There are so many different kinds of potential environments that it can be bewildering. Perhaps the most common is the casual […]
In the jiu-jitsu world, there is great importance placed on competition. Very often the kind of practitioner one becomes depends at least in part on the kinds of competitions they attend and the rule-sets they train to accommodate. Of course, every tournament’s rules are going to possess subtle differences, but there are some bigger circuits […]
Because even small children are able to start learning it, and because of its fundamental relationship with human movement, jiu-jitsu can be a very useful element to incorporate into one’s family quality time. (Sign Up for Aces jiu Jitsu Club’s Family Classes) One of the coolest things I have seen was a father and daughter […]