Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series where we take questions from students or anyone who has a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you will get some answers […]
For this week’s Aces Technique of the Week, we will focus on the Kimura from Bottom Side Mount. Watch the Aces Technique of the Week: Kimura from Bottom Side Mount video below! Also, keep a look out for our weekly technique blogs with a featured video. See you on the mats! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is […]
Professor Mikal has decided to start a new series here we take questions from students or anyone in search of an answer to a Jiu Jitsu related question and give you the answer from his black belt perspective. We are going to call this the “Ask a Black Belt Video Series” and we hope you […]
I few months ago the awesome guys from The Modern Rogue stopped by for a tutorial from Professor Mikal on how to defend the haymaker punch. The video turned out awesome, but when you are shooting so much footage, there are bound to be some mixups and out-takes. You can see the out-takes in all their glory […]
Forward from Professor Mikal: When I started Aces Jiu Jitsu Club one of my goals was to create a place that welcomed people of all walks of life and empower them through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That’s why when one of our LGBTQ members wrote this blog, I thought it was important to share. Not just […]
For this week’s Aces Technique of the Week, we will focus on the weave pass or as Professor Mikal likes to call it, the Wicked Weave Pass. Watch the Aces Technique of the Week: Wicked Weave Pass video below! Also, keep a look out for our weekly technique blogs with a featured video. See you […]
Ok, it’s NOT Thursday, so a little TBT action is not appropriate BUT it is Friday and we’re ready to flash back to the days with Professor Mikal was just a little brown belt. 😉 Here he is explaining the details on his Leg Lasso of Truth. Enjoy! Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at […]
Kurt Osiander is full of colorful language, amazing Jiu Jitsu knowledge and awesome tips to help keep you on the mats. One of things all Jiu Jitsu athletes face at one point or another is finger soreness or injury. In the video below, Kurt Osiander shows off his techniques for taping fingers to prevent injury and […]
Our friends at the Jiu Jitsu Times recently held an online survey asking female Jiu Jitsu athletes about what they wanted out of their Jiu Jitsu gear. Things like gis and rashguards were discussed polled and voted on. Here are some of the findings: 73 percent of respondents said that they preferred rashguards sized specifically for women. […]
In the movies, fights are always very clean. Good guy meets bad guy, there’s a stare down, they put up their dukes, and then deliver a perfectly executed sequences of moves that result in a just outcome. Kind of like this: Mikal AbdullahProfessor Mikal Abdullah is a 2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt, veteran, father, philanthropist, […]