Jonah Hill is moving past his high school insecurities.The 35-year-old actor remembers getting beat up in high school by bullies who trained in Jiu Jitsu, and is now tackling the sport himself.“In high school the dudes who did Jiu Jitsu used to beat the s— out of us at parties so it turned me off to it […]
Continued from Competition Mindset Part 1: Stop Making Excuses In the realm of competition, your mindset can greatly depend on how you prepared. It is critical to prepare properly for competitions, both from the moment you find out about the competition to the day of the competition to the moment you step on the mat. […]
Sophia McDermott, Australia’s first female Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and multiple time World & Pan Am Champion, joined wgnradio.com to discuss female empowerment, health, nutrition, fitness, jiu-jitsu and running a business while being a single mom of two. Sophia is a NASM certified personal trainer specializing in nutrition, a lifelong athlete and founder of SophiaFit. Check […]
Watch Navy Seal Jocko Willink talk about the reasons he thinks Jiu Jitsu is a superpower. Andy GonzalezAndy 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 […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – It takes persistence and grit to get tossed around like fighters do in Jiu-Jitsu. The martial art has helped an 11-year-old gray belt build mental toughness. “I’m super competitive,” said Jaylen. He is one of the hundred of kids in Sedgwick County waiting for a big brother. “Maybe somebody to just talk […]
Recently on the Joe Rogan Podcast, a guest asked Joe about the practical use of Jiu Jitsu. See below for his answer. It’s classic Rogan. Andy GonzalezAndy 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 […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Albemarle County police are learning a new way to disarm potential suspects in a way that doesn’t involve harming anyone. But that’s not all the officers are getting out of it. With lots of controversy over how officers deal with a potential suspect, police in Albemarle County are looking for a way […]
“You can’t burpee your way out of an armbar” This is something we jokingly say all the time at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. Crossfitters, Camp Gladiators and body builders should be applauded for choosing a healthy lifestyle. Learning a fight sport certainly isn’t for everyone (Professor Mikal would disagree with me on that one) but […]
(Buffalo, NY) Larry Bailey worked up a sweat Sunday afternoon demonstrating a Jiu Jitsu throw down at RiverWorks on Ganson Street. “You work with what you have,” said Bailey, wiping his brow. “I know I don’t have my natural knees, but I can use my weight to take someone down.” Seconds later, Bailey did just […]
Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa may not be stepping into the UFC octagon anytime soon, but the Pittsburgh rapper has gained a lot of weight while training in mixed martial arts, he revealed Friday.Khalifa has been training at a Los Angeles gym with jiu jitsu master Rigan Machado, who is an eighth-degree red and black belt, […]