Steve Baca's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sherman Oaks CA
About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu:
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position from which to force an attacker to submit. The system is based on a modified version of traditional Japanese Jujutsu called "Judo" which is based on the idea of soft overcoming the hard. In other words, smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique to defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. BJJ can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was developed for a small person to be able to defeat a larger, stronger opponent through the use of leverage and positioning. The goal is always to establish dominant position then submit your opponent using chokes, armbars, footlocks, or other joint manipulations.
The art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is unique not just because of the sophistication of its techniques, but for the realism of its training methods. No other art allows you to train at 100% without hurting your training partners.
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