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WhiteBelt
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Dec 2002
Posts: 385
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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject: Concerning BJJ classes |
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There is a small dojo opening up in my area that claims it will teach a variety of arts: kung fu, kick boxing, free stile, and of course BJJ. Now I have a bad feeling about this place, probably because it's so close to my home and I never trust the people here. 
Anyway, I was wondering what a BJJ class was like so that I might judge how good this place is. I'm thinking of getting into a grappling art but have no experience in this type of school, though I currently take karate.
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Anzie
Yellow Belt
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Posts: 79
Location: Oslo, Norway, Europe.
Styles: Shootfigthing
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As we don't do BJJ, we do grappling (it's just called grappling, we have no syllabus or anything like that). So we start out with the teacher learning us various techniques, about 3 every class. Then we get about 10 minutes on each technique, more or less, depends on how difficult it is. Then we use the rest of the time to do spar. Works greatly for me.
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SevenStar
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Posts: 2631
Location: TN
Styles: bjj, judo, shuai chiao, muay thai
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I'm in a bjj class - 2.5 hours long.
30 mins conditioning
5 mins - break
60 mins techniques and drilling
50 mins rolling
5 mins - questions
That's about how it works on average. It's pretty intense. If you like good training and a hard workout, you'll love it. Who is this guy certified under? |
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WhiteBelt
Green Belt
Joined: 26 Dec 2002
Posts: 385
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| I have no idea because I haven't had a chance to check it out. I just wanted to know what to look for when I get that chance. We do a little ground work at my dojo so that helps, but you guys would know better. |
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three60roundhouse
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 10 Jan 2002
Posts: 891
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Well, my instructor first has us stretch out, then we do jiu-jitsu warmups (eggbeaters, triangles, flexibility excercises, getting up in base). Then we practice our rolls...forwards and backwards. We practice our "shrimping" or "elbow escape" movement down the mat. Then we train techniques, usually one submission and a few position variations or escapes. Then we drill from the position we worked on - lately it's been the half guard. Then we pair up and "roll" - or free spar until submission.
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JohnnyS
Green Belt
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Posts: 444
Location: Australia
Styles: BJJ, Shootfighting, TKD, Goju
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Find out who this guy's instructor is. You can usually check most instructors on bjj.org
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WC-Strayder
Orange Belt
Joined: 22 Apr 2003
Posts: 141
Location: Great is the one who knows, but even greater is the one who knows where to ask....
Styles: Wing Chun. Since 01
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Sounds like a good old classic "McDojo" to me!. Both kick boxing, free style and BJJ is so popular these days that it would be more then enough, don't you think?. What have gone thru these peoples minds adding Kung Fu to all that?. Every one knows that kung fu, whatever style, is totally worthless if you don't practice it for at least 15-20 years, soo what's the point adding that to the syllabus too?. No, go down there and check it out with eyes wide open and ears like doors, coz I smell something fishy from a looong distance here....
(Aspessially if Kung Fu is for self defence, B-coz it is not!)
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Sens55
Orange Belt
Joined: 04 Jun 2003
Posts: 188
Location: Kansas City
Styles: MKD TKD & AJJ
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WC-Strayder,
It may be dangerous to assume that because a particular gym has multiple styles that they're a McDojo. Our dojo actually has TKD, Jiu Jitsu, Wing Tsun, Tai Chi and some Self-Defense classes. However, they're not taught by the same people, they're just sharing the gym. One guy owns the building and the other ones rent it and run their schools in it. So, if you just looked from the outside, it would look like one school teaching multiple arts. In actuality, it's multiple schools sharing one roof, and, of course, the marketing materials in the lobby. Like the others said, the true test of the instructor is in the material they teach. Also, not everyone's goal is for self-defense. Many people may study Kung-fu for cultural or aesthetic reasons that are purely personal. |
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