Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/MMA

Considered one of the most effective martial arts on the planet, it’s a combat sport system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. With Experienced Instructor Vinicius Moura Barbosa who started Jiu Jitsu at the age of 18 in the world famous Gracie Barra gym in Rio de Janeiro, BJJ promotes the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger, heavier assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the opponent.

BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments and in self-defense situations. Sparring (commonly referred to as rolling) and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition.

Practically anyone can utilize the techniques created by Carlos Gracie. Carlos Gracie, when he created his revolutionary system, weighed no more than 135 lbs. The core principle of Gracie Jiu-jitsu is to provide a method for smaller, weaker individuals to protect themselves from bigger, stronger attackers.

MMA: 

As one of the most intense sports out there, mixed-martial arts demands more strength and endurance than most other workouts, Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in the world. MMA encompasses disciplines from various martial arts and Olympic sports, such as boxing, kick-boxing, karate, jiu-jitsu, muay thai, tae kwon do, wrestling and judo.