Here’s a fact that most people forget and/or take for granted! EVERYONE STARTS AS A BEGINNER! And we feel every beginner should be treated with respect. It’s integral to how our culture is built and it’s the #1 reason that we are the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Cuyahoga Falls. In this video, Head Instructor, […]
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Any parent worth their salt is always looking for good ideas to help keep their kids busy and out of trouble. Here’s 5 reasons you should consider starting them in Jiu-Jitsu lessons in 2019! They’ll be Healthier- Jiu-Jitsu is great exercise. Your kids will spend 2 to 3 classes per week learning new and different […]
Hobbies are time consuming! I remember when I first took up a hobby about 10 years ago. I had decided to learn the art of prestidigitation, slight of hand. That’s right, I’m a nerd who likes to do magic 😀 Well, it turns out, learning magic is hard. It took hours of practice, not to […]
There’s no doubt this life can be draining sometimes. Between meetings at work, commitments with friends, and getting the kids from place to place, it’s often hard to find time for yourself. Hell, when you do, it’s often hard to be motivated to do anything. I think we’ve all felt this challenge and the real […]
There are few things quite like working out with a partner or spouse – a loved one of any sort. No matter type of martial arts you both practice, there are some benefits to exercising together. From perfecting your form to keeping each other motivated, you’ll find them here Read on to find out more. […]
It’s hard to be a bigger at anything! There’s always new terminology, nuances, and general stuff that you don’t know. While everyone says, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” Everyone is always afraid to be the one to ask. After over 35 years training martial arts and over 20 years teaching it, the […]
If you have kids of different ages, then you know how challenging it can be to find things to do as a group. What excites your 10-year-old daughter is likely to bore your 7-year-old son – and vice versa. There’s one exception that we know of – and that’s taking martial arts classes! Studying the […]
Is this BS or not? We’ve all seen the headlines “Martial Arts improves your kids school progress” or “Take Jiu-Jitsu Lessons To Help Your Kid In School!” So one of the top questions we often get from parents is, “Is this improved grades thing just salesy BS or is there an actual connection?” Believe it […]
We’ve all been there. You’re talking to your kid and out of nowhere, they just drift off. It’s like you’re not even talking anymore. As a parent it’s so frustrating. We worry that they won’t learn well enough in school, or that they will miss an important detail, or get hurt because of their lack […]
Did you know that Bill and Ed, who run the academy, also run a national podcast? As part of that, they also debunk bad martial arts advice and are considered national self defense experts in their own right. Bill has trained the US Army combatives both here and in Iraq. Ed teaches self defense on […]