Any MMA, BJJ, Muy Thai fighters here?

[Nautik]

Been doing BJJ a little over 3 years now with Master Pedro Sauer. So I guess I started about the same time this thread was made! It has been awesome for me both mentally and physically. I think as long as you keep the attitude that you are there to learn and have fun and check your ego at the door you will do well. As long as you keep going and getting in that mat time you are guaranteed to get better. Starting out is really tough because you have no understanding but once you get a few hundred hours on the mat you start realizing you are in a physical chess match. Once you have committed moves to muscle memory and you don't have to think while executing, you just think and your body does the work immediately, things start getting better.

Someone was asking about how well BJJ can condition you. I don't do anything but BJJ and I get about 5 hours of mat time a week. I haven't even went for a jog in years. I just got off a cruise where I gained like 3-4 lbs because they make you eat on those things! Anyway I went out and ran 5k no problem at all. I wasn't booking it or anything but still ran around a 27 minute pace. Not bad for not running in years and just walking outside and running 3 miles in a reasonable time.

Same things with weights too. I have a nice weight set in my basement that I don't use (lazy). When my schedule won't let me get in my mat time though I will do some weights though. Normally I do more cross-fit type exercises on the rare occasion I do weights but the last time I tried some bench press I still was able to put up 275lbs (Im 6'1 175lbs).

Long story short, BJJ is a great way to maintain your cardio and your strength. Not to mention BJJ will give you core body strength which is real applicable strength. Gym rats find they are not as strong as they think they are when they try grappling (unless they doing a cross-fit type program).

Just keep your head in the right spot (humble and eager to learn and have fun), tap early and often, and respect your training partner and you can't go wrong. Forget this though and BJJ can give you SERIOUS injuries. Don't be the guy walking in thinking he is going to overpower everyone in the club. Some people won't be as gentle and you will walk out with some sprained joints or worse.

[OC Guy]

^ Great advice. Pedro Sauer is legendary. You must train at One Spirit then?

Do you compete at all or just take BJJ for fun?

[Nautik]

Originally Posted by OC 335i

^ Great advice. Pedro Sauer is legendary. You must train at One Spirit then?

Do you compete at all or just take BJJ for fun?

I sure do! The new location is awesome too! I mostly just train for fun. I might do 1 or 2 tournaments a year.

It really is a privilege to have Pedro Sauer so close to me. Not to mention all the outstanding BJJ practitioners he draws to his school (it isn't uncommon to see UFC fighters dropping by the class once in a while either).

If you are ever in the area make sure you drop by!

[Bmrmeup]

TV is fine for me.

[BMW_TT]

Anyone starting to get bored with MT with the lack of experienced guys at their gym?

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by BMW_TT

Anyone starting to get bored with MT with the lack of experienced guys at their gym?

heck no when I go visit they all kick my butt.

Socal - never a lack of quality training partners.

[BMW_TT]

Too many new kids at the gym these days. Can't hold pads and shit. FML

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by BMW_TT

Too many new kids at the gym these days. Can't hold pads and shit. FML

Trial by fire. Hit them instead, they should learn how to hold fast.

[Nautik]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

Im going to resume my bjj private lessons shortly. Im thinking about going to lloyd irvings gym in southern md. I wish one spirit was closer to me.

I think Master Sauer does 2-3 weekend Seminars a year at either OSMA or Jeff Gordon's MMA so you can probably at least sign up for those. They normally announce them at:

www.pedrosauer.com

He usually has some special guests with him too, last time Rickson Gracie came out (I think Pedro is one of the only guys who can get Rickson to come out of Brazil more than once or twice a year lol)

[deadlyrhythm]

Originally Posted by JOYRIIDE1113

Are you to say Matt Hughes (Big striker and grappler),

Matt Hughes and big striker should never be in the same sentence

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by BMW_TT

Can't hold pads... FML

One of the biggest annoyances there is! Granted newbies need to learn somewhere/sometime, but sometimes it's not so nice being the one to teach them. I never mind helping them out, but the that just don't get it.....

[BMW_TT]

Originally Posted by bosstones

One of the biggest annoyances there is! Granted newbies need to learn somewhere/sometime, but sometimes it's not so nice being the one to teach them. I never mind helping them out, but the that just don't get it.....

If you watch a bunch of pro trainers, you'll see how shitty they hold the Thai pads. I see it on youtube all the time.

[hayabusa55]

LOL! I feel like I've almost (or have) pulled a groin muscle trying to kick a pad that someone moves in the last second.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Nautik

Just keep your head in the right spot (humble and eager to learn and have fun), tap early and often, and respect your training partner and you can't go wrong. Forget this though and BJJ can give you SERIOUS injuries. Don't be the guy walking in thinking he is going to overpower everyone in the club. Some people won't be as gentle and you will walk out with some sprained joints or worse.

^^^This!

I train BJJ at a Gracie-Barra school to supplement my Capoeira training, and I tap OFTEN!

[fherjohn]

I box at black tiger boxe in San Diego.

[Eazy-e]

I train BJJ. I wrestled back in the day so I love being on the mats!!! Is anyone competing in the Abu Dhabi trials?

[BMW_TT]

Anyone in LA going to this event? Two guys from my gym are fighting in it.

[McMuffin]

^^^ I am. My co worker is fighting!

Anyone in Los Angeles know of a good boxing gym? Preferably in the LA city limits.

Fractured my left toe, so can't kick anymore

[BMW_TT]

The Yard is in LA right?

[nevrlift13]

i plan on taking bjj in the near future (when i can actually afford it lol) i know little to nothing groundwise...i wrestled in hischool but wasnt sum state champ or anything like that...my brother just took gold medal in the pan jj tournament for white belts 36-41 yrs old medium-heavy weight hes been pushin me to get out there and roll...believe me im ALREADY humble i know im gonna get my ass kicked for a while but itll be fun

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by BMW_TT

Too many new kids at the gym these days. Can't hold pads and shit. FML

Originally Posted by OC 335i

Trial by fire. Hit them instead, they should learn how to hold fast.

Hate this... a few years ago my buddy was working with a kid new to the gym, the noob freaked and moved the pad at the list minute and my friend's foot caught his elbow. His foot swelled up like a grapefruit.

[doubleIN]

I've been training jiu jitsu for about 3 years now. I love it, it's a great way to stay in shape and it gives me a great mindset for approaching conflict in everyday life. not to mention it's one of the most proven self defense systems out there.

I live in Atlanta and train at Tiger Academy of Martial Arts in Roswell. If anyone is new to jiu jitsu and wants to come check out a class, just let me know. Or if anyone from other schools in the area want to come up and roll, we do allow students from outside to come in to roll, as long as you are not a jerk on the mat looking to hurt someone.

Some schools teach jiu jitsu as a competitive sport for tournaments, others as part of MMA training. At Tiger Academy we learn jiu jitsu as a self defense system as designed by Helio Gracie. Our school is the official representative for Gracie Academy in the Atlanta area. Our head instructor Eddie Camden is a black belt under Pedro Sauer who is himself a black belt under Rickson Gracie. We regularly have members of the Gracie family come to the academy to give master cycle seminars, including Royce, Rickson, Ryron and Rener. Helio Gracie himself came to our school about a year before he passed away. So if you want to train jiu jitsu the way the Gracies intended for people to train, definitely check out Tiger Academy in Atlanta