Archive for the ‘Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’ Category

Call Us The Academy of 200.

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

In order to focus on the quality of instruction, pay attention to the students, and keep everything moving smoothly we will have to limit the enrollment to 200 students. We probably have the most balanced and unique program anywhere. The combination of Gi, NO-Gi, MMA, and our DefendFast and the quality ...

James Wilks wins at Gracie National

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

James Wilks, OC Jiu Jitsu and MMA instructor, took the gold medal at the Gracie National in Los Angeles. He won 1st place in the No-Gi division at the 185 lb category. James is also a professional MMA fighter and accomplished martial artists with many black belts in other disciplines.

DefendFast for Law Enforcement

Friday, February 15th, 2008

The Defendfast course will start on Feb 24 at 1:30pm. The course is designed for law enforcement personnel who are in harms way. The course is realistic with LE performing muscle memory functions with gun take aways, retention, knife defense, arrest control and etc., There will be a few select civilians ...

Good luck Eduardo!

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Eduardo Arrivebene, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor at OC Jiu Jitsu and MMA, decided to change careers and pursue his dream of becoming a paparazzi in Hollywood. Some of Eduardo's pics have been featured in magazines such as US and People. We wish him luck in his new career.

Classes start up on Jan 2

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

We went through reconstruction at the school and classes will resume on Wednesday January 2. Three of our instructors will be back from the holidays.

Learning to fill the buckets in the future

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Lately, we have been having "visitors" from other Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA schools. These "prospects" are  trying to figure out what we do. The truth is that it is only hard work. We are flattered that these individuals are coming by - it  is a confirmation that we are ...

Rani fighting in K-1

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Rani Yahya, OC Jiu Jitsu and MMA instructor, is set to fight Kid Dynamite in K-1 at the end of December. He will be returning to Brazil to train with his coach. We wish him luck and know that he will win.

Our MMA fighters

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Several of our students are laying the path for their MMA career. As of now, they are participating in "smoker" fights held at a martial arts academy in Brea. These fights are safe, at the amateur level, and provide a forum where the student can test their skills. At the recent ...

MMA is not a passing fad

Friday, July 6th, 2007

MMA is an American art that is causing disturbance in the martial arts industry. It really is the only American martial art, and it is causing disturbances in the Korean, Japanese, Brazilian, and Israeli martial arts community. The dynamics of the world is changing fast. Information is getting faster, people are ...

Creating a community rather than a gang

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

We are one of the few Jiu Jitsu and MMA  schools to avoid the "gang" mentality. The insecure and emotionally empty person usually goes down that dark path. If you see that the instructors and/or students with their school tattoos on their bodies, I would recommend that you exit that ...