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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

• Great self defense for men and women of any age in a low impact environment
• No prior experience in martial arts needed
• Acquiring a well-rounded understanding of Brazilian JiuJitsu and its applications, including but not limited to ground fighting, control, leverage and positioning
• Increasing awareness, physical conditioning, flexibility and personal effectiveness
• Gi and No-Gi classes offered
• Great for Law Enforcement and Military for non lethal force applications

About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ) is based upon the well-documented fact that over 90% of street fights will end up on the ground.  The specifically designed techniques of BJJ allow you to control your opponent, whether on your feet, or the ground, and decide the outcome of a physical altercation. BJJ can give you the tools to increase your chances of skillfully escaping life-threatening situations, with minimal damage.  BJJ places great emphasis on controlling a situation, gaining dominate positions so that you can strike, apply various joint locks, chokes, or escape, without having to rely on brute strength.  The techniques of this wonderful martial art will allow a smaller yet more skilled opponent to dominate a stronger attacker, if the need arises

Krav Maga

• Reality self defense based upon an existing terrorist environment
• No previous sports/martial arts experience necessary
• Originally developed for men and women 16-60
• Tactical and immediate responses to threats and attacks, as well as “awareness training”
• A system that is not dogmatic, but rather one in constant evolution
• The more one progresses, the more “individual” this martial art become

About Krav Maga

Krav Maga was developed in the late 1940s by Imi Lichtenfeld, following his immigration to Israel, where he began to provide hand to hand combat training for what was to become the Israeli Defense Forces; developing the techniques that became known as Krav Maga which in Hebrew means “contact combat”.  It has since been refined for both civilian and military applications. Unlike most martial arts, Krav Maga is essentially a tactical defense skill, with its philosophy emphasizing threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggressive endurance in a do or die context. Krav Maga is still used by the IDF and related variations have been developed for Israeli and US law enforcement as well as the United States Military.