10 Reasons to Try Jiu-Jitsu
10.02.2013
Photo Credit: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Since 1925, over 40 members of the Gracie Family have dedicated their lives to developing the jiu-jitsu system of self defense. From its roots also sprang the ever popular MMA and the now ubiquitous UFC. So what is Jiu-Jitsu and why should you incorporate its practice? It's not solely a martial art; it is also a method for promoting physical fitness. We've tapped the Gracies themselves to provide a list of the 10 best reasons to try Jiu-Jitsu.
- Jiu-jitsu is a great source of cardiovascular exercise which promotes good overall health.
- Jiu-jitsu is a great core workout which helps a person with overall stability and balance.
- In addition to the health benefits, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu teaches very important self-defense techniques that may help to save a person's life if caught in a situation with a physically aggressive opponent.
- When a person knows how to defend himself or herself physically, they feel more confident!
- Jiu-jitsu is a very family-oriented sport. It's a lifestyle that can be practiced by a family as a whole.
- The more well-versed a person is in jiu-jitsu, the more they learn to be calm under pressure, which can help a person learn to relax during normal hectic problems of their daily encounters.
- Since jiu-jitsu is a close contact martial art with many training partners, it's a great way to make friends.
- Promotes a healthy diet. Whether a person trains competitively or leisurely, it's common for practitioners of the sport to adopt the entire jiu-jitsu lifestyle, which entails a healthy diet.
- Learning the intricate jiu-jitsu techniques helps promote problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Jiu-Jitsu is for everybody, regardless of age, sex, or physical limitations! Based on the gentle nature of jiu-jitsu, its range of practitioners is vast!
The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy is a global organization which stands alone in its ability to empower anyone -- regardless of age, gender, or athletic ability -- using the time-tested techniques and teaching methods perfected over the last century.
7 Comments
10 reasons is left picture with pink panther belt . 1 Reason and end Reason For don`t doing Jiu-Jitsu When you have lot of tools You can`t use any tools correct.A boxer weapon is only hand a judoka weapon is only grappling and you figure out how survive in deadly situation.
10 reasons is left picture with pink panther belt . 1 Reason and end Reason For don`t doing Jiu-Jitsu When you have lot of tools You can`t use any tools correct.A boxer weapon is only hand a judoka weapon is only grappling and you figure out how survive in deadly situation.
10 reasons is left picture with pink panther belt .1 Reason and end Reason For don`t doing Jiu-Jitsu When you have lot of tools You can`t use any tools correct.A boxer weapon is only hand a judoka weapon is only grappling and you figure out how survive in deadly situation.In jiujitsu you learn a little bit punch ,grappling,choking,Joint lock techniques but you cant Understand nothing because you learn something of everything whiles you need everything about one thing.Conclusion Don`t Be sea to deeply 1 inch be a river but so deeply.
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Jiujitsu is cool. The health benefits can be found in almost any martial art - or sport for that matter. Same with making friends - can easily be done in any athletic activity. One main disadvantage of jiujitsu is it does not help you against multiple attackers - where it's better to stay on your feet. It also gives more advantages to size and strenthusiasm than many other arts. Very effective for ground fighting, but good to know pros and cons.
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Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?
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