Originally, I was thinking of a straightforward name… “Howard County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu” or “Baltimore Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”. However, more-experienced school owners said putting a location into the name was stupid. “What if you...
As Jiu-Jitsu instructors, we want a school much like the Island scene in Enter the Dragon – students uniformly executing their technically-sound techniques in effortless synchrony. A far cry from the reality of teaching, where students often develop a hodgepodge...
No doubt starting in January a flood of people will be pushing themselves into gyms for a New Year’s resolution. Resolutions are great, except for the fact that they don’t seem to work. 90% of people new to the gym in January might well be gone by...
NATHAN: My name’s Nathaniel Chafe. I’m 27 years old, married, an accountant. Haven’t really been training that long, I’ve been here for 9 months now and enjoying every minute of it. My friend Andre had researched some schools in the...
BY JOE KILLO – My Journey to Blue Belt is a long story. It was an 8 year journey. Most of my journey to Blue Belt was not spent on a jiu jitsu mat. The majority of that time was spent waiting for the “perfect time” to return to the sport. Unfortunately for me,...
I began training in Martial Arts at the age of seven. By the age of 22, I was a 3rd degree black belt in Judo and Karate, and a 1st degree black belt in Aikido. I had become proficient in a number of weapons as well, especially the Japanese Katana. Beginning at the...
On Saturday, November 15th, the Crazy 88 Kids competition team took the mats at the Benfield Sportscenter. Coach Timmy, Coach Aung La, and Coach Vannessa arrived at the venue at around 8:30am with breakfast in hand and were immediately greeted by competition veterans...
Something I often notice is that there is a large misconception in grappling and striking that you should only do strength and conditioning if your goal is competition. To me this is like saying you shouldn’t take your car to the mechanic unless you plan on...
Is Crossfit good for MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, etc? The answer is…not really. Why do I say not really? Most people would argue that Crossfit is not good because of the high rate of injury, or the fact that the requirements to become Crossfit certified are...
Medical doctor and Crazy 88 mainstay Bruce Sabath was promoted to the rank of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt. Bruce has been training regularly despite the birth of his first child, expanding his medical repertoire by working in DC, and multiple trips out of the...
