|
|
#11
07-16-2007, 11:04 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] i pay 150 a month for bjj dojo, but i also do muay thai a good kimono is easily over $100 earning a belt after a certain number of classes is bs. You have to prove youre worthy of a belt. But ur description seems legit, and its the [censored] gracie family. BJJ fkn rocks, do it. I train 6 days a week. Im battered, bruised all over, my knees hurt like [censored], but holy [censored] is it fun [/ QUOTE ] Yea this school is also the only other school in the USA which is approved by Grandmaster Hoice Gracie, there is 3 schools in the worlds, one in brazil, cali and in miami(where im going) [/ QUOTE ]Don't do it! There are tons of better choices in miami. shop around. the gracies run it more like a buisness and are all about the money. that approved by grand master royce [censored] is going to cost you $50 extra bucks a month. you're also 45 minutes or so away from the best bjj team in the country american top team and they may have a club closer to you. also free style fighting acedemy is also there. also check the local tourniment results to see what team does the best in south fl. american top team's gym would blow you away, lots of the instructers there are top ufc/mma fighters like din thomas and thiago alves. and several bodog fighters too. http://www.americantopteam.com/ [ QUOTE ] ATT of South Beach Instuctor: Daniel Valverde Located inside P.A.L Address: 999 11th St. Miami Beach, FL. 33139 Phone: (786) 487-5871 Website: http://www.AttValverde.com/ ATT of South Miami Instructor: Daniel Valverde Address: 6808 SW 81st Street - Miami, FL. 33143 Phone: 786-487-5871 ATT of Miami Instructor: Moacir "Boca" Oliveira E-mail: boca_att@hotmail.com Website: http://bocajiujitsu.com/ ATT of Ft. Lauderdale Instructor: Rafael Dias Address: 201 SW 7th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Phone: (954) 771-3012 E-mail: tom@allpromotionalsolutions.com Website: http://http://www.attftl.com/ ATT of Pompano Beach Instructor: Conan Silveira Address: 429 North Federal Highway Pompano Beach, FL. Phone: (954)9434011 E-mail: ConanSilveira@hotmail.com ATT of Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton Owner/Instructor: Marcel Ferreira Address: 136 N. Federal Highway - Deerfield beach, FL. 33441 Phone: 754-367-0797 E-mail: MarcelFerreiraUSA@hotmail.com Website: http://www.Marcelbjj.com/ ATT of East Boca Raton / Delray Owner: Charles McCarthy Instructor: Charles McCarthy/Cole Miller Address: 4301 N. Federal Highway - Boca Raton, FL. Phone: 561-368-3111 website: http://www.BocaMMA.com/ ATT / Boca Black Belt Owner: Billy Eskamani Address: 74 S. Federal Highway - (Downtown) Boca Raton, FL. Phone: (561) 361-4447 ATT of West Palm Beach Instructor: Marcos "Parrumpinha" Da Matta Address: 4001 South Dixie Highway - W.P.B., FL. Phone: (954) 234-8691 E-mail: parrumpinha@hotmail.com Website: http://www.attwpb.com/ Roger Krahl's Ulitmate Martial Arts - The Wolfpack/ATT Owner: Roger Krahl Address: 4553 N. Pine Island Road - Sunrise, FL 33351 Phone: 954-742-5753 E-mail: teamwolfpack@bellsouth.net ATT of Port St. Lucie Owner/Instructor: Din Thomas Address: 10655 S. Federal Highway - Port St. Lucie, FL. 34952 Phone: (772) 337-5588 E-mail: din@attpsl.com Website: http://www.attpsl.com/ American Top Team Studio Address: 10018 University Blvd. - Orlando, FL. 32817 Phone: (407) 677-5269 ATT Orlando / Knockout Fitness Instructor: Paul Rodriguez Address: 12215 University Blvd. - Orlando, FL. Phone: 407-327-KICK Website: http://www.knock-out-fitness.com/ ATT of Boston Instructor: Andre Almeida "Dedeco" Address: 27 Rockland Street - Rockland, MA. Phone: (781) 556-1638 E-Mail: dedeco@bestwayjiujitsu.com Website: http://www.bestwayjiujitsu.com/ ATT of Connecticut Instructor: Luigi Mondelli Address: 13 Barnum Court - Danbury, CT. Phone: (203) 628-0288 E-Mail: luigi@bestwayjiujitsu.com Website: http://www.bestwayjiujitsu.com/ ATT of Missouri Owner: Wade Rome BJJ Instructor: Francisco "Kiko" France Address: 4250 E. Broadway - Columbia, MO. 65201 Phone: 573-355-9025 E-mail: wade@attmo.com Website: http://www.attmo.com/ ATT of Las Vegas Instructor: Rey "Reyzinho" Duarte Address: (Inside Golds Gym) 3750 E. Flamingo Road - Las Vegas, NV. 89121 Phone: (954) 369-7137 / (702) 279-2880 E-mail: reyzinhoatt@hotmail.com Website: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=49195822 The HardCore Gym/ ATT Athens Owners: Adam and Rory Singer Instructor: Head Coach Adam Singer / Assistant Head Coach Rory Singer Address: 1685 Commerce Rd. Athens, Ga. 30607 Phone: 706-614-3399 E-mail: info@TheHardcoreGym.net Website: http://www.TheHardcoreGym.net/ [/ QUOTE ] 
|
|
#12
07-16-2007, 11:11 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
this is the first tourny results for florida i could find
2005 north american grappling association florida tourny results ATT dominated, gracie ... not so much
|
|
#13
07-16-2007, 11:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
definitely check out all the places nearby, but the place you visited sounds good if you really want to learn the art of Brazilian jiu jitsu, as opposed to the more sportive aspects. ATT is well known for having great facilites and competition success, as well as lots of great black belts.
|
|
#14
07-16-2007, 11:19 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
[ QUOTE ]
definitely check out all the places nearby, but the place you visited sounds good if you really want to learn the art of Brazilian jiu jitsu, as opposed to the more sportive aspects. ATT is well known for having great facilites and competition success, as well as lots of great black belts. [/ QUOTE ]but are they approved by Grandmaster Hoice Gracie? (btw it's Royce Gracie and the grand master is actualy Helio Gracie)
|
|
#15
07-16-2007, 11:23 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
A couple things:
Elbow strikes simply do not work by themselves unless you are lucky or you have a good position. If you're standing, you need to set it up by knowing how to clinch or setting it up with jab/cross/hook, etc. -You should be sparring your first class, and every class. -You will not deserve a blue belt after 27 lessons. This is an incredibly low bar as far as BJJ is concerned. Most places take a lot longer to hand out their blue belts -168 is a little bit on the high end for a yearly contract OTOH, it sounds like they offer a good amount of weekly classes. IMO, the class sizes seem way too large, but this isn't really a big deal with the setup they have. As long as your training partner is better than you and understands the technique, then you should be fine. A lot of bjj/judo dojos rely on a good amount of peer instruction, and it's a good method. Still, I think the class size sucks. I would avoid a yearly contract until you are certain you like the school. Just go with a monthly contract for 1,2, or 3 months and then make your decision later. Even if it's $40 extra, that's better than getting locked into something that you regret. I think you should check out other dojos. Just do a google search, and look for BJJ, and Judo schools. FYI, Judo does throws, and groundfighting. I think you should consider grappling arts instead of striking arts since you have a wrestly background you can build on. Yes, BJJ is a great art, but you only get out of it what you put in. You should be sparring regularly, or "rolling", as they call it sometimes. Remember, "it's not worth anything if they give I give it to you", as one of my Judo senseis told me. edit: one thing that BJJ is deficient in IMO is the ability to end a fight quickly, and to remain mobile. Going to the ground with someone who is inferior to you in grappling/submission skills is the optimal solution in a 1 on 1 encounter. However, things don't always go as you would like. Imagine the following scenario: You're at a bar talking to a girl. Her crazy drunk vato boyfriend comes up out of nowhere and swings on you. Going to the ground with him is great, except that 20 seconds into the fight, just as you are about to armbar him, one of his friends runs over from the other side of the room and stomps on your face or stabs you. Game over. It would be much better to slip one of his punches, do a judo throw, and stomp HIS face and then run off. Or do a sidekick into his knee, taking out his leg, and then splitting. Or intercept his agression with a kick in the nuts. Striking arts can really suck too though. Imagine he attacks you from behind, and then you're on the ground immediately. I don't care how good you are at kickboxing. None of that is gonna be useful on your back. Just something to think about.
|
|
#17
07-16-2007, 11:32 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
|
|
#19
07-16-2007, 11:40 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Re: Gracie JuJitsu dojo trip report
the third hook
|
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
