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ches where they fought on all types of terrain from trated on the no- gi areas. My personal neglect
hardwood floors to the streets. Second, we have of of the jacket has led to some major holes in
very recent stories of fighter’s disarming and sub- my game that are exposed by people like Coach
mitting armed robbers including one where UFC Martinez.
Champion Jon Jones took down a purse snatcher
in the streets. Third, and sometimes forgotten by
the RBSD crew, most fights don’t end in horrible
eye gouging, genital mangling terror. In the vast
majority of cases restraining someone is in order.
Any police office, bouncer or security professional
spends the majority of their conflicts restraining a
belligerent not shredding them to pieces.

I swing my leg over to lock up an armbar I was
shown.
I shake, bump and roll with Coach Martinez.

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu helps prepare their students for a
vast number of scenarios. It could be restraining a
drunk friend to multiple attackers. Coach Marti-
nez stressed that you didn’t always want to go to
the ground in a grapple. However, Gracie Jiu-Jit-
su gave you the ability to choose those moments
instead of ending up on the ground against your
choice.

WHAT DID I LEARN?: Infinite MMA Academy
is a true Mixed Martial Arts school. While there I
followed their Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, no-gi grappling and
Muay Thai programs. Needless to say, I learned a
lot in my two days. However, if there was some-
thing I learned it was during their Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
and Judo classes. Wrestling with a Gi has always
been my weakest area. Although I have a back- I take full mount after drilling a sweep.
ground in Russian Sambo I have always concen-

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