Coach’s Corner * Contributed by Coach Rocky Skrelja We often hear about martial arts being a great way to cultivate yourself and strengthen your character. We also separate Boxing from martial arts because it is a sport, however boxing is a martial art and can provide the same character building aspects as traditional martial arts. […]
Leg Entanglement Sequence Drill * Contributed by EGA Black Belt, Joe Pomarico Greetings Tribe, I’ve been asked on numerous occasions what it’s like to train jiu jitsu and the most accurate analogy which comes to mind is a ‘physical game of chess.’ In both BJJ and chess we cause our opponent to react with […]
Developing Confidence A dive into Dr. Nate Zinsser’s book The Confident Mind. Follow this series to learn from where confidence stems, how to cultivate confidence in your life, and how this translates as a student of Jiu Jitsu. Contributed by Matt Smith* This is the second in a series of posts on the concept of confidence […]
Back Control This video may be an oldie, but is definitely a timeless goodie! So through technique, a scramble, or maybe even a miracle you have found yourself on the back of your opponent. Now what? We need some hooks, a solid harness, effective head positioning, and a plan of attack. Mike Palladino breaks […]
Coach’s Corner My martial arts journey started in 1988, when I was 10 years old. After being ruthlessly bullied by kids in my neighborhood, my mother enrolled me in a local karate program to help me build confidence and discipline. Through the years I’ve trained in karate, Aikido, Jeet Kune Do and for the […]
Allowing Our Kids to Watch Us Grow! Contributed by Nickie Smith Five years ago, my youngest boy (we have three boys and one girl, ages 13, 11, 10, and 8) stepped into his first BJJ class at EGA. He fell right into place and it became just a natural extension of his being. After watching […]
Coach’s Corner The new year is upon us! I’m very happy and grateful for a fantastic 2022 with our tribe and I’m looking froward to another great year in 2023. Our students make EGA the community that it has become and I couldn’t be more thankful. We have a lot of exciting things to […]
Developing Confidence A dive into Dr. Nate Zinsser’s book The Confident Mind. Follow this series to learn from where confidence stems, how to cultivate confidence in your life, and how this translates as a student of Jiu Jitsu. Contributed by Matt Smith* What is confidence? Merriam-Webster defines confidence as, “a feeling or consciousness of one’s […]
Conditioning for BJJ Part 1 – “Most of the Year Training” Contributed by Lou Torres Conditioning sessions should not replace your Brazilian jiu jitsu sessions; nothing beats Brazilian jiu jitsu rolling sessions and drills. I understand time is limited, so if you have to choose between going to the gym for a Brazilian jiu […]
Coach’s Corner * Contributed by Coach Nick Spencer I’d like to take time to talk about the importance of training partners. Without our training partners we literally cannot do jiu jitsu. This is something that we know and understand but although jiu jitsu is an individual sport, it takes a team to build a champion. […]