Friend of the academy and accomplished grappler Ryan Hall is at Kaijin this week in preparation for the West Coast ADCC trials. Be sure to come to class Tuesday and Wednesday to get in some good training and the opportunity to work with Ryan. Additionally, we will be having a pre-comp training session from 11am [...]
It’s always fun and educational to watch black belts spar. If you are lucky enough to see this happen, stop what you are doing, and pay attention. Garth passes the guard in an acrobatic fashion (I wasn’t fast enough with my camera to catch the pass), assumes side control and gets the choke [...]
Hello Ladies,
This is a reminder that this Saturday @ 9am will be the start of the Ladies BJJ class at Kaijin MMA. Garth Taylor will be instructing and we are very excited to add this to our roster of training and encourage you to stay for the follow-on BJJ class at 10am. Our water fountain hasn’t arrived, so, we [...]
Today’s wrestling class was flippin’ awesome. Ellery focused on the fundamentals of a solid sprawl, then moved on to cover underhook control and several takedowns off the underhook. Like all classes at Kaijin, wrestling is taught with a ton of positive energy and attention to detail. It doesn’t matter if you are just trying to [...]
With the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships just around the corner, we have been picking up the intensity of training here at Kaijin. For those of us competing, now it the time to kick it into high gear, eat healthy, get plenty of rest and focus on Jiu Jitsu. Garth is back to his usual [...]
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