Archive for October, 2009

Congratulations US Open competitors!!!

Kaijin / West Cliff Jiu Jitsu Club had a great showing over the weekend at the US Open. We are extraordinarily happy with the performance and more importantly the attitude and spirit demonstrated by everyone who competed. It really reminded me how happy I am to be involved with the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Nino ‘Elvis’ Schembri Seminar at AKA

Nino will be conducting a two day seminar at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose Oct 31st and Nov 1st. For those of you not familiar with Nino, he is a phenominaly talented and creative Jiu Jitsu fighter. He was recently voted #2 champion of the 90’s by Gracie Magazine. This is a great opportunity [...]

Self Defense – the foundation of Jiu Jitsu

Self Defense is often taught to beginners as an introduction to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – and for good reason. Self defense is the core of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is the best method to teach the body mechanics, leverage, strategy and sensitivity that define the art. It gives students confidence in their ability to defend [...]

We are expanding our kids classes!

Hey Parents!
In order to accomodate our growing kids program, we are adding three more classes.  There will be two kids classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  The first will be for the younger kids (5 – 7) and the next class will be for the older kids (8 – 15).  This will help both groups [...]