by Joe Heller | Oct 23, 2019 | Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts, Uncategorized
In real martial arts and self defense, strength is only one small aspect of the total arsenal: After 20 years training countless students, it’s fairly often that a new student has the common misconception that brute force solves a puzzle. Whether it’s Muay... by Joe Heller | Oct 2, 2019 | Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Martial Arts
Gracie Jiu Jitsu isn’t just for the athletic, the strong, the young, or the GIANT! Helio Gracie, who launched Jiu Jitsu into the mainstream along with his sons, was not a large man. Tipping the scales at 145lbs and a height of 5’9 he was average in...