Cirriculum

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (abbreviated to BJJ) is a modern, cutting edge, style of martial art that was developed from judo and the traditional Japanese jujitsu styles by the Brazilian landowner Carlos Gracie and his family. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu contains standup techniques for winning a fight, but it is famous for its devastating ground fighting techniques. BJJ was developed to allow a smaller person to defeat a larger person by applying leverage and technique. The idea is to gain superior positioning on your opponent and then to apply numerous chokes, holds, locks and joint manipulations. Gracie received his training from Japanese Judo and jiu-jitsu master Count Koma (Mitsuo Maeda) who came to Brazil when Carlos was a boy. Carlos taught the art to his brothers and together they refined the style through repeated no rules contest and challenge matches against boxers and other martial artists. Their techniques were modified to reflect the combat realities of street fighting in Brazil. In combat, the Brazilian Jujutsu fighter seeks to drive immediately to a clinch (a quick movement forward to grasp the opponent up very close). In the clinch, the punches and kicks of the opponent are no longer effective. Once this is achieved, the opponent is taken to the ground, where he is choked or joint locked into submission. Brazilian Jujutsu training is a very hands-on art. The majority of practice is spent on ground fighting techniques and there are no preset forms.

Muay Thai
Muay Thai is the martial art of fighting with one's bare fists, utilizing elbows, knees, feet and fists as weapons. No one knows when Muay Thai first began, it is assumed that Muay Thai had been practiced since the beginning of Thai history. 'Nawa-attawut' or the 9 principal weapons in Muay Thai include head, two fists, two elbows, two knees, and two feet. In addition, there are combination weapons which are two shoulders, arms, bottom and the outer parts of the ankles.

The training involves rigorous physical training, similar to that practiced by Western boxers. It includes running, shadow-boxing, and heavy bag work. Much emphasis is also placed on various drills with the so-called "Thai pads". These pads weigh five to ten pounds, and cover the wearers forearms. In use, the trainer wears the pads, and may hold them to receive kicks, punches, and knee and elbow strikes, and may also use them to punch at the trainee.

This training is vaguely similar to the way boxing trainers use focus mitts. The characteristic Muay Thai round kick is delivered with the shin, therefore, shin conditioning is also done. Little or no free-sparring is done in for Muay Thai training, due to the devastating nature of the techniques, Thai boxers may box, hands only, with ordinary boxing gloves. Another training drill is for two fighters to clinch, and practice a form of stand-up grappling, the goal of which is to try to land a knee strike. However, full-contact kicks, knees, and elbows are typically not used in training. The professional Muay Thai fighters have one of the shortest careers of all the combat sport athletes.

Wrestling
Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. It is one of the oldest known forms of martial arts, having been documented in the Old Testament and the Mahabharata. As Cultures strived to survive, wrestling became an intrinsic part of many cultures as a practical form of self-defense and military training. Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching, holding, locking, and leverage. Some popular disciplines which can be considered wrestling styles today are collegiate wrestling, sambo, brazilian jiu-jitsu, sumo wrestling, judo, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. Wrestling popularity has grown so much at times, market demands for staged wrestling, commonly known as professional wrestling, have been developed.