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Top 10 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Martial Arts
1. Discipline Discipline is beneficial to a healthy and balanced life. Some children are more inclined to it than others and to some it is a learned skill. Martial arts encourages discipline…
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Finding Strength After Injury
When you suffer an injury, it can feel like your whole life is shattered. It can be easy to feel like you’re permanently broken and that there’s no way to get back…
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Has Brazilian Jiu Jitsu jumped the shark?
There was a time when rightly or wrongly this art seemed invincible. This mysterious Gracie family and their undefeated record of fights against all comers. Royce Gracie destroying all of his foes…
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as self defense
Right now there is a battle going on for the heart of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu From Ventura to Rio de Janeiro, from Japan to Ojai, opinions are being thrown at each other…
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Why Ojai Valley MMA not only allows, but encourages cross training
Tonight my good friend Jeff Yurk, (Renato Tavares Black belt and Army combatives trainer), is in the Ventura area, and is joining us at Ojai Valley MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for…
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Women’s Self Defense
Self Defense is a topic that has been on my mind since a young age. I grew up in rough neighborhoods and always had a healthy understanding of danger. In my adult life…
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What is MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)?
The theory of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has been around forever, but was probably best expounded upon by Bruce Lee. Bruce recognized that different styles had different techniques that worked best in…
