A lot of things of this world become outdated and go out of fashion, some of which just become redundant and are of no use to anyone anymore but, there are other things which are forever — things that stand the test of time to not only stay relevant, but seem to become more and more relevant as time goes by.
One of these beauties of life is the combative art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), particularly in its most traditional form, since BJJ is proving to be relevant even in the modern day, with the traditional element of it serving as the major factor which is up for preservation.
Traditional BJJ in modern times just seems to bear the characteristics of a good wine, maturing with time in relevance and it is proving to be one of the major combative arts which are gaining in popularitay, with more and more people who seek to get involved with the combative arts taking up BJJ as their first choice.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has indeed come a long way, from the days of when it was completing the transition from a form of judo, to the traditional BJJ in modern times, but it has managed to maintain that all-important defining factor of the traditional element to it, with a heavy South American influence, as the name suggests, accounting for a certain element of funkiness merged with an effective fighting style.
For the beginner who is seeking an entry route into the world of the combative arts, there is probably no better way in than through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, since Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the more enjoyable forms of the combative arts, while potent enough to exist as a fighting art that has high levels of competition.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a little bit different to the conventional form of the art of Jiu Jitsu, in one simple manner of having a bit more rhythm to it, otherwise it is just as meaty as Jiu Jitsu, with the fighting style’s main focus on floor fighting and grappling techniques, which immediately eliminates the advantage of weight and strength that some fighters might have leveraged over others, so the plain is leveled in that way and all is fair.
Novices who are just getting into the combative art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will naturally do so with one of two frames of mind, those being either just for the benefits of the integrated training regimes of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or to really make a mark on the BJJ scene and see just how far they can go with their crafts, but it is almost inevitable that a certain air of competitiveness will naturally develop, whatever the initial reason for entry may have been.
Practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in its most traditional form of facilitation has a number of health benefits for the participants, many of which take the form of preventing the body from negative developments but, probably the most important and sought-out benefit of BJJ is that of the self defense factor.
Come down to Arashi Do and try out one of our great Brazilian programs like Fundamental BJJ, Women’s Only BJJ or Children’s BJJ for ages 4-7 and 8-14. All those and you get a 30 DAY FREE TRIAL! What are you waiting for? Call or text us at 780-220-5425 or email us at myackulic@ArashiDo.com
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Arashi Do North has been open since Jan 2004 (since 1985 in Alberta). We offer Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai classes to Children 4-7, 8-12, 14-16 and adults (16+). Come try out a class with use and check out our other social media for neat videos and photos.
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