Unique arm bar finish from omoplata

Here in this video Steve shows a very unique armbar from the omoplata

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu helps your everyday life

Most people can understand almost instantly that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a great stress reliever, amazing work out, and an even better martial art. Most people don’t realize though how much it can improve your life. Here are some very unusual ways BJJ can help you!

BJJ Improves Your Life

1. Community

The Jiu Jitsu community is very friendly not only at Scranton MMA but all over ! Jiu Jitsu is a martial art practiced all over the world. Through out your journey in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you get to meet people through, classes, seminars, tournaments, and even Facebook. You’ll get to make last friendships at your academy and beyond. All of my closest friends I have met through practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

2. Falling

I know in Northeast Pa we have very cold winters. If you live in NEPA you know those winters can also be very icy. Now if you ever fell on some slippery pavement you prob hurt yourself. One of the great things you learn in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (and also judo) is how to fall. It is very important to know how to fall in a fight. If somehow someone is able to throw you or take you down, and you don’t know how to fall correctly you can seriously get hurt. That is why here at Scranton MMA our Gracie 101 class has in its curriculum the proper way how to fall. Now next time you take a tumble on a slippery sidewalk you will be able to stand up without injury and laugh it off !

3. Flexibility

Jiu Jitsu will not only get you stronger, and loss weight but it will also improve your flexibility. Being more flexible can help you in everyday tasks. From preventing injuries to defending yourself to even scratching your back easier, flexibility can help everything. During your progression through Jiu Jitsu we will stretch and also naturally gain flexibility through practicing the moves. In just a short amount of time you will notice very quickly on how much more flexible you will get.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can help you in so many obvious and non obvious ways. So why wait to try it? Take your first step on your Jiu Jitsu journey today at Scranton MMA!

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Lasso guard setup

Quick look at Advance Jiu Jitsu class at Scranton MMA. In this clip Frank talks about setting up lasso guard

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Scranton MMA Holiday Schedule

Just trying to keep everyone up to date. Hopefully everyone is well aware of what is going on because we have been announcing this during classes.. but just as a little reminder here is our Holiday Schedule:

Wed, December 24th: All classes are cancelled at the academy.

Thurs, December 25th: All classes are cancelled at the academy.

Wed, December 31st: All classes are cancelled at the academy. (open mat time should be announced soon)

Thurs, January 1st: All classes are cancelled at the academy. (open mat time will be announced soon)

Please stay tuned to our facebook page for open mat times. If you have any questions please just shoot us an email or give us a call and we will help you out!

Thanks!

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Scranton mma kids judo

One of our youngest mma students practicing some judo at a family party. One of the best things about being a martial arts instructor is connecting with great families that help us teach their kids. In this video you will see one of our youngest students practicing three different throws plus she makes a point to say that falling is the most important part of training and she makes sure she bows before and after the training! That really is awesome from an instructors point of view!

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Kids Gracie Jiu Jitsu Class at Scranton MMA

Sensei Frank showing a guard passing technique to some of the kid who attend our kids only gracie jiu jitsu class at Scranton MMA.

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BJJ Strategy- Get Up!

Just wanted to write a bit about a common BJJ strategy that we were discussing yesterday and teaching to our younger students. The concept or strategy is that when you are on the bottom in a self defense situation or in a competition sometimes your best option is to get back to your feet. A lot of BJJ students forget this concept and just think that if they are on the bottom they have to stay on the bottom. Is is very important to practice getting back to your feet when you are in the guard.

It might be a self defense situation where you do not want to stay on your back for many – many reasons, it might be a competition where you are not able to sweep or submit your opponent, it might be an mixed martial arts fight where you are taking punches or it can be any time when you are on your back have the other person in your guard and need to or want to stand back up.

The technique is actually very simple but like anything else it just needs to be drilled and practiced in the correct manner. Just having this technique in your arsenal will greatly increase your odds of ‘winning’ when you are in the guard. You can get really good at this technique and strategy and learn to make effective use of it whenever you are on the ground or you can use this to create openings for sweeps and submissions while on the ground. It will also change the way someone tries to pass your guard or strike within your guard as well. So practicing this technique will pay off for you in a number of ways and unless you plan to never be on your back you will have plenty of times to practice and use this technique while training.

Here is a short video of some of our young bjj students practicing this technique.

For many of them it was the first time they got to practice this move but many of them picked it up pretty quickly. If you havent worked on this technique recently I strongly urge you to make sure you try it while rolling. It will definitely change things ups a bit and create some situations for you to explore while training. As always if you have any questions please just let us know!

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