One of the best things about BJJ is that you can find academies all over the world. Traveling away from home doesn’t require you to take time away from training. In fact, visiting other academies while you are on the road is a great way…
The Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) hosts the Submission Wrestling Word Championship every two years. The tournament is the most prestigious no gi grappling championship in the world, with divisions limited to 16 participants. ADCC is often referred to as “the olympics of grappling,” and…
The summer essay contest was a huge success, with 32 essays submitted! We feel very honored to have so many members of our community share their stories of how training martial arts has improved their lives. Students wrote about how training helped them overcome past…
An essay by Adam Nowicki I was almost assaulted yesterday. And while this probably sounds more dramatic than the actual incident that occurred, it’s technically true. But this is not the story of the actual event. This is the story of some of the gifts…
Written by Maggy Stacy Within an atom, there’s a center, a nucleus of protons and neutrons, surrounded by a cloud of chaotic electrons. Easton Training Center is that nucleus for me. Life yanks me into the electrons and I circle back to that nucleus with…
An essay by Ronil Shah Every new pursuit starts with learning the language: Kimura, shrimp, Gracie, guard, um, dois, três; mania, transference, Freud, neuroleptic, id, ego, superego. The first string of words has only just started passing through my lips, new vocabulary paired with muscle…
When you first start learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you might feel overwhelmed by how much there is to learn! Learning the terminology is the first step to learning the art of BJJ. Here are a few important terms in the BJJ vocabulary: Guard The guard…
If you are new to BJJ, we are excited to have you training with us here at Easton! This article covers a few tips about BJJ etiquette for new students to practice on the mats. Bowing on and off the mats It is tradition to…
In the United States, approximately 5 million teeth a year are knocked out in contact sports. Losing a tooth can have immediate and lifetime implications. First, if the tooth is not handled carefully and replaced immediately it is often lost. Even if replaced quickly, it…
The Beginning: Thai Boxing Amal Easton has been a martial artist for most of his life. As a young child, he struggled with being bullied at school, so his parents signed him up for Thai boxing classes when he was 8 years old. By the…