A guest blog by Jaelyn Wolf I’m sitting at my Jiu-Jitsu school as my house is being shown three times today. Fridays are my favorite. Like, my absolute favorite. I have every Friday blocked off on my calendar beginning at 2 pm, and this is…
Monica is a blue belt and avid competitor who has been training with Easton since 2014. She started training while she was a student at CU, and after graduating she began working full time. Monica found a new challenge in balancing her full time job…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has traditionally been performed while wearing the gi uniform. But no gi grappling is also a highly popular sport. No gi divisions are offered at most jiu jitsu tournaments. And no gi classes are offered at all of our academies. What are…
Jiu jitsu changes lives for the better by encouraging beneficial personality traits such as honesty, diligence, and overall awareness. It forces a person to inspect themselves in an honest way and encourages them to reach beyond their current limitations. Jiu jitsu also provides a healthy…
Kim trains at both Easton Littleton and our affiliate in Aurora, High Altitude Martial Arts. She also greets many of our other members at the door as one of our First Impressions Specialists at the front desk. We sat down with Kim to ask her…
In judo, we bow to our opponent before sparring. In jiu-jitsu, we slap hands and bump fists. In boxing, we touch gloves. Pretty much every martial art has something similar, an expression of respect for our training partners. But as in all sports, we sometimes…
The Return of BJJ Competition Class If you trained at the Boulder Academy two or three years ago, you may remember the Tuesday/Thursday competition class in the spring and summer. The structure of the class was similar to the advanced BJJ classes, with a high…
Marc is a blue belt who coaches Little Tigers and Tigers classes at the Littleton Academy. He has been training jiu-jitsu for over 5 years. We sat down with Marc to ask him about his jiu-jitsu journey. How did you get into training? I had…
When you first begin your jiu-jitsu journey, one of the biggest challenges can be learning how to tie your belt! While there are many variations on tying the belt, in this article we will show you one simple way to tie a secure knot that…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a Conversation How learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is like learning a new language Nick Mavrick It has certainly been said by other instructors, so I won’t pretend that it is an original concept. I have been saying it a lot to…