Congratulations Jiu Jitsu promotions Oceanside

Congrats to the following BJJ students that received promotions this past week at Excel Jiu Jitsu!

To get to the coveted Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; consider it a long, tough journey that begins with step one!  Getting on the mat and getting your first lesson in.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lessons, workshops and classes in Oceanside, Ca

Congratulations to the following, hard working student/athletes that push every week to get to that next level:

Brandon Charriere on receiving his 2nd stripe Green/White Jiu Jitsu promotion

Brandon Charriere with Jiu Jitsu coaches Michio Grubbs and Charlie Grant

 Robbie Ingham on receiving his 4th stripe White Jiu Jitsu promotion

Robbie Ingham with Jiu Jitsu coaches Michio Grubbs and Charlie Grant

Daniel Hasbrouck on receiving his 1st stripe Purple Jiu Jitsu promotion

Daniel Hasbrouck with Jiu Jitsu coaches Michio Grubbs and Charlie Grant

Xavier Pacheco on receiving his 2nd stripe White Jiu Jitsu promotion

Xavier Pacheco with Jiu Jitsu coach Michio Grubbs

Eric Sheppler on receiving his 1st stripe Blue Jiu Jitsu promotion

Eric Sheppler with Jiu Jitsu coach Michio Grubbs

Regular doses of training with the right Jiu Jitsu training partners will take you to the top quick

See you on the mat!

-Team Excel Jiu Jitsu

Kids and Adults Jiu Jitsu Stripe Belt Promotions Oceanside

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Grappling & Boxing training everyday in Oceanside!

We've had a very busy and awesome month so far!

Congrats to Johnny Bruno, Brandon Charriere, Javier Martinez, Nick Sonada, Xavier Pacheco, and Nellie Ortiz on their Jiu Jitsu Stripe promotions!

It's all about networking, friendship and team building!

Excel Jiu Jitsu Oceanside Kids Program is really doing awesome!  The Jiu Jitsu boys and girls are working hard, practicing diligently, but most of all...having fun!

Jiu Jitsu coaches Charlie Grant, Jamarr Coleman and Eric Rivard with Gio and Juliana Rossi

Congrats to the kids that are receiving Jiu Jitsu promotions! 

Jiu Jitsu Coaches Eric Rivard, Michio Grubbs, Jamarr Coleman with Adraen, Collin, Auggie, and Elle

Had an awesome first half of the year...the second half should be even better!

Excel Jiu Jitsu Kids BJJ program in Oceanside, also serving Carlsbad and Vista

See you on the mats!


-Team Excel Jiu Jitsu Oceanside

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Scientific Art by Ezekiel "Zeke" Fernando

“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way to its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” -Ludwig Van Beethoven

Oceanside Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a martial arts system that focuses on the ground fighting range.  A Japanese Judoka and Jiujitsuka named Mitsuyo Maeda emigrated from Japan to live in Brazil. Maeda taught the Gracie family Japanese Judo/ Jiu-Jitsu.  Using the concepts and techniques Mitsuyo Maeda taught the Gracie family, the Gracie family developed their own system of ground fighting called Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In the 1990’s the Gracie family promoted the effectiveness of their ground fighting system through a competition called the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Due to the success of the Gracie family in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it became clear that the Gracie family had developed the premier ground fighting system.

Since I have started training in martial arts, I have learned many things about myself that I would not have discovered, through any other modality. I have learned that it is better to avoid situations where I cannot obtain my goals. I have also learned that since I live in a dynamic environment, I cannot remain stationary, I must adapt to the selection pressures in my environment to become a better Brazilian Jiu-jitsu player, a better martial artist, and a better person.

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When I step onto the mat, I remind myself that I am placing myself in to environment of learning; My own scientific laboratory, where I can test concepts and techniques to form my grappling game. Currently, my hypotheses are: Do I have the skills necessary to survive in an inferior position? Also do I have the skills necessary to impose my will, to achieve the goal of either improving my position or obtaining a submission?  I am not always successful in achieving desired results from my hypotheses, but the results from each experiment gives me a system of techniques that I know works for me as well as actions that do not work.  It is the crucible of training that helps us to adapt to the selection pressures of the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu mat.

As human beings, we are all unique but we have the same fundamental anatomical structures that can be exploited in order to improve our position or obtain submissions. I also have learned that we each have a distinct body composition and ways of moving our bodies. No two people are exactly alike. This means that each of us will have our own method of grappling that would be uniquely suited for us. We each have to discover our own grappling game.

            Practicing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is not only a martial science but also an art, a means of uniquely expressing oneself through the modality of combat. Simply, the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is to use leverage instead of brute force to improve position or attain a submission. Through this medium of combative moving mediation, we learn to truly live in the moment as our actions could result in dislocated bone structures, unconsciousness or even death.  We learn to protect ourselves and our training partners from potential injury by always being mindful of the situations that we are in. When we improve ourselves, we improve the group’s ability to become better.

Zeke training hard!

If you are considering training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, I wholeheartedly endorse training with the Excel Jiu-jitsu team. Each Brazilian Jiu-jitsu professor at Excel Jiu-jitsu is completely devoted to improving the grappling game of each team member. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Professors facilitate a constructively competitive environment that is conducive to learning Brazilian Jiu-jitsu regardless of your background or learning style. The training philosophy is that as I better myself in the practice of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, I am able to positively contribute to the group’s understanding of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, thereby improving my own game. It is like a friendly arms race with the aim of improving our Brazilian Jiu-jitsu games.  So come in and try a class. I am confident that you will not be disappointed. Excel past every limit! 

-ZEKE

Boys and Girls Club of Oceanside

Boys and Girls Club Oceanside working with EXCEL Jiu Jitsu

 Every Monday at 10am we work with the Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside.  The Kids love us!

What Brazilian Jiu-jitsu means to me - By Mathew Liebovitz

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training in Oceanside

            To me Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is more than a hobby, its more than a sport; it’s a way of life, a true martial art. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a constant challenge that I present to myself on a daily basis; it’s the challenge to eat healthy foods, to keep my mind sharp, and to keep my lifestyle clean. The challenge from Brazilian Jiu-jitsu comes from within; the true source of the challenge is not external.

BJJ Oceanside, Ca

For me, I do not compete with my training partners, but with myself, to be the best grappler that I can be, the hardest worker that I can be, the best version of myself in the moment, in every moment that I can be. In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu one cannot hide from themselves, from the reality of who they are, as ones true self comes out on the mat. Those who cannot be constantly humbled never seem to make it, but those who are secure with themselves spend a lifetime perfecting the art.

Mat with Michio Grubbs and Corey Bennin

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has given me more than I can ever give back to it. It gives me the confidence to reach my goals in life, and the ability to protect my family without any pretense. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has also given me the confidence to reach all of my goals in life, to live what I believed once were just far away dreams. What does Brazilian Jiu-jitsu mean to me? It means everything.

 

By Mathew Liebovitz