The right BJJ training Partners

Having the right training partners is crucial to making consistent gains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  The right training partners are not only there for their own improvements, but will help you to reach new heights.

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team

It's important to train with a variety of training partners.  Some big, some small, some tall, some short...because you need to adapt your Jiu Jitsu with every single person you roll with.

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Knowing that you have BJJ training partners that have your best interest in mind, can help you to accelerate growth and improvements and this makes for a much more enjoyable BJJ experience.

Learn Jiu Jitsu for sport and self defense with fun BJJ training partners

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Rule #1 on our team is that you take care of yourself.  Protect yourself from potential injury.  Rule #2 is that you protect your training partners.  You cannot learn Jiu Jitsu by yourself.  You need good training partners.  The better your training partners are, the better your Jiu Jitsu will be.

Jiu Jitsu team, serving Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, and Camp Pendleton Marines

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Congrats Mat Liebovitz on your hard earned, well deserved Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt promotion! 

Mat Liebovitz new BJJ Purple Belt with coaches Conor Drury and Michio Grubbs

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Jiu Jitsu is not only for men, but women learn BJJ for sport and self defense.  The workouts are awesome for building strength, endurance, and flexibilty.

 Womens BJJ Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad

Women also enjoy training Jiu Jitsu.  BJJ is not only a great physical workout, but helps to strengthen the mind and spirit. 

BJJ Women get great Jiu Jitsu workouts that help to build body, mind, and spirit

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Jiu Jitsu training should be fun and enjoyable and having the right workout partners builds camaraderie.

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Best BJJ school Oceanside Vista Carlsbad

Congrats Carlos Velasquez on your Jiu Jitsu stripe promotion!

Carlos Velasquez with Jiu Jitsu coaches Conor Drury, Michio Grubbs and Ray Sloan

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And always, we cannot forget the element of fun!  Always having a good time on the mats! 

"Don't let the pretty face fool you, I roll like a Boss!"

BJJ memes always brings some laughs and good times

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"Always strive to improve yourself"

See you on the mat!

 -Team Excel Jiu Jitsu

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.

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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

Ray Sloan WINS! MMA record = 6-0

Ray "RAY GUN" Sloan emerges victorious over Matt Lagler, in an action packed MMA battle at the Xplode Fight Series in Valley Center, Ca. on March 22nd, 2014.  Both Warriors were game and were eager to throw down as they put on quite a show for the audience!  This win boosts RAY GUNS' record to 6-0 and sets the stage for Bellator, MMA Championships!  Congrats!

For full story, photo gallery and Intense MMA video check out:

 http://michiogrubbsjiujitsu.com/two-warriors-battle-intense-mma-action/

Ray Sloan and Matt Langler Battle!

 Also congrats to long time student and Jiu Jitsu Beast Armando Contreras on his first stripe Brown Belt Promotion!  He works hard and is dedicated...another step toward the eventual Jiu Jitsu Black Belt!

Armando Contreras with Michio Grubbs

Excel Jiu Jitsu is open 7 days a week for awesome training!  WE HAVE FUN!!!  Come join us...

We have a great KIDS JIU JITSU PROGRAM!  for more info: check out: http://www.kidsjiujitsuoceanside.com/

Kids Jiu Jitsu Program in Oceanside, Ca

WE HAVE FUN!

 Sunday Open mat BJJ training...Gi and No-Gi...everyone is welcome!

Happy B-Day to little Eric Wells...boy among men...that can hang!

 Afternoon Weekday Classes!  Every Tuesday and Thursday at noon!  The lunch bunch crew...

 Congrats to long time student, Mat Leibovitz on his 4th stripe Blue!  Good things happen to good people!

Mat Leibovitz receives a stripe promotion from Jiu Jitsu coach Michio Grubbs

 Congrats to John Lemus on his first stripe Blue Belt promotion!  The man is a former competitive Power lifter and another Jiu Jitsu beast!  Fun to roll with...

John Lemus with coaches Michio Grubbs and Ray Reyes

 WE LOVE JIU JITSU TECHNIQUES!  BJJ teaches us not only about leverage but about life!  Jiu Jitsu changes lives!

Michio Grubbs going over technical details of Jiu Jitsu technique

Congratulations Charlie Grant on receiving the BJJ Black Belt

Excel has another Black Belt!  

Congrats to Charlie Grant upon receiving his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt from Michio Grubbs and Chris Haueter.  The Belt Promotion was held at the Rigan Machado seminar in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan 30, 2014!

 click picture below to see more pics and video of Charlie getting promoted!

from left to right:  Michio Grubbs, Rigan Machado, Charlie Grant, and Chris Haueter

 Also in attendance was Rigan Machado and Gabriel Vella.  It was a great ceremony for Charlie and this marks a new chapter in his Jiu Jitsu career!

from left to right:  Michio Grubbs, Charlie Grant, Kidd Herrera, Mat Liebovitz, and Christie Philips

Awesome!  Great Job Charlie!


-Team Excel

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

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            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.

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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