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Fall 09 Practice Schedule!!

Heres our tentative Fall 2009 Practice Schedule (practice times not yet finalized)

Practice Times for the Spring 2009 Semester:
Wednesday 6~8pm
Sundays 4~6pm
As always practices are at MemGym!

-ken

Spring 2009 Practice Times

Practice Times for the Spring 2009 Semester:
Thursdays 6~8pm
Sundays 5~7pm
As always practices are at MemGym!

-ken



Flavio Almeida vs Demian Maia

Female Self Defense Seminar

For all you UVA female students, come to the event!

HOLDIN SHIT DOWN

Hope you dropped by our booth during the activities fair! Come join the University of Virginia Brazilian Jiu-jitsu club this year.

Quick Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in a nutshell:
What is Brazilain Jiu-jitsu?
BJJ is a martial art that focuses on grappling (like wrestling but with joint-locks and chokes)

Whats different about BJJ compared to other martial arts?
1) Training is very "alive" - safety always comes first, but realistic training is also important. We train with live resisting opponents to develop our skills.
2) No striking is involved. This is a grappling sport.
3) Compared to other martial arts, BJJ techniques focus primarily on using leverage instead of speed and strength to defeat larger stronger opponents.

People that would want to join:
1) People that are interested in self-defense. Fights very often go to the ground. It is important to prepare yourself for all situations. Encouraged for girls to join - not very practical to punch it out with an attacker.
2) Those interested in rounding out their MMA training. You got your stand up striking game? Now lets train up your ground game.
3) Those that want to have a fun good workout but find the treadmill too boring!

First practice is Thursday Aug 28th! 6~8pm @ Mem Gym

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Join our mailing list!

In the process of transferring over to our new mailing list please visit our google groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/uvabjj
and add yourself to send/receive future emails!

Fall 08 Practice Times!

Heres our practice times and Location for the Fall 08 Semester --

Time:
Sundays- 4:30~6:30
Thursdays- 6:00~8:00

Location:
Mem Gym Dance Room (multipurpose room 1)
Enter Mem gym, after swiping in, enter the bunch of doors into the basketball courts. Immediately take a right and follow along the right wall. Enter the door thats on the right. If no ones there as sometimes we show up late, stick around for a bit. if your in a room with a bunch of big windows and mirrors your in the right room.

Robert Drysdale's victory over Marcelo Garcia at the ADCC 2007 Absolute Finals

-ken