Tonight I probably made one of the best decisions I have ever made in a really long time. I have done this in the past before but maybe around 4 or 5 years ago. You're probably asking yourself, "what on earth did this guy do to change his life". I signed up for Gracie Jiu Jitsu along with kickboxing.
A friend of mine that I work with is a professional fighter currently 2 - 0. He was talking about a up coming fight he has in April and I mentioned that I use to do kickboxing 5 years ago. He asked me if I wanted to try a few classes at the academy he trains at, I agreed and today I went to my first ever Gracie Jiu Jitsu class. Even though I have a lot of learning to do, I can feel myself slowly but surly falling in love with Gracie Jiu Jitsu. After that class, I had to change my top because I was covered from sweat. I really never knew how out of shape I was until tonight. I guess I shouldn't skip out on cardio at the gym!
Gracie Jiu Jitsu is a martial art. It is developed from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by the Gracie family. Gracie JJ has the same seeps, submissions, controls and escapes as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but Gracie JJ mainly focuses on self defense and how how to prevail in a street fight.
I am hoping to start to competitively compete in Mixed Martial Arts. So my striking game is going to need some working on as well as my ground game. My goal is to enter my first tournament in 2018.
