What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and Submission Wrestling?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (aka Gracie Jiu-Jitsu/BJJ/GJJ) is a highly-effective yet easy to learn martial art. You may have even seen it on TV shows like The Ultimate Fighter and the UFC. It is the worlds most effective and proven grappling art, involving throws, pinning and escaping techniques, chokes, armlocks, and leglocks. Size, strength, or speed are not pre-requisites to becoming proficient in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It’s techniques enable even smaller people to overcome larger, stronger opponents.
Submission Wrestling is the equivalent of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the traditional uniform (gi). BJJ serves as the base for our Submission Wrestling System. But at Lin Martial Arts, we go a step further and also incorporate the best elements of Olympic-style wrestling (Freestyle and Greco-Roman), Judo, Sambo, and other grappling arts into our system to ensure our style stays at the forefront of effective grappling arts.
What are our classes like?
Our BJJ/Submission Wrestling classes are appropriate for men, women and teens (over 14 years old) of all ages and fitness levels (no one is too old or too out of shape!). Each class is a fun and enjoyable workout that will build muscle tone, cardio, flexibility and coordination. You will get in great shape, you will learn how to use your body to it’s MAXIMUM potential, you’ll gain tremendous self-confidence, AND you will learn amazing self-defense/combat skills.
We serve everyone from the fitness-minded person who is looking for a fun way to get or stay in shape while learning an EFFECTIVE martial art, and the very serious athelete who is looking to compete and win medals.
As seen on TV!
You may have seen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in action on TV shows such as SpikeTV’s The Ultimate Fighter, or on pay-per-view events such as the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). In the early days of these events, martial artists from different styles (e.g. Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, Karate, Kung Fu, etc) would compete against one another. In these early competitions, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners showcased to the world the power of their style by dominating all other competitiors, who often-times were much larger and stronger.
Nowadays, fighters such as Georges St.Pierre (BJJ Black Belt), Anderson Silva (BJJ Black Belt), Cain Velasquez (BJJ Purple Belt), Frankie Edgar (BJJ Purple Belt), B.J Penn (BJJ Black Belt), Jose Aldo (BJJ Black Belt) and Lyoto Machida (BJJ Black Belt), (just to name a few) are all examples of fighters with strong grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience. In fact, almost every successful professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter will have Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling (aka no-gi Jiu-Jitsu) training. It’s record in the ring has been so convincing, that it has become a staple of many modern law enforcement and military combat training programs around the world.
Why is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ideal for Self-Defense?
Police statistics show that over 85% of assaults end up in a grappling situation. And Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most effective martial arts on the planet for these scenarios. It gives you the ability to turn once-vulnerable situations into situations where you are in total control. Our classes teach you how to:
- use leverage, balance, and body positioning to overcome a larger, stronger opponent
- escape any pin or hold down
- avoid being tackled to the ground
- render an opponent unconscious no matter how big they are
- totally control and neutralize an opponent
- force an opponent to surrender (aka “tap out”)
- and much, much more!
