July 31, 2009 in News by Gumby

Kids Class going strong!

Congratulations to all of the promotions in our kids class! We are extremely proud of you!

(Mike Strangis with Heroes’s Children’s program)

Youth BJJ in downtown San Jose! 460 South Market Street San Jose CA 95113 or call us at 408-288-8857 for more information! www.HeroesMartialArts.com

July 29, 2009 in News by Gumby

New Blue Belt!

Dave Stecher was awarded his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu this morning! Dave came to us a few months ago from Duke University by way of Oregon and proved to be a formidable presence on the mat immediately. As a full time student and programmer, he will soon be leaving us to go back to Duke after the summer but hopefully he can take what he learned here and show the Blue Devils a thing or two, and of course, Dave always has a home here at Heroes.

Congrats Dave!

July 27, 2009 in News by Gumby

Competition Class Ramps Up!

Although on the schedule for a long time, the first competition class at Heroes Martial Arts finally ramped up with a “mock” tournament this past Saturday!  Turnout was strong and there was a lot of great action on the mat!

As a disclaimer, it should be noted that competing or participation in the Competition Class is certainly not required at Heroes Martial Arts.  Students who opt to come in and learn and never have aspirations to compete will recieve the same level of attention and care that those who do want to compete will, and compeition will bear no reflection on one’s advancement. 

However…for those who do want to compete Heroes Martial Arts is comitted to making sure those that do can step forward with the best preperation possible, thus the competition class is being held on Saturdays.

As a team, we’re helping each other reach our goals, inside and outside of the academy!

July 16, 2009 in News by Gumby

Fundamentals Schedule July 20-31

Fundamentals Schedule

Monday July 20th 11:00 AM Arm Bar Defense
Tuesday July 21st 6:00 PM Posture Inside the Guard
Wednesday July 22nd 11:00 AM The Standing Pass
Thursday July 23rd 6:00 PM Arm Bar from the Mount
Friday July 24th 11:00 AM Arm Bar from the Guard

Monday July 27th 11:00 AM Simple Sweep
Tuesday July 28th 6:00 PM Arm Bar Defense
Wednesday July 29th 11:00 AM “Bad Posture” Guard Opening
Thursday July 30 6:00 PM The Standing Pass
Friday July 31st 11:00 AM Stack Pass pt 2

July 9, 2009 in News by Gumby

Wednesday 7:00 AM BJJ Class added!

Due to popular demand, we’ve added a third 7:00 AM class to our rotation!

Now BJJ class is available at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!

Come get your early morning train on!

July 6, 2009 in News by Gumby

Back to the Fundamentals!

Starting this week we are resetting and working on the Fundamentals.  That means starting for the first class this week and until we get them done we are marching through the list in order.  If you’ve missed a class and want to review something now is the perfect time to do so.  From July 6th to July 17th here is the schedule:

Heroes BJJ Fundamentals Checklist (PDF Format)

Monday July 6 11:00 AM Introduction to the Guard
Tuesday July 7 6:00 PM Introduction to the Guard
Wednesday July 8 11:00 AM The Elbow Escape
Thursday July 9th 6:00 PM The Elbow Escape
Friday July 10th 11:00 AM Side Control

Monday July 13 11:00 AM Introduction to the Back <–I have combined Offense and Defense into one lesson)
Tuesday July 14 6:00 PM  Side Control
Wednesday July 15 11:00 AM  Posture Inside the Guard
Thursday July 16 6:00 PM Introduction to the Back
Friday July 17 11:00 AM Arm Bar from the Mount

This week for the regular classes we are doubling up on the mat time.  This means we will start and end the class with sparring!  In the middle we will work on techniques and strategy and basically anything that comes up in the middle of sparring.  Should be an intense, fun week!