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Welcome Mrs. Trainspotting! My name is Melanie Cebula, I am Keith “Trainspotting” Cebula’s wife. My husband and I know many of you. Keith teaches Jiu Jitsu classes, I have attended the women’s Muay Thai classes and our daughter, Megan attends the tiny ninja classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. I have been hired to run the . . . → Read More: Meet Our Newest Staff Member… Melanie Cebula
My journey to a black belt world championship continues. This time around I found myself in Lisbon, Portugal. There was a lot of anticipation building up to this tournament, as it was the first IBJJF tournament of the year. Personally I felt great; on weight and well rested. At crazy 88 we have preparing . . . → Read More: To Lisbon and Back by Jon Delbrugge Our new home for a 5 hours Today I am going to Portugal with Master Julius, Roberto, John Delbrugge, Keith Cebula, and Tye Murphy. First I will have a long 9 hour flight to London and wait there another 5 more hours and then fly to Portugal the following morning. When you travel with the team . . . → Read More: Day 1 – Traveling to the European BJJ Open by Alfonso Washington Potential students of martial arts schools always wonder if the programs they are considering are “legit”. This is especially true of individuals who are interested in mixed martial arts training as opposed to traditional martial arts training. One big problem that has occurred with the explosion of the popularity of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that many . . . → Read More: Is Your Mixed Martial Arts School Legit – Don’t Judge a Program Based on Belts Brown Belt Jimmy Harbison is another grappler to watch in 2010. Jimmy already has a medal from the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships (2009 Purple Belt Meio Pesado – 3rd place) and a whole rack of local tournament victories. I had the opportunity to watch Jimmy compete at the local OTM tournament when I brought grapplers . . . → Read More: Follow Jimmy Harbison – Newest Team Lloyd Irvin Member I was talking to my friend Roberto today and he was telling me about “The 3% Rule”. Basically, this rule claims that only 3% of a group will progress to the next level. For example, only 3% of High School football players will be able to play in College. Then, 3% of College players will be . . . → Read More: The 3% Rule (or Why 97% of People Fail) A common debate in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community is one that questions the self-defense value of most BJJ training. The self-defense proponents decry the current state of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu claiming it is too sportive and that many of the techniques used are not applicable to either MMA or to “the street”. . . . → Read More: Sport Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu vs. Self-Defense pt. 1 |
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