**Brazilian Jiu Jitsu** Tuesdays and Thursday 7:30pm FIRST CLASS IS FREE!! Ever watched UFC and thought it was cool and fancied giving it a go without the full contact aspect just yet well BJJ is a great foundation and great place to start! Training in a gi can only make you a better MMA fighter, and here are a few reasons why: 1: The more time you spend on the mat, the better Boost the amount of time you spend on the deck by jumping in the jiu jitsu class – it’ll make your grappling (and MMA) better. Trust us. 2: If you can escape when wearing a gi, you can escape damn near anything when nogi 3: If it’s good enough for the best, it should be good enough for you Do you know how many UFC champions, past and present, are black belts in BJJ? Fifteen. Yup, fifteen! If you don’t believe me, head to Wikipedia and take a look. From Jose Aldo to GSP and Anderson Silva, theyve all put the work in to earn the coveted faixa preta – and not just nogi. GSP trains in the kimono with Renzo and Roger Gracie, and its not hard to find videos of Aldo competing in the gi back when he was a purple belt. None of them could be described as grapplers but if you doubt the usefulness of a black belt in the cage, take a look at Silvas epic 2010 submission win over jiu jitsu-trasher Sonnen. A better display of the effectiveness of jiu jitsu is hard to find. THE BLACK BELT CLUB The below list of successful fighters are all jiu jitsu black belts who regularly train in the gi. Their success is a prime example of how training in the gi helps benefit your nogi and MMA repertoire. BJ PENN: Black belt under Andre Pederneiras NICK DIAZ: Black belt under Cesar Gracie DEMIAN MAIA: Black belt under Fabio Gurgel ANDERSON SILVA: Black belt under Antonio Nogueira SHINYA AOKI: Black belt under Yuki Nakai GEORGES ST-PIERRE: Black belt under Bruno Fernandes
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