We are cancelling all regular classes across all programs in response to the current outbreaks of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Classes will be cancelled starting today 3/15/20, tentatively through 3/30/20, approx. 2 weeks. We are not doing this based on fear or to be overly reactionary. We feel that the disease will tax the system, particularly our […]
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To All Our Members, At M3 Fight and Fitness, the health and safety of our members and the communities of Montrose, La Cresenta, and La Canada is our top priority. To keep yourself and others healthy amid growing concerns around coronavirus (COVID-19), we are taking steps to be extra vigilant. Our front desk employees will […]
Polaris 10 was an interesting card. I’m not completely certain why Urijah Faber accepted a match against Nicky Ryan, but from what I’ve heard it sounds like he loves competing. This match up garnered my interest because I wanted to see how an elite MMA fighter would approach a guard specialist like Nicky. There was a […]
FOR RELEASE 1/8/19 Due to the unfortunate government shutdown and pay freeze to many government employees we at M3 Fight and Fitness are offering free training at our facility to any effected employees starting 1/8/19. The end date of this will be TBD and dependent on the status of the shutdown as Trump keeps everyone […]
History shows BJJ has its origins from Mitsuyo Maeda and Judo, what influenced Judo to focus on its groundwork which led to Maeda and BJJ? Let’s go back in time to 1869 with the birth of Mataemon Tanabe. Tanabe was born in Okayama Japan and started training Fusen-ryū, a form of jujitsu at the age […]
To understand why there are so few strikes in BJJ, we must go back to the beginnings of jujitsu. Before you think in your head, jujitsu? I thought it was jiu-jitsu? Generally speaking traditional Japanese style is typically referred to as jujitsu while BJJ is more commonly associated with Jiu-Jitsu. We start at the Sengoku […]
Back control in Jiu Jitsu is a very powerful position. It has various ways to attack submissions so let’s check out an alternative back control, the straight jacket from Gordon Ryan under John Danaher. 1) Fall to the under hook side instead of the over hook side. Why? The under hook can’t be pulled over the top […]
Recently John Danaher posted a few techniques he bans from being performed in his class: Kani Basami: The scissor throw Jumping guard Tani Otoshi I had a clear understanding of the dangers for first two and never have my students perform them at my academy. The third technique, Tani Otoshi is one that did not […]
Slams. We should do everything within our power to avoid the guard jump and to avoid knee injury. Blocking the jump or any other technique available should be used to avoid any injuries. What about after the person jumps closed guard and they beat our defenses? I find it highly unacceptable that we not only […]
The Fifth Limb of Grappling Using Your Head in BJJ Take a few lessons from wrestlers. They use their head for everything in grappling, from basing to attacking. You may already be using your head but becoming aware of it and actively practicing with it may improve your game. Use your head for base when […]