Comments on: Discussion Wednesday – September 30th, 2009 http://gracieva.com/training/1659 Capital MMA & Elite Fitness' Martial Arts and CrossFit Elite Athlete Training Resources in Northern Virginia, Washington DC and Southern Maryland Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CapitalTeam http://gracieva.com/training/1659#comment-2528 CapitalTeam Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:01:11 +0000 http://gracieva.com/training/?p=1659#comment-2528 Most know my story by now, but I loved this post and want to share it again anyway :). I took Kempo Karate from about 10 - 14 years old. I was enrolled in their "black belt" program (very expensive one time fee that my parents got suckered into purchasing) and so I went through the ranks, until 2 weeks before my black belt test. I knew I was going to pass it, but I felt embarrassed at the thought of calling myself a black belt. I did not believe I could properly defend myself against many of the guys my age. <br><br>After that, I dabbled in other arts, took high school wrestling only to get Jiu-Jitsu rib during the first season (No one, even at the emergency room, knew what it was that happened! The X-Rays showed that nothing was broken, so they sent me home.) In college I began Aikido, and took that for several years until one of the advanced students began training and teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Jim Hughes). <br><br>Years of Kempo, Aikido, etc... weren't as efficient as the Jiu-Jitsu I was learning. I then began taking other arts still, but nothing matched Jiu-Jitsu's efficiency. I was hooked! <br><br>Over the years I did manage to find other arts that I believe are extremely efficient in particular ranges, and brought them all here to CJJ, completing the programs (Muay Thai, Judo, Wrestling....) Most know my story by now, but I loved this post and want to share it again anyway :) . I took Kempo Karate from about 10 – 14 years old. I was enrolled in their “black belt” program (very expensive one time fee that my parents got suckered into purchasing) and so I went through the ranks, until 2 weeks before my black belt test. I knew I was going to pass it, but I felt embarrassed at the thought of calling myself a black belt. I did not believe I could properly defend myself against many of the guys my age.

After that, I dabbled in other arts, took high school wrestling only to get Jiu-Jitsu rib during the first season (No one, even at the emergency room, knew what it was that happened! The X-Rays showed that nothing was broken, so they sent me home.) In college I began Aikido, and took that for several years until one of the advanced students began training and teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Jim Hughes).

Years of Kempo, Aikido, etc… weren't as efficient as the Jiu-Jitsu I was learning. I then began taking other arts still, but nothing matched Jiu-Jitsu's efficiency. I was hooked!

Over the years I did manage to find other arts that I believe are extremely efficient in particular ranges, and brought them all here to CJJ, completing the programs (Muay Thai, Judo, Wrestling….)

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