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BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

AND SELF DEFENSE

"Jiu Jitsu is the science and art of control that leads to submission"

 Top 5 benefits of Jiu Jitsu

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  • Self Confidence: Jiu-Jitsu is a journey and along the way you will discover a feeling of trust in your own abilities, qualities, and judgement. This new found confidence becomes a part of who you are, on and off the mats, adding the strength to face everyday challenges head on!

  • Physical Health: Being healthy is a lifestyle; training Jiu-Jitsu will push you physically each session until you have adapted to the lifestyle and can continue to progress by putting yourself outside of your comfort zone. 

  • Mental Health: Training takes focus and creates such mental awareness that it becomes forced meditation. You will learn to persevere when giving up is so tempting, naturally molding you into a calmer and mentally resilient person.

  • Realistic self-defense: Our sparring gets intense. The effectiveness of that intensity alone cannot be matched by 90% of other martial-arts that don’t practice sparring. We practice takedowns defense, clinching, getting to and controlling dominant positions, and submitting other skilled athletes.

  • Goal Minded: Jiu-Jitsu has no end to the journey, but the lifestyle gives meaning and direction. Whether your goal is competing or working towards the next belt, new goals are always presenting themselves for one to set, work towards, and accomplish.

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 Top 5 Reasons to choose Fight Sports Bahamas

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  • Reliability: As the only Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in the Bahamas it is our duty to provide amazing curriculum and ensure that our members are always number one priority. You can always count on us that we will be there when we need to be, on time and prepared to teach an amazing class to the best of our ability. You will not be disappointed in the quality of service you receive as a member of Fight Sports Bahamas. 

  • No Gimmicks: Our prices are straight forward and we take pride in our no contract membership. Our curriculum is taught by both male and female instructors. You will be learning under the guidance of qualified coaches.

  • Environment: Our culture is based on a positive, inclusive, and uplifting mindset. We strongly believe in the Jiu-jitsu lifestyle and welcome everyone.

  • Hygiene: We make the maintenance of your facility a priority; our mats are fully sanitized after every class. Mats and locker rooms are cleaned daily and deep cleaned weekly. The gym is our home and we like to keep it as such. Sandals are to be worn off the mats at all times.

  • Strength and Conditioning:  Our facility is equipped with proper, functional, weight training and sport specific equipment to assist athlete in reaching their full potential. All members enjoy full access.

BJJ ROOTS

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art and combat sport that teaches a smaller person how to defend himself against a larger adversary by using leverage and proper technique. The Gracie family, the founders of BJJ, modified judo and traditional Japanese jujutsu to create the art. It contains stand-up maneuvers, but it is most famous for its devastating ground-fighting techniques. Gaining superior positioning—so one can apply the style’s numerous chokes, holds, locks and joint manipulations on an opponent—is the key in BJJ.

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BJJ’s roots began in the early 1900s. Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese judoka and no-holds barred prize fighter, moved to Brazil— here he befriended his tour guide, Gastao Gracie, and grew so fond of him that he taught his martial art to Gracie’s son, Carlos.

 

In 1925, Carlos and his four brothers opened the first jiu-jitsu school in Brazil. Carlos’ younger brother, Helio, adjusted the techniques to suit his small and due to a medical condition, weak frame, thereby creating Brazilian jiu-jitsu as we know it today. In the early ’80s, Helio’s son, Rorion, planted the seeds of BJJ in the United States, where the art has become immensely popular.

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THE ACADEMY

WE ARE A SMALL, FAMILY STYLE ACADEMY, OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU AND ALL THE AMAZING QUALITIES THAT ARE BUILT INTO IT.

 

WE ARE STRONG BELIEVERS THAT JIU JITSU MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON, PARENT, FRIEND AND ATHLETE. THROUGH DISCIPLINE,  UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATIONS AND TOUGH TRAINING, THE ONES WHO STICK TO THEIR JIU JITSU JOURNEY WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE REWARDING BENEFITS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES.

ADDRESS & DIRECTIONS

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Lot #11, Pineapple Business Park

Airport Industrial Park 

Nassau, The Bahamas

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Once you enter into aip, drive all the way to the end of the road where it curves, follow the curve, pass Virgo Rental Car and when you see Jimmy's liquor store turn right into the opposite parking lot, we are the 2nd from last stall on the right side of the parking lot. 

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