Topic: Jiu Jitsu

Jesus and Jiu-Jitsu

By Carlo Serrano | January 11, 2013 |

L to R: Brian Marvin, Carlo Serrano, John Renken

Last year I learned a lot about myself and about life in general. To the surprise of most, those lessons were not learned at church or in school. I learned them while practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! The biggest lesson I learned is that when it comes to difficult situations, posture is everything.

Allow me to explain.

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, good posture is everything.  The name of the game is breaking your opponents base.  If you can get the other guy off balance, you will almost always be in a position to finish. I know this because as a white belt, I am usually the guy who is off balance!  I have been submitted by guys who are 60 pound lighter than I am simply because of their good posture and technique and my poor posture.  My natural tendency is to try to “muscle” out of bad situations. While I am using brute force, the other guy is patiently waiting and conserving energy until I either get tired or lose my base (posture). Posture matters.

The Bible talks about good posture often. «Read the rest of this article»

Mixed Martial Arts matches to be held at the Clarksville Speedway

January 14, 2010 |

This Saturday, Jan. 16th 2010 at the Clarksville Speedway (1600 Needmore Rd), the SSF Submission Academy will be hosting the SSF Invitational. There are 15 fights on the card.* Three of which are title bouts.

The first is for the SSF 170 belt, currently held by Joel Cooper 6-1 of The Bull Pit in Jackson, TN. Cooper will be fighting Cedrick Scates 9-4 from Team Relentless out of Union City, TN. The second title bout is for the SSF 205 belt, currently uncontested. Maurice Tunstall 3-0 of SSF will be fighting John Boyd 4-0 from Lonestar MMA out of Tyler, TX.

The final title bout is between SSF’s own Thomas Campbell 16-2 versus Anthony Jones 9-3 out of The Bull Pit. Campbell currently holds the 145 SSF title, the 145 KYFC title and the 145 HooknShoot title. Campbell won the HooknShoot title November 28th in Evansville, IN by competing in an 8 man tournament. Campbell fought three times that night to take home the very prestigious HooknShoot title. Jones currently holds the Mid South’s MMA Championship 145 title and the JAMMA 145 title. Campbell vs. Jones is a SuperFight with both fighters putting up one of their titles. Campbell’s SSF title and Jones’s Mid South title will both be up for grabs along with a 145 SuperFight Champion belt and 6ft trophy. Winner takes all! Both Campbell and Jones are turning pro in 2010. «Read the rest of this article»

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