Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling with an emphasis on ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. Jiu-Jitsu, meaning "the gentle art", earned its name because it uses submission positions to control an opponent instead of striking methods. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using leverage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assailant. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can be trained for self defense, sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. Sparring in class (commonly referred to as 'rolling'), live drills and conditioning play a major role in training. The Siege Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program is associated with the much respected Lotus Club Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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Submission Wrestling
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Submission Wrestling is essentially Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the Gi (traditional Jiu-Jitsu uniform). Generally, grappling shorts or board style shorts are worn with a t-shirt or rash guard shirt. There are no strikes in submission wrestling. As with Jiu-Jitsu, the goal of submission wrestling is to gain a dominant position and by using a submission technique to cause the opponent to submit or 'tap out.' There are submission wrestling tournaments all over the world and many people enjoy the realism of competing in normal clothing.
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Muay Thai Kickboxing
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Muay Thai Kickboxing has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing. Muay Thai is referred to as 'The Science of Eight Limbs,' as the hands, shins, elbows and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight 'points of contact,' as opposed to 'two points' (fists) in Western boxing and 'four points' (fists, feet) used in regular kickboxing.
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Mixed Martial Arts
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. The history of the modern MMA event can be traced to the Gracie family's vale tudo (no rules) martial arts tournaments in Brazil starting in the 1920s, and early mixed martial arts matches hosted by Antonio Inoki in Japan in the 1970s. The fighting concept of combining various combat disciplines gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the emergence of Bruce Lee and his theories of mixing various martial art styles. The sport gained international exposure and widespread publicity in the United States in 1993, when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Royce Gracie dominated the Ultimate Fighting Championship, sparking a revolution in the martial arts. Today, Mixed Martial Arts has been coined as the 'fastest growing sport in America' and has set Pay-Per-View records.
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Wrestling
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Scholastic and collegiate style wrestling classes will be offered from time to time for those who are interested in continuing to improve in this sport when the school season or club season is over.
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