Fargo BJJ & MMA Academy - July News Letter

July 2012
2119 13 Ave S, Fargo ND 58103                           701-235-5506                           www.FargoBJJ.com
	Caio Terra Seminar - August 18th (Cost is $75 per person)Prof. Terra is a Gi & No Gi World Champion and a FeatherWeight who has won the Open weight Division! In Celebration of the partnering of Fargo BJJ Academy & 605 Jiu-jitsu we will be hosting Caio Terra in Sioux Falls, SD at the 605 Academy. This will be a great time to go down and meet our new team mates and get some great training in! -This seminar is for Fargo Academy and 605 Academy students and Affliates Only- Talk to Prof. George if interested in Carpooling down. Read more about Caio Terra
Parent/Kids 4-6 Year Old Class Our Parent/Kids Class is a huge success and we are now opening it up to everyone! Anyone who is interested or knows someone who may be interested please contact Prof. Sarah at the Academy.
	Jiu-jitsu Self Defense Class We have been having an overwhelming amount of people calling us interested in a basic Self-Defense class, and many of the current students have been interested in this as well. So beginning Tuesday July 10th at 730pm we will start the Street Self-Defense Program. All students currently in the MMA/Unlimited Program can include this class as well. Real Self-defense is important for anyone to know. Though many of us train for sport, fun or fitness... we are always Martial Artist First! Contact the Academy if you would like to get started. **Current Students, talk to Prof. George if you would like to add this class to your program
Advanced Jiu-jitsu getting longer! Beginning Monday July 9th the Advanced Jiu-jitsu Class will be 90 minutes instead of an hour.  The early classes will start a half hour earlier at 500pm, and the late classes will go a half hour later, until 900pm. This is to allow enough Training/Drilling time without compromising on the technical learning in class. Be sure to adjust your schedules!
	For Sale  We have TWO Wall mounted Heavy Bag Hangers for sale. Brand new, never used. On-line you can find them for about $50 plus about $50 shipping. Alot more if you get them in a store. We'll let em go for $50 each if you come pick em up at the Academy! Call if interested 701-235-5506

Self-defense classes teach preparedness, awareness- Self Defense in Fargo/Moorhead

Self-defense classes teach preparedness, awareness

Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - With the weather heating up, more people will be out walking around on warm summer nights. Whether it's after dinner or a night on the town, there is no way of knowing you will make it home safe.

By: Danielle Miller, WDAY

Kicking, punching, and techniques to get away aren't the only things taught at these self-defense classes. Teaching people to be aware of their surroundings may be one of the most important parts.

• Self-Defense Classes

Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - With the weather heating up, more people will be out walking around on warm summer nights. Whether it's after dinner or a night on the town, there is no way of knowing you will make it home safe.

On a dark street you never truly know what could be lurking around any corner. Someone could jump out at any time and you would never know it. Now for male or female, the best way to make sure you can get away from a potential attacker is to be prepared.

Kelsy Johnson - Moorhead: “Not knowing what to do is the worst thing that could happen, because you just go into shock.”

Twenty-two year-old Kelsy Johnson may look small, but don't be fooled by her size. She trains here at the Fargo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy to make sure she is prepared for any situation.

Kelsy Johnson: “Our primary objective is to get away. Now if I tried to punch somebody I probably couldn't do a knockout punch, and then you know beat them to crap, it wouldn’t work, I am a small person I know that, but I know enough that I could defend punches and things like that.”

Johnson was once grabbed by the arm by someone. She says she instantly went into shock and froze. Since coming to classes like this one Johnson feels more confident and knows she wouldn't have that same experience.

Kelsy Johnson: “Things have changed a lot more now, now that I train every day. Those kinds of things don't faze me, but it is something that you really have to be confident about, something you have to practice quite a bit.”

Kicking, punching, and techniques to get away aren't the only things taught at these self-defense classes. Owner Professor George Andersch says teaching people to be aware of their surroundings may be one of the most important parts.

Professor George Andersch – Fargo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy: “They are texting, they don't see people coming up to them, just being aware of what's going on around you would deal with 90% of the problem.”

Professor Andersch says Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu may sound scary to some, but everyone and anyone can train. It teaches a grappling technique with more of a wrestling style.

George Andersch: “It is all positional, and it is realistic, it is what would happen if a real confrontation happens.”

Johnson and Professor Andersch agree that a simple seminar won't prepare you physically for a potential attack. They say it takes dedication and skill to be ready for a situation that we all hope never happens.

Kelsy Johnson: “It is something that you really have to be confident about, something you have to practice quite a bit, being in the mindset of self-defense every single day.”

Some more things to do to stay safe are to never walk anywhere alone, try to stay away from dark alleys or walkways, and don't walk in places you are unfamiliar with.

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