Academy

Av. Diógenes Ribeiro de Lima, 2419
Alto de Pinheiros - São Paulo/SP
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PRESENTATION

Demian Maia’s academy has been created to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the most complete way. The principle of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to provide self-defense by using strength intelligently – using body leverages to finish the fight while causing minimal damage to the opponent.

There is no place for a big ego in Jiu-Jitsu. We test ourselves everyday in class, and we must be willing to make mistakes and learn from them. When somebody applies a good lock or chokehold on us, we have the option to submit, learn from the mistake and avoid injury – or, conversely, to refuse to submit, risk serious injury and be off the mat for days or even months. Those who lack humility learn its value the hard way.

In training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the student develops many valuable attributes: flexibility, using strength intelligently, discipline, and especially control of the ego – attributes that apply not just during class but also in everyday life. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaches more than self-defense – it teaches students how to become better people.

LESSONS

WARM-UP - The aim of the warm-up at the beginning of class is to prepare the body for the technical work to follow. The warm-up lubricates the joints, stimulates the cardiovascular system and accelerates blood circulation – all of which prevent injury.

SELF-DEFENSE – This is the essence of Jiu-Jitsu. Simulating real situations, the student learns how to defend himself against all kinds of attacks. The roots of every technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu come from these real-world self-defense situations.

TECHNICAL POSITION WORK – This part of the class is dedicated to learning the techniques of sport Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The student will learn how to control, attack, and defend against an opponent.

PARTIAL TRAINING – Using the technical position taught in class, students train that specific position but make it more real by having a partner provide resistance. Partial training focuses on one particular aspect of a fight to make the learning process easier.

RELAXING – The class ends with a stretching session and brief cool-down, giving the student a proper recovery after the workout.

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HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU

A brief history about the most efficient martial art for real fighting

More than 2500 years ago, Jiu-Jitsu – which can be translated as “gentle art” – began to be developed in India by the Buddhist monks. Due to their religious and moral beliefs, they did not believe in using weapons; however, frequent attacks from bandits forced them to take swift action. They studied the body for ways they could incapacitate it in the most humane manner. For centuries this martial art remained only in the East, before exporting to countries like China and Japan.

In 1914, a Japanese man named Mitsuyo Maeda (known as Conde Koma) came to Belem do Para, Brazil and started to teach Jiu-Jitsu to the son of a friend. Name: Gaston Gracie. Carlos – son of Gaston – learned the martial art from his father and then taught brothers Helio, George, Gaston and Oswaldo.

Physically weak, Helio Gracie began to study the movements of Jiu-Jitsu, trying to find levers in all positions of the art so it was not necessary for him to use excessive strength and energy during a fight.

Through careful study of body mechanics and leverage, as well as practical experimentation, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was born – a complete martial art in which a person could defeat a much stronger opponent.

To prove the efficiency of Jiu-Jitsu, Helio (along with his brothers and students) began to face fighters representing a diverse array of martial arts. The verdict? Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu always walked away victorious.