FORCE Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

The literal translation of the words "Jiu Jitsu" is the "gentle way".

So you might wonder how that would apply to a school called Force Jiu Jitsu.

Very simply, Force Jiu Jitsu strives to provide each student with a "Force" they can make their own. It is not about strength or "forcing" techniques. It is about developing the mental and physical attributes that make each student an effective Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner.

Force Jiu Jitsu is an Authorized Pedro Carvalho Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Affiliate. Sean Burke is a Pedro Carvalho black belt and has been trained in the "Carvalho Brazilian Jiu Jitsu" curriculum and has met the high standards set forth by Pedro Carvalho.

Pedro Carvalho is a 4th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a five time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion and the founder of the American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu League. Mr. Carvalho has produced 24 instructional videos and 2 books in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a former consultant to the L.A.P.D. More information about Mr. Carvalho can be found at www.brazilianjiujitsu.net

Benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training

Effective Self Defense Skills. BJJ provides a variety of self defense techniques that can be used to defend against a number of street attacks.

Effective Self Defense for Women. BJJ provides an excellent foundation of self defense for women. The vast majority of physical attacks on women are done with the intent of putting the woman on the ground. BJJ can provide women the techniques and training methods that can help them defend themselves in these situations.
While it is unorthodox for women to train The primary goal for training the martial arts for most women is not competition, it is self-defense. They want to be able to stop or divert a potential aggressor (usually man) in "street-fighting" situation. Training with women might be a nice social or athletic event and gives good fitness conditioning, too, but from the point of view of self-defense against an aggressor - man, it is useless. Why? Simply because men are usually larger than women and they don't fight the same way as women do. So, to develop skills useful in real "street-fighting" situation, women have to train in similar conditions - with men. There is also an important factor of psychological conditioning. Women training with men are not going to panic or be impressed by a larger size and aggressiveness of the male aggressor. They have seen this many times before!

Attacked by a man, there is much higher probability for a woman to be taken to the ground than there is for a man. That's a simple question of size and strength. And in that situation it is of crucial importance for a woman to know how to defend herself. When fighting with a larger and stronger male on the ground, the use of proper technique is her only chance to escape or even save her life. The technique does not come by itself, it must be learned during the realistic training. So, grappling with larger male partners has its important place in women's MA training. Many women realize that and would like to learn some basic ground fighting. However, there is something else to stop them. Social norms.
The common view of any closer contact between two opposite sexes as something which should not be encouraged. Well, grappling is close contact, there is no doubt about that! Any woman (and, by the way, any man, too) can feel uncomfortable in such a close range the first few times. But, as she (or he) progresses, she finds very quickly that in martial arts people are not divided to men and women. All of them consider themselves "only" as human beings on their way to find and improve themselves. The martial arts way is the way of respect for each other.

Physical and Mental Conditioning. Training in BJJ is as much a mental workout as it is a physical workout. Students of BJJ develop a great attention to detail and strategic thinking. Physical conditioning is a natural result of BJJ training. A student's flexibility, strength, cardiovascular capacity and lean body mass will all greatly benefit as a result of training.

Supplemental Martial Arts Training. Many students of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are practitioners of other martial art styles. BJJ is the perfect compliment to traditional "stand-up" striking based martial art styles. BJJ skills can help you become a more complete martial artist.