Gentle Arts Jiu Jitsu
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229b N El Camino Real
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Not sure what you mean by “old school” mentality at AOJ or “gentle Jiu-Jitsu.” To answer your question, since you do No Gi…look at the places or areas that create top tier No Gi competitors. San Diego and Austin (for the US). Either way, you’d be surprised by how many people jump around schools or pop up at open mats, etc. As a random blue belt, you’re probably okay to do whatever floats your boat until someone says otherwise. source, 2024 ↗
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By John Wiegand Sept. 17, 2023 When Erik Milosevich attended his first Brazilian jujitsu class, he hoped it would spark a mutual interest to share with his teenage daughter. Instead, he left the gym with a limp, after injuring his left knee while sparring with an instructor, and a distaste for one of the fastest-growing martial arts for self-defense and competition. Brazilian jujitsu offers an enticing proposition: that a smaller, weaker person can defeat a larger, stronger opponent in a fight. Jujitsu is nicknamed the “gentle art,” based on a loose translation of the Japanese phrase, and t source, 2023 ↗
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