Step 1. Train with the best. Step 2. Reach your goals. Step 3. Continue because growth is addictive
This past weekend we got to train with the legendary Pedro Sauer. I knew when I met Anibal Lobo that this Gracie Jiu Jitsu thing was different. I’d taken BJJ before but it was nothing like the day I met Pedro Sauer, Relson Gracie and Anibal Lobo for the first time. First of all, it actually worked! I could feel myself gaining the leverage and position to offset a much bigger and stronger partner. Even though I lived in Tigard, I was willing to drive all the way to Clackamas to work toward my goals.
It was easy to realize I’d finally found the best fit because I was getting the results I wanted. When someone like Pedro Sauer does Gracie Jiu Jitsu it’s immediately obvious why they call it the gentle art. BJJ is a form of submission wrestling, but in a masters hands it’s like trying to trap a ghost or the wind. Nothing is there, you just can’t find them to pin down, and suddenly you feel yourself resisting this invisible force and tensing up. That’s when they trap and put you under a check mate.
In short order I found Gracie Jiu Jitsu to be one of the most zen like methods of self defense out there. Around Purple Belt (4-5 years) our students can play with anyone who walks through the door. It just becomes easy to diffuse a big muscular partner and move them aside with the class curriculum. So then what becomes the new goal after self defense? For me it’s the social benefit of Jiu Jitsu. You get to know a great group of people on the mat that become close friends like family. On top of that it’s the never ending pursuit to move like a master with zero effort and one hundred percent skill. The best part is, we are all headed their together.
If you’ve tried BJJ before but thought it was too rough, or if you have no experience at all, or maybe you’re just looking for the best: Check our RCW’s Gracie Jiu Jitsu program today.
