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Mothers Day Special At Campbelltown Martial Arts

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Campbelltown Martial Arts is offering free MMA lessons for all those special mums out there. We are trying to ramp up our MMA class, and I can’t think of anything better than getting more mums into the sport of MMA. Would love to see them takedowns some of the hot shots currently training in MMA and then finishing with some Ground and Pound!!!

Just kidding, the real special is below!!!

Campbelltown Martial Arts “Sport and Spoil” Mothers  Day Gift

Looking for that perfect present for your special mum this Mothers’ Day but you have absolutely no idea what to give her??

CMA Sport N Spoil has gift vouchers for any swedish, remedial or sports massage so that special lady in your life can just simply lay back & be pampered!!

CMA Sport N Spoil Mothers’s Day special offers a full hour massage for only $40 or half hour for $30.  Gift Vouchers are available to present to your special mum.

Enquire with Natalie at the CMA front counter for more details or call/sms on 0411 483 192. Visit http://www.hapkidobjj.com/index.cfm?page=20

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                                 ALL MUMS’ DESERVE A SPECIAL TREAT!!!

Mums Play a Very Important Role at Campbelltown Martial Arts

We have a lot of mums at CMA currently training and they would love nothing better than a well deserved massage especially if they haven’t already had one so far this year. We are now into the second quarter of the year and if you have been training hard since the start of the year than you need service your body to keep going strong for the rest of the year. “You service your car regularly so why not service your No.1 resource – YOUR BODY!!”

Massage therapy is a simple, non intrusive therapy that restores, rehabilitates and revitalises the mind and body. Not only is massage good for you but it also stimulates your muscles, brain, nerves, and internal organs. Massage releases tension and toxins from within the system and is most beneficial in creating a sense of relaxation, healing and nourishes the body from the everyday activities we all go through, thus resulting in an overall feeling of health and well-being.

Lets not forget all the other important mums to Campbelltown Martial Arts

Whilst we would love to get all the mums associated with Campbelltown Martial Arts training with us either in Cage Fitness, BJJ, Hapkido or even MMA (we have one mum training in MMA and she is tough, not going to mention any names here!!), we understand at CMA the huge sacrifice all our mums do. They ferry their kids to training at Campbelltown Martial Arts night after night, which then turns into weeks, months and years. They also provide support in many ways for their kids at gradings, tournaments, camps etc. We cannot thank them enough. Do something special for your mum visit http://www.hapkidobjj.com/index.cfm?page=20 and treat them to a massage at Campbelltown Martial Arts Sport N Spoil!!!

Competing in BJJ Tournaments

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Which BJJ Tournament

There are certainly a lot of BJJ tournaments in Australia to choose from. Before preparing for a BJJ tournament, you need to decide which tournament you are competing in. Each tournament is different. Some BJJ tournaments are more professional than others. The quality of the refereeing, the entry fee and prizes, the rules, the type of competitors it attracts and who is running it, will affect your decision on what type of tournament to compete in. It’s best to chat with other experienced BJJ practitioners and seek their advice on what tournaments are worth competing in. It’s also worthwhile to keep in mind that you often get the same competitors in a particular tournament, so mixing it up and going into different tournaments will offer you the best chance of experiencing many different fighters. Some tournaments have more at stake than others, such as the Australian Abu Dhabi BJJ trials for the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (WPJJC), which offers an all expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi for each winner to compete. The WPJJC is one of the most prestigious in terms of the calibre of grapplers it attracts around the world and the prizes on offer. $30,000 for the black belt open winner, which for 2012 was Rodolfo Vieira Srour. Another big tournament coming up on May 31st-3rd June 2012 in California is IBJJF World Championships.

Once you have decided on which tournament, commit to yourself that you will compete. This is a personal promise that you make: an internal decision point that you will not back down from. Share this news with your coach and training partners so they can kick it up a notch in your training.

Preparing for the BJJ Tournament

Make sure you are aware of the rules concerning your tournament and what techniques are and are not allowed. This may impact on your BJJ game. Allow plenty of time to practise from your feet. In general training BJJ stars on the knees, however in tournaments it starts on your feet. As such you need to develop your stand up game. Be careful of any activities which may increase your chance of injury from a month out.

It’s a good idea to cross train in other fitness activities that will help to improve your overall fitness for BJJ. This should be done all year round for BJJ however slow down closer to the competition date. Activities that work on short-term explosive power, your forearm and hand strength, your grip strength and cardiovascular fitness. You want plenty of gas left in the tank after each grapple to remain strong as you progress through the rounds in competition.

Personally I find Cage Fitness great for this. http://www.hapkidobjj.com/index.cfm?page=16  It is a complete fitness system that is based on the structure of a championship MMA bout. What this means is that Cage Fitness will give you a total body workout over 5 – 5 minute rounds. The key elements that Cage Fitness focuses on are endurance, strength, power, and core.

You can’t beat time on the mat in BJJ. You should be rolling consistently and seriously and working on your game plan. However having a restrictive game plan will cause you mental conflict and delay your responses if things don’t go exactly as planned (and they almost never do). Be flexible with your game plan and what may or may not happen.

As the BJJ competition gets closer

Ensure you are not doing anything that may cause injury. Continue to eat well and drink plenty of water. Ease up on your training regime closer to the event and ensure you are well rested at the time of the tournament. Mental preparation is just as important when preparing for a tournament especially as it gets closer. Stay calm and try not to prejudge your oponent. There is always someone who can kick your butt out there, but you’ll find that they are the ones you least expect. Some competitors look pretty tough. The scarier their packaging, the less substance you’ll find. The stealth competitors are the ones who have the confidence to ignore the packaging BS. Ensure you fully warm up your body at least an hour before your fight. This will  improve sports performance and reduce risk of injury. Dont underestimate the importance of this.

You Did It!

Win or lose, it takes courage, hard training, and commitment to compete.

Learn from the Experience

Scrutinize. In the days following the match, watch your video if you have one and carefully scrutinize it (with your coach if you can).

Listen to your body. If you have more than a couple of fights, you’re likely to be sore in the days after the competition. Think about what parts of you are sore and how your warm up and stretching can change next time to reduce the after-effects of your BJJ tournament.

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Finding the Time to Train In Martial Arts

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Finding the Time to Train in Martial Arts

I love to train however often life and its commitments get in the way. There is always some young gun clocking up crazy hours on the mats attending every class and that’s great, but for a lot of us there is often a number of things competing with our time and ability to train. And the older one gets the more complicated life and this challenge becomes. Business, work, our kids and their sporting commitments, our partners and spending quality time with the family, study, home duties etc all compete with our time and our martial arts training. There is however usually always some time to train in our crazy schedules, even if your really busy.

How To Train In Martial Arts When You Have No Time

The first thing to do is to eliminate your time wasters such as watching TV. Research suggest that people over age 15 in Australia watch on average 3 hours of TV a day. Imagine how much training you could get in by eliminating or cutting back the amount of TV watched. So everyone the first step is to throw out your TV and stop doing all that stupid stuff that’s wasting your time!

Please don’t complain to me about not being able to train if you can tell me exactly what happened on last night’s Dancing with the Stars, The Voice etc. So if you have eliminated all the time wasters in your life and still find it hard to train, the next step is vary your training hours. Campbelltown Martial Arts offers classes 6 days a week, day and night classes in all our styles. A lot of CMA students work different shifts. So if you can’t make Monday nights Hapkido class for example you may be able to come to Tuesdays day Hapkido class. If you can’t make Tuesdays ladies only BJJ class in the night. You may come to Fridays day BJJ class.
The next step is to train outside of class times. Most people interested in Martial Arts and Fitness have some area at home or perhaps another student that you become friends with does and you can engage in your own training. It’s not the same as coming to class and receiving proper instruction, however you will still be able to practise some aspects of what you have been taught. You need people.  You can only get so far on your own – your training partner is your single most important piece of training equipment. Reach out and ask your friends if they want to do some extra training.  Who knows, they may be in the same boat as you. And you may find that they enthusiastically take you up on your offer.
Its better to do this then throw in the towel and quit. Who knows in the future you may have some time available to commit to training once more, and at that stage you will be grateful for sticking with it and training a little rather than not at all.

Treating Your Martial Arts Training as a Priority

For myself training has and always will be a priority in my life. I understand the amazing benefits of martial arts and keeping fit. So will always allow time for this. Even if its only two hours per week, that’s two hours to treat myself and my health as a top priority and do something beneficial for that.

With limited time focus on quality of training and not quantity. You will surprise yourself that you will still keep the same standard and continue to progress. As when you are training this way, you are super keen and train with a greater intensity and enthusiasm. You know the training time is more precious than before as you have less of it each week.

Find the time to train and visit http://www.hapkidobjj.com/ to view our class schedule and I hope to see you on the mats at Campbelltown Martial Arts.

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Its Massage Time at Campbelltown Martial Arts

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Relax and Unwind with Campbelltown Martial Arts Sport n Spoil

“CMA Sport N Spoil” has officially open its doors. This is a professional massage service that has been introduced to Campbelltown Martial Arts to benefit its members, family and friends.

Natalie Scott has studied massage and its techniques for the last 2 years and is now qualified in Swedish, Remedial, Sports and Muscular Rehabilitation. The massage can be firm or light and tailored specifically for each client.

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Benefits of Massage to the Martial Arts Body!!!

Many of us at CMA train everyday and our bodies are continually under stress. Other factors may also put stress on the body such as our daily posture, the way we sit or carry ourselves, our sleeping position etc. A good massage can help elevate this. Massage is beneficial and nutritious for the body and mind.

Massage helps to create a calm state of alertness while reducing mental stress. It can create a calmer mind, and increases the capacity for clear thinking. It is relaxing and allows the body to release stored stress.

Massage improves circulation, improves joint flexibility, aids in healing scar tissue due to injury. It also releases chronic muscle tension and pain, reduces physical fatigue, releases muscle spasms and cramps, aids in the release and elimination of toxins, promotes deeper and easier breathing, reduces blood pressure, relieves tension related to headache and eye strain. Massage nourishes your skin, improves posture and body awareness. It has been proven to aid in fibromyalga.

Finally, massage flows beautifully with the overall benefits of martial arts. It creates a feeling of well-being while reducing anxiety. It creates awareness of body-mind connection, enhances a sense of harmony, and increases energy flow at all levels.

Make a Booking at Campbelltown Martial Arts “Sport N Spoil”

Make a booking in the month of April and receive the following specials:

1/2 hour $20

Full hour $30

See Natalie at the front counter, visit http://www.hapkidobjj.com/index.cfm?page=20, call or SMS Natalie on 0411 483 192. The when you are all fresh come and see me for some real pain, martial arts style that is!!!!

 

World Professional Jiu – Jitsu Championships BJJ – 2012

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BJJ Biggest Event Takes Place

One of the biggest tournaments of the year for BJJ, World Professional Jiu – Jitsu Championships was recently held in Abu Dhabi and since its inception in 2009, it regularly attracts some of the biggest names in BJJ and is promoted as promoted as the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event in the world. The inaugural 2009 tournament had the prize purse of US$111,000. This amount was increased further to US$150,000 in 2010 and US$272,000 (AED 1,000,000) in 2011. This years prize money total was $320,500.00, all of which are the largest money prizes in history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. The winner of the main event, the black belt male open division received $36,000.00 in winnings. The Black Belt open winner was Rodolfo Vieiro Srour of GFTeam Academy in Brazil. Gabrielle Garcia of Alliance Academy in Brazil won the female open black belt division.

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For a list of the tournament results click here http://uaejj.com/en/index.php/wpjjc-2012-results

Qualifying for the BJJ WPJJC

Trial events are held in several countries throughout the year to qualify for the tournament. Participation in the trials is not mandatory and anyone willing to pay to go overseas and compete is able to; however the winners of the trials have an all expenses (airfare, hotel, meals) paid trip to Abu Dhabi for the tournament.

How did the Australian BJJ competitors do

Australians did receive medals including:

Jess Fraser, 3rd in Womens open Blue Belt – Academy Maromba

Roumanos Moussa, 3rd in Mens white belt 88kg division – Academy Roots

Tony Torrisi, 3rd in mens blue belt 76kg division – Academy GarraJJ Qld

Nikola Skoric - 3rd mens blue belt 94kg division Academy Gracie Sydney

David Marinakis - 3rd Black Belt 64kg division – Academy Dominance Melbourne

Campbelltown Martial Arts offers BJJ classes for men, women and children. We plan to compete and enter a team in the Sydney trials next year for the first time. Visit http://www.hapkidobjj.com/index.cfm?page=7 for more details on our BJJ classes.