Any other Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Practitioners?

Savagedistraction
Savagedistraction Posts: 312 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
It seems that most of this board is taken up with people just going to the gym and trying to lose weight anyone else here practice Brazilian jujitsu and do sport specific conditioning? I'd like to chat about that :)

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  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    no - but I do capoeira :)

    In the past all I did was capoeira (before I got fat and all that post baby stuff).

    NOw I concentrate more on weight training but still go to capoeira once a week. HArder to juggle with a child. Gym I can do at lunchtime during my work hours.

    I know though that it is possible, good and FUN to get fit healthy and muscular doing martial arts only without having to lift weights.
  • Savagedistraction
    Savagedistraction Posts: 312 Member
    Capoeira . Isn't that a dance?
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    not really. it looks like it is because that's the only thing they show - "dancing" and jumping around doing acrobatics and stuff.

    That's not the reality that's unfortunately the "show" capoeira.

    In reality it's a proper martial art (I have done Hap Ki Do, Karate and Muay Thai in the past) - we train hard in terms of the warm ups with bodyweight exercises - sit ups push ups lunges and all sorts of other stuff, we do kicking drills of various types of kicks, etc

    the difference is that we "dance" when we "fight" - you have to keep moving by doing the basic step which called a ginga (that side to side lungey thing) and we need to listen to the music in order to adjust the game accordingly - fast music fast game, slow music slow game. We touch contact but not full force in class.

    eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kExNprYc_5Y&list=PLB5C77267AA07A397

  • kathrynjean_
    kathrynjean_ Posts: 428 Member
    edited September 2016
    I've just recently just started training in BJJ and I'm really loving it. At this point, I'm so new that I'm focusing on a lot of the basics and getting as much experience rolling as possible.

    I'd love to hear what others are doing though and has been helpful for them! I'm doing BJJ 4x a week right now, and I'm also doing SL 5x5 (so lifting 3x a week) and recently started doing a bit of HIIT.

    I want to learn all the things :)
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  • Sweet_Heresy
    Sweet_Heresy Posts: 411 Member
    Training jiujitsu and muay thai for 2 years now...also running SS 3x a week.

    Add me!
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,588 Member
    I love jui jitsu and my bjj family! By far the most fun way to train.
  • Matt200goal
    Matt200goal Posts: 481 Member
    BJJ blue belt here! Love it!
  • kattis81
    kattis81 Posts: 10 Member
    I just started BJJ, really good fun! I mainly train kickboxing so it's nice to have a bit of variety. Goes really well with yoga as well
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    I got my GJJ blue belt from Royce in '96 and I'm still training
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  • evilokc
    evilokc Posts: 263 Member
    I trained bjj for a couple of years along with kempo, aikido. Man did it tear me up. Its a ton of fun but hard on the body
  • TriciaFPal
    TriciaFPal Posts: 44 Member
    What a great thread! Thanks! My son did TKD to BB so I might look into this. Thanks!
  • computerfox82
    computerfox82 Posts: 54 Member
    I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a few months ago and love it. Is there an active BJJ group on here?
  • Matt200goal
    Matt200goal Posts: 481 Member
    @computerfox82 - I haven't found an active one yet. Folks just seem to pop in here every now & then.
  • MikeyM1982
    MikeyM1982 Posts: 47 Member
    Judo here. I have been to a few BJJ classes but found the judo is more exhausting on the muscles and lungs.
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/301-martial-arts-and-sport-fighting
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    I do muay thai, for fun and exercise. Will probably go to a sparring class tonight
  • kathrynjean_
    kathrynjean_ Posts: 428 Member
    IzzyBooNZ1 wrote: »
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/301-martial-arts-and-sport-fighting

    I'm a member of that group but it seems pretty dead ...
  • computerfox82
    computerfox82 Posts: 54 Member
    Muay Thai looks so intense. I would love to take classes but don't have the time.

    Maybe the group link mentioned above will be active again.
  • computerfox82
    computerfox82 Posts: 54 Member
    Do you think MFP is accurate with the amount of calories burned during Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? I usually adjust my time to how many minutes I spent with my heart rate up.
  • kathrynjean_
    kathrynjean_ Posts: 428 Member
    edited October 2016
    @computerfox82 I think the MFP estimate is too high, but it can vary so much from class to class, depending on your training partner, how much time is spent rolling, what you're drilling, etc.

    @Matt200goal sent me this great link that you may find useful: http://timbrucejiujitsu.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-many-calories-do-we-burn-in-bjj.html
  • computerfox82
    computerfox82 Posts: 54 Member
    Thanks for the article. This is very useful. :smile:
  • computerfox82
    computerfox82 Posts: 54 Member
    Happy new year! How's the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu going? So psyched about staying back up!
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,588 Member
    Today is the third day in a row I get to go to morning open mat! It's mostly just the guys there, but many of them are really good at rolling with girls so it is fun! This year I will work through my issues with take downs thanks to the concussions and compete again.
  • stang02
    stang02 Posts: 75 Member
    BJJ 3-4x a week. (3x GI & 1x No-GI) I'm about to embark on some kettlebell and bodyweight exercises to enhance it on the off days. It's addicting. And it's hard trying not to want to buy the cool looking GI's as well. lol
  • Dory_42
    Dory_42 Posts: 3,588 Member
    stang02 wrote: »
    BJJ 3-4x a week. (3x GI & 1x No-GI) I'm about to embark on some kettlebell and bodyweight exercises to enhance it on the off days. It's addicting. And it's hard trying not to want to buy the cool looking GI's as well. lol

    Totally! I NEED the Venum Snaker gi, because I work with snakes and my favourite colour is yellow, but I love in South Africa so the exchange rate is not so friendly!
  • Lexational
    Lexational Posts: 13 Member
    Hey BJJ looks awesome but I do kickboxing about 4-6 times a week. Such a good workout !!
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