About 1 year ago I started looking for a space to train in because I was injured and wanted to teach people the art of BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU… 2 months later I found a spot and on August 24th taught my first seminar there. It was a 3 hour seminar on the basics of Brazilian [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Brazilian jiu jitsu’
BROOKLYN BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
Posted: 19th June 2011 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, BOOTCAMP, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brooklyn, MMA
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Self Defense in Brooklyn
Posted: 19th June 2011 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brooklyn, martial arts, MMA, self defense
People start training for many reasons… Some to get in shape, Some to learn a skill, some because they want to compete, but ever since I opened up this gym I noticed that many people want to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and mixed martial arts for the purpose of self defense. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu not [...]
Brooklyns own!
Posted: 30th January 2011 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brooklyn, MMA, Muay Thai
Finally I got what I always wanted… My own program to teach people what I love to learn myself. Its been 6 months now since I have been open, and the group is growing with amazing new individuals everyday! The guys and girls love the training, and they all see changes in their fitness and [...]
Poison-ed
Posted: 3rd August 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: Brazilian jiu jitsu, Brooklyn, Grappling, New York, Rome Za, seminar
Yesterday I went to my favorite sushi place and got food poisoning. Everything was going perfect yesterday until this happened. Today is my official recovery day. I got an IV earlier to clean the gunk out of my body and I’m just resting on my new king size Tempurpedic bed . Drinking Ginger tea, water, [...]
Summer is Here
Posted: 2nd June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Grappling, Rome Za, School
As soon as sumer came, I was already with an awkward predicament with school. Summer school was starting on the 28th of May and I was determined to ace this class so I can move onto my clinicals. So I come in May 28th which is a Thursday, and I am the only guy in [...]
Rough Patch
Posted: 21st May 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: back to training, BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, grades, insurance, personal training, pitbull
This rough patch has stretched on for a long time. It has been a few months now, and things aren’t getting much easier. But I am learning how to deal with them better. My insurance situation for my car is handled, yet my car still isn’t fixed. It has been almost a month since I [...]
The Ego of the Blue Belt
Posted: 3rd March 2010 by RomeZa in How To Train BJJTags: BJJ, Blue belt, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork, ego, growth, plateau, Rome Za
I was coming home today and my good friend mentioned to me a moment in his training that I merely neglected for a while. Maybe it was because I did not want to think about it, maybe it was because I was avoiding the truth but either way it has to be said! When I [...]
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: First Day
Posted: 27th February 2010 by RomeZa in How To Train BJJTags: BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork BJJ, First day, Rome Za
So you decided to come check out a BJJ academy? Awesome! Here are a few things you need to do and realize before you come in there. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an art. It is also a sport. Don’t expect it to be lacking any intensity. You will probably have a few bumps and bruises [...]
Strength and Conditioning
Posted: 21st February 2010 by RomeZa in Strength and ConditioningTags: Backyard, BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Clockwork, Conditioning, gi, Grappling, kettlebells, Rome Za, S&C, sledgehammer, Strength, Team Kitchen, tire
This is one of my strength and conditioning routines that I follow in the summer. It is an older video a lot of adjustments have been made to that routine but you get the general idea…