Here is an episode of our Vlog, follow our travels and competitions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iN_aCECHWw On this trip Sheliah Lindsey won the midwest finishers 145lb title, the IBJJF Black Belt 147 lb title and the IBJJF Black Belt Open Weight Title. We have several episodes up and more to follow! Austin, Chicago, and a Dallas tournament with [...]
Overall Team Champions! Our team brought home the gold medal out of 30 plus teams! We couldn't be more proud! American Grappling Federation held the Dallas Spring Classic in Duncanville, Texas. Teams from all over the metroplex and even reaching out to other states showed up to compete. Magness BJJ took home overall team 1st [...]
Experience is our greatest teacher. Yet in Jiu-Jitsu we spend too much time toying with theory. This is where Jiu-Jitsu is behind so many other sports. Not at our Academy. We train efficiently with hard work directed in a very specific direction. Learning experientially is where we spend most of our time. If you want [...]
We've had quite a few competitors showing off their skills already in 2022. In the title picture we have Sheliah Lindsey who won the Midwest Finishers tournament in Chicago. She submitted 3 opponents in a row, all by RNC. This won her the chain you see and a 2k dollar prize! You can learn from [...]
A big congratulations to everyone that was promoted this Last Saturday! We are beyond proud of everyone! Here is a list of the belts awarded! Chris Carlino - Black Belt 1st Degree Ivan Sanchez - Black Belt 1st Degree Manuel Martinez - Black Belt Luis Violante - Brown Belt Marquise Jefferson - Brown Belt Jimmy [...]
We are so proud of all of our champions from the tournament this last weekend. Pictured above are just a couple of our kiddos who did great at the tournament! We often say this but Jiu-Jitsu is so much more than just the competition. It's the preparation, the lessons learned, the friendships made and all [...]
Quick news update! We are finishing up our Front headlock semester and will be moving into maintaining top positions for the foreseeable future! We have a training camp coming up for the American Grappling Federation in October! Our kids monkey classes are now available twice a day! Bringing down the class size and having [...]
It's that time of year where everyone travels! We thought we would share a picture of one of our students representing at the beach! Unlike many other sports, Jiu-Jitsu is a year round endeavor! It's often referred to as a lifestyle, ongoing and consistently practiced! We are always curious who reads these, so just for [...]
The Fundamentals are the fundamentals because they are the moves proven to work most often amongst a variety of practitioners! Here at Magness Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu we stay up to date on the latest evolution of techniques in the Jiu-Jitsu community. We also put a strong emphasis on the value and importance of learning and mastering [...]
We recently competed in the American Grappling Federation Dallas open! Our kids and adults had one of our best showings to date. All the coaches are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication everyone displayed leading up to the tournament. We had tons of great results including becoming the Adult Gi champions! We always [...]
