It's very easy for a martial arts academy to sway off track in one of two directions. Very commonly you will see an effort to keep everyone happy in a comfortable environment. Unfortunately many times this happens at the sacrifice of training seriously and keeping class a difficulty level high enough to create growth and [...]
We have been working on a video that encompasses the environment our gym has. It can be very intimidating for someone new to come in, especially as a beginner. We made this video to let them know that we are serious about jiu-jitsu, but we are also very serious about having a fun and friendly [...]
We have lots of great things ahead in the coming months! We currently have kids ranking going on now through the next couple of weeks. We have a HUGE rank day planned for teens and adults on May 18th! This will be our biggest rank ceremony to date. We have so much talent being developed [...]
Recently Sheliah Lindsey represented Magness Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Shreveport BJJ championships! She had 5 matches in total, submitting all of her opponents in regulation time and not giving up a single point throughout the day of competition. You can find Sheliah on the mats on average about 9 classes per week, constantly pursuing her [...]
Magness Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu had 2 representatives at the ADCC West Coast Trials this last month. If you aren't familiar with it ADCC, it is the pinnacle of Submission Grappling. Here is a recap from Professor Mike's social media page! Yesterday was quite a day for us at ADCC west coast trials. Sheliah Lindsey had an [...]
2018 was an awesome year here at the academy! To cap it off we had 9 adult belt promotions this month! Check em out Below! First we had Tommy Nichol! Tommy has been training for a long time now and is one of only a few 15 year old Blue belts we've ever handed out! [...]
Our kickboxing program led by Jay Khamthong has gained quite a bit of momentum since he started it up last year! Jay has built this program from the ground up working with beginners and creating students that understand the fundamentals of kickboxing! If you are interested in striking martial arts, definitely come check out his [...]
There is a long time debate in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on whether or not you should train in the traditional Gi or let it go and train No-Gi! There can be many valid arguments made on each side of the debate. In the end, it comes down to why you are training. It's very important to [...]
Did you know that we offer individual lessons here at the Academy? Yep! Many of our members may have difficulty making the regular class times. Sometimes people feel the need some extra help with their Jiu-Jitsu. Private Jiu-Jitsu lessons give you the opportunity to fix large deficits in your Jiu-Jitsu comprehension. It also allows you [...]
The Bond of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is very strong! These kiddos above have been training together for a while and you can see the bond they have developed while training. There is something special about the respect you develop for each other in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. To the outsiders eyes it may be difficult to see the [...]
