James Smart is the owner and head instructor of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Cape Town, the only certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu school in South Africa, as well as the owner of STREETSMART, a provider of real world self protection /combative training to Civilians, Law Enforcement, Military and Security. James has been my Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor for 8 years […]
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Good Hope FM Bullyproof demonstration.
Recently I was contacted to discuss the Gracie Bullyproof programme on the Good Hope FM Breakfast Show. The interview itself had one or two hiccups, mainly because I woke up half an hour late and didn’t make it to the station by 7:30am. Afterwards however, I was able to demonstrate some Bullyproof techniques as well […]
Jiu jitsu, the best form of self defence for women?
Walk into any GJJ/BJJ gym/club/school and take a look at the split between genders. I’ll guarantee that it’s probably a male to female ratio of something like 1 in 10. Perhaps more. Why is this the case? If jiu jitsu is supposed to be a good form of self defence for women, why don’t more women […]
Rener Gracie keeps it real.
Rener Gracie discusses the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy philosophy. This is why I train where I do… Last week on The FightWorks Podcast we heard from New York-based Renzo Gracie, who helped fill in our knowledge of the late Rolls Gracie. Renzo went on to make some comments regarding the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California, […]
Why I chose Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
I recently had a conversation with Gary about the reasons various people do jiu-jitsu. Some are there to learn to defend themselves. Others are into the competition aspect. Still others do it simply as a form of exercise. It got me thinking as to why I do it. And specifically why I do Gracie Jiu-Jitsu […]