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Nomad BJJ Takes Home 3 Medals

We had three teammates compete at the 514 Grappling Open in Montreal on November 20th, 2011Each fought really hard, and walked away with a Medal!Mistral Gedeon - Bronze MedalLouis Bernard - Desrosiers - Gold MedalMaxime Poulin - Gold MedalMistral Gedeon Under 75 kg In Mistral’s first fight he dominated quite well up...

GRAND OPENING!

On the 14th of November Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will be opening at a New Location From November 14th to November 20th we will be offering FREE CLASSES for all members to try out New Location! Classes will be starting at 6:00pm Monday to Friday, with more to come! Please show up a little...

Maxime Poulin is Heading to the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-GI ...

After winning a Gold Medal with an awesome performance at the Montreal Grappling Grand Prix in September, Maxime Poulin received an All Expenses Paid Trip to Compete at the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships in Long Beach, California November 5, 2011.Maxime has been training with Nomad BJJ since 2008. This...

Roy Harris Seminar - Video Sample on Head Arm Control From...

In this video Mr. Harris explains some of the details that will help you maintain control with your underhook, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of fighting flat on your back versus fighting on your side. This information can make or break this position.Video Recorded at the Triangle and...

Nomad BJJ Seminar with Roy Harris was an Awesome Event!

Last weekend Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu hosted a Seminar with Mr. Roy Harris from San Diego California. Mr. Harris is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and an expert in Jeet Kune Do.We had excellent attendance with many people traveling from Sherbrooke to Granby for the seminar. We even...

Nomad BJJ Cleans Up at Montreal Grappling Grand Prix

October 1st, 2011 Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brought a team of 6 competitors to the Montreal Grappling Grand Prix.Louis Bernard-DesrosiersCédric CobbanMathieu DuboisMistral GedeonMarco LongariMaxime PoulinThe tournament was really well run and made use of a round robin format, which meant that each fighter was guaranteed 4 fights as they had a...

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling martial art that originated over 60 years ago.

Through trial and error the Brazilians have developed a very simple yet intricate theory/strategy for approaching self-defense, sportive grappling and mixed martial arts competition.

This strategy employs a variety of techniques including throws & takedowns, pins/control positions, and submission holds such as chokes and joint locks.

Practicing these techniques through the use of specialized training methods allows a smaller person to develop the skills & attributes to systematically control and defeat a larger opponent.

A typical Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class can be broken up into three parts:

Warm Up Session: A 20-30 minute warm up which consists of BJJ related exercises, drills and games to help build physical attributes such as flexibility, strength, timing, balance, cardiovascular endurance and sensitivity as well as help prepare the students body for the technique and sparring portions of the class.
Technique Session: The technical part of the class will teach the student submissions, positional dominance, escapes and combination movements.

The student has the chance to practice these techniques in repetition with a partner. In the class we also go over strategy and theory when using the techniques against resisting opponents of different size and strength.
Sparring Session: Sparring is a key element in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. It is essentially why Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu became as popular as it is today.

Sparring is a realistic training methods conducted in a safe manner that allows each student to work against a resisting opponent (Please consult our sparring rules) and truly learn how well your skills are progressing and which techniques work and which ones don't.

We do several rounds of grappling sparring during a class to provide the student with the real life experience to prepare them for either competition or self-defense.