A Powerful Workout for Women
An excellent physical fitness option for women, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an incredible workout! So buckle up girls and get ready for a fun, powerful, strengthening, isometric exercise which builds muscle tone, grip strength, and works the abs, legs, arms and back. Conditioning for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu builds stamina and increases endurance too!
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Does a Body Good
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can also improve and maintain optimal heart health by lowering your resting heart rate and reducing blood pressure. In general, it helps us to maintain a stronger heart and become more physically fit. Additionally, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an excellent tool to promote body awareness, improve mobility, range of motion, balance, flexibility and good posture.
Weight Loss Through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Weight loss is another great benefit of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. Imagine simply burning a ton of fat and calories while you are having fun, learning a valuable skill set and gaining a sense of empowerment instead of forcing yourself to go to the gym or on a long, arduous run. While weight loss may not be your primary goal when you sign up for your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training, shedding pounds and getting in shape is definitely a welcome byproduct, and with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu it can happen without even having to think about it. You can burn approximately 700 calories in just one hour of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training!
The Mental and Emotional Rewards of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Participating in the level of activity that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu requires improves sleep patterns and releases endorphins in our bodies, which relieves stress and fosters positivity. The critical thinking and problem solving abilities that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu cultivates are mentally stimulating and the more you accomplish in class, the more you build self-confidence. It is remarkably rewarding to know that you can handle yourself in just about any situation.
Research indicates that students of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are also calmer, gain increased patience and they get to enjoy the added bonus of expanding their social circle with other motivated people who have similar interests.
An Empowering Sport for Women
Throughout history women have had to work harder for equal recognition. The beauty of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is that gender, strength and size makes absolutely no difference, which provides a sense of empowerment to our female students, who are role models for other women and young girls.
Since the mid-80s, women have been gaining a stronger presence in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In fact, Kyra Gracie is one of the women who have earned top billing in this previously male dominated sport. She has won five world championships, three ADCC championships, three Pan American championships and she continues to heighten awareness of women involved in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Promoting Safety With Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Although highly impressive in their own right, striking martial arts such as Karate, Taekwondo and kickboxing are not as effective self-defense methods for women. Here’s why…Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is based on practicality, making it more effective in real life situations. Additionally, most people don’t have experience defending themselves on the ground, where most one-on-one confrontations take place. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is exceedingly focused on ground survival techniques.
A grounded opponent has less explosive athletic potential than someone on his feet. Designed with fluid movements and body positioning which allow weaker opponents to take an aggressor to the ground and dominate them, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an art of self-defense which also enables women to protect themselves without the necessity of a weapon or inflicting harm on their attacker. With Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a woman could easily choke (often the quickest ways to end a physical confrontation) and disable her attacker.
Rooted in the traditional principles of self-defense, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the best martial arts for women to learn. Teaching valuable self-defense skills that actually work, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art using leverage, pressure and technique to enable a smaller person to defend against a larger, more powerful attacker, making it an exceptional method of defense for women, who typically have lighter bone structure and overall smaller stature than their male counterparts.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is also a martial art which involves managing the distance between you and your attacker. So while it will teach you to effectively knock your aggressor to the ground, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can provide you with the skills to get up off the ground and back on your feet so that you can escape. In fact, specialized programs for law enforcement even use techniques derived from Jiu Jitsu.
A Sense of Community Within a Supportive and Inclusive Environment
One of the first things people notice about the Ralph Gracie Mission Viejo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is its friendly, welcoming environment, which embraces people of all ages, skill levels and from all walks of life. It is also never too late to start Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. The sport, designed for students of all fitness levels, truly is for everyone.
An Exceptional Path to Empowerment Yourself and a Healthy Lifestyle
For more information about the Ralph Gracie Mission Viejo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy, class schedules or a personal tour, call 949-400-7108. Ralph Gracie Mission Viejo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is conveniently located at 26861 Trabuco Road #H, Mission Viejo, CA.
If you’re on the fence and would like to give Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a try to see if it is right fit for you, you are also invited to take a free class to experience Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Ralph Gracie Mission Viejo firsthand.
