Is it just me or do other people hear this when you tell people you do martial arts, do you take Karate? people see you in  your gi, same question usually do you take karate? And it is always typically same answer for me, something like that is my reply. So even tho mma is growing faster than ever, the majority of people do not know what jiu-jitsu is or judo is, so if you like Karate in Dayton Ohio, come check us out at Tenbearsmma because we do a lot more than Karate just saying. Or if you just want to get in shape in Dayton Ohio, joining Tenbearsmma is like having not one, but many personal trainers to push you to whatever goal you might have. So if you are looking for a great bjj school in Dayton Ohio or a great judo club, boxing gym or muay thai school in Dayton Ohio come check us out at tenbearsmma in Dayton Ohio!      

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TILL NEXT TIME!  DANNY HOWARD

Danny Howard is a Martial Arts enthusiast  and a student at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy, If you are interested in … finding a fitness school, A kickboxing gym, Kickboxing training, Muay Thai kickboxing, Finding a judo or a BJJ school…..please consider signing up for the 30 day free offer.

Also if you are into more of a stand up style of Martial Arts like Karate, taekwondo or standard American boxing and would like to improve your ground game please consider our martial arts classes. We are not far from Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia or Bellbrook either!

In today’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio class at Tenbears Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio Academy we focused on some basic BJJ in Dayton, Ohio sweeps from the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position. 

We began our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio class at Tenbears Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio Academy with some basic front rolls and side rolls, followed by break falls commonly found in Judo in Dayton, Ohio in order to toughen our bodies up for our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio training.

Once done with our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio warm ups we began working on what is known in BJJ in Dayton, Ohio as a "Pendulum sweep" from the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position.  This involves putting our opponent in a BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position with our shin up against our opponent’s armpit while trapping that hand against our hip and then grabbing their pant leg on the opposite side of the trapped arm and then turning our body against that leg to make them off balance.  From there, the opponent will try to post on their free hand in order to regain their balance, which is what we want them to do in our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position. Once they post out with that hand, we then force our hips the opposite way against the opponent’s trapped arm and sweep them onto their back, putting us in the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio full mount position, which is one of the best positions to be in when doing BJJ in Dayton, Ohio especially at a BJJ in Dayton, Ohio competition as it will earn the most points you can get in a BJJ in Dayton, Ohio competition.

Another variation of the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio pendulum sweep from the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position is from where the opponent posts out with there hand.  From here, we can then feed our leg through the opponent’s arm and put them in a BJJ in Dayton, Ohio triangle choke position, where we can apply pressure to their neck and make them "tap out."  


Once we were done with our drilling of the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio pendulum sweep from the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio guard position we then moved on to our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio sparring session of class we call "wiping the mat" which involves live sparring in order to get the maximum benefit from our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio training. 

When our bodies were good and tired from the BJJ in Dayton, Ohio sparring we finished up our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio training at Tenbears Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio Academy with our yoga for fighters in Dayton, Ohio session to help our bodies cool down and stay flexible from our BJJ in Dayton, Ohio training.

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   I am going to talk about UFC 142 and how you can learn the techniques they used, at TENBEARSMMA in Dayton Ohio. So let me talk about the co main event first, Vitor Belfort vs Anthony Johnson. Anthony is a big strong wrestler that came in 11 lbs over weight, so Vitor had to weather a little bit of a storm, but Vitor got Anthony with good old fashion Jiu-Jitsu! And Palhares got Mike Massenzio with Jiu-Jitsu too! Maybe just maybe it is good to know this jiu-jitsu stuff! Well guess what TENBEARSMMA in Dayton Ohio offers Jiu-Jitsu classes we also go over all the other stuff you see in the UFC! So I am going to go over a couple fights and some of the techniques. First Vitor and Johnson it is no doubt that wrestlers transition into MMA very very well and a lot of people think the future of the UFC will be strong wrestlers, and they might be right but Jiu-Jitsu is evolving as I type this blog, and you see that even great wrestlers get submitted (Anderson submitting Chael Sonnen) and so on, I am sure Chael has worked on his Submissions since that fight and just want to say I hope he destroys Bisbing Just had to get that in there. So back to Vitor and Anthony to sum it up Anthony got a couple takedowns put could not do much on the ground so they got stood up Johnson went for another take down after a scramble for position vitor sprawled and looked like he could of went for a darce choke but maybe did not want to lose a great position so he transitioned to the back Johnson tried to turn into vitor to defend the rear naked choke but vitor softend him up with punches and Johnson gave up his back, vitor went palm to palm and got the tap! So how does TENBEARSMMA in Dayton Ohio correlate with what you see on T.V.? in many ways if you like the standup and we do have students that just like one particular art, and that is fine sensei Jim was a golden cloves boxer and trained muay Thai under Oscar Kallet, so we got some skills to pass on to you. TENBEARSMMA in Dayton Ohio has a very respectable judo background if you like the art of throwing we got you covered and we got jiu-jitsu! gi and no gi! And TENBEARSMMA in Dayton Ohio is the only Southern Ohio’s Marcello C. Monterio affiliate school!

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 Till Next Time!

Danny Howard

~Danny Howard is a Martial Arts enthusiast and a student at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy, If you are interested in … finding a fitness school, A kickboxing gym, Kickboxing training, Muay Thai kickboxing, Finding a judo or BJJ school… please consider signing up for the 30 day free offer. 

Also if you are into more of a stand up style of martial arts like karate, taekwondo or standard American boxing and would like to improve your ground game please consider our martial arts classes.  We are not that far from Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia or Bellbrook either!

On Thursday’s MMA in Dayton, Ohio training at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio we focused on a lot of Muay Thai clinch fighting work commonly found in many MMA in Dayton, Ohio fights and also very effective in self-defense as most people are not used to dealing with the Muay Thai clinch fighting position. Our MMA in Dayton, Ohio warm up today at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio consisted of a shorter version of our stations drill, where we rotate from different stations every few minutes after practicing our Muay Thai in Dayton, Ohio and MMA in Dayton, Ohio techniques against heavy bags, speed bags, ground and pound bags, as well as a station that had us receiving Muay Thai kicks and punches to the mid section to help toughen the body up in Dayton, Ohio. Once the MMA in Dayton, Ohio warm up session was complete at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio we then moved on to practice a basic Muay Thai in Dayton, Ohio combo which involved kicking the opponent's outside leg repeatedly making them think that was our main target. Once the opponent tries to defend that kick, we instead aim for their other leg at the knee. After the leg kick we immediately went into a side kick with our same leg against their stomach, pushing them back. The next MMA in Dayton, Ohio drill at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio was a Muay Thai clinch fighting drill where we controlled our opponent’s head against our chest and threw Muay Thai in Dayton, Ohio knee strikes against their mid section, another commonly found technique often seen in MMA in Dayton, Ohio fights. We then transitioned to a Muay Thai clinch fighting drill against the wall, or cage if this was an MMA in Dayton, Ohio fight, where we learned to break the opponent’s Muay Thai clinch on us and then throw them into the wall. In MMA in Dayton, Ohio fights, it is common to see the MMA in Dayton, Ohio fighters pushing each other up against the cage, and in street self-defense situations someone may try to push you up against the wall, so it is important to learn how to deal with this type of situation if not just for MMA in Dayton, Ohio fights but for self-defense as well. After the Mauy Thai clinch fighting drills were done at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio we moved on to MMA in Dayton, Ohio sparring, putting all of our Jiu Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai techniques together against resisting opponents, getting the maximum benefit from our MMA in Dayton, Ohio training at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio. Once we were done with the MMA in Dayton, Ohio sparring we finished up class with an abdominal workout in Dayton, Ohio that involved doing leg raises while having a medicine ball dropped on our stomachs to help toughen up the body to receive any type of MMA in Dayton, Ohio strike to the mid section with ease.

On December 10 some of the members of Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio went to a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar held by Marcello C. Monteiro. Tenbears Martial Arts Academy in Dayton, Ohio is the only Marcello C. Monteiro Brazilian Jiu Jitsu martial arts school in the southern Ohio area. Marcello C. Monteiro’s style of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio is known for it’s BJJ in Dayton, Ohio half guard techniques, so he focused a lot of time demonstrating techniques from this position. The half guard in BJJ is where the opponent has one leg free of your guard, but their other leg is still trapped inside your guard. Most other styles of BJJ in Dayton, Ohio use the half guard as more of a transition point, but Marcello C. Monteiro was able to show us some BJJ sweeps from this position. One involved diving between the opponent’s legs and under-hooking their free leg while bringing their base on top of you. From there, your grab the ankle of their leg that is still trapped, to prevent them from escaping that foot. Afterwards, we escaped our hips out from under the opponent while still trapping their leg and pushed them forward, with us ending up behind them where we then stuck both of our feet behind their knees and straightened our legs while pulling their body into us. This causes them to fall back and puts is in the BJJ position known as the back mount, where BJJ in Dayton, Ohio submissions like the rear naked choke can be applied. Taking an opponent’s back is one of the best BJJ positions to be in whether it be MMA in Dayton, Ohio or competition Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio, as the back mount is worth 4 points which is the most points that can be awarded for obtaining a superior BJJ position in sport Jiu Jitsu in Dayton, Ohio. Another technique that Marcello C. Monteiro taught at his BJJ seminar was how to apply a gooseneck wrist-lock against an opponent that is resisting an arm bar, as well as a submission against an opponent resisting a triangle choke which ended up with creating pressure against their bicep with our wrist. The BJJ seminar was then finished up with a ceremony in which Marcello C. Monteiro shared some of his BJJ philosophies and awarded his students with their next rank in BJJ in Dayton, Ohio, be it another stripe on their belt or the next belt rank.

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       I am going to talk about belt testing and my experience with it! I personally have had 2 belt tests in the Yudansha fighting system, different schools and different martial arts have their own unique style of testing. I am going to go over Yudansha fighting system and my experiences I have had! Since the philosophy of Yudansha comes from three parts of a combative engagement first, the standing phase, next the clinch phase and last the ground phase! Yudansha philosophy is it is better to be good at all three than just be good in one. You have heard the term well rounded in the U.F.C. or MMA matches because they have to be good at all aspects of the game. Yudansha fighting systems first part of the belt test is going over techniques with a uke (or training partner) a good uke is ideal because you do not want the person resisting the techniques a good uke will have good break falls and not resist the throw to ensure good Kata or form. Judo is a big part of the test, here are a couple techniques, Seoi-nage or shoulder throw, O-Soto-Gari or major throw, these are from Gokyo or greenbelt here is one from yonkyo or blue belt Sukui-nage or scoop throw. In the yudansha system there is also wrestling techniques, your single leg and double leg take downs as well as firemans carry and so on. After going over techniques there is the Randori  part or live judo. then on to live sparing that has boxing, muay thai , and ground work( jiu-jitsu). This part will test you mentally as well as physically because the test is three 5 min. rounds in each, judo, stand up, and jiu-jitsu with fresh people alternating, I personally train my cardio and get a lot of mat time like I am training for a fight because 45 min. of live sparing is grueling! But also very rewarding when you complete!

Till Next Time!

Danny Howard

~Danny Howard is a Martial Arts enthusiast and a student at Tenbears Martial Arts Academy, If you are interested in … finding a fitness school, A kickboxing gym, Kickboxing training, Muay Thai kickboxing, Finding a judo or BJJ school… please consider signing up for the 30 day free offer. 

Also if you are into more of a stand up style of martial arts like karate, taekwondo or standard American boxing and would like to improve your ground game please consider our martial arts classes.  We are not that far from Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia or Bellbrook either!

     TENBEARS MMA in Dayton Ohio covers many different angles of the Martial Arts world TENBEARS in Dayton Ohio has two different systems you can be a part of. I will go over them and how they can benefit you! First let me go over the YUDANSHA fighting system. YUDANSHA has many things to offer, it is a Japanese fighting system so it has great Judo! And many different styles of standup, it also offers Japanese Jiu-jitsu. It is great for someone wanting to transition into MMA. YUDANSHA fighting system is very Street applicable, it is very good for Self Defense! I love my BJJ but you would not see me pull guard in a street fight to many variables, more than one attacker and so on.

      TENBEARS MMA in Dayton Ohio is Southern Ohio’s only Marcello C. Monteiro affiliate school so it is pure BJJ! Here is a little history about Marcello he first started training with Alvaro Barreto(Carlos and Helio Gracies student) as he got older he trained with Carlson Gracies best students Sergio Souza “Bolao” and the legendary Ricardo De La Rivia and Ricardo Juca! For many years Marcello was considered De La Riva’s protégé at his Academy in Rio De Janeiro/Brazil. Marcello achieved his black belt under De La Rivia. Marcello was also great friends with Rodrigo (Minotauro) Nogueira. So we are getting some pretty good BJJ advice I would say! Most fights end up on the ground so BJJ is always good to know, if you want to learn Self Defense, compete, or just stay in shape we got you covered!   

Till Next Time!

Danny Howard

~Danny Howard is a Martial Arts enthusiast and a student at TENBEARS MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY, If you are interested in … finding a fitness school, A kickboxing gym, Kickboxing training, Muay Thai kickboxing, Finding a judo or BJJ school… please consider signing up for the 30 day free offer. 

Also if you are into more of a stand up style of martial arts like karate, taekwondo or standard American boxing and would like to improve your ground game please consider our martial arts classes.  We are not that far from Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia or Bellbrook either!

Sunday’s Brazilian jiu jitsu class at Tenbears martial arts academy in Dayton, Ohio. Our "open mat" class where students have the opportunity to train in any aspect they please this Dayton, Ohio MMA school. Once warmed up, the students that were practicing BJJ ground techniques worked on their Mountaineer sweep from an open guard position at Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio. This sweep involves pushing your hips up into your opponent when they have straitened their posture while in your guard, causing their weight to be shifted backwards. The opponent may post a hand on the mat in order to brace themselves from being swept, which is what we want them to do because we then pull that hand into our bodies to break their post and continue to drive them with our hips, ending up in a BJJ full mount position on top of the opponent at this MMA school in Dayton, Ohio. After training in the Mountaineer sweep, we did another sweep that involves being in the BJJ open guard position. First we take one of our legs and bring it over the opponents arm on that side and bring the leg across their chest and putting the foot into their opposite armpit, trapping that arm. From there, we pull the other arm across our body to the opposite side while pushing out with our leg that we have across their chest, breaking their balance and sweeping them and gaining 2 points for the sweep. At Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio we train to compete and for a basic exercise that won’t get boring in Dayton, Ohio. We finished up the "open mat" class at Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio by doing some light BJJ sparring to apply the sweeps we just practiced.STAY TUNED TO GET MORE INFO ABOUT BJJ MOVES! GET YOUR 30 DAYS FREE TRAINING STARTED TODAY!!!!!! CALL JOSH AT (937) 361-0200 NOW!!!!!!

       The Introduction to Jiu Jitsu classes at Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio are where every new fighter takes the first steps in learning proper Jiu Jitsu techniques in ohio. In Monday’s Introduction to Jiu Jitsu class, students warmed up by doing front and side rolls, followed by break falls in order to toughen the body up for Jiu Jitsu training in Dayton, Ohio. We then learned a basic Jiu Jitsu submission: the arm bar. When applying the arm bar from a standing position, it’s important to pull the opponent’s arm up to create space under their back and stick your foot underneath to keep the opponent on their side to create additional leverage against their arm. Then the other leg steps over the opponent’s head and you sit down against the opponents shoulder, hugging their arm in tight and creating leverage against their elbow until they "tap out". Our next Jiu Jitsu submission we learned was a basic side-control shoulder lock that can then be transitioned to another variation of the arm bar. The Introduction to Jiu Jitsu class was then finished up with the best abdominal workout in Dayton, Ohio then followed by yoga for fighters to help increase flexibility and prevent any future injuries.

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  In Monday’s introduction to Jiu Jitsu class at Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio, we began with showing how to properly execute ground rolling in order to warm the body up for training in Dayton, Ohio. Next, we worked on our "break falls" in order to prevent injury when receiving Judo throws in Dayton, Ohio, making sure to slap the mat with our hand to absorb most of the shock from being thrown in Dayton, Ohio. After the "break falls" the students learned a basic Judo throw, where the arms and shoulder are used to off-balance the opponent onto one leg, then sweeping the opponents leg with yours and throwing them onto the mat, placing you on top of them in a superior Jiu Jitsu position in Dayton, Ohio. Once done with practicing the Judo throw in Dayton, Ohio, we then worked on some basic Muay Thai pad work in Dayton, Ohio, showing how to properly strike a target with speed and accuracy, as well as provide a killer workout. Class at Tenbears MMA in Dayton, Ohio was then finished up with our abdominal workout and then some yoga for fighters in order to keep the body in shape to prevent injury.

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