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Class Training and Blue Belt Promotion

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Congratulations to long time PJ Jiujitsu Club member Leonard who was promoted on 6/9/12  to blue belt after 2+ years of diligent training. Keep up the hard work! Leonard with Coach Mandeng Coaches Mandeng and Janson together with team members Some photos of the class in session below: Let's keep on rolling!

How to Improve the Most Efficiently in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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By Kenneth H Kim Something I came to realize was that being a good instructor is something that a lot of people who own schools are not doing. Regardless of how skilled they are, or their accomplishments, teaching is a whole different ballgame. Teaching random techniques daily, and then telling the students to wing it is NOT good instruction. The people who succeed under this type of instruction have done so in spite of the instruction. They may or may not understand how to continually improve efficiently by themselves. The most important thing to understand in my opinion, is having context to the material being taught. Simply put, there is a curriculum that I've come to understand that provides the most efficient learning for students. I didn't arbitrarily pick the order btw, it is strictly from analyzing my own progress and struggles from day one, as well as comparing the students who advanced quicker to those who didn't, side by side. It starts with the worst case scen...