Northwest Fighting Arts
1200 SE Morrison St. Portland, OR 97214
Training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at NWFA provides street applicable self-defense skills and an outstanding workout in a fun, respectful, safe environment. The conditioning you receive from grappling is second to none. Many of our members train to compete or to be able to defend themselves and many train for the sheer thrill of rolling. If you'd like to try a class, please contact us here.
Our head instructor is black belt certified under Rigan Machado. He has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 18 years and is committed to providing in depth, quality instruction and the opportunity to promote within the art.
Grappling is a martial art that utilizes joint locks and chokes instead of striking for self defense. Also known as submission wrestling because the techniques used in grappling, though potentially devastating can be applied in a controlled fashion to submit an opponent without causing serious harm. The grappling arts rely on leverage, timing and skill; this allowing a skilled practicioner to contend and win against an opponent with a significant size advantage but lesser skill.
This fact was the inspiration and philosophy behind the advent of Judo, the art which was the source of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
During training all jiu jitsu techniques MUST be applied in a controled fashion where your partners safety is your utmost priority.
If you have the desire to study Brazilian jiu jitsu techniques you will need to understand the concept of sticking as well as learning how to go with your opponents force rather than trying to overpower him into submission...
Articles:
Understanding the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Guard Game
Jiu Jitsu Techniques, Strategy and History
Jiu Jitsu Training and Strategy
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: How To Improve your Guard
An efficient Jiu Jitsu training regimen will help you to take elements such as technical knowledge, endurance, development of physical and mental attributes, how to use strategy and apply them to the practice...
When training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu it is important to understand the guard game. Not that you must always go for the guard and work on guard strategies, but it is an essential part of you Jiu jitsu game. Having a good guard will give you an edge when playing with bigger stronger opponents...
The guard position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is defined by having your back on the ground and your legs between you and your opponent. There are many variations of the guard; two of the most common are the closed guard and the open guard....
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August Specials:
Get your first two weeks of training free with a new membership
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Depending on how deeply one digs linkages can be found back to Japan, China, India and even ancient Greece. For our purposes it is enough to say that BJJ has it’s roots in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu where it was practiced at least as far back as the 1500’s.....
