Grappling/BJJ Club - Brooklyn

[accidentalentry]

All right guys some of you may already know about this. I have started a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Wrestling/Grappling Club in Brooklyn. The club will run twice a week (currently Wednesdays & Sundays).

Details below. Call me or post here if you have questions/commnets.
Zhenya Sakirski
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Training Schedule (subject to weekly changes):
Mondays - 8:45pm
Wednesdays - 8:45pm
Sundays - 12:00pm
Address: 2708 Avenue U (corner E27th street)

Cost: Please understand that I am trying to keep the cost as low as I can without paying money out of pocket for rent. Currently this means $13 per class/training session, with the option to pay $20 for one week (2 classes). If someone has a problem paying this - speak to me and maybe we can work something out.

What to wear: You can wear whatever you like - but make it something that you are comfortable to train in. The only caution is that if you wear short sleeve shirts and shorts you may get mat-burns on your knees& elbows (or you may not). Many of the people training now, prefer wearing a Jiu-jitsu uniform (aka Gee or Kimono), that is what I will wear most of the time. If you have a Gee (Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, or other) then bring it - it can't hurt. If you are interested in buying one, here is a good link: www.atama.com

What to expect: I will try to run this club the way all of the attendees (you) feel comfortable with. So if you are going to want to learn techniques I will be glad to teach, if you just want to free-spar/roll we will do that, if you want a formal warm up you will get one, and if you don't want it, you will stretch out on your own.

The emphasis of the training will be on competition style Submission Grappling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, I have some friends who are Judo and Freestyle Wrestling practitioners and may come to train with us as well, and will gladly show some techniques as well as spar/wrestle. I will also likely arrange for some guests at times to show up (for example: I have a good friend who is a 4 time USSR Judo Champion, European Judo Champion, World Class Master basically – and he said that he will be interested in coming by some times)

Who should come to the club: From an experience point of view - everyone should feel comfortable coming. I will make sure that beginners (zero experience) get a good start, and that people that already have experience in BJJ/Wrestling are challenged.

If you don’t know me: I have been studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for about 7 years with Renzo Gracie. Prior to that I have another 7 years of experience in other forms of Martial Arts. But again the focus of the club is not on my knowledge/teaching (though I will always be willing to help) but on providing a space for practicing/sparring in an informal setting.

Call me with questions or comments: 917-748-9781. You can also let me know if you plan to show up.

Zhenya Sakirski

[accidentalentry]

Sakirich, a vi tam ne Capueroi zanimatsa sobiraetes sluchaino?

Net net Capuera eto drugoe. Capuera eto na podobij tantsa s akrobatikoj i nekotoroj svyaz'yu s boevymi isskustvami - na samom dele tozhe ochen' interesnyj stil'.

No vot esli hotite nemnogo istorii pro Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, i kak ono proizoshlo mozhete glyanut' siuda:
http://www.kobukaijujitsu.com/Brazhistory.html

A vot website moej shkoly/moego uchitelya:
http://www.renzogracie.com/

[BOPOH91]

Da, eto vesch, ya bi vam parni eto posavetoval bi toze .
http://www.bjj.ru/

[accidentalentry]

Training Every Week:

Mondays at 8:45pm
Wednesdays at 8:45pm
Sunday at 1:30pm

90% of the time we stick to the the above training schedule. If there are changes I notify the group via email & at the training itself.
So if it's your first time, or you haven't been to class lately & aren't on my email list, give me a call to make sure that class hasn't been moved or cancelled. My phone: 917-748-9781

Individual Cost of Training:
3 classes a week = $24
2 classes a week = $20
1 class a week = $13

Zhenya

[accidentalentry]

So one of the guys that trains with me has kindly recorded and posted up on Youtube a bunch of videos with techniques and commentary from our classes.

These videos are by no means meant to teach you Jiu-Jitsu on their own. They can be a supplement or review for those who are taking classes with me, and for those who are studying Jiu-Jitsu in another school.

These video clips can also give you an understanding of what it is that we do in these classes and what the sport looks like.

You can find the videos yourself just by going to Youtube.com and typing in the search "Sakirski BJJ". The library will likely be growing, and I will not update the links here. But for now here are some links to those videos:
rear naked choke from tortoise position
tortoise position attack with nelson
Armbar from guard, defending the stack
armbar from guard defence
armbar from guard defence counter
side control to north-south to armbar

[accidentalentry]

Good Quality Video of a super basic movement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VmXXCmL ... annel_page

[accidentalentry]

Ok we moved to a new school!! Its literally 3 blocks from the old school. Here is the new address and map:

2708 Avenue U (corner East 27th street). MAP
We start training there today! So come.