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Chuck Norris, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt

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What Would Chuck Norris Do?

You may know that I started my training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1995 with Carlos Machado, a cousin to the Gracies (his mother was a Gracie).Coach Marc Hagebusch with Carlos Machado BJJ 2000

Carlos’ first studio was on the set of Walker, Texas Ranger.

I started my training there, on the set of Walker as one of Carlos’ first students in Texas.

We used to have to walk through the set to the back room through the little gym area that is often shown on Walker to a relatively small matted room.

It was amazing to be able to train there with such an amazing instructor and I did have the great fortune to meet and speak with Chuck Norris there.

Chuck has been a lifelong martial artist and began training in BJJ when it became obvious that the style was so effective as a form of self defense and critical to becoming a well rounded martial artist.

Chuck choose one of the best in the world to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under, Carlos Machado.

Chuck is a black belt in BJJ under the Machados.

He also requires Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training in order to become a black belt in his style of martial arts.

What would Chuck Norris Do?

Train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, of course!

 

The Truth About Martial Arts

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News Team takes a group of Martial Artists to a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school so that they can demonstrate the effectiveness of their art. The results are shocking, but not in the way you might imagine…

Martial Arts, Realistic Application, Self Defense, and Honesty

Check out the news video below that shows a reporter going to a pressure point school and then taking the pressure point advocates to a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school.

I think you’ll come away with a better understanding of what I was describing above, plus you’ll get to see…

  • The power of placebo.
  • A pressure point attack on the female news reporter, “You just hit me in the head.” LOL
  • A lot of confused Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students… “Are you feeling dizzy?” “No, not really.”
  • A pressure point attack against a UFC fighter.
  • Plus, you get to hear the Master himself answer the question, “What went wrong?” You’ll be surprised to hear his answer.

“Special” Self Defense Martial Arts Video…

I was talking with a couple of Texarkana Jiu Jitsu students recently.

One of them mentioned that an acquaintance of his keeps asking him to go to a seminar so he can learn pressure point knockouts.

I really believe that there are a lot of things that people can get out of various martial arts.

Most martial arts, regardless of style offer something of value to the people taking them.

Some of the benefits will be physical like exercising and getting into shape, other benefits might revolve around mental benefits like reducing stress, improving discipline, joining a group of positive individuals, creating new positive habits, setting (and accomplishing goals), etc…

Other people enjoy learning about another culture (some traditional martial arts emphasize history and the culture from which the art originated, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tends to place a little less emphasis on this).

All of these can be good reasons to train in a martial art.

Really there are many different reasons to train in martial arts and if someone finds something that they really enjoy doing that provides them with the benefits that they want, then they should keep training in it.

Having said all that, some martial artists are frauds.

I’m sorry, it’s the truth.

You can’t claim that something works and then completely fail to back up your claim when it’s tested… Just be honest about what your teaching.

I could tell you so many stories about students that have some in from other martial arts and attempted to use pressure point attacks during training with me and my students.

Never once has this resulted in anything but a quick loss to the person attempting to use this tactic.

On one occasion a pressure point expert was grappling with James, who was a blue belt at the time. He kept reaching up with one arm from the guard attempting to use a pressure point attack on James’ neck… with the intention of knocking him out, I guess.

Who knows, maybe he was trying to kill him.

It’s really hard to say, but what I can tell you is that he was armbarred over and over again.

It’s often not really the students fault as they were taught and sold something that did not work and would likely get them seriously hurt in a real confrontation.

In some cases, who knows… maybe even their instructor may have believed what he was teaching.

This is the problem in untested martial arts.

The truth is found in martial arts techniques when the techniques are used against an opponent that is using his/her skills and techniques to try to defeat you.

It may be done in sparring and it may be done in a ‘real life‘ situation.

Combat Sports like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Sambo, MMA (mixed martial arts), Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and Boxing all train techniques that can be used against a resisting opponent. If it doesn’t work, then it won’t exist in these combat based martial arts.

Other martial arts may not adopt this same philosophy.

Often techniques are trained as part of tradition or because of speculation that the techniques may work. There is no problem with tradition, the only thing I would like to see in arts like that shown above is honesty.

It’s ok if you’re training something that doesn’t work. It might be fun to do so or maybe there is some other type of benefit… just be honest about it. If someone enjoys the training, then they should continue doing what they enjoy.

At Texarkana Jiu Jitsu, we do not train techniques that will not work against a resisting opponent. We do it in a safe way, so that everyone can enjoy the training and constantly improve.

 

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Judo Throws and Takedowns Seminar at Texarkana Jiu Jitsu!

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Judo Throws and Takedowns Seminar at Texarkana Jiu Jitsu!

Judo for Jiu Jitsu Seminar with 5th Degree Kodokan Black Belt, Robin Tidwell.

Mr Tidwell is coming out for his 3rd Judo Seminar at Texarkana Jiu Jitsu on Saturday, September 30th. Cost is only $35 for Texarkana Jiu Jitsu students.

This is a very important aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and his last two seminars were great. This is a short clip of Mr. Tidwell demonstrating a simple off balancing movement to set up a shoulder throw.

Robin and I trained together for several years under the late Judo Grandmaster, Vince Tamura.

Mr. Tamura was one of the greatest people that I have ever met and was an absolute master of Judo and Grappling.

Dallas Judo

He had a little dojo in the ghetto in Dallas off Harry Hine Blvd.

We always used to joke about how someone would get the surprise of their life when they attempted to mug this old, short Japanese man.

That would’ve been an excellent real world demonstration of self defense.

I saw Mr. Tamura toss highly competitive athletes in their 20’s and 30’s around without hardly breaking a sweat. He was in his early 70’s at the time. It was incredible to watch.

We had people from all over the world coming to train with us all the time – world champions, Japanese national champions, US champions, Sambo world champions, and many early MMA pioneers.

Training was awesome at Dallas Judo, great times!

Judo is a Combat Sport that emphasizes the grappling range.

Judo is most well known for it’s dynamic throws. It also teaches ground work with quick transitions into submission holds and has at it’s roots the elements of self defense.

Judo was the style that gave birth to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and then ultimately to MMA/UFC style fighting.

 

Robin Tidwell was one of Mr. Tamura’s most advanced students.

I learned a lot from Mr. Tamura and from Mr. Tidwell and now so can you, taking advantage of his more than 40 years of high level Judo Competition experience.

 

Coach Marc Hagebusch

What is the Best Martial Art for Girls in Texarkana?

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Are You The Parent Of A Daughter and Concerned About Her Ability To Defend Herself Against A Bigger, Stronger Boy?

Many martial arts talk about self defense and how a particular style like karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, or other striking based combat sport can allow a smaller individual to defeat a larger opponent.

It can happen. It’s possible for a smaller person to knock out a larger one, but it is much more difficult than you would imagine though.

The problem is that a strike from a larger opponent is much more likely to cause significant damage to the smaller one AND the smaller person is much less likely to land the perfect punch or kick to knock out a larger opponent.

This is why combat sports like boxing and kickboxing have weight classes.

It doesn’t matter how good Floyd Mayweather is (and he’s exceptional), he will not knock out Anthony Joshua (a heavyweight) whereas Joshua probably only needs to land once to end the fight. Adding even greater challenges to the smaller striker in a fight or self defense scenario…

If the larger opponent is being out struck or if the larger opponent wants to control the fight, they will close the distance and clinch.

Now it is in the grappling range, a range foreign to most people in a fight. It’s also extremely common. The close distance denies most of the chances to land a powerful strike.

The larger person has a greater chance of taking the smaller one to the ground where the smaller person will be in the bottom position.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the undisputed champion on the ground, particularly when having to fight from the bottom position. 

If you watch the matches above, you’ll see the girl use her legs to control, turn over, and even submit her opponents. I am a parent of a daughter. The worst possible situation for me to imagine is a male taking her down and going into her guard (between her legs).

We don’t want this to happen, but far too many girls find themselves in this exact situation at some point in their life.

A gun may offer excellent self defense. It is generally not a good idea to pull a gun at close range though unless you are very good at grappling and controlling the gun because your attacker may gain control of the weapon.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gives your daughter the ability to not only defend herself in the bottom position, but to be offensive and end the assault quickly before the aggressor ever even knew what was going on.

It’s why my daughter trains Jiu Jitsu.

She has since before she turned 4 years old and she will continue through high school.

No sport will give your daughter these types of tools to defend herself in the worst situations, no martial art will really be helpful here with one exception, Jiu Jitsu.

Self Defense is only one benefit of many though… she will get in shape, develop real self confidence, learn how to overcome adversity, set and accomplish goals (plus a lot more)!  

Texarkana Jiu Jitsu

We offer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes for everyone ages 4 and up. If you want to learn more about our program, or set up a time to watch or try out a first Free Class, contact us…

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What Is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?

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Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) was originally brought to our country by the Gracie family.

Royce Gracie who proved its effectiveness in the early MMA fights (UFC)).

Coach Marc Hagebusch with Carlos Machado BJJ 2000

Classes are perfect for men and women to be introduced to martial arts in a safe environment.

Classes are taught by the highest ranking BJJ black belt in Texarkana and East Texas, Dr. Marc Hagebusch with the help of the 2nd highest ranking BJJ black belt in Texarkana and East Texas, Billy Mullino.

Coach Marc Hagebusch was introduced to BJJ through learning it under Carlos Machado, a cousin of the Gracie family.

Picture is Coach Marc Hagebusch with the legendary Carlos Machado in 2000. ->

Coach Marc took what he learned and added it to his wrestling, kickboxing, jeet kun do, judo, and other combat sports experience and opened Texarkana Jiu Jitsu in 1999, when he moved to Texarkana.

Our adult jiu jitsu class will allow you the opportunity to develop solid, technical Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills while improving your fitness levels (no matter what that level may be now).

Students that are interested have the opportunity to compete for our highly successful BJJ team (if interested). You don’t have to participate in one of the Combat Sports to benefit from training with us! Most people enjoy the other benefits without participating in sport competition – MMA (UFC style fighting), Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or Grappling.

Train Jiu Jitsu and learn the style of fighting that has proven itself as a dominant force in sport fighting competitions held over the entire globe… BJJ also has a very long history of winning in street fighting situations and self defense.

Training Adult Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Texarkana Jiu Jitsu can help you achieve your goals, no matter what your goals are:

  • getting in great shape, regardless of your current fitness level
  • improving self confidence
  • having fun and reducing stress
  • learning self-defense skills
  • No experience in any martial art is necessary!
  • or even competing amateur and professionally at Texarkana Jiu Jitsu, you’ll find a program that suits your needs.

About Texarkana Jiu Jitsu… We offer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Martial Arts and Fitness Classes for Kids (Age 4 and Up), Teens, Men and Women. We Help Texarkana Area Kids, Men, and Women Live Healthier, More Active Lives.

Martial Arts Classes for Fitness, Self Defense, Confidence, Competition, and a More Active, Positive Lifestyle!

Beginners and All Fitness Levels Are Always Welcome!

Want to try a Free Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Class?

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