Denis Kelly is the head Jiu-Jitsu coach at ACSA.
White belt is the make or break stage in your Martial Arts journey. BJJ has a very high drop off rate and the majority of people who begin training don’t make it past the three month mark. There are a variety of reasons for this but quite commonly students quit because they feel they are […]
In my previous article I discussed how I run my Intermediate BJJ Classes which can be seen here. This time I’m going to cover how we run our beginner BJJ Program. For Beginners Classes I follow an eight week program covering a different topic each week. I try to give the beginner students a good […]
I began teaching jiu jitsu full time eight years ago and I’ve been experimenting with various methods of running classes ever since. Tweaking the formats to see what works best. I have trained at a lot of different BJJ academies across the world and I have tried to implement the best ideas I’ve come across […]
A short clip working on some Boxing and Muay Thai Combinations with one of my Students at ACSA.
We have two exciting seminars coming up at our gym over the next couple of weeks. Hiroyuki Abe We will be hosting Japanese MMA and Grappling Legend Hiroyuki Abe on Saturday 17th February at 11am. Hiroyuki Abe is a one of the top MMA and Grappling Coaches in Japan and has fought extensively in the […]
In the BJJ Beginners and Intermediate Classes at Team Nemesis MMA we focused on Takedowns to Mount. We then worked on submissions from modified mount such as the ArmLock and some Oma Plata variations with the Advanced students.
There are several definitions. I have fought under professional MMA rules with punches & elbows on the floor, 5 minute rounds, getting paid in some way to compete. I wouldn’t say though that I’ve ever been a professional MMA fighter. Throughout my fight career I’ve always had another job to support myself, fighting was just […]