San Antonio Jiu Jitsu Expert Empowers Students to Reach Their Full Potential at Texas Powerhouse MMA
Online, December 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Whether for sport or self defense, learning martial arts is becoming necessary today, where assaults and violent crimes are on the rise. Among different types of martial arts, Jiu Jitsu is one of the most popular considering the fact that many action movies have featured it in fighting scenes.
Popular among MMA fighters, Jiu Jitsu is a martial arts that can enable a smaller, weaker person to defend against a bigger, stronger opponent by using the weight of the opponent against him. For San Antonio, Texas residents looking to learn and practice the art of Jiu Jitsu, they can look to local Jiu Jitsu San Antonio expert, Jamie Miller of Texas Powerhouse MMA . Jamie is the founder and owner of Texas Powerhouse MMA. Jamie humbly looks back to where he started before he became a jiu jitsu master, began with Folk-style wrestling at the age of five. In this way, he can also inspire other people who want to become strong, principled and confident individuals. Today, Texas Powerhouse proudly offers their martial arts lessons such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts.
"When it comes to Jiu-Jitsu, it uses a strategy that is similar in nature to a game of chess. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is very technical, and the mental aspect of the art is more important than the physical component," explains Miller.
According to Texas Power House, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is based on leverage so that a smaller person, by using the right technique, timing and leverage can defend himself against a bigger opponent. It is also focusing on proper way of doing joint locks, grappling and submission holds. However, the challenge of this martial art is that it is very technical and mental toughness is paramount to learning the techniques perfectly. This shows that it is not all-physical compared to other martial arts like MMA, so even small and lean individuals can find themselves perfect for this fighting system.
The Jiu Jitsu San Antonio instructor further adds, "Mixed Martial Arts is perfect for people who have advanced martial arts skills because this program uses techniques used both in Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu," Lastly, Muay Thai is a form of self-defense using the fists, elbows, feet and knees for striking the opponent. It is also a good conditioning work out and Powerhouse's lesson is open to all students.
For more details, please visit http://texaspowerhouse.com/ to learn about the various martial arts training available.
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