Rich | CCJitsu

3rd Degree BJJAGB Black Belt | Level 3 Sport England Coach | Instructor @ Cardiff City Jitsu & Seishin Mizu Ryu Ju Jutsu | BJJ Blue Belt | All views are my own

[Rich | CCJitsu @ccjitsu]

Really looking forward to being back teaching Jitsu @sportwalesNC. Got some new ideas to try out to get everyone shaking off all the Christmas Turkey!

#jiujitsu #backatit

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Warmups don't have to be the same old stuff again and again, they can be used in inventive ways to not only get people warm before training but also to build on a theme of a session before it's started (and to have a laugh! 😁)

#fun #games #warmup #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Hope you've all had a spooktastic day! 👻🎃🧙 #halloween #cardiff #cardiffcity #cardiffcityjitsu#spook #pumpkin #october #halloween2019 #halloween🎃👻 #juijitsu #jitsu #martialarts #blackbelt #selfdefence… https://t.co/kNPNbJY1g5

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Nice to see some new faces last night and actually remembered to get an up to date group shot! Hope you guys enjoyed the session and looking forward to expanding on the theme of distance/range some more next time!

#newfaces #groupshot #cantforgetaboutalan #jiujitsu #cardiff

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All the throwing! Good to have Tom back and it's nice to see the club growing with a new influx of starters getting stuck into the basics! Looking forward to another cracking session tonight! 😁

#throwing #growth #onwardsandupwards #videooftheday #jiujitsu #cardiff

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The warm up doesn't have to be all push-ups and sit-ups, we try to fill them with lots of games so our students have as much fun as possible (while getting fitter without them knowing it... shhhhhhhh, don't tell them!)

#friyay #fun #games #gettingfitter #jiujitsu #cardiff

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People automatically assume that Jiu Jitsu is a grappling Martial Art but with effective striking, it aids great technique and makes a solid defense.

#tbt #throwbackthursday #effective #striking #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Back on the controls, but this time Stefan gets to have his revenge on Gary by breaking out a nice wrist lock on the floor.

#wrist #locks #control #deadeyes 😂
#jiujitsu #cardiff

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Another great session last night and nice to see some new faces too!

We were looking at different defences and managed to catch Rob and Noel channeling their inner Karate Kid 🥋 😂

#defences #cranekick #karatekid #waxonwaxoff #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Slowly upping the intensity of the warm ups and working on improving everyone's fitness with some over and unders. Looking forward to another cracking session tonight! 😁

#warmup #increasing #intensity #upandover
#jiujitsu #cardiff

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Cracking on with the syllabus for the Blue Belts, looking at some cheeky finger locks. Then we got Gary to assert his dominance by adding them into his controls on the floor

#finger #locks #control #smilesallround #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Today we're supporting World Mental Health day. We're big advocates for looking after yourself and Martial Arts can help. It can reduce stress, improve confidence and is a healthy way of dealing with anger also. It can also lead to some very happy faces 😁

#WorldMentalHealthDay

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New belt = new throws! Teaching the new Yellow belts one of Sensei Beasley's favourites - Uki Goshi.

It's a big throw and the Yellows picked it up really well! 😁

#ukigoshi #newthrow #bigthrow #balance #jiujitsu #jitsu #cardiff

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We're down in the centre supporting our friends, family and everyone who are running the Cardiff Half Marathon today! So many incredible people running for incredible causes, we wish you all the best on the run! 🏃‍♀️

#cardiffhalf #marathon #running #goodluck #somanypeople #support

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#throwbackthursday - one of the yellow belts absolutely nailed this throw on Sensei Daly. Both feet off the ground and a great look of surprise on his face. Textbook!

#tbt #textbook #throwing #greatfaceshots #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Tough warmup led by Tom.

When you start with us, level of fitness is no issue - sessions are tailored to you and your ability. Keep training with us and we can guarantee you'll see a big improvement in your overall fitness level 💪🤸

#warmup #fitness #getfit #jiujitsu #cardiff

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Hey @UoL_JiuJitsu, we found this stray outside. We think he used to belong to you but if it's all good with you guys - we're gonna keep him from now on

#adopting #stray #student #ajitsukaisforlife #notjustforchristmas #jiujitsu #cardiff

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@OwenDerbyshire Head and neck off the floor and rolling over a shoulder - pretty spot on I'd say 😁

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Being able to fall safely is an important self defence tool. Sometimes things don't go your way and end up being taken to the floor. If you can avoid getting the wind knocked out of you, you're more likely to be able to get up faster, run away or fight back.

#falling #jiujitsu

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Big throw is big! Everyone was working on the falling earlier in the session and it turns out the white belts wanted to put what they learnt to the test 😂

#big #throw #braceyourself #bigfall #jiujitsu #cardiff