[Sportsandrec] Brazilian Jujitsu

[Darian Smith]

that’s really interesting.
 how much are classes normally?
 
  Darian 
> On Aug 27, 2015, at 9:43 AM, marana Weber via Sportsandrec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello. BJJ is absolutely the best thing I've ever done, as I said
> before and absolutely no problem for people whoare blind. One of my
> good friends is a blind black belt who owns an academy and teaches
> both blind and sighted students. BJJ is a full contact sport and is a
> lot like wrestling but you use submissions and chokes. We incorporate
> a good amount of Judo, which we use primarily for take downs.
> Everything is done by feel, in fact, most of the higher ranked belts I
> know have told me they close their eyes when they are rolling. The
> trick is going to be finding an academy where they will be willing to
> work with you on the same level as everyone else and I can ask my
> Professor if he knows of any good ones up in Berkley, or relatively
> close. Everyone learns a little different, but I've found that what
> works best for me since I am total is to first listen to the
> description of the move, have my partner perform it on me a couple
> times then do it to them and have one of the higher ranks walk me
> through it as I do it. Most academies will let you try aclass before
> you join, which I would highly recommend. Good luck and keep me
> posted.
> 
> On 8/27/15, Star Song via Sportsandrec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Marana,
>> I'm in California too, Berkeley, and your Brazilian jujitsu
>> sounds interesting. No problem for those who are blind? Can you
>> tell me more about it?
>> Shonen
>> 
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