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About Maverick Martial Arts
Recently established in 2018, at the heart of the East Coast of Singapore, Maverick Martial Arts is a traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) school that offers a variety of classes for adults, teens and kids (from 4yo). The school is the only De La Riva affiliated gym in Southeast Asia
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1.Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Do you know
what Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is?
Roughly speaking, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is
a grappling martial art that combines elements of Judo, Wrestling and Self
Defense. “BJJ” was originated from Judo, which is very much focused on
“take-downs”. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu goes beyond. Combining take-downs with ground
control, chokes and joint locks, its leverage system enables a much smaller
person to defeat a much bigger opponent.
BJJ is actually so effective that, in the
early 90s, it introduced what we now know as “Mixed Martial Arts” (MMA). As a
sport, it’s been evolving and booming all over the world, from non-competitive
practitioners to world competitions in Vegas and Abu Dhabi. It’s also been
recently included in the Asian Games.
Ok, got it.
But what about my kids?
BJJ for kids has a similar structure as
for adults, just presented on a different format. More games, more fun and a
lot more energy to be burnt.
The kids program is developed and taught
by Professor Pedro Wolff, who himself has been doing Martial Arts since the age
of 4 and teaching it to children for more than 15 years. Through his method,
children learn:
How to defend themselves against bullies
and become more confident in their lives.
How to safely break fall, avoiding many
unnecessary injuries, casts and trips to the hospital.
To incorporate the core concepts of this
martial art to their personal lives: discipline, respect and humility.
And all of that without, of course,
losing sight of the most important element for their learning: fun!
Interesting fact: Benefits such as the
ones above and the improvement of children’s self confidence and team spirit
motivated the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) to adopt the sport of
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the curriculum of public schools in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain
and the Western Region. This initiative was initially implemented in 14
schools, but the overwhelming success was way beyond expectations, prompting
the initiative to be expanded to 46 schools in 2012. The number of schools that
have adopted the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program in the Emirate surpassed 130 in
2016, with over 76,000 students participating.
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