If you practice martial arts in San Clemente or in any other martial arts school in the world, competing (with proper guidance) can extremely amplify some of your important life skills. It’s a unanimous opinion among martial arts instructors that when students compete, they improve ...
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At Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School we “go big or go home”. This month I decided to celebrate my birthday, inviting all my martial art students, good friends, and family members to a Brazilian BBQ at San Gorgonio Park here in ...
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Research shows that successful people in all areas have many things in common and one of them is goal setting. If you ask a professional athlete or a successful entrepreneur, the majority will say that they set goals yearly, weekly, ...
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Many parents are trying to find the best martial arts for their 4-year-old child or even find out if they should be starting martial arts at all. So, with a variety of different opinions out there, how can you know ...
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On July 15, in San Clemente, Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s Kids Martial Arts Demonstration Team and our Senseis, Paulo Guillobel and Andre Pontes, were about to show their self-defense techniques at the Ocean Festival event. The crowd gathered around as soon ...
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When people think about kids martial art classes, they think about self-defense and self-discipline, but at Guillobel Academy in San Clemente we teach a lot more than that. In our Dojo, kids martial art program is a way to improve ...
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What do Martial Arts, Ginastica Natural and surf have in common? Ginastica Natural is a workout created more than 30 years ago by Professor Alvaro Romano. In a nutshell, it’s a blend of martial arts, animal moves, Yoga and Tai Chi. ...
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One of the abilities Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) gives to its practitioners is the ability to control their opponent during a fight. But can BJJ also help you control your diabetes? The answer is Yes! Throughout my career as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ...
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Do you know what books are the top sellers in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu category on Amazon today? Above is the picture taken from the Amazon.com site: What these two books have in common? They were written by two Brazilian ...
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Amongst all martial arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the most efficient form of self-defense for women. But let me tell you why. Recently, Saddleback College TV interviewed me on the subject of martial arts for women. The hostess asked me ...
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