Studying martial arts provides you with a physical challenge combined with a mental one – and teaches you to defend yourself, too. There’s no feeling quite like the feeling of knowing that your body is strong, agile, and able to do whatever you want it to do.

Over time, it increases self-confidence and pride – and that carries over to work, home, and every area of your personal life.

Since Jiu-jitsu focuses on ground fighting, it emphasizes takedowns, ground control, takedown defense, and submissions. At Renzo Gracie Middletown Martial Arts, well-trained instructors teach students of all ages and skill levels the right and most effective ways to use the art of Jiu-Jitsu when engaging in combat. The advantages of a strong opponent, who could deliver more powerful strikes with superior reach, are neutralized when he or she is on the ground, clenched in an unbreakable and often unbearably painful hold. The sport of jiu-Jitsu is built upon leveraging the strength of an adversary to his or her disadvantage, unlike traditional Judo which relies primarily on strength of the practitioner.