4-Hour Workout: University of Utah Jujitsu ClinicFiled Under: Classes, Local, Seminars
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3/16/09 Update:
This clinic is geared toward University students and beginners, but any can come. Again, it is meant especially for those beginning U of U martial arts classes.
I’m very excited to announce “Essentials of Jujitsu Clinic”, to be held at the University of Utah on Saturday March 28 from 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. It will be held in HPR W room 105, the big gym room many already know as your classroom. All are invited to attend, regardless of experience. The university is charging forty bucks. The clinic will be taught be Bart Beattie (me).
Register at the U of U website – https://secure.uuhsc.utah.edu/peak/registration/ by clicking on “Essentials of Jujitsu clinic” , then “add to cart” in the lower right hand corner and follow directions from there.
Description
This clinic is to help “install” some essential jujitsu moves into a student’s mind and body. A limited number of techniques will be presented, explained thoroughly, and practiced repeatedly with partners. This clinic will be hands on, and work oriented. Students should arrive prepared for a workout. Gym clothes or gi required – no jeans. By restricting the scope of information, students can expect to physically understand the saying, “I’d rather have 10 moves I can fight with than 10,000 moves that fight me.”
Instruction will be no-gi oriented, meaning that all the moves taught are applicable to both gi and no-gi (armbars, throws, chokes, etc). The moves are going to be taught from a Japanese Jujitsu perspective.
Prerequisite
No martial arts experience is required – only a willingness to take instruction and ability to stay focused. Print and sign the ‘Waiver’ form. Send it to PEAK by campus mail, or bring it with you to the first day of class. This form is included in the online registration process.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment or email me. I look forward to training with you!
Again, you can sign up now at https://secure.uuhsc.utah.edu/peak/registration/
Odds and Ends
Make sure you come hydrated, and you’ll probably want to bring a water bottle and a little snack when we take a small “lunch” break. There will be opportunity to roll/spar for students who want to do so.
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March 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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March 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
hey bart when are you gonna come train at SAMMA again?
March 11th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Hey, Bart, who’s teaching?
March 11th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
You scheduled this right in middle of Utah’s largest submission grappling tournament.. Good luck getting attendence.
March 12th, 2009 at 1:21 am
is there going to be any “actual” rolling or just drilling technques???
March 12th, 2009 at 1:54 am
I was wondering who is teaching this clinic and what their background in nogi jiu-jitsu is?
March 12th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Thanks for your questions, I’ve updated the post but I’ll list the answers here again.
Samma – I’m excited to come roll, have fun, and learn from you guys. The practices are put in a tough time spot for me, so I’ll do my best to get up there ASAP.
As for rolling – absolutely. We’re going to have fun, keep it safe, but no one will be FORCED to spar.
Bryce – I will be coaching the clinic.
UMMA dude – We’ll probably still get a bunch of good folks coming to train – are you competing at the Champion Submission Challenge?
blackirish – I’m coaching the clinic. Just so you know – these no-gi JJ moves.
I’ve got my blue belt in Jujitsu under Jorge Valladares. A time after promotion to blue belt, Sensei Valladares moved in with her out of state and asked me if I would take over his classes here at the U, and having been them ever since.
Currently, I’m training with Staff Sergeant Joe M. (who teaches the jits to the military over at the ROTC/Naval Science building) and have recently been starting to train no-gi with the guys down at Fusion BJJ.
Additionally, I have my 2nd degree Brown belt in American Kempo Karate from Brian Charles.
That said, I obviously don’t know everything – but the stuff I know, I know.
We’ll be sticking to some of the basics – the essentials in the clinic. “Oldies but goodies”. Not only will it be a great way for a lot of university students to gain some skills, it will be an awesome opportunity to get these moves down pat.
I think that for a lot of guys, they often find themselves in situations where they know the escape, or submission, but don’t have skill or the muscle memory to pull it off.
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times – there is no magic bullet, there is no “secret” to martial arts success. Mat time, quality repetitions, dozens of attempts in sparring – those are the “secrets”.
In this clinic I’ll be there to teach the moves, yes, but also to coach you – providing feed back and allowing you to work hard and advance your physical skills.
“There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” – Morpheus.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
What’s your selling point for this? You don’t have much more traditional or no-gi background in BJJ than most guys and $40 is a lot to shill out on some no name guy. $40 could buy you a week pass at pretty much any MMA gym in the area. You could train under the legend Jeremy Horn, the blackbelt Rob Handley or one of the dozen Pedro Sauer blackbelts in the area.
Also what time do you go to Fusion? I have never seen you there..
March 13th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Gray –
Outside of my above comments, a big selling point is rooted in the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson,
“My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can.”
The idea for a clinic really flows from a bunch of requests I get from my friends and U students.
Anyway,
I’ve been coming on Saturdays with Shawn (tall, short hair, med school student) – I’ll probably be there this Saturday and I’ll look for you. If you know Taylor, Morgan, Eric or Shawn, just ask them to point me out.
March 13th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I only train Monday-Wednesday.
Is Mr. Edmunds aware of your seminar?
March 13th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Also, a large issue I have with your comments on your background is you don’t have any BJJ background. You cite only Japanese Jujitsu, something that is far different (and far more inferior) than BJJ. You also say you know Kenpo. Again, not relevant to BJJ.
What gives you the right to teach this seminar? Have you contacted any blackbelts within the valley and offered to do a co-op with them on it? Otherwise, you just seem prideful and greedy.
March 16th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Gray,
Wow… deep cleansing breaths. I understand your points, and I would agree if Bart were trying to position himself of Jiu Jitsu god, doing a bunch of seminars all of the time.
I really don’t feel that’s the case here. Bart teaches a class at the U to introduce folks to MMA. It really acts as more of a feeder to get people to test the waters. Many of his students then grow into the more serious Dojos in town.
This seminar is especially that way. How many of us (non black belts) have been asked to come show some ladies at the ward house some pointers in self defense? Is it wrong to do it?
I don’t think so. There are a lot of people who would never crack the door of a Dojo that will attend a more inviting, less threatening event like this. Many of them will like it. Many of them might take a class from Bart, and many of them will then grow to train with Horn or one of the other bug Dojos in town.
Bart just loves the sport, and wants to share what he knows. When he starts propping himself up as something he’s not I’ll stand right next to you to throw rocks at him.
In the meantime, it’s all good. We all just love the sport.
March 16th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
And for what it’s worth, I took Kenpo at the same dojo where Bart got his brown belt. Occasionally, Our sensei would have have him teach our class and he always did a great job. So at least he’s got the teaching ability.
March 16th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I met Bart on Saturday and he seemed like a dedicated TMA who wants to learn BJJ. And he picked the best place to do it. There is my fusion plug. Anyway, the cost is what’s got me. Anyone with any experience with MMA,BJJ should not have to pay 40.00 to someone that doesnt have significant credentials. Johnny Carlquist, who I consider one of the best BJJ black belts in the valley, is charging 30.00 for his seminar. I am confident that Bart will be able to show some good stuff but only to those who have limited to no experience with MMA/BJJ, but then again just save your money till the following week and go to Johnny’s seminar. Please dont take these comments as an assualt to Bart. I only try to keep the integrity of BJJ/MMA intact as so many others on this forum are doing.
March 16th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Good training with you tonight Bart. See you tomorrow or wednesday.
March 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I think pridetv’s comments are pretty on the money where he said: “I only try to keep the integrity of BJJ/MMA intact”.
Its not that this Bart guy isnt a good guy or anything like that. The community of hardcore BJJ and MMA guys is still small and very protective of it.
So people become pretty defensive when someone who isnt as well qualified is charging the same or more money for lessons. Or charging any money for that matter. I m cool with somebody who isnt that good showing people for free what they know, but charging more that a local BJJ BB who has competed at mundials is a little absurd and gives the “impression” that they are doing this for monetary gain and not love of this sport.
March 4th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Are you ever coming through San Luis Obispo, CA? We have some MMA folks here that could use some schooling!
June 15th, 2010 at 1:05 am
I Twittered about your fantastic giveaway.