LIMA TAEKWONDO ACADEMY was the first martial arts center in the Culver City area to offer BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU (BJJ) thirteen years ago. Today the program is extremely successful and the responsible for its success is Master JOHN MACHADO, a 5th degree black belt with 30 years of experience in this Brazilian art. JOHN MACHADO and his 4 brothers (JEAN JACQUES, RIGAN, CARLOS and ROGER) are pioneers of this art in the US, they had been teaching in California and Texas since 1989.
The classes are safe and structured in a way that beginners concentrate more on the basics techniques of self-defense harder than sparring; the atmosphere is friendly and stimulating. Master JOHN MACHADO teaches almost all the classes and is assisted by 8 black belts and 10 brown belts, some of them are US National Champions.
The program is conducted with high professional standards and attracts a high number of students, from the average person wanting to get in shape while learning self defense to high level professional Mixed Martial Arts fighters.
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BJJ is a very efficient self-defense and grappling system, developed in Brazil as a variation of Japanese Jiu-jitsu. The founders: Carlos Gracie (uncle of the MACHADO BROTHERS) and Helio Gracie are primarily responsible for the development of Jiu-jitsu in Brazil in the beginning of the 20th century (circa 1915).
The GRACIES and MACHADO BROTHERS are responsible for the development of the art in the United States by forming hundreds of black belts that went on to open schools all across the country. One of these black belts is Taekwondo Master Andre Lima who started BJJ with the MACHADO BROTHERS in 1994.
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The popularity of BJJ is particularly big these days because this style is the precursor of the most recent martial arts revolution called Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The MMA era started in 1993 when BJJ fighters created the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and latter the K1 (Japan). Sporadically some of the MMA celebrities like: Bass Rutten, Dan Henderson, Rob Kaman, Thierry Sokoudjou, Hong Man Choi and Ricco Rodriguez and etc…visit the studio, as well as some well-known figures of the Martial Arts world like actor Chuck Norris and Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee student), both of them are Black Belt students of the MACHADO BROTHERS.
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The technique in BJJ is divided into different categories, such as takedowns, arm locks, leg locks, and chokes. Falls, another important aspect of it, are almost a mandatory part of warm-ups. Classes normally last 1½ hour and learning the basics will normally take less than a year of training, which is also the time necessary to earn a promotion from the white belt to the blue belt. Unlike Tae Kwon Do and Karate, which normally require about 3-4 years of study to earn a black belt, BJJ usually requires 6-8 years of study to earn a black belt. It is a sport that requires a good deal of commitment. But, ask anyone who has mastered the system and they’ll tell you its well worth the effort, and the waiting!
If you are serious about learn BJJ you should take the first step and schedule a FREE TRIAL CLASS by calling (310) 391 4950. There are GROUP classes 6 days a week (morning and night) and also PRIVATE CLASS available (for one or two people) at anytime.
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Check out JOHN MACHADO website at WWW.JOHNMACHADO.NET
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Schedule
Sunday
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (All levels)
Monday
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (All levels)
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm (All levels)
Tuesday
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm (beginners)
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm (advanced)
Wednesday
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (All levels)
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm (All levels)
Thursday
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm (beginners)
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm (advanced)
Friday
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (All levels)
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm (All levels)
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5903 Sepulveda Blvd Suite A - Culver City, CA 90230
At LIMA TKD, you will never be asked to take part in any competition. That's your decision. But, if you decide you do want to compete, you will be joining one of the strongest competition programs in the state.
