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Instructors: @journeymangrappler @anitashammee @coachjon510 Gian Traverso @kirkedout @mashedpotato_menge @rgb_silver_gorilla @steadfastwrestlingclub

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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of promoting 5 new blacks and awarding a first degree black belt.

Dave Aahkus, Sam Kessel, Joel Billena, Alex Nichols, & Gian Traverso are now Steadfast’s first generation of black belts. Theses 5 embody what a black belt are, gritty, technical, competitive, and crafty. They also have the traits of community leaders, courage, compassion, patience, trustworthiness, and of course steadfastness.

These 5 have traversed the rough waters of Jiu Jitsu, through some of the toughest times, now their journey continues and they are not just artists but also people who will spread the art.

It was a great honor to share this experience with my professor Eduardo Fraga @ralphgracieberkeley - we wouldn’t have Steadfast with his grace and leadership.

Live long and Steadfast ⚓️ 🖖 🥋 taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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Mission accomplished in San Diego. I probably had the most @adcc_official adcc experience possible. Featuring leglock exchanges, wrestling in overtime, boundary less backtakes (defense), and rash guards coming off.

Apologies for the overexcitement, I’ve never felt so nervous before fighting yet so calm during the match. I wouldn’t doubt that it had everything to do with my CLA training at @steadfastmartialarts ⚓️ Highlight was doing it all with my best corner @anitashammee and my ride or die friend, student, and team mate @dana.hayess - huge shout out to Tim and @maddie.godbey for bringing the vibes 🤙 taken in Town and Country Resort Hotel by @steadfastmartialarts

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Somehow residency has been the best thing for my jiu jitsu. I’ve always loved anything involving fighting but this past year theres been a newfound appreciation for this sport that keeps me grounded, motivated, and makes me happy everyday. A big part of that has been my coaches and training partners @precisionjjacademy @masterchadkungfu @saramcmann @ms_daemonette, my teammates at Steadfast esp my SteadGals😍 and of course the reason I get to compete as a black belt, @ralphgracieberkeley. Thanks to @kalaheo_mountain_man and @journeymangrappler, the dream team of matside coaches who have been yelling at me together since i was a white belt. Again, not the best, not the worst, but always the most fun. taken in Las Vegas Convention Center by @steadfastmartialarts

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10 months ago

The Steadfast Competition Grappling Team went above and beyond last weekend at @jjworldleague 🥋 🤼. 4 competitor’s stepped onto the competition mats winning 5 medals 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉. As a team we went 8-3 and got 5 submission victories including 3 lapel chokes! As a program that is known for Nogi it’s awesome to see such success in the Gi! So many things to be proud of but still lots of things to continue to improve on. The best part was seeing competitors back in the gym on Monday. Onward and upward! taken in Adventist Health Arena by @steadfastmartialarts

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Just wanted to share a clip of my Gi class on Monday. The full class is available on @steadfastmartialarts YouTube channel and my Substack. Check out my Substack for more of my classes that are free, for now!! Leave a comment with any feedback or questions! taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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What’s the best way to get ready to grapple? That’s right grappling! But scaled down. When I run classes, I like to use grappling as a method to get everyone’s mind and body ready for class.
Continuous games are a great way to do so. Continuous games; which are any game without a win condition for one or both players, allow players to explore movement without the fear or pressure of winning or losing.
I also always encourage students to try to breathe in and out through their nose (nasal breathing) to start practice with intentional and regulated breathing. I further challenge students to breathe through nose throughout practice. taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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Steadfast was super excited to have @coldas.ike run our Wednesday wrestling class. Isaac is a Bay Area wrestler who graduated from @albanycougarswrestling and trained a lot with coach Gian. Isaac now wrestles for @williamscollegewrestling 🤼 We look forward to having Isaac around this summer and may even see in him Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai class! taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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Thank you guys for an amazing weekend! 🙏🏼🖤
@steadfastmartialarts @grobolom @mistercohn @anitashammee taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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10 rounds are just a warm up for the picture! Congratulations to Racquel @blvckadamas for graduating with a masters from UC Berkeley and good luck to @meelh this week at Masters North American!! taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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Huge shout out to @mistercohn for leading an amazing Friday Gi class here at Steadfast. Jonah started with standing engagements and then connected standing to guarded and pin scenarios. The games that Jonah lead focused on building top player’s capacity for dominating a guarded players legs and a pinned players arms. Class was very well thought out and explained! Check out some of the clips from his explanations! Thank you everyone for coming out! by @steadfastmartialarts

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@steadfastmartialarts x @rafsaperra by @steadfastmartialarts

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6 months ago

so very grateful to @lizberks_ for sharing this and inviting me to @steadfastmartialarts . jiu jitsu impacts everyone differently

#bjj #jiujitsu #bayarea #mentalhealth #therapy taken in Steadfast Martial Arts by @steadfastmartialarts

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