Centurion Jiu Jitsu

Ludovico from Avezzano, thanks for the visit

Today at 1 pm first official class of season 2023-24

Evento aperto a tutti. Info via messaggio pvt

The God Hercules did not approve the Lion Killer aka Mata Leao to be considered the REAR naked choke

Last session of the season is in the books. Thanks everybody, see you on the mat tuesday august 22 at 1pm, for the first official class of season 2023-24. Ciao!

Felipe, brazilian based in Genoa, Italy.
Thanks for the visit.

Two more foreign guests from different continents:
Andreas from Paphos, Cyprus, and Todd from Boston, USA. Thanks for the visit

Marroni e Nere che erano sul ns tatami stamani
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Brown and Black belts present on our mar this morning

ATTACCHI ALLE GAMBE E IL LASCIARE UN'EREDITA'

Il mio allievo Marco Senatori con magistrale abilità ha condotto presso la nostra sede una doppia sessione di allenamento specializzato sugli attacchi alle gambe. Questa master class aperta anche a ospiti esterni, la prima mai tenuta da una cintura nera del Centurion che non fosse l'head coach, ha avuto un significato anch'esso duplice:
1) dimostra quanto i nostri professori cintura Nera sono preparati nel Jiu Jitsu più contemporaneo, in questo caso sull'agomento così "bollente" delle leve in torsione al ginocchio
2) che l'importantissimo obiettivo di creare dei solidi esperti al massimo livello e quindi un lignaggio è stato raggiunto

Grazie a Marco e a tutti gli intervenuti

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LEGS ATTACKS AND CREATING A LEGACY

My student Marco Senatori with masterful skill conducted a double specialized training session on leg bindings at our office. This master class also open to external guests, the first ever held by a Centurion black belt who was not the head coach, also had a double meaning:
1) demonstrates how well prepared our Black Belt professors are in the most contemporary Jiu Jitsu, in this case on the so "hot" topic of knee twist locks
2) that the all-important goal of creating solid top-level experts and thus a lineage has been achieved

Thanks to Marco and to all who attended.

Summer meeting 2023
An amazing day, with lots of laughs, rolling, cheers and 3 new Centurion black belts
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Raduno estivo 2023
Una giornata incredibile, piena di risate, lotte, brindisi e 3 nuove cinture nere Centurion

Visita del professor Hans Hutton da Monaco, Germania.
Danke, Hans
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Professor Hutton form Munich, Germany. Thanks, Hans

Isa and Evo from Colorado (USA). Thanks for the visit

HEEL HOOK FULL IMMERSION

2 master class esaustive sull'argomento. Tutto quello che avreste sempre voluto sapere sul gancio al tallone ma che non avete mai potuto chiedere

Programma:

Parte 1 (1h30 min)
1. Meccanica del gancio al tallone
Fulcro,leva, differenza fra torsione e rotazione
2. l’importanza del blocco/pinza sulla gamba coinvolta.
3. Lavoro sui diversi modi di pinzare e di recuperare la “profondità” della pinza. (Drill di coppia)
4. Come esporre il tallone (modalità basiche di esposizione del tallone)
5. Come nascondere il tallone (modalità basiche di difesa).
6. Inside/outside position
7. Drill non collaborativo su esposizione del tallone dell’avversario

Parte 2 (1h 30min)
1. ingressi basic inside/outside da sotto (Drill)
2. Ingressi basic inside/outside da sopra (drill)
3. Come evitare di restare bloccati&schiacciati durante il setup (controllo della gamba secondaria/inversione) (drill)
4. Combinazioni più articolate di ganci al tallone/calf slicer/kneebar (conseguenza delle difese)

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Classe gi delle ore 13
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1pm gi class

"Le continue lodi sono un problema. La gente dirà, tipo, "Quanto sei forte!". Non va bene. Dovresti sempre pensare a te stesso come uno studente. Pensa a te stesso come a un perpetuo sho-dan (primo grado), sempre bisognoso di miglioramenti. Evita le persone che ti dicono quanto sei bravo. Questo è molto importante"
(Masahiko Kimura)

Tanti auguri Cristian, happy birthday Marsh!

IL JIU JITSU INIZIA IN PIEDI

Sottolineiamo l'aspetto marziale del BJJ sopra il resto: il Jiu Jitsu ha un numero eccezionale di benefici ma alla fine è fatto per il combattimento. Quindi i nostri bambini, come chiunque altro, praticano tachi waza, ossia proiezioni, ad OGNI sessione. Imparano sia le tecniche di "judo" (gi) che quelle di "lotta olimpica" (nogi). E, oh ​​gente, i nostri ragazzini proiettano!

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JIU JITSU STARTS STANDING

We stress the martial aspect of BJJ above the rest: Jiu Jitsu has an oustanding number of benefits but at the end of the day is for combat. So we have the children as anyone else practice tachi waza, throws, at EVERY session. They learn both "judo" (gi) techs and "olympic wrestling" (nogi) ones. And, oh boy, our kids do wrestle!

Tanti auguri Luca, happy birthday Dugo!

Italian BJJ Open 2023 - report

This weekend in our city of Florence the Italian championship of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was held. The event excellently organized by the UIJJ saw 2000 athletes battle it out on the 10 tatami mats areas for three days.

Like every year, Centurion participated in the most important competition in the country, with jitsuka from 6 to 60 years old. We have collected many 'heavy' gold medals and a difficult number of podiums to count, but above all we have given the possibility to children, young people, adults and senior citizens to compete. I would like to thank all the people of our large family who have spent themselves to make the tiring experience enjoyable, from the parents of the children to the team members who, after their struggles, helped to corner.

Our school pursues an educational ideal where one competes to improve one's level of training, and not one where there is training to compete. No steroids or other crap, just discipline, humility and results.

Alejandro from Northern California (USA). Thanks for the visit

FOCUS

For many reasons, I believe that the most single important skill to achieve in life is focus. If we can deeply focus on something we like and desire, then we can be good at it, no matter how bad we were at the beginning. Jiu Jitsu has been times and times again proven to teach people how to focus. Since it involves complex reasoning under heavy physical and emotional stress, Bjj it is a poweful (the best I know) instrument for conquering the master skill.

A submission grappling day

Today four Centurion athletes fought bravely in Cascina at the Wolf professional tournament. Very good performance, many things to work on.

STILL DANCING TOGHETER

Oh boy, time flies..my black belt has gotten 9 yrs old and so we have also aged, me and mestre Octavio.

I first met this man back in 2005, our relationship is that of two friends obsessed by the same art, Jiu Jitsu. Last saturday Ratinho awarded me the 3 degree, a tiny tape stripe but a big step in my mind as well. Tempus fugit, my Latin ancestors said, and I like to think that mine it was time well spent.

Obrigado, Octavio. Looking forward to so many deacades yet to come, moving togheter in life and onto the mat, like two salt and pepper haired ballet partners.

Guard passing biomechanics, Bjj clinic by . Thanks Mestre

𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐉𝐉 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 | 𝐉𝐈𝐔 𝐉𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐔 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎
PRE-CRONOPROGRAMMA del CAMPIONATO ITALIANO UFFICIALE
di BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU | FIJLKAM UIJJ
26/27/28 Maggio 2023 | Mandela Forum Firenze

.."𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒅𝒊 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒂, 𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆"...

Junior | Juvenile | Adulto | Master 1 - 7
Iscrizioni su uijj.org o nelle storie in evidenza

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EMPOWERING WOMEN

Centurion Jiu Jitsu is empowering people since 2003. We do know our job.

We believe that the lifestyle we push is capable of quickly improving anyone's life, regardless of age, fitness level, social condition or one's s*x. Having said so, we know that two categories benefit the most from good BJJ practice:
kids and women

Yesterday we organized an open mat, over 60 people from many citites of Tuscany showed up. First hour was women only, the mat was only theirs. We want female pratictioners feel warmingly welcomed and, in a way, also privileged for a day.
After the 1st hour, the girls' crowd merged with the guys and rolled alongside men, something that it's also crucial.

Jiu Jitsu is fun and effective, ladies, come roll with us.

Master class con mestre Octavio Couto

Info via msg pvt

Power of Breathing seminar. Thanks to coach Max Belpusi and congratulations to those who attended this great event

Tanti auguri Ernesto, happy birthday Brodino!

Every fight, whether it's sports-related or not, starts on the feet. That's why at Centurion, we study stand-up fighting with specialists and train it in an organized way.
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Ogni incontro, che sia sportivo o no, inizia stando in piedi. Ecco perché al Centurion studiamo la lotta in piedi con specialisti e la alleniamo in modo organizzato.

Bowling night for competitive Centurion crowd

VIENI A LOTTARE INSIEME A NOI, DIVENTA UN PO' SUPER

La nostra scuola di Brazilian Jiu Jitsu si avvale di insegnanti professionisti e di una didattica avanzata, con classi specifiche per ogni livello di apprendimento, dal principiante assoluto all'agonista avanzato. Il sistema Centurion prevede la preparazione atletica e suggerimenti sullo stile di vita da accostare all'addestramento marziale, tutto per raggiungere una perfetta forma fisica senza noia.

Un ambiente rilassato e informale, dove non sono ammessi né steroidi né personaggi con stramba mentalità permette a chiunque di intraprendere il percorso alla scoperta di doti che magari ignorava di possedere. Vieni a provare, ti sentirai un po' SUPER.

Centurion, scopri un mondo di possibilità.
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Today coach Milko brought the team out for a sparring saturday, and we visited a friend's Wrestling gym in nearby Mercatale

Lorenzo, old student now located in Luxembourg, thanks for the visit

OPEN MAT MA PER DAVVERO

Vi presento la nuova pagina insta Open Mat Florence, v'invitiamo a seguirla.

Vogliamo lanciare questa risorsa per il coordinamento delle varie scuole di BJJ in zona fiorentina, annunciando per tempo l'organizzazione di un open mat. In questo modo invece di ritrovarsi con sempre le stesse persone sul tatami, avremo di volta in volta la possibilità di far convergere tutti gli allievi su UNA SOLA materassina. Ne gioveranno e tanto tutti.

Il futuro è crescere. Non ne siamo certi ma NON ci risulta che niente del genere esista nelle altre città d'Italia

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Jake from Denver (USA), Rami and Aziz from Lebanon via Hong Kong, thanks for the visit

Hard work pays off, n.1 Purple belt in the nation

Our Wrestling coach, Milko Barlondi, now is a blue belt. At 51 yrs of age he has discoverd BJJ and he is wrecking people in their 20s who compete in the Adult division

Coaching for what reason?

I do relentlessly stress the importance of competing in Jiu Jitsu in order to get good at the art. Competition must be considered a tool, instrumental, and absolutely not a goal in itself. We can compare a tournament to an exam in college: it would be foolish to go to college just for the sake of "competing" in the exams. To compete vs a stranger is what is closer to a real encounter, it's hard on the body and stressful for the mind in a way that is impossible to replicate in the gym, and because of that unicity it is invaluable.
Competition gives us info not to be found anywhere else. After sport competition the jitsuka has better knowledge on himself and on what areas are to be explored more, and so does his coach. Therefore organized competition is immensely helpful and a mandatory step in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey, but only for the mentioned reasons