Renzo Salazar: "The coolest kid Mike knows"(pic taken 02/08)
FYI to all of you who visit our website, one of our goals this year is to blog more. Whether it be about news or upcoming events, we hope to give our visitors some extra insight to what we're all about here at The Stronghold. Enjoy!
When we first opened the gym in October 2007, Mike really had no intention of having a Kids Jiu Jitsu class since teaching children is definitely very different from teaching adults. It was pretty interesting how we came upon our first Kids Jiu Jitsu students. In January of 2008, we held our official Grand Opening, and that is when we met Ryan Salazar, owner of Dental Guardz (Guard Ya Grill mouthguards). Ryan wanted to put his 2 boys, Reggie and Renzo in Jiu Jitsu. The two boys were our only students for a few months, as we didn't actively market our Kids Program at the time. In May, Tommy Espinoza joined the progam after him and his dad met Mike at Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas. Reggie, Renzo and Tommy, also known as our "Original 3" have proven to be top notch students and amazing competitors. In the short time they have been with us, they have won countless medals at over a dozen tournaments, and gaining victories over students who have been training much longer than they have. To see more of their achievements, visit our Competition Team section. They are also currently participating in wrestling and are doing very well.
The Kids progam continues to grow slowly and steady, and to date we have about 20 Kids/Teens. The number may be small in comparison to other academies, but we believe that smaller classes helps us maintain the quality of instruction. Our Kids and Teens have also consistently shown that they are able to apply the skills to be successful at tournaments; and we also achieved the Youth Team Title at Grapplers Quest last October. The program has come a long way and we are proud of all of our Kids/Teens. We know that we have several future Abu Dhabi and BJJ World champs in the making!
CrossFit WOD: "Barbara"
When we first opened the gym in October 2007, Mike really had no intention of having a Kids Jiu Jitsu class since teaching children is definitely very different from teaching adults. It was pretty interesting how we came upon our first Kids Jiu Jitsu students. In January of 2008, we held our official Grand Opening, and that is when we met Ryan Salazar, owner of Dental Guardz (Guard Ya Grill mouthguards). Ryan wanted to put his 2 boys, Reggie and Renzo in Jiu Jitsu. The two boys were our only students for a few months, as we didn't actively market our Kids Program at the time. In May, Tommy Espinoza joined the progam after him and his dad met Mike at Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas. Reggie, Renzo and Tommy, also known as our "Original 3" have proven to be top notch students and amazing competitors. In the short time they have been with us, they have won countless medals at over a dozen tournaments, and gaining victories over students who have been training much longer than they have. To see more of their achievements, visit our Competition Team section. They are also currently participating in wrestling and are doing very well.
The Kids progam continues to grow slowly and steady, and to date we have about 20 Kids/Teens. The number may be small in comparison to other academies, but we believe that smaller classes helps us maintain the quality of instruction. Our Kids and Teens have also consistently shown that they are able to apply the skills to be successful at tournaments; and we also achieved the Youth Team Title at Grapplers Quest last October. The program has come a long way and we are proud of all of our Kids/Teens. We know that we have several future Abu Dhabi and BJJ World champs in the making!
CrossFit WOD: "Barbara"
Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats
Rest precisely three minutes between each round.
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