What is Brazilian JiuJitsu all about? Building Self Defense and Confidence through movement training!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn't all about strength and fighting. It's about developing a healthy lifestyle and one of the ways people can participate in non-sparring jiu jitsu is though a ginastica training session, said El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiujitsu instructor Todd Jones. "Ginastica is considered the basic movements jiujitsu," Todd said during a demonstration for us. "It's about flexibility and control." Although ginastica is beneficial for all ages, it is especially good for the middle ages and elderly because it keeps them moving and active. "It's a great workout for people who are 60 or 70 years old who want to stay active and improve their golf game or want to stay fit to hit the slopes in the winter. If they take time to participate and learn some movement skills, they can warm up a little before heading to the slopes and feel great when they get there.

Todd Jones, second from the right, receiving his black belt
from Master Claudio Franca in Santa Cruz, CA. 

Todd explains the the workout would not be a strenuous fighting workout. "We learn how to twist and turn and move better." Participants will also learn to breathe correctly while working out. "When we breathe right, our joints work and move better, and our blood flow improves." Todd explained. The class will teach control, flexibility and dexterity, three things a lot of elderly people lose because of inactivity. "When you move, you never want to be a slave to momentum because that's when you get hurt." The most important benefit of ginastica is learning to fall in a way that limits injury. "All of the physical therapies that are done these days are focused on fall prevention," Todd said. "Falling is inevitable here in El Dorado Hills, regardless of what age you are. Ginastica teaches us how to fall without breaking bones, and more importantly how to get up after you fall." 

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