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Welcome to Fight Sports Naples Academy. We're Naples Florida's new home for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts and Judo. Whether you're looking to learn a new martial art, lose weight, or just get a terrific workout then you've come to the right place. And remember we're not all about MMA and BJJ because you'll always have a great time while you train.

Fight Sports Naples Florida was founded by Marcel Goncalves. Marcel is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Roberto Cyborg Abreu. ...Continue below
 
 
 

Marcel has dedicated his life to training Jiu Jitsu. He has successfully competed at the highest levels of the sport, including being a multiple time world medalist.

MMA or Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact sport that incorporates grappling, striking, boxing, wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, kickboxing, taekwondo, judo and other styles. Mixed Martial Arts showed that the connection between shoot wrestling, grappling, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu proved to be one of the most formidable combinations of fighting in the UFC.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosts the most top ranked MMA fighters in the world. The purpose of the UFC was to identify the most effective martial arts in a real fight between competitors of significantly different fighting disciplines.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and hand to hand ground fighting. Jiu Jitsu began from the Japanese art of Kodokan Judo. Judo was derived from the Jujutsu technique in the early 20th century. Brazilian Jiu jitsu is known as more than just a system of fighting, its parent art of judo was separated from older systems of Japanese jujutsu by a major difference that was passed on to BJJ: it isn't solely a martial art: it's also a sport, a way to promote fitness and building character in young people.

Fight Sports Naples is a brand new facility that has everything you will need to become a warrior. The facility is a center of training where you will find not only high quality black belt instruction, but a dedicated strength and conditioning coach.

The Secrets to Perfecting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Conditioning

Most people who pick up Brazilian jiu jitsu as their martial art of choice decide to dedicate a portion of their time to conditioning. It’s an essential part of mastering this art as somebody who is strong and lean will have more success than somebody who is out of shape. But there are a lot of common mistakes students make. The first step is to talk to your instructor. Educators in gyms like Fight Sports in Naples, Florida, are always happy to help.

Too Much BJJ Conditioning

There’s such a thing as too much conditioning within Brazilian jiu jitsu. If you are spending more than 20% of your time conditioning yourself you’re doing it wrong. Someone who spends more time on their technique will defeat someone who dedicates most of their time to conditioning. Look to spend at least 80% of your spare time on honing actual jiu jitsu techniques.

Treating it Properly in Jiu Jitsu

Unless you’re a professional jiu jitsu fighter you shouldn’t waste time on gearing your training towards competition unless there’s one right around the corner. When you practice your fighting moves almost exclusively you lose touch with the moves which bring your mind and body closer together. Don’t let the rest of your skills suffer by becoming too focused on competition.

Strength Training and Mixed Martial Arts

Superior strength will win the day the large majority of the time. But strength must come with a lean body. Being a 600-pound bodybuilding freak isn’t going to cut it in the realm of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Instead, it will just reduce your flexibility and allow a smaller and faster opponent to get in under your defenses and put you in a painful submission hold. It doesn’t matter how big you are, a well-timed heel hook will leave you submitting with haste.