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IF your new to the sport do go for moves like the high tower or gut wrench. Try simple moves like the half nelson and the duck aBend your knees and don't let anyone near em, and keep your center of gravity low. IF someone shoots for your legs, sprawl out ontop of them, and get behind em, cause thats a point instanly. WEeeeeee

http://www.weaselcircus.com/games/detailed/83.shtml hell yeh

yeh sorry for the lack of clarification. I Mean that this school dosnt go to competetions, but rather spars within the group. Which is cool , but after sometime I feel that sparing against the same people would get redundent; as you would learn the limitations of the people around you.

Both actually. And it goes to open style martial arts tournamensts. THe ones offered through that school are open to everyone in calgary but are grappling only.

Well I found 2 clubs in calgary that would work for me, but I am drawn between the 2. One seems to promise a more supportive enviroment with less people in the class for less money, but this one has no competition. Whil the other has larger class sizes and more money, but offers competition. SO Im kind of torn.

Wow awesome response time lol. Thanx so much. Anyone know of a good BJJ dojo in calgary,alberta. googled it and nothing much came up.

Hey everybody, Im looking for a martial art to match me. I have looked around and have had some fun, but nothing has really suited me too much. If it matters My build is 265 6'0. But losing weight is a joke for me really. Ive been athletic all my life up untill a couple years ago when I popped my eardrum and had to take a break. My history of martial arts is Shaolin Wushu and karate, both of which don't do it for me. I also was in wrestling for 3 years, in which I was asked to wrestle for the provnical games. Wrestling was probably my best expirience. Anyway back to the topic here. The problems I have with karate and wushu is not enough physical contact, I like hitting and I like taking hits. I also didn't like the fact that there was no take down holds or ground work. I have done my research though, so Im not totally ignorant on the subject. I know akido(sp?) is mainly take downs with not a lot og punching and kicking, and that ju jitsu and judo are a combanation of kicking and punching. Now being a bigger guy, I am interested in a more power orientated martial art that does include punches and kicks, but has a strong emphasis on grapling and take downs. IF anyone could pass along a little knowledge that would be wonderful.