Recently I had a student who has been training for about 3 years ask me what he should be focusing on now that he has a basic understanding of most fundamental movements. This question got me thinking of generalities in Jiu-Jitsu and if I could only be good at a few things in BJJ what would I choose as my "most important" positions, submissions, etc?I think it’s a good idea to focus on a few specific things for months at a time, but then continue to dabble and trade one favorite for another ..read more

Coach Caleb hit a really cool sneaky submission at last weekends competition. Here he shows us how he did it. While stuck in guard he traps his opponent's arm and catches a sneaky armbar. Caleb is only a 16 year old blue belt and was competing in the adult men's division ..read more

The full interview with JP on 98.1 KKFM minus the music intermissions about The Academy of Martial Arts​ and the benefits of Jiu-Jitsu for kids and adults.Click link belowhttps://soundcloud.com/981kkfm/tom-lynn-from-academy-martial-arts-in-monument ..read more

Here is an important video on how to defend yourself against clowns with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Please watch, It could save your life. Top 3 fears for most people are: 1. Public speaking 2. Heights 3. Clowns Don't be a victim to a clown attack at your kids next birthday party, learn to defend yourself today! (No actual clowns... or cameramen were injured in the filming of this video) For more awesome videos subscribe at www.bit.ly/tomlynnjr Or visit MonumentJiuJitsu.com ..read more

In week 19 we focused on punch protection: Jiu-Jitsu vs striker. This is a great way to ensure that your Jiu-Jitsu is more useful in a real world self-defense scenario without worrying about getting hurt. For more awesome videos subscribe at www.bit.ly/tomlynnjr Or visit MonumentJiuJitsu.com Instagram.com/monumentjiujitsu Facebook.com/monumentjiujitsu Welcome to our weekly Vlog where we show you many of the things that we covered this week at the Academy. You will get to see the Moves of ..read more

This week in our BJJ curriculum we are covering an escape from side control, as well as the mouse trap series of attacks from side control. The mouse trap series includes an Americana, straight armbar, as well as a Kimura from cross side position. The word of the week in the Kids Martial Arts program is Love. We could all learn from that.For more awesome videos subscribe at www.bit.ly/tomlynnjrOr visit MonumentJiuJitsu.comInstagram.com/monumentjiujitsuFacebook.com/monumentjiujitsuWelcome ..read more

BJJ black belts Tom Lynn Jr and Michel "Buiu" Pereira flew out to Kalamazoo, Michigan to surprise Amir Khillah and promote him to BJJ Black Belt. Buiu is the owner/ head professor at Carlson Gracie Miami in Florida, his student professor Tom Lynn owns/operates The Academy of Martial Arts in Monument, CO. Amir owns Lighting Kicks Martial Arts in Kalamazoo, MI. These guys are not only all connected through Jiu-Jitsu, but are also very close friends even though they live spread out across the ..read more

This week we celebrated our 1 year anniversary. In the adult BJJ program we covered wrestling for BJJ. 1. Double leg takedown2. Sprawl3. Sit-out4. Sit-out defense "anti-wrestling"We also cover the Word of the Week "Positive Attitude" from the kids martial arts program ..read more

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