Maryland

[SnakeBites]

Hey im going to be moveing over there and I wanna start training jujitsu any dojos around Frostburg/Cumberland ?

[jakem]

check the train jujitsu link

[jakem]

looks like there is a relson gracie affilate in md

[SnakeBites]

where at ? and there was nutting on the link

[jakem]

thats where i found it. move your mouse close between ky&md one of those flags says "relson gracie".

[jakem]

lloyd irvin maryland bjj (301)449-kick:)

[SnakeBites]

allright i will go back to z site and have my girl call the number thanks

[SnakeBites]

they are all by DC witch is like 80 miles from where i am

[jakem]

`sorry man,well back to the drawing board

[SnakeBites]

when me and my girl get on our feet she was like i wanna move to canda i was like BC work for you she said its beautiful up there so maby in a year or so I hope to be a new addion to submissions101

[SnakeBites]

Any 1 have the link to that Gracie dojo ?

[Tallsilkyslim]

http://www.graciemd.com/

[Shonuff]

Cross-posting my dojo review from Bullshido.net:

http://www.88bjj.com

Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a Lloyd Irvin affiliate school in Elkridge MD, is a medium sized facility run by brown belt Julius Park.

Overview- The school promotes a friendly and fun (yet serious) atmosphere and despite having a serious competition team there doesn't seem to be any ego issues. From day one we both were treated with the utmost respect, rolling with one of their Pan Am champion purple belts to assess our skills right off the bat. Many students here are amateur/professional fighters that compete in local, state and national tournaments. They encourage everyone to compete, but it's not required.

The staff includes several purple and brown belts as well as a black belt who visits from another nearby school a few days a week. In addition to the BJJ ranks, and NAGA/Pan AM championships, some of the instructors fight MMA as well.

Facilities - The school is well kept/clean and professional looking. My only complaint is that the changing rooms have no locker space and are small, and there are no showers.

Classes - All classes start w/ approx 10 minutes of warm up and conditioning/stretching exercises. For those looking for more fitness challenges the school maintains a fitness log for those wanting to participate in circuit training and the higher belts are always eager to assist you and workout with you...

Currently there are seven types of classes being taught:

White Belt Basics: An hour long class consisting of warm-ups followed by grip fighting then moving into 2-3 position/submissions with the last 20 minutes being dedicated to rolling (4x5 minute rounds). The rolling is sometimes free rolling, and sometimes specific to the concepts being conveyed in class.

Basics Plus:An hour and a half long class with the only real difference being the length of time dedicated to sparring and the inclusion of more grip fighting/takedowns. Rolling in this class lasts anywhere from 30-45 minutes.

Advanced: I have not personally attended one of these yet, but from watching on the sidelines I would say the emphasis here is on fast paced drilling. Rarely will a new move be introduced that the majority of the participants don't already know. These classes also seem to have a little more focus on takedowns than the other two gi classes.

Combat Gold: Only the strong survive in this hour and half long class. Bring your A game or get the hell out... Invitation only.

No-Gi: An hour and a half class much like the others. 15 minutes or so of conditioning/warm-up followed by take-down and/or submission drills. The last 30-45 minutes is dedicated to sparring.

Family: An hour long class that combines the kids and White Belt Basics class allowing parents and their children to attend the same class. This is offered once a week on Saturday mornings.

Muay Thai: An hour long class offered three times a week. The lack of equipment limits the amount of contact/work but this class is just a supplement to allow people to round out their skills... this is not an attempt to turn this into a MMA gym. Students who are serious about the training are encouraged to get their own gear so that the intensity level can increase.

The school takes a rotational approach to its curriculum, meaning that it has a catalog of principles/positions/submissions and it constantly rotates through them cyclically. So if you join the school when they are half way through a cycle you end up starting where everyone else is and eventually you will cycle all the way through back to where you started. Rinse and repeat.

Also, the gym is kept open every night following training so that people who want extra rolling time and/or drilling time can sweat to their heart's content as well.

Concerns - First and foremost I am very happy with my decision to join this academy over some of the other I researched in the area, but in the interest of an honest and fair review I will lay out the concerns/issues I have. As I mentioned before the changing facilities are rather small considering the number of students that sometimes show up for the more convenient class times, and not having showers can be difficult especially in the hot summer months but it is nothing that really hinders the training experience. The use of contracts, and the high price, concerned me a little but adjustments to the number of classes you take per month (there are multiple programs… I am personally on the unlimited while my wife is on the twice a week) can be made with 30 days notice and you are not locked into them for any length of time. They are solely to allow for EFT with no “gotcha” clauses in them.

The only other concern would be for people with zero martial arts experience, such as my wife. The “thrown to the wolves” approach is in full effect here when it comes to sparring and while everyone is extremely nice and no-one is trying to break you there is really no assistance for brand new people. My wife, after her first 45 minutes of learning how to begin to do some half-guard transitions was told to spar she just looked at me and asked “And do what?” It was a valid question.

[Ari Bolden]

I like this review A LOT and it actually gave me some ideas for new classes for my new dojo. Thanks Jeff!