martial arts

Today I wanted to talk a bit about our Self Defense Program at Scranton MMA.  Our program focuses on self defense but has tremendous carry over for any other martial artists and has a great deal of benefits that will carry over into your daily life.  I also wanted to touch a bit on the difference between self defense and fights or combat. At Scranton Mixed Martial Arts we offer a great beginners self defense program.  Our program is designed to allow anyone to get on the path of learning how to defend yourself in a self defense situation.  The program […]

We recently posted an article on our website talking about a strategy that you can use to improve your Gracie Jiu Jitsu at Scranton MMA.  The article can be read here: https://scrantonmma.com/scranton-bjj-training-tips-part-i/ In that article we talk about the importance of training from and working on being stuck in a bad position.  We discussed ways you can ‘force’ that to happen in training and even the best times to get that type of work in during your training.  Today we are going to flip things around and talk about training from advantageous positions and ways to improve your chances of getting submissions. […]

Let’s get this outta the way. Obviously, the most glaring answer to the title of this blog is self-defense. If you have ever googled the terms “Jiu-jitsu” or more specifically “Gracie jiu-jitsu” you know that it is a self defense system that is predicated on helping a smaller, weaker, opponent overcome a much larger, stronger opponent or attacker so essentially jiu-jitsu is tailor made for a woman who finds herself in a situation where she is being attacked by a man and needs to protect herself. Of course this benefit is absolutely paramount when it comes to training for women. However, […]