Three time UFC champion and UFC Hall of Fame Legend, Royce Gracie made a second consecutive appearance at Scranton MMA. On May 24rd, the son of Helio Gracie conducted a great seminar. A whole new group of students flocked to learn from the mind of the master and we couldn’t be more grateful to Royce for sharing. Thank you to all that joined us for this amazing experience! .
Three time UFC champion and UFC Hall of Fame Legend, Royce Gracie made yet another appearance at Scranton MMA. On May 23rd, Royce shared with Scranton MMA members his father’s jiu jitsu! This is Gracie jiu jitsu from the source – nothing watered down or modified to “how I like to do it“. The son of Helio Gracie conducted a great seminar and we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you to all that joined us for this amazing experience!
Folllowing a blockbuster Monday night seminar of Gracie Jiu Jitsu self defense techniques and Brazilian jiu jitsu, Rodrigo surprised the Scranton MMA kids and parents by dropping in on the Tuesday night BullyShield class as a guest instructor! Rodrigo taught the assembled children several of the famed Gracie family self defense techniques before participating in several “games” including tackle the giant, guard monster, and tug of war! The children were all smiles and full of excitement at being treated to such a cool and unique experience. Thank you Rodrigo for the generous donation of your time to the Scranton MMA youth!
When it comes to protecting kids from bullies, Scranton MMA has you covered! Every child deserves a happy childhood; and if your child is being tomented every day by bullies what fun is that? Put an end to it and let your child be a happy child. Enrollment is now open for all ages between 4 and 12! Call today to schedule a free class for your child: 570-851-2987 or email us scrantonmma@gmail.com
Beginning in September the curriculum at Scranton MMA is expanding! Due to the wild success of our BullyShield program we will be adding a brand new class tailor made for younger children. Welcome to Junior Samurais, the Gracie Jiu Jitsu self defense program for ages 4 to 6! This new program will consist of martial arts games and activities designed to engage the interest of the younger crowd all the while “tricking” them into learning martial arts and exercising! The new class will meet every Tuesday and Thursday ineslots.com at 4pm and is a one hour class. Parents are welcome to […]
On Sunday, August 26, 2012, fron noon to 2pm Royce Gracie Brown Belt, Jeff Reese will be hosting a workshop at Scranton MMA. The focus of the event; leglocks! The kneebar is the king of lower body attacks – it utilizes the leverage of your entire body against the singular joint AND there are hundreds of ways to set it up! Join us Sunday to learn the dos and don’ts of attacking with the kneebar; cost of the event is $25 at the door or FREE if you attended the August 20th, Rodrigo Gracie Seminar. Until then check out this video […]
Registration is now open for Scranton MMA’s women’s only self defense course UNtouchable! -self defense for the modern woman! As unemployment rises so does crime – don’t be a victim! Be Prepared With one rape happening every 6 minutes in the United States women need to be better prepared now more than ever. Something has to be done and that is why we offer Untouchable! What makes the Untouchable! program so effective is that you are not only taught the physical, verbal, and psychological techniques necessary to deal with an attacker but you also learn the universal guiding principles that […]
The area”s leader in self defense and fitness was visited Monday evening by legendary Pride Fighting Chhampionships veteran and Grandson of Carlos Gracie, Rodrigo Gracie! Rodrigo”s seminars are always highly anticipated and this one was no exception. Rodrigo kicked off the seminar by addressing the crowd, “No matter what your goals, to be a jiu jitsu competitor, to be casino jameshallison a mixed martial arts fighter, whatever it is, it all starts with the basics of Gracie Jiu Jitsu Self Defense. The self defense teaches you all the foundations you will need to become advanced”. The grandson of Carlos then began […]
It was a night of hard hitting roller derby action and hard hitting self defense as Scranton MMA joined the WB/Scranton Roller Radicals for a halftime demonstration of Gracie Jiu Jitsu Self Defense. The Roller Radical were taking on The New Jersey Roller Derby Club while Scranton MMA instructor, Jeff Reese, spoke to members of the crowd about self defense for men, women, and children. During halftime, Jeff, was joined at center track by roller girl Mallory Bauman and the children in attendance for the night’s game. Jeff spoke to the children about bullying and ways to stand up for themselves […]
Be Prepared With one rape happening every 6 minutes in the United States women need to be better prepared now more than ever. Something has to be done and that is why we offer Untouchable! What makes the Untouchable! program so effective is that you are not only taught the physical, verbal, and psychological techniques necessary to deal with an attacker but you also learn the universal guiding principles that govern the self-defense techniques. Why is this knowledge so critical? Because no two sexual assaults are exactly alike! Armed with your understanding of these governing principles you will be able to […]
