Fall 2009 Intro Class
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Begins Wednesday,
9/9/09 @ 9PM
Mon. (Regular Practice) |
9-11p.m. (Instructional) 9-11p.m. (Instructional) |
| Thurs. (Advanced. Class)* DuPont Exercise Room |
9-11p.m. (Instructional) |
Sat. (Conditioning, All ranks)* |
3-5p.m. (Instructional) |
| Sun. (Intermediate / Advanced. Class). DuPont Wrestling Room |
3-5p.m. (Open Mat - club members only) |
* Advanced & intermediate classes require instructor permission to attend. If you are not a regular club member, please contact self-defense@mit.edu.
While it's ideal to start with a scheduled intro class, we welcoming new students all the time! Come Mondays and Wednesdays at 9pm.
Click here for the American Jiu Jitsu Tri-Fold Brocure
or click here to learn the core-competencies you'll learn during your first semester.
Who
We Are:
We train in practical and effective self‐defense – both traditional and modern. We employ extensive scenario‐based self-defense
education appropriate for all body types, fitness, and experience levels.
A true martial art is neither a sport nor a dance; it must be as effective on the street as it is on the battlefield…it must train the practitioner for the probable and prepare them for the unthinkable.
American Jiu-Jitsu Club has been at MIT since 1994. We learn and practice Jiu-Jitsu (jujutsu, ju-jitsu), or the "Gentle Art," consisting of a wide variety of techniques: joint locks, submission holds, throws, strikes, weapons use and unarmed weapon defense (gun, knife, blunt weapons), and ground-defense - not to mention de-escalation techniques and strategies. Jiu-Jitsu does not rely on brute strength, but rather on flexible response and the use of an attacker's own energy. Jiu-Jitsu prepares a person for any situation, including stand-up and ground fighting with and without weapons, an multiple attacks.
Where
We Practice:
Classes are ONLY open to members of the MIT community with athletics cards. While we have many MIT staff and faculty members as well as spouses and alumni, our primary focus is always on the MIT student. We were founded by students and pride ourselves in being a student-run, student-lead organization. We meet in the Wrestling Room on the 2nd floor of DuPont
Gym during the Fall, IAP, and Spring terms (that's Building W32 on the
map). If you have any questions, first read the FAQ,
and feel free to contact Sensei Dave.
© David Dunmeyer, 2009
