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March 22nd COVID 19 Updates

3/22/2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an order mandating all New Yorkers to stay at home.

While people will still be allowed to leave for certain things, like grocery shopping or solitary exercise, non-essential gatherings like martial arts practice will still be banned. We are not sure how long this order will be in place.

The health of our students, their families, and loved ones is important to us. We encourage everyone to follow this quarantine until the COVID-19 is under control.

In the meantime, we are offering online classes and content daily to our members. If you haven't gotten the details on this yet and you or your child is a current student, please contact Sensei Leigh.

If you are looking to start training, we thank you for your patience and ask that you check back here or contact us to know when we are holding classes again.

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COVID - 19 and Classes

3/16/2020

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Dear students and friends of Phoenix,

We care about our students health and the health of your family and friends. As many of you have heard, there are now two confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in Monroe county. Health officials believe there will be more cases in the next week.

We have students who attend Phoenix who have health conditions that can make them susceptible to upper respiratory infections, who have friends / family who have compromised immune systems, and who are over the age of fifty.

We’ve decided to cancel classes until March 23rd. It is recommended that people refrain from large group activities and avoid being in close proximity to others- neither of these is possible with training.

Your health and the health of your families matter to us. Training will resume soon.

Thanks for your understanding and patience. As always, feel free to contact us with any concerns. Brennan and Leigh can also provide you with some study materials in the meantime.

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Health and Fitness in Jiu Jitsu - But How's it Actually Benefit You?

3/3/2020

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Jiu Jitsu has some surprising health and fitness benefits for kids as well as adults. Sharpening the mind and working the body, Jiu Jitsu will improve many areas of your life:

Coordination and full body awareness

Gritt, focus, and discipline

Confidence

Accomplishing goals

Socializing

Health and fitness via the ‘Jiu Jitsu lifestyle’

Self defense

Okay, great, but how do these translate into real life?

Pretty soon after you start training you’ll start feeling a bit better, those endorphins will kick in after class. You just spent an hour and a half (which flew by, btw) working out! Whew!

You’ll find yourself remembering the items on your grocery list and grabbing the canvas bag before entering Wegmans, because Jiu Jitsu is working your brain as well as your body.

That obnoxious coworker or kid in your class won’t bother you so much. You’ll look him/her directly in the eyes, speak louder, stand a bit taller, be firm in your boundaries. Heck, you’ve survived being tossed over someone’s shoulder and almost got that choke on them last week- what can this bully possibly do to you?

Now that you’ve got more energy and focus, maybe it’s time to tackle that project you’ve been putting off. Jiu Jitsu has taught you how to break things up into smaller parts and to steadily work until the job is done. You’ve got this.

Everyone’s grabbing some food after class tonight, you want to come? Oh, and there’s that Nerf War next week. Why not? It’ll be nice to hang out with some new people.

Suddenly that garbage plate with extra meat sauce and greasy pizza doesn’t look so good. You feel better in BJJ class when you eat light and drink more water.

The thought of an altercation used to make you nervous, would you survive if you ever got into a real fight? Now you know what to do. You’re better equipped to handle yourself and protect others.

You matter, so treat yourself right. Health and fitness are not ambiguous terms, these are things that will directly improve your life. Give us a try and see how much better you feel after a month.

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March 22nd COVID 19 Updates

COVID - 19 and Classes

Health and Fitness in Jiu Jitsu - But How's it Actually Benefit You?

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