User Name Password Remember me   Forget your password? Retrieve it No account yet? Create one Welcome to South Texas Martial Arts Assocation! Contemporary Jiu-Jitsu With the wide-spread success of Gracie/brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and the growing popularity of Jiu-Jitsu as a competitive sport, the once classical martial of Japan, Jujitsu, has seen a resurgence in popularity and acceptance. A hybrid or modified form of Judo, Jiu-Jitsu follows many of the same principles and utilizes many of the same techniques that competitive Judo does. However, where Judo places strong emphasis on successful and controlled execution of throws and take-downs, using ground based grappling and submission techniques only as a follow up in the occurrence of failed take-down, contemporary Jiu-Jitsu focuses on developing a technical and adverse set of skills based on pinning, movement and submission techniques on both standing and non-standing opponents. Judo Judo was incepted by Jigoro Kano in 1882 as a successor of classical Japanese Jujitsu. What started as an attempt to devise a system that could be practiced by anybody, regardless of size, gender or demeanor has grown into an Olympic sport which is practiced the world over by everyone from grade-school children to competitive athletes. Judo is a grappling art emphasizing controlled execution of throwing and take-down techniques by utilizing principles of leverage, movement and momentum as opposed to brute strength. Judo as includes ground grappling and submission techniques to be used as a continuation of a succesfull thow or take-down. Freestyle/Submissions Grappling Similar to contemporary Jiu-Jitsu in it's practice and concept Freestyle/Submissions Grappling simply removes the element of the Gi/Kimono. Techniques which utilize the sleeves and/or collars in Jiu-Jitsu and Judo must be modified, or discarded all together. While techniques not as prevalent when training with the Gi may prove to be more accessible when training without. Pekiti Tirsia Kali Officially founded in 1897 by Grand Master Conrado Tortal, Pekiti Tirsia Kali is an indigenous method of combat from the Visayan region of the Philippines. The Pekiti Tirsia System of Kali is a highly effective, close quarters, in-fighting system of combat. Based on tactics and strategies derived from edged weapons, Pekiti Tirsia is a complete system incorporating both weapons and empty hands methods. Newsflash! SouthTexasMAA.com v3 The new site is up and running, though there is st... Contributed by Phil on 01/15/2005 read more... Recent Posts Topic Posted by Web sites Lady Warrior Long lost Student Seeks Dojo texou812 Ninjutsu Weapons Classes Jeremy Schmidt Judo Video Phil Training J.J. Martial arts products supplier Monica Kosen Judo Phil Kali shirts taylor UFC 3 FINALS J.J. Upcoming Kali Events taylor