Ryan started taking Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts last fall at Creighton Mixed Martial Arts.
Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person.
He's been having fun and doing well. Ryan is the blond, yellow belt in front doing the rolls.
Ryan gets lots of actual hands-on experience sparring with classmates.
