Florida BJJ

[SoCo KungFu]

Anyone know of these guys? Or anyone in Central Florida, Brevard county area (Titusville, Orland, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, etc.)

http://www.marciosimas.com/

http://www.brevardmma.com/home.php

Hell, maybe even just somebody that teaches...don't have to be a gym. Even just some wrestler that wouldn't mind throwing around and pounding a beer or something afterwards....I just need a training partner! And I need to work my ground some more...I just picked BJJ cuz they don't mind incorporated my striking background it seems

[sanjuro_ronin]

Gracie Barra is always a sure bet, top level Sport BJJ.
The second link didn't seem to work for me.
And the last one is a Carlson Gracie BB and you will get good MMA from that "lineage".

[SifuAbel]

Did you say lineage?

[sanjuro_ronin]

Did you say lineage?

Lineage matter in BJJ, its like pedigree !

[SoCo KungFu]

Gracie Barra is always a sure bet, top level Sport BJJ.
The second link didn't seem to work for me.
And the last one is a Carlson Gracie BB and you will get good MMA from that "lineage".

Thanks man. Here is the one concern for me though. And its one of the reasons I originally favored more JJJ training (well that and the fact that, I uhhh lived in Japan). I have spent the last 8 years in a (Stand Up) striking art. Yeah its got Chi'Na and all that but I'm not good enough at those really so I leave it at striking art. My concern going into a BJJ gym with a heavy MMA base is that will the trainers be able to incorporate that past into the training?

Now don't get this wrong. I'm not saying that MMA striking is bad. I think MT is pretty kick @$$ and I like things they do. As with boxing and all that. But like I said, I want to use the things I've already been taught for my striking. That doesn't mean if something I see won't get added. Cuz if it works then I want to have it too.

Now, on one hand I get the voice in my head telling me the simple solution. "If my kung fu training is good enough to be used then I should be able to pull it out regardless of what they are teaching me that might be MT/boxing based." But at the same time, I just want to know that the teacher would be able to see things that I try to pull out and be able to blend that into the ground stuff (which more what I'm after rather than adding in MT/boxing and all that). My hands are pretty full with sifting through my current material.

I don't know if I'm explaining what I'm looking for real well...but you come from a big background in different stuff and aren't you praciticing Hung Gar now? So I'm hoping you kinda get where I'm coming from....

Well...I guess there is only one real way to find out. Guess I'll give em a call tomorrow and find out when I can go in and hit the mats. It is always kinda fun when you go to a new school for the first time. You get to be a beginner again =)

[MasterKiller]

Here's a suggestion.

Don't go in there expecting them to work around your skills.

Go to class, keep your mouth shut, and learn what they have to teach.

[Yao Sing]

Marcio's is good. I think Seth Petrocelli (TUF season 2) opened his own place in east Orlando. Din Thomas is on the west side of town (think he's still there, haven't kept up wth things).

I'm out of town on a job but I'll try to put you in touch with some guys I know training BJJ locally. I haven't jumped into it myself yet but I have some friends who are training.

Where are you right now?

[SoCo KungFu]

Marcio's is good. I think Seth Petrocelli (TUF season 2) opened his own place in east Orlando. Din Thomas is on the west side of town (think he's still there, haven't kept up wth things).

I'm out of town on a job but I'll try to put you in touch with some guys I know training BJJ locally. I haven't jumped into it myself yet but I have some friends who are training.

Where are you right now?

Titusville at the moment. I've only been back here for a couple months now, but in the 5 years I've been gone this town has gone to the dumps. There was a time when there was like 5 MA schools. Now there is just 1 dedicated MA school and a guy that teaches Goju out of a ballet school. There used to be a couple gyms. I remember when Jim Dugan had Hacksaw's and all the WWF/WCW guys would be there lifting. All that stuff is gone now...

I just hope that when I get in there and get accustomed to how to do things and get to know some people the military doesn't make me pack up and head somewhere else. That seems to be my luck lately.

[Chief Fox]

Here's a suggestion.

Don't go in there expecting them to work around your skills.

Go to class, keep your mouth shut, and learn what they have to teach.

What he said.