Jiu Jitsu Dojos in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, CA - 94523 | (925) 827-5455

Details: The Cesar Gracie Sports Center is a center for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training. Cesar Gracie, the main instructor, is known worldwide as a legend in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA instruction. On the mats of the academy, students of all levels learn the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the tutelage of Cesar and his top students. This style has been proven as the most effective in fighting competitions (UFC,etc) as well as on the street and Cesar is widely recognized as one of the world’s best instructor’s. Cesar personally teaches all the MMA classes at the academy and many of the other classes. He is well known for providing personal feedback and instruction to all students, many of whom are top competitors in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Jiu-Jitsu , by nature functions as an anti-oxidant. Practicing it relieves stress and anxiety while improving health through a vigourous aerobic and anerobic exercise. A Great improvement in cardiovascular performance and breathing is also noticed,even within a practitioner’s first few months. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art in which its students become flexible even without the practices of stretching exercises. This leads to its practitioners becoming more aware and helps them improve memory and hand-eye coordination. Furthermore, because practitioners spar on a daily basis, Jiu-Jitsu provides them with a great oppurtunity to lose weight, increase muscle mass and gain the ability to defend themselves. As a result, Jiu-Jitsu provides its practitioners with an outlet for aggresion and gives shy people confidence and self-esteem.