Gyms Details:

Head Professor: Ben Lozano

Details: Red River Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is a family-owned business. Professor Ben, Vanessa are the proud owners of this school, and both are US Air Force veterans. Professor Ben has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2005 while stationed in Anchorage, Alaska. He started training under Professor Ted Stickel at Gracie Barra, Anchorage, Alaska. The family moved to Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, TX in 2009 and realized there was no Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools in the area. They both decided to open the school and share this wonderful art with the community. In 2014, yet another military move sent them both to the Pentagon, Washington DC. Both decided to retire after 20 years of service each and return to Wichita Falls to run the school full time. Ben and Vanessa are both black belts under Bruno Bastos. Their son Leo is a brown belt who coaches when he’s in town visiting from college, and their youngest son Edy, is well on his way to become a great coach himself. They are proud to offer martial arts in a family friendly environment for all families to train. They truly love to share their knowledge with the community.

Kids Program Url: https://redriverbjj.com/kids-bjj-program-6-15-years-old/

Kids Program Detail: Warm-up - In order to prevent injury, warm-up is achieved by calisthenics and different drills that will also assist in improving the person’s jiu-jitsu, cardio, and endurance. Instruction - the coach will demonstrate a move and will break it down, step-by-step for the students. The coach will continue to demonstrate different variations of that move and will proceed depending on the skill level of the class. It is very important for students to pay close attention during this time to get the most out of the technique. If a student has problems grasping the techniques, our coaches will be quick to assist. Drills - the students will pair up and drill each move between 4-6 minutes until the student feels comfortable. Drilling is an imperative part of our program in order for the student to become accustomed to the different positions and movements of jiu-jitsu. Rolling/grappling - after the instruction and drills, the student will apply the techniques that they have learned during a rolling/grappling session with each other. Safety is our priority, so mouth guards and cups are highly encouraged.

Woman Only Program Url: https://redriverbjj.com/new-womens-only-jiu-jitsu-self-defense/

Woman Only Program Detail: The primary goal for this class is to learn self-defense, but you may notice that you will reach other goals as you progress in this class. Jiu-jitsu is an amazing sport because it will help you achieve many fitness and life goals. As you progress in class, you will realize that the moves that look difficult, really aren’t. You will also notice that your mobility and flexibility will improve all while getting healthier. All of this will result in building up your confidence not just on the mats, but off the mats as well. We have lots of fun on and off the mats. The class will consist of a warm-up with drills that will help with cardio, conditioning, flexibility, and self-defense. After the warm-ups, the coach will show one technique and everybody will practice (drill) for 5 minutes. Once the students are comfortable with the basic moves, we will close class with a live grappling session to incorporate all the moves learned. We will meet twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday a 5:00pm in the War Room. This class is held at the same time as the Junior’s class, so you can drop off your kids at their class and you can train too!

Other Programs Available: Kickboxing/Conditioning

Schedule Url: https://redriverbjj.com/2021-calendar/

Facebook Url: https://www.facebook.com/RedRiverBJJTX/

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RedRiverBJJ/

Video Url: https://youtu.be/eFPm2NafBAY

Country: United States