Washington DC, places to train?

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06-15-2014, 01:33 PM
Mario Lopez Alvarez

Washington DC, places to train?

Hey guys,

One of my students and friends is in DC for the summer and he is looking for a place to train his jiu jitsu?

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Mario
06-15-2014, 06:57 PM
Brent Smith

Gotta be someone. No 10th Planet heads in our own capital?
06-16-2014, 01:18 PM
neoprodigy

Yamasaki Academy - Rockville
5609 Fishers Ln. Suite 6A and 7A
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-770-0969
Website: http://www.grappling.com

Yamasaki Academy - DC
1630 14th St NW
Washington D.C. 20009
(at BodySmith Gym)
Email: brazilianjjdc@gmail.com
Website: bjjdc.com

Yamasaki Academy - Springfield, VA
5405-A Port Royal Rd.
Springfield, VA 22151
Email: info@grappling.com
06-21-2014, 08:29 PM
Luis Candelas, BCG

BETA Academy. 202-538-0422
06-23-2014, 07:48 PM
Luis Candelas, BCG

He can visit BETA with me and roll. I train at 6:30pm in the evening M-F (mostly).
06-24-2014, 11:43 AM
Kevin Gibbs

STROGA has Jeff Melvin who is an awesome guy and is 10P friendly. Not sure if he is on the forum or not though. I went to an Einstein seminar there a little back, and I've competed in the same tournaments as Jeff a few times.
07-22-2014, 10:02 AM
NotReady

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mario Lopez Alvarez

Hey guys,

One of my students and friends is in DC for the summer and he is looking for a place to train his jiu jitsu?

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Mario

Where in DC exactly? Near a metro?

Your student (and everyone else on here) is welcome to stop by my gym any time. We are next to the Spring Hill station on the Silver Line metro at 8500 Tyco Road in Vienna.

We do no-gi on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 8-930pm.
07-22-2014, 01:08 PM
bobby rivers

NotReady(to use your real name?), are you stronger in gi?
07-22-2014, 02:28 PM
NotReady

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobby rivers

NotReady(to use your real name?), are you stronger in gi?

Haha, more of a pun on my last name, Raedy, which gets misspelled or auto-corrected to Ready all the time.

I think I am equally strong, gi and no gi. I started wrestling and jiu jitsu at the same time, so I always trained both. Since I was always splitting time, I approached gi through the lense that Marcelo talks about a lot, making sure your techniques are applicable to both.

However, I might lean towards no-gi, because in the past couple of years I think over reliance on the gi has reached a ridiculous level. That and the fact I really like heel hooks and reaping, which are not allowed with the gi on.

Brendan