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Beginner and Advanced BJJ moves on video - only for KU readers!

Just a quick announcement this morning - Master Chris Stolzman just gave me word that he'll be releasing an extensive series of exclusive brazilian jiu jitsu moves that he produced with his master, Cazeca.

The videos will be available FREE - at least initially.

To guarantee your access to the video, simply fill out the form to the right (the one that says "win a free weekpass") and we'll make sure you get all of the videos.

Stolzman's videos may be also available for download in iPod format - so you can take it to the gym with you.

Really cool, huh?

Stay tuned for more updates - the 1st video will go up today.

See you soon!

(Dont miss this chance - sign up now)

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Tags: bjj outer banks, bjj videos, brazilian jiu jitsu, jiu jitsu moves, jiu jitsu video, usa jiu jitsu

The New Jiu Jitsu Program Introduces Students To The "Smooth Art"

Along with the winter schedule came a highly anticipated Jiu Jitsu program, and 2 weeks into the course, it's already creating newfound fans in the gym. BJJ classes have been getting more and more students that seem to enjoy both the mental and physical challenges created by this intelligent art.

Master Chris Stolzman applying a choke during class

The new program has been on the plans since August, but it wasn't until master Chris Stolzman arrived that it really took off. Stolzman is an renowned brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, having well over 9 years of experience in BJJ. He is getting ready to implement the official USA Jiu Jitsu curriculum this coming week, after testing each student's experience level.

Before, students would receive a challenging mix of Wrestling, Judo, and Jiu Jitsu instruction in a manner more consistent with MMA - wearing only rashguards and shorts - no special garment. The MMA instruction would extend beyond Jiu Jitsu to simulate a more realistic situation and to help students that had upcoming fights.

According to Chris, however, when BJJ is practiced without GI most of the technique is compromised because students get slippery from sweat very quickly. And contrary to popular belief, it does not prepare for real life situations because in the case of an altercation, participants would always be wearing clothes.

A great deal of students have already tried this brand new style and are getting used to wearing the GI (also called Kimono) during class. They also enjoy the powerful workout - BJJ works abs, arms, legs, and back - without high-impact of joint strain.

Give Master Chris Stolzman a call today to schedule a free week of training - 404-247-5494

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Tags: bjj, bjj classes, brazilian jiu jitsu, Jiu Jitsu, jiu jitsu training, jiujitsu outer banks

Part of KnuckleUp Team @ The Outer Banks Marathon - Only Winners!

This past Sunday, November 9th, the Outer Banks hosted their famous Marathon - and of course, the KnuckleUp Team was there to completely dominate the event! (just like they did at the Kitty Hawk Heritage Day 5k race)

According to Matt Costa, our fitness bootcamp instructor, who ran the 1/2 marathon well under 2 hours, bootcamp students were able to finish the Marathon with ease... So much so that they were all back in the gym on Monday morning!

In this group of super-fit students were Shelley Tolbert, Courtney Wisecarver, Karly Wood, Kathy Farmer, and Franco Mineo, just to name a few. These winners all finished the 13 1/2 miles in the 2 hour mark - Congratulations everybody!

But we can not forget one of the super stars on the team: the fittest minister on the East Coast, Jay Bowman. Jay ran the full marathon (26+ miles) and took it as a "training session". Here's what Jay said about it:

"so it ended up being a marathon I used as a training run for a 50k race in Virginia Beach on december 19th. anyone interested in a challenge on trails?"

Huge Congratulations to Matt, Jay, Shelley, Karly, Kathy, Franco, Courtney, and everybody that ran on Sunday - we're very proud of you!

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Tags: fitness bootcamp, knuckleup outer banks, matt costa, outer banks marathon, runners

Attack that Turkey with peace of mind - KnuckleUp's got your back!

Ho Ho Ho!

This year, the Holidays started early at the gym. And we've already got you a gift!

We know how tough it can be to stay in shape when you have the combination Halloween candy - Thanksgiving turkey - Christmas ham attacking you right when it starts to get cold and all you want to do is eat and stay under the blankets.

So we've set up a special package to keep you from falling into the Holiday foodtrap:

Here's what's in your holiday fitness package:

1. An entire month of UNLIMITED membership (access to any classes, including jiu-jitsu and mma);

2. Pair of leather boxing gloves, handwraps, jump rope, and a cool KnuckleUp bag to carry it all;

3. TWO hour-long private training sessions (a $150 value).

Not to sound too infomercial-like, but if you add the entire package it comes to $350.

But you're getting it for $199!

Or...

You can get a whole month of Unlimited membership + 1 private training session + a jump rope for $99.

This is KnuckleUp's contribution to a healthier eating season.

We're not going to let the cold keep you from staying healthy

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Tags: gym membership cost, holiday fitness, knuckleup membership

Eric Wong's Ultimate MMA Strength Workout Introduces Creativity To MMA

Back in August we bought a copy of Eric Wong's Ultimate MMA Strength & Conditioning program and gave two of our instructors a copy. (Yes, we did copy it, but just once)

It may seem weird that the top MMA gym in the outer banks would buy an online training manual, but the fact is that a lot of students work out on their own, either because of scheduling issues or because they work better following their own program.

For those students, KnuckleUp wanted to have a solid w0rkout plan that they could follow and get better results than trying to figure it all out on their own.

So, we asked some of our instructors to look over the course and try it out. The very first thing they pointed out was the importance given to mental training and psychological preparation. As noted on the picture below:

mental training in the ultimate mma strength conditioning

To be absolutely honest, none of the instructors followed the training to the mark. Some of them barely opened the  course.

But the ones that at least skimmed over the content had nicer things to say than any of us expected out of an eBook:

Comments like "this guy really knows what he's talking about" were very common. But what was really impressive was the fact that they all agreed the program offered a solid base to develop lean, powerful muscles, with enough flexibility to turn any Jiu Jitsu move into a walk in the park.

Some of the Ultimate MMA Strength & Conditioning was already taught during classes, which reinforced the credibility of the author and gave our instructors the chance to add their tweaks to it.

However, the coolest feature of the course is by far the iPod/iPhone integration: Eric included a small video for each move, totaling way over 50 movies that are ready to load to any device with video (mp4) capabilities. That means for the past month or so, we've got instructors coming for their workouts with the videos loaded on Ipod.

It's actually funny to see them watching the videos over and over in the middle of our weight room

For the verdict: the program is real solid - If you're trying to come up with a workout routine for MMA and dont have a personal trainer to guide you through it, this is for you.

Buy the whole thing today

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Tags: eric wong, mma conditioning, mma exercises, mma routine, mma workout, ultimate mma strenght