Our Self-defense tips continue with: The Aftershock: What happens after? Also a little mindset minute: Are you looking for a fight or are you asking do I have to do this? https://youtu.be/kb8SQBedXK8 ....
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10 Week Summer Special Now Available We are happy to offer our very popular Summer Special package for all our programs: Kids Martial Arts, Women's Self-Defense and Self-Defense classes: 10 Weeks of classes, FREE Uniform, access to our Online Video Curriculum and MORE (a $250 value) for less than $6 PER CLASS! Best yet: YOU get to pick when you start your 10 weeks and you can pause for up to 2 weeks for a family vacation! What this means is you get to train Simple, Effective, Self-Defense for 10 weeks at less than 1/2 the price and you can still get in your family vacation while not missing any classes. In addition you cannot beat our family discount: 2nd family ....
Read more2020: A year in the rear view... thank God! With 2020 nearly over - thank God - we thought it would be interesting to people to do a year in review. It's been a year of "Embrace the Crazy", "Manage the Distance" and "Manage the Damage" but if we dig a little deeper I think we can find blessings and things to be very grateful for. Let's take a walk down memory lane... January: January started great! We brought on a co-instructor, Jay Rardin, to help with teaching and give us the ability to increase our offerings. Jay started in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Nico in Plattville WI. He then worked with Kent at another WI sister school, Gracie Jiu Jitsu Appleton, where he got ....
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Read moreAs we move towards re-opening our doors we realize that we have a responsibility to help protect the health of everyone who comes in our doors. As parents of a special needs child we know what it is to be concerned about the health of our child. As a family who loves hanging out with friends and loves Jiu Jitsu we know the need for coming together again, in person, and getting back on the mat! So to try to balance these two needs we have come up with the following protocols to help protect your or your child's health and the health of the other students. Solo Drill Classes: There can be so many details to our techniques that it is sometimes hard to focus on all of them while practicing ....
Read moreHey everyone, Bored with sitting at home so much? Are you, like us, eating a little too much? We've developed an at home Jiu Jitsu-based exercise program: ABC Jiu Jitsu. Here's how it works: We've assigned an exercise for each letter of the alphabet, listed below. Each week we'll post up a "Phrase of the Week" on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/stevensdefenseacademy You, then, perform the exercise for each letter in the phrase. For example, if the phrase of the week was, "Gracie Combatives", you would do Sprawls for the letter 'G' (10-15 recommended reps); Supermans for the letter 'R' (10 to 15 recommended reps); Trap and Rolls for the letter 'A' (any style, 5 to 10 reps each side) ....
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Keep your goblin (or saint) safe this Halloween! ....
Read moreDespite their common history there are definite differences between Gracie Jiu Jitsu (GJJ) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). Knowing the difference will make a big difference in your experience and achieving your desired results... ....
Read moreI've started a vlog! I'll improve things as I learn, but for today we're talking about Street Fighting and Women's Self-Defense ....
Read moreIf you're like many, you may believe that all self-defense systems are the same. They all teach kick to the shin, poke the eyes, and the all important knee the groin. However while these things might work the problem is they can have an opposite effect as well. These and others traditionally taught as "self-Defense" rely on pain compliance to work. For example: groin strikes. Why strike the groin? Its a sensitive area and may cause the attacker to double over in pain. The problem with pain compliance techniques is they don't work under certain circumstances like being drunk or on drugs, mentally disturbed or determined. Just think, if you were holding a loved one by the hand, over the ....
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These guys are the real deal. All the training and knowledge they have is second to none. And they’re able to craft it in an easy to learn way that anyone can pick up on. Do yourself a favor and visit them today.
Great hands-on experience with a group of people who make you feel welcome while gradually perfecting a variety of techniques rather you're young or old and in shape or not...something for everyone and definitely family-oriented.
This experience was informative, memorable (important when you are talking about your personal safety!), and FUN! The Stevens family knows their stuff (ask them about their background in martial arts, Nate's experience as a police officer and Tricia's background as an ER nurse), and their dedication to the protection of all life (the logo on their shirts is "Your life is worth defending"!) is something worth experiencing with them.
I was blessed to participate in a week of classes for adults and by watching my children learn in a week of classes dedicated to kids. Nate and his family tailored their teaching to the abilities and learning levels for each class. The kids' level especially included great memory techniques ("Spider-kid" and "snake bite" are some of the ones the kids loved). Each person was able to participate and practice - and I mean this very seriously as I was able to do just about all of it - while seven months pregnant!
Both the kids' and adult classes included important talks about personal and family safety, again at an age-appropriate level. These classes encouraged talking with your family at home and having a plan for more than just your typical "fire escape route." In this day and age, we can have less fear of fires due to prevention and fire alarms, but not those same protections/warnings for our own personal safety - UNLESS we get informed and have experiences like the Stevens Defense Academy provides.
Finally, the Stevens Defense Academy is committed to making this experience one that goes beyond the classes - by encouraging participants to ask questions during class and following. It's amazing to have them as a lifelong resource for any questions about personal safety that I or my family might have at any point in time. In other words, if you have the opportunity to be a part of what they offer, it will be well worth your money and time. After all, what is more important than life??