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Landing Mats As A Key Element In Takedown Training

Landing Mats As A Key Element In Takedown Training

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as with other martial arts, additional equipment can benefit the typical training styles. Zebra mats, whether in the 1.5” or 2” thicknesses, are perfect for day to day training in BJJ facilities. There are aspects of jiu jitsu training,...

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What To Know About Adding Logos To Your Gym

What To Know About Adding Logos To Your Gym

Logos are a huge part of any facility’s identity, and play an important part in building brand awareness and a team identity. When designing a facility, most gym owners want to ensure they are able to incorporate their logos. What should gym owners know ahead of time...

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10 Tips from a Traveling Fighter

10 Tips from a Traveling Fighter

By Kaitlin Young Traveling to train, fight, or do tournaments will produce amazing adventures, give us better cultural understanding, introduce us to new friends, and give us crazy stories for the grandkiddies. The cool thing about martial arts is that they are as...

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3 Reasons to Offer Ninja Training For Adults

The Ninja obstacle course trend has added another possibility for fitness as well as additions to martial arts schools looking to stand out from the crowd. School owners often purchase ninja course obstacles to add fun conditioning for their kids programs, as well as...

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Improving Communication Inside Martial Arts Academies

Improving Communication Inside Martial Arts Academies

By Elisabeth Clay So, let’s start with a common ground. When entering an academy, we usually go there for a reason. We have a goal, whether that is fitness, health, weight loss, self defense, or a high drive to become your very best self. Because we have a goal, it’s...

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Choosing Between Tatami Textured and Smooth Yoga Flooring

Choosing Between Tatami Textured and Smooth Yoga Flooring

When it comes to yoga flooring tiles, there are two primary choices: Tiles with a tatami texture Tiles with a smooth surface Both are great options for yoga studios, but both offer a slightly different experience for those practicing yoga. Tatami Texture vs Tatami...

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Rubber Gym Floor Maintenance: Cleaning Tips and More

Rubber Gym Floor Maintenance: Cleaning Tips and More

Whether you run an MMA or martial arts academy, it’s great for your students and your business to have a section of your facility devoted solely to weight lifting and fitness training. If you do, you’ll likely have some type of rubber surface as fitness flooring, and...

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Meet the Newest Member of Team Zebra: Jimmy Dolan

Meet the Newest Member of Team Zebra: Jimmy Dolan

Zebra Athletics is happy to announce our newest measure of Team Zebra: Jimmy Dolan. Jimmy is an up and coming jiu-jitsu blue belt who took some time to tell us about his entrance into the BJJ world, what he’s been up to lately and where he is going. Here’s what he had...

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