James G.

My name is James Graydon and I have trained for 10 years in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I am currently a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Emerson Souza. I have taught children and adults in both No Gi submission wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I hold a personal trainer certificate from Hofstra University, as well as an MBA from CW Post Long Island University.

My area of focus in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the closed guard, half guard, guard passing, and positional/pressure dominance.

I have trained Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for almost 10 years under Emerson Souza, and have been involved in fitness training/ health oriented lifestyle for over 15 years.

A typical one - on- one training session with begins with the following:
• 10 - 15 warm up that will include Brazilian Jiu Jitsu specific drills for the area of training my client is seeking to learn or improve upon.
• Discussion and demonstration on the key theories surrounding the position, or technique my client is seeking assistance on.
• Question and answer session regarding the specific position and technique.
• Demonstration of a basic, intermediate, and advance technique the client can drill.
• Once the client has a grasp over the three techniques shown, we will put them together into a drilling sequence and finally place them into practice with a sparring session.
• All one-on-ones and group sessions can be video recorded by my clients.