Hello my name is Annie Medina, mother of BJJ warrior named Viper (my son's mat name). My son actually has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Professor Joao for over 3 years consecutively. I'm talking an hour for 4-5 times a week, no off season.  \n\nAfter meeting Professor Joao, he explained to us what he teaches/expects/etc. We then spoke to my son Viper in private; he was very excited and did want to try it out by committing to six months. He wasn't sure if this would be the \"right thing!\" After his six month was up we definitely wanted to keep training. As a parent, it's exciting to see your child REALLY WANTING to stay committed and genuinely want to keep training. \n\nViper is now 10 years old and continues to train 4-5 days a week, gray belt with 4 stripes, has over 20 competitions under his belt, and is learning so much (including discipline). If you are an adult or have kids that would be interested, come visit the gym and see them in action. We are very happy to have found Battleground Sports.\n\nNow that I have explained about my son, here's a bit about me. I started Crossfit a little over a year ago. It just made sense to TRY it out especially since my son trains BJJ in the same gym during the time Crossfit session takes place. Seeing my son hit it hard for an hour pushed me to get myself in gear. It was very intimidating to me as those weights looked heavy and I'd never trained in that type of environment. I was used to more of a light fitness not so much weights. To this day I'm now seeing improvement overall. Trainer, Eric Brandel and the group I train with are AWESOME. It's an at your own pace and support system is like no other. It's a team setting and everyone is at different levels so that makes it that much better. It's exciting to see when someone does a box jump for the first time or flips a huge tire for the first time. It's just awesome and I'm all in. If you want a quick 30 min or less full body workout I highly recommend you come in and TRY a session with us, it's a group thing and you'll love it.\n\nAny questions let me know.\n\nAnnie Medina