Monthly Archives: November 2011

Nexus Wins NAGA Northeast Grappling Championships

Team Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness takes first overall in the NAGA Northeast Grappling Championships! The team won the competition by taking first in No Gi, third in the Gi, and third overall in the Youth & Teen divisions. Continue reading

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UFC 139 Shogun Vs. Henderson

UFC 139 Shogun Vs. Henderson looks to showcase a night of great mixed martial arts fights. In particular, we at Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness are looking at the main event.

This is given our team’s history of working with former champ Shogun Rua (and his older brother, Pride veteran and former Elite XC Middleweight Champion, Ninja Rua). Continue reading

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BJJ Classes in Southern Massachusetts: Key Details on Open Guard

During this week’s advanced level BJJ classes at Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness in Wareham, MA, BJJ black belt and Nexus Owner Stephen Whittier demonstrates the key fundamental points while playing open guard. Stephen stresses the importance of keeping three points of contact to your partner’s body using your hands and feet. Continue reading

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UFC on Fox Tonight!

Now sanctioned and highly regulated, the functional self-defense styles that “rose to the top” in the early UFCs are all studied and incorporated into the games of a new breed of professional athletes, and the level of both the sport and the competitors is ever-improving. Continue reading

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Kids Jiu Jitsu Classes: Lessons for Adults

If you want to get REALLY good at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a short amount of time, something I think everyone should spend a little bit of time doing every once in a while is: watch kids jiu jitsu classes Continue reading

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