Strength and Condition - Yoga Moves

From Issue 8 of Jiu-Jitsu Magazine.
Anyone who's seen clips of the movie Choke will remember that famous scene at the beach in Santa Monica with Rickson Gracie performing yoga-like poses and intense breathing. There's been a natural bond between Jiu-Jitsu and Yoga that's been recognized for years. Jason Rebel began practicing Yoga in New York in 2000 and started training Jiu-Jitsu three years later. Over the years he's been a student of Rickson and Renzo Gracie's. In 2006, after seeing a video of Eddie Bravo, he decided he wanted to train with Eddie and moved out to Los Angeles the next year. Five years later, Jason is a brown belt under Eddie. With his background in Yoga, Jason immediately saw the connection between Yoga and the gentle art. At first, his thoughts focused on the ability to increase flexibility, strength, and overall conditioning. That focus has morphed over the years into what Jason calls "Rebel Yoga," a system designed for Jiu-Jitsu and other combative fighters. Rebel Yoga is mostly restorative, meaning the objective isn't quite flexibility, strength, and conditioning, however those are still the benefits. Instead, the focus is on being able to reduce recovery time between training so you can stay healthy, healed up, and on the mats more often.
In this article Jason goes over five poses that anyone can do to help restore their bodies between training sessions, as well as some breathing exercises that can be used any time to help calm, relax, and refocus your energies.
For more info visit www.rebel-yoga.com
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[@BobDanish580]

I train in both, Yoga has provided me the control and flexibility that has only enhanced my Jiu-Jitsu!

[@brianlewis7368]

Any Yoga dvds anyone recommends of the martial artist? Where can I get them?

[@jongracie8233]

I like YRG by Dallas page, you can get it on his site or just rent it online from goldstarvideo for about 1/2 the price.