Semester reflection

At the beginning, I didn't know what to expect from this class honestly, I only took it because, it is a required class. and when I came in for my first day of class and heard that we were going to use Photoshop, I kind of freaked out because I don't know how to use it, I mean I could figure it out but other than that I had no clue on how to use it.

 I expected to learn how to advertise and market through social media. how to use Facebook and twitter to attract more customers into your business. Also how to make your presence be felt through social media across your target market. I Also thought we were going to get involved with Photoshop like I said previously.

What I leaned was all the stuff I said previously, minus the Photoshop part, and more. We learned how to manage multiple accounts of social media like twitter, Facebook, blogger and hoot suite. We learned how to deal with people that make comments unrelated to your business as well as the people that do make angry posts on your homepage. We learned how to use hoot suite which was a big help with the ten tweet and Facebook posts.

My favorite experience was probably doing the list post on which is the best martial art. Because I actually got to researched things I really enjoy reading, so that post ended up being fast and easy to write as well as thoughtful from my part.

no shave November hygiene

Hygiene is key in Jiu Jitsu and if you show up to a class all smelly and with your long nails. It’s disrespectful to your team mates as well as harmful to their skin, you can cut them with them, so please clean yourself up before coming to classes. For those doing no shave November, keep your facial hair in check so you don’t leave any hairs in the mats, I don’t want to walk around after hours cleaning up the place of hairs.

Some tips to keep yourself groomed and clean.

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1.check your nails after you shower and trim them, they are at their softest and easiest to cut.

2. shower, don’t be smelly.

3. if you have a long beard, tied up in a knot or with a hair tie, same goes for girls with long hair (which is most of you).

4. going back to being smelly, wash your clothes.

That’s it, some tips to help you guys keep your hygiene up and in check. Also, Don't touch the beard if you pull on someone's beard you will be hurting them, as well as dirtying up my floor, they will get really pissed off as well.

Best fighting discipline.

Over time I've been asked, "which martial art is the best?" and my answer is always the same "i don't know". well today we finally take a look at which martial arts I personally think are the best martial arts if you are going to compete in mixed martial arts.

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5. Karate
 Karate involves palm strikes which are safe for the knuckles and kicking. it concentrates on adding as much power to the strike while maintaining a fast paced rhythm. some downsides to it are the reloading of the punches makes it very energy consuming as well as predictable. It also doesn't teach take down defense.
Place of origin :China.

4.boxing

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Boxing is clenching you fist and hitting the opponent with the knuckles of the hand. It is very fast paced and it varies from fighter to fighter on  how hard the punch will be. biggest upside to boxing is you will always be covering the head when striking. Downsides are that the legs are not being used for anything thus they become a very easy target. no take down defense for boxing as well.
Place of origin: somewhere in Europe.



3. Muay Thai kickboxing.
Muay Thai kickboxing happens to be my favorite discipline to the day, it involves both knowledge of kicking and boxing as well as the use of elbows and knees. It is fast and powerful due to the maximizing the capabilities of the momentum generated by each punch and kick. it is one of the most complete disciplines there is out there. There is one downside to it you are still vulnerable for a take down, not as much as the ones mentioned before since you can throw knees making it harder but it is still very possible.
place of origin: Thailand.

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2. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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Probably the most dangerous one in the list, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is considered the best all around discipline, it involves getting your opponent on the ground and fighting for control until someone is in a favorable position, from there is the bending ,twisting , slicing ,choking on vulnerable body parts like the neck. this is also considered submission wrestling, downside, not as much striking available.

place of origin: Brazil.

1. Wrestling

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wrestling is basically bringing the opponent down in the most painful staggering and shocking way possible. it teaches you how to defend for leg take downs as well as do them. it is very important for wrestlers to not make it to the ground thus they train their mind to find ways to avoid it.
Place of origin: too many to be accurate.






That is my top five disciplines for MMA, on a side note, check out Ortiz MMA's new commercial on Adobe.

MMA store fall sale

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It is fall everyone, and Ortiz MMA is offering a fall sale on sweatshirts and hats, it is the time to obtain this item since winter is just around the corner. But there is a catch to this, you must re-tweet the post that says “OrtizMMA loves fall weather” and then hashtag it with #OrtizMMArocks right next to it, then screenshot the tweet and come in to get the items at a discounted price. The Tweet will be made at 1:55PM today, so make sure to be on the lookout for it.

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The equipment itself will be Hayabusa sweatshirt and it will be available in gray and all different sizes. And the hats will be from primal combat, one of Raul’s fight sponsors. The discount will vary depending on the item’s size and how close to the date the discount ends. The sale will run from November 3rd all the way to November 30th. Due to the limited amount of gear we have, we will not reorder the items so first come first serve. Come and get our gear, you won’t miss 

lifting and injury prevention classes

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For those of you who heard my podcast with MLG owner Andrew Flatz, lifting is a huge tool in the athletic injury prevention arsenal, thus Ortiz MMA has a couple of new things coming to Ortiz MMA. The first is that we are purchasing new weight training equipment. We are getting the Rogue Fitness top of the line equipment, more specifics later on. We are getting the equipment so that our students that don't have a gym membership have access to weights and become better.

Also, we will start offering weight training classes for those who don't have any experience lifting or weight training. They will be offered between the times of  5:00 AM for those early morning people through all the way to 7:00 PM for the people that just got off work. The classes will last an hour and thirty minutes each and they will be taught by our Power lifting specialist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt Ernesto. The classes will start on Monday next week and the cost will be a $50 dollar fee added to your monthly subscribtion. Until then, keep doing what you are doing.

breast cancer awareness

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This month is breast cancer awareness month and Ortiz MMA and is proud to sponsor pink GI for sale. The GI will be sold at the Ortiz MMA location in Riverfalls. If you want to order a GI but don't live near the area contact us on Facebook. The GI is Also available in a white base with the pink ribbon for those who think that pink to girly. We, just you show your support for our campaign. All the proceedings will go to the American Cancer Association to assist them further research in combating breast cancer.

The sale will run from today (Friday Oct 21, 2016) all the way the end of the month. Get your Gi before the date. if we run out of Gis, we will get you one as soon as we can.

If you have a relative that suffers from breast cancer, please let us know so we can show our support. We will send out a hand-written letter by yours truly along with other surprise goodies in a free of charge, care package to show you that here at Ortiz MMA, when we say we are a family, we mean it. Please let us know in advance so we can prepare an exact number of goodies to fulfill every order. We hope you can help us out in our campaign to help those who suffer from breast cancer. 

Coast guard fund raiser

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Ortiz MMA is partnering with the Boro Boats, Boating center in order to raise funds for the coast guard. The fundraiser will be held at the Ortiz MMA center and we will be hosting a tournament of our best fighters and all the earnings will be given to the coast guard who are in need of repairs of their base due to hurricane Matthew ravaging through the east coast. In addition, Boro Boats will be selling some boating accessories at their location and all the proceedings will also be given to the coast guard.

For the tournament, entry fee is $100 dollars and will be held at the local high school. There will be around 14 fights, including our BJJ champ going against members of the audience that want to try it out. If you manage to submit him, you'll receive a free month of unlimited classes. We will also raffle a boat to audience members that sign up for the raffle, the cost will be $15 per ticket. Go to http://bbboats.blogspot.com/ for more info on the boat. We hope you help us in our cause to rebuild the coast guard base.

new things are happening

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Ortiz MMA is proud of introducing a new caged octagonal ring in our facilities. we are happy to unveil this new product so that our students are able to know what it would feel like to be on a professional setting with a sparring partner in preparation for a fight. you can never have enough experience in close quarters in a fight. Thus here at Ortiz MMA decided that it was time to upgrade our gym in order to provide a more realistic fight environment.  thanks to our new cage, we will also be holding MMA tournaments in our gym to promote our fighters and get them where they want to be in the sport.

This Octagon is lock down and all set for throwing knockdowns and grappling matches. it has been designed by an all-star team of fighters, trainers and engineers that know what it’s like to be on the mats. for all of our heavy weights the cage has 8 red bumper pads anchored to the wooden base of the cage by 8 wooden fences and post strong enough to hold an elephant, so you guys are good to go. for our wrestlers, the surface is safe and soft so you won't get hurt rolling around in it. 

welcome to our open house

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Ortiz MMA is hosting an open house at our state of the art facility in downtown Eau Claire and everyone is invited.  The Open House will be Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Classes for this day are free so aspiring members of the MMA community can meet our fighters and experience the type of training we offer.  We will also be doing a raffle in which you could walk away with some prizes. we will also have a judo contest where you can throw down with our top judo instructor Raul, winner can go home with a Hayabusa Gi.

our open will be a great experience for you to enjoy. Whether you are bored and have nothing to do, or you just want a good ,solid learning experience about something you've never done before. I promise you this, you will enjoy our services once you are here and you may leave with most gear than when you walked in. our raffles will be kits that include, Muay Thai gloves and mitts, we will also give away shin guards, shin guards and a head protection gear. You can also win private lessons with our top instructors. Stop by to have fun and get some fight experience on the way.




welcome to our blog

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My name is Juan Ortiz I am a retired MMA fighter in the UFC, current NAGA champion in the 165 weight class. I started to do MMA when I was 7 years old and I became in love with the sport. My first fight was at age 12 and it was a boxing tournament and I took second place. After that I kept going until I reached the professional level by age 19 and I left the UFC by age 24 for personal reasons. I am currently the owner of Ortiz MMA.

Our story, Ortiz MMA is a highly prestigious establishment in North America. Our specialty is MMA, but we are also qualified to teach in multiple styles of martial arts which include my Thai kick boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo and judo. And we combine all styles in our advance level classes for MMA. Most of our instructors have a professional MMA background. Whether you are looking to get into shape, or fight in the ring and live the fighter’s lives, or maybe you are doing for self-defense and trying to increase your confidence. Even if you've never thrown a punch in your life. At Ortiz MMA we can accommodate to your level of expertise and fitness level so that you have a great learning experience with us.

my first post

I am going to rock this class and my business is awesome.

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