The Boro Martial Arts Centers located on Northside Dr. East is open Monday through Friday. The dojo offers three different types of martial arts; Karate, Krav Maga, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
The students warm up for their Hitman Academy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. Troy Bowen rests from doing his warmups.
The students warm up for their Hitman Academy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. Jared Sapp conducts his warm-ups across the dojo mat.
Jared Sapp (black and white shirt) and J I Morgan (blue shirt) begin their practice floor work.
Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig (left corner) supervises the lesson.
Troy Bowen (right) tries to escape hold from floor partner Wislyndia Jean (left). "This position is not a good one for me," says Bowen.
Troy Bowen (right) manages to escape hold from floor partner Wislyndia Jean (left). The students focus on applying the techniques learned during the last 25 minutes of class.
Wislyndia Jean (left) works to lock Troy Bowen ( right) back into the hold. "Everything happens fast, so you have to think quickly on your feet," says, Jean.
Troy Bowen works to get out of a locked position with the aid of instructor Quentin Rosenzweig. Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig rejoices after the successful release of the hold.
Wislyndia Jean and Troy Bowen fight to regain control over the other. Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig instructs Jean on how to handle the change in the power struggle.
Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig (far left) instructs Justin Herr (right) on how to lock partner Tyler Bowen into holding position (left). Although each student is with a pair it is important Rosenzweig supervises each movement to avoid injuries.
J I Morgan (left) and Justin Anthony(right) demonstrates to Wislyndia Jean (far right) how to lock her mat partner. Even though previously injured Anthony finds it important to come in to practice the techniques.
J I Morgan (left) gets ready to put Wislyndia Jean (right) into a new holding position. Jean practices the techniques multiple times in order to get familiar with the new movements.
J I Morgan (left) demonstrates to Wislyndia Jean (right) how to effectively brace herself for a new holding position. J I Morgan having had more years of experience is often the instructor's demonstration partner.
Jarred Sapp (left ) wrestles with Andrew Anderson (right) for dominance over holding positions. The pair were the most dynamic sparring partners of the lesson.
Jarred Sapp (left) struggles to release the hold of Andrew Anderson (right). " I don't think I'm in the right position during this move. That's why I like to use a Go Pro camera to practice later on at home," says Sapp.
Andrew Anderson (left) and Jared Sapp (right) grapple on the mat practicing the new floor position.
Jared rejoices after successfully escaping Andrew's hold.
Troy Bowen (left) and Justin Herr (right) grapple to release the hold they have on each other. The pair relentlessly put each other in painful locks which if not supervised can become quite fatal.
Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig (right) breaks from the hold J I Morgan (left) has over him. Students Chasen Slater (back left) and Justin Herr (back right) pay close to attention to the new instructions.
Instructor Quentin Rosenzweig demonstrates a move with J I Morgan (left) for the class to follow. Students such as Dathan Flakes (back left) and Chasen Slater (back right) pay attention to the new instructions.
During the final five minutes of the lesson, the instructor Quentin Rosenzweig demonstrates the final move of the lesson with the aid of student Justin Herr. The new technique demonstrates a hold-to-lock position that happens in under two seconds.
