PowerSource Martial Arts

05/26/2026

If you are interested, place your order with Jon, $45

05/25/2026

We will have normal classes today, May 25th at Powersource.

05/19/2026

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04/24/2026

Avô e neto! Bora treinar!

04/19/2026

Powering up! Let's do this!

04/05/2026

Congratulations to Alec Campos for his winning at 310 this past Saturday. Shout out to Nick, Anthony and Sammy for representing and put out a great show! I'm super proud of you guys! Let's get ready for the next one!

04/01/2026

Another beautiful night with awesome people!
Life is good! 🙏🏼

03/28/2026

03/17/2026

It's time to register and signup for the most important JiuJitsu competition in Chicagoland! Let's go represent the Carlson Gracie Team!

International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

02/27/2026

Judo/Jiu-Jitsu is not for everyone. It requires a certain level of firmness, and many people who come to the school (kids and adults) have never done any or minimal physical activity in their lives. Although it's not about strength, I'm surprised to see how many people have never tried to lift anything they perceived as 'heavy' or hard to move; yes, a minimum level of strength is also required.

Kids:
I've seen kids come and go because it's too hard. Parents pull their kids out because they're not keeping up with their peers due to being too 'soft.' I've seen kids so uncoordinated they can't even bend over and tumble. We're here to help your kid achieve that, but everything starts at home. Technology that's supposed to help us is also hurting us. Kids are the future; the moment your babies start crawling is the moment you start training them. When they fall, let them pick themselves up! Wrestle with them, let them run, encourage them to climb on the monkey bars in the park, push your living room furniture aside and let them tumble. Every kid should know how to do cartwheels. Play arm wrestling and tug-of-war so they can work their muscles and have an awareness of their physical strength that they wouldn't otherwise know they have. Let them struggle and figure things out by themselves (under your supervision). That's how you'll set up your baby's odds of success in sports.

Girls and Women:
I always say that if I have to choose between a boy or a girl and can only pick one person to teach Judo/Jiu-Jitsu, I would pick the girl, and the simple reason is that the boy will eventually grow and likely become physically strong enough to fend for himself, whereas the girl will have to rely on technique. The girls and women who become color belts (meaning they've practiced for many years) are well capable of defending themselves against a grown man on the streets should they get attacked. Most women are uncomfortable with the grappling aspects of these arts, but if they get attacked by a man on the streets, they'll have to grapple. The man will use his strength against them. Women who train with men in the gym are already used to it!

Men and students in general:
Everyone is different; we come from different backgrounds and have different capabilities and limitations. We train our bodies in the art of hand-to-hand combat. We train how to fall, throw, break limbs, and choke someone unconscious. We train kicks, punches, knife and gun defenses. We train because we want to reach a level where we can pride ourselves on knowing we can protect ourselves and people we care about if or when the time comes. 'Men sana in corpore sano.' Empower yourself!