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I absolutely love the BJJ classes here. The instruction is excellent, the staff is friendly, helpful and well organized and the facilities are great. All this comes together to create an environment where the students help each other learn and improve. It is this that really does it for me. PAMA is not just a place to train, it is a community of friends. BJJ is hard. It can be demoralizing. Having helpful, encouraging friends to train with is what keeps me coming back. It is this that will push me to finally get that black belt some day.

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Excellent Women’s Self Defense class! Walked away with several very good techniques.

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I recently moved to the area and dropped by to check out the bjj classes. I've been training bjj for the better part of a decade and can say without a doubt that this has been one of the most welcoming gyms I've ever experienced. Great instruction with a good mix of belt levels that gives everyone an opportunity to learn.

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I like to get to know a school for a while before giving a review. That said, I've been training in PAMA's BJJ program for about a year now. I came to this school as a 2 stripe blue belt and have had training from several different places over the years. I can say honestly that the Pendergrass brothers have succeeded at creating and continuously cultivating an amazing environment for learning. You feel like family as soon as you walk in the door. And regardless of whether you've never trained before or have been training for decades, there is something here to learn and grow in for everyone. The instructors are patient, love what they do and can break down concepts in ways anyone can understand. The culture here at PAMA is consistently positive and inclusive. Classes are organized well and more experienced students (upper belts) are always willing to help those looking for guidance. If you're looking for a place to train, just stop by PAMA and see for yourself.

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The professionalism of the staff is unmatched. All of the instructors are great with kids. Both of my kids love being here.

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This is a great to train both mind and body in the art of BJJ. The main instructors, Guy and Rob, are knowledge and care about their students. I was particularly impressed that they (and other instructors) already knew my name despite not having formally introduced myself to them. That’s a little thing, but it meant they want to know who is coming to their facility. As well, the other students, particularly the upper belts, are great training partners. In my experience, they know when to go hard and also when to help a beginner out. PAMA is an excellent place to train and to be a part of a community looking to improve themselves on and off the mats.

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Another ‘This Weeks’ How To: Standing Shoulder Roll, Wake Forest NC

March 1, 2019

Join Professor Guy from Pendergrass Academy of Martial Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina as he demonstrates another “How To”. This weeks “How To” is the Standing Shoulder Roll. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, click on the bell to get our new videos each week.

This is a Standing Shoulder Roll. A standing shoulder roll allows us to roll through when we are getting thrown and we have the opportunity to kind of roll away. It allows us to lessen the impact on the fall and basically we’re doing part of a shoulder roll, if you will. So, when I’m here I get as low as possible, right? I don’t want to start way up here, I’ll get in the crouch position almost like a low wrestling stance. The lead leg, that same side arm is going to dive. So the actual start of the roll, starts at my hand travels down my arm up to my shoulder and then just like in a standard shoulder roll it goes diagonal from shoulder to hip. So when I get really low and I start to dive this arm, it should be nice and flowy. If you hear a big thud you’re not doing it correctly. It should be as minimal amount of noise as possible when you’re doing the shoulder roll. So one more time, you want to get into a nice low wrestling stance. The same side that the leg is forward, I like to swim that arm, make sure you make contact with your hand first and then travel down. That is (the arm) going to be kind of a brace and then as I go I’m going to put my shoulder to the floor and the impact is going to be diagonal to the opposite hip. A lot of times when we practice standing forward rolls we end with a break fall. You don’t have to. You can sit immediately up with it or you can do the break fall. So that is a Standing Forward Shoulder Roll.

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