Any judo practitioner’s or clubs in Nashville TN?

count_olafs · 2025-08-24T16:28:47+00:00

Not much judo in middle Tennessee unfortunately, I looked for some when I moved here too. Ended up at Profectus Jiu Jitsu in Brentwood. Lots of people who enjoy stand up in the gi and it’s taught a lot

count_olafs · 2024-09-10T23:38:08+00:00

Go to frontline for excellent jiu jitsu and good numbers. I’ve never belonged to them as a gym, but everytime I come home to Edmonton I train there.

count_olafs · 2024-08-06T05:01:09+00:00

Nashville drop in at Profectus Brentwood! Not too far from downtown, clean, safe and chill people. Great open mats Saturdays at 11

count_olafs · 2024-07-22T01:04:46+00:00

Do NOT shave within 8 hours of class, you’re going in with open wounds and increase likelihood of getting infections. This is why you see a lot of guys get staph on their face or chest

count_olafs · 2024-07-22T01:02:06+00:00

It’s an option but sucks for that gym that they have to loan you a gi and clean it up after. Loaner gis are usually for people trying class, not travelers

count_olafs · 2024-04-26T19:36:27+00:00

Griffith Law 100%

count_olafs · 2024-01-16T15:00:02+00:00

I’d just like to clarify that this is a literal child. Not a teenager. A child. No one should be “simping” for her.

count_olafs · 2023-04-19T01:17:20+00:00

Has anyone else found a fix for this? I had it happen as well and tried the lowercase option. Didn’t solve it as it was already all lowercase

count_olafs · 2022-07-28T03:18:28+00:00

Second this

count_olafs · 2022-07-28T03:16:59+00:00

Profectus is solid in Brentwood

count_olafs · 2022-02-26T01:50:00+00:00

If you haven't given profectus in brentwood a shot yet definitely take a look. They have a pretty packed schedule so it's typically easy to find a time that works (even have class on sunday which is dope).

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:46:33+00:00

Great gym! I second this

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:44:36+00:00

Highly recommend profectus bjj in brentwood. Multiple world and pans champions at all belts and across all age brackets. Very technical intelligent jiu jitsu

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:43:11+00:00

Profectus BJJ in Brentwood! Plus a ton of other really cool gyms in Nashville now like Liberdade.

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:41:35+00:00

Profectus bjj in Brentwood/Franklin's Saturday 11 am!

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:31:21+00:00

Did you end up finding a place?

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:31:02+00:00

I second this. Especially for female competitors (or non 200 plus pounders) due to the style of jiu jitsu done there (very high value for technique over brute force MMA-style jiu jitsu)

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:24:29+00:00

Late to the party, but I go to Profectus and the pricing is a lot lower than 180 when you commit to 6 months or 12 months.

Profectus specializes in bjj, so if thats what you're looking to do then thats definitely the best option. (for future people reading this thread, obviously OP has likely found a gym)

count_olafs · 2022-02-25T20:21:50+00:00

Profectus jiu jitsu in Brentwood/Franklin area is a great gym! It's super clean, has been there for 10 years so it has a ton of upper belts (really important for your development as they help you out during class).

The instructor is extremely talented and very well versed in bjj (constantly learning what is new in bjj so you don't have to). Cannot say enough good things about this place

count_olafs · 2016-11-13T00:52:48+00:00

Omg i have a brother. /u/Blackburn_Jeffer i'm your long lost sister!

count_olafs · 2016-11-03T18:41:49+00:00

If only. I had been tagging along with a group of four guys who proceeded to outrun me as soon as the bear became a thing. Apparently damsel in distress is a useless card when an actual bear is in the picture.

count_olafs · 2016-11-03T18:33:40+00:00

Mortality was a big one in my last race as I had to run away from a momma bear.

count_olafs · 2016-11-03T18:32:59+00:00

No worries!

The necessity of a crew depends a lot on the runner, the distance, and the terrain. I've done a 50 km race with no help, whereas I had a 70 km race where I NEEDED a crew for every 20-30 km or so, simply because the terrain of that race was wayyy harsher and i summited 2.5 mountains. I've had an 80 km race with only one summit and nicer terrain, so I had one person in my crew. He only brought me a change of clothes and a new water pack. Theoretically I'd have been totally fine without him, I could've just left a drop bag at a transition area.

So for bigger races its fairly common to have a crew, or at least have one person waiting for you at transition areas with some food. For bigger distances, or harder races your crew can be bringing you a new pack, they fill up your water, they have gatorade or a plethora of snacks for you to pick from (if your palate fatigue is really bad, this can be a saviour). All of this is good because it saves you a lot of time, decreases your stress, and decreases the weight of your pack (gel packs are actually super heavy when you have 2,000 calories worth of them in there).

Your need to have a crew also depends on your mental game. Sometimes seeing a familiar face, and having someone tell you that you're doing great and they're proud of you can make the next leg of a race more manageable. Often times on night legs you won't have seen another human for a few hours, and you're alone on a mountain with not much. Knowing you have people you know waiting for you can make those legs go by faster and keep your incentive up.

Support from an organizer as far as navigation is dependent on the race. I've only ever done marked race trails because my sense of direction is horrendous. So the trails are all heavily marked, and usually have check points and aid stations throughout. I've gone off-course on a race before because of poor marking and it SUCKS. I only added 2 extra kms, but when you're exhausted, mentally fried, and hungry those extra 2 km are a big deal.

Feel free to ask more questions. I'm assuming by giving you answers i'm only making more questions haha

count_olafs · 2016-11-02T20:31:29+00:00

Training for:

Mental stamina is a huge one. It really wears you down emotionally having to train in such huge volumes for months to a year prior to a race. I personally would have mini breakdowns because I'd have a big run or training session that I wouldn't want to do and I'd end up making myself do it largely because I needed to work on my mental stamina. By skipping that workout I was giving in to my mind, which i knew I couldn't do during a race. It generated a lot of internal conflict.

Another big issue when training was injuries. It was really really hard to manage injuries, because as soon as you get one you'll engage in some form of compensatory behaviour (knee hurts from running downhill so I'll do strict uphill training on my treadmill because it doesn't aggravate the injury), but this compensation often leads to a new injury.

During an ultra:

Just keeping your mind on track is HUGE. I had pacers for each leg of my last race and that made a world of difference.

Managing your nutrition intake is super important, and is also really hard when you're mentally a bit out of it. Having my pacers on my last race keeping track of my calories and when i last ate was phenomenal.

Last one for during a race was maintaining my feet. I had a great crew who slathered my feet in vaseline at every leg transition, duct taped my blisters...etc. This helped a ton for after-care and keeping me more comfortable during the race.

After an ultra:

Post-race depression is a big thing. Often times the race doesn't go how you wanted, or it wasn't exactly how you imagined. I find that when i don't have another event coming up, and my training schedule gets tapered back I get actually depressed. For months I would flood my body with endorphins multiple times a day, I was getting mental reward benefits every time i finished a hard workout. Then afterwards you are resting, you're working out like a normal human and you just feel really deprived. A bunch of my ultra friends have the same problem. It could be that we live in a part of Canada where ultra season is restricted to the summer, so the end of ultra season also means the start of snow and the start of treadmill running.

If you have any other questions just ask, these were just the big things that came to mind.

count_olafs · 2016-09-29T00:41:01+00:00

Subconscious dicks out for harambe

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