{"id":314144,"date":"2022-08-11T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=314144"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:02:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T22:02:38","slug":"martial-arts-training-at-the-stronghold-jiu-jitsu-in-point-loma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/martial-arts-training-at-the-stronghold-jiu-jitsu-in-point-loma\/","title":{"rendered":"Martial arts training at The Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu in Point Loma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family-owned and operated, The Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu in Point Loma offers martial arts training for both genders and all ages.<\/p>\n

\u201cA small majority come here for fitness, but they also come because they want another hobby, or for self-defense,\u201d said Raquel Regno Cusi, founder of the martial arts business at 2176 Chatsworth Blvd. \u201cFor a lot of them, the benefit is the fitness. But for the most part, people are looking for purpose and passion. They want to do something (new) that they haven\u2019t already done, like running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jiu-jitsu is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat that can be used defensively or offensively to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents. This form uses few or no weapons at all and includes throws, holds, and paralyzing attacks against the enemy. Jiu-jitsu developed from the warrior class and was designed to supplement the swordsmanship of a warrior during combat. Certain styles of jiu-jitsu have been used to develop many modern martial arts and combat sports such as judo and aikido.<\/p>\n

Jui-Jitsu practitioners learned that the most efficient methods for neutralizing an armed enemy took the form of pins, joint locks, and throws. These techniques were developed around using an attacker’s energy, momentum, and leverage against them, rather than directly opposing it.<\/p>\n

After being shut down in the middle of COVID for more than eight months and forced to go to Zoom,\u201d Regno Cusi noted times were tough. She said it caused them to search outside the box for funding and exposure. A year ago, Stronghold held a kid\u2019s coloring contest fundraiser, using graphics illustrated by longtime Jiu-Jitsu student Karen Alleluia, to raise funds and awareness for their business.<\/p>\n

Regno Cusi said the marshal arts they teach include jiu-jitsu, judo, and wrestling. \u201cIt\u2019s learning how to choke and submit people, but a lot of it is taking people down, throwing people,\u201d she said adding that martial art is a viable self-defense technique. \u201cA lot of the moves in jiu-jitsu teach you how to get up from the floor, get an opponent off you, even control them if needed,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The martial arts instructor noted that an opponent \u201ccan use any type of weapon you have against you,\u201d while pointing out that \u201cyou can\u2019t punch or kick someone when you\u2019re grappling and they\u2019re on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

Training at The Stronghold is advertised for ages 3 to 88. \u201cHere it is a mixed bag, families, kids, toddlers, sometimes parents by themselves and no kids, and then kids and no parents,\u201d said Regno Cusi. \u201cWe have career guys. I have a huge women\u2019s program. The kid\u2019s program is a lot bigger right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michaela, Jacob, Caleah, Nichola, and Raquel Cusi with baby Everbel Cunningham.\u00a0COURTESY PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jiu-jitsu has belts like karate but Regno Cusi said it \u201ctakes way longer\u201d to graduate to the next highest level. \u201cIn karate, you can get a black belt by age 13,\u201d she said. \u201cIn jiu-jitsu, it changes colors maybe once in three years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everyone is different in their likes and dislikes in jiu-jitsu and their styles are unique. \u201cYou have all these techniques that you can use,\u201d said Regno Cusi. \u201cBut you may only pick and choose a few of them based on your own personality. It\u2019s action-reaction. The cool thing about jiu-jitsu is that you learn a lot of controls \u2013 and how to escape them. If someone pins you to the ground, how do you escape? How do you pin someone to the ground if they\u2019re trying to punch you? You have to learn control, and escape, for all the major positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fundamentals of jiu-jitsu are the same for both genders but Regno Cusi noted: \u201cI actually work more on defense for girls because they have to depend on the technique and not just strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

The jiu-jitsu instructor has four daughters and one son and they\u2019re all practicing a martial art.<\/p>\n

The Stronghold\u2019s reputation goes a long way. \u201cWe\u2019ve been here for almost 15 years now and a good majority of San Diego knows that our kid\u2019s program is awesome and that we love to share our love of jiu-jitsu with the San Diego community,\u201d Regno Cusi concluded.<\/p>\n

THE STRONGHOLD JIU-JITSU<\/p>\n

Where: 2176 Chatsworth Blvd.<\/p>\n

Contact: 858-722-0942, thestrongholdsd.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Family-owned and operated, The Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu in Point Loma offers martial arts training for both genders and all ages. \u201cA small majority come here for fitness, but they also come because they want another hobby, or for self-defense,\u201d said Raquel Regno Cusi, founder of the martial arts business at 2176 Chatsworth Blvd. \u201cFor a lot […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":840,"featured_media":314145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11561","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Family-owned and operated, The Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu in Point Loma offers martial arts training for both genders and all ages.","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"3","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11561],"tags":[13843,12546,12375,13844],"class_list":["post-314144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-peninsula-beacon","tag-martial-arts","tag-point-loma","tag-san-diego","tag-the-stronghold-jiu-jitsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/840"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}