5th Shield Grappling Club
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Who we are
Fifth Shield Grappling Club is Springfield, Ohio’s only NOGI focused grappling gym and the top destination for anyone looking to pursue the grappling arts.
MISSION - Our mission is to help each person reach their individualized grappling goals and to guide our members in finding the tools to improve not only their jiu jitsu, but their day to day lives as well.
VALUES - As a family, we value our time together above all else. This has inspired us to create an environment where the whole family is always welcome. There is space and consideration for EVERYONE who walks through our doors, regardless of if they step on the mats.
BELIEF SYSTEM - At Fifth Shield, we believe that giving our students the opportunity to learn, explore, and experience grappling first hand is the top priority.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT - We use the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) to develop our student’s skills and abilities. This method of training allows for action packed, efficient training sessions. Rather than talking at our students and watching the boredom and distraction set in, we set up specific situational rounds that we call games. In these games, students have the ability to discover their own individualized style of grappling for themselves. This modern, science-based approach isn’t just more effective and engaging than the traditional approach, it is also more FUN!
the 5th Shield Philosophy
PRESENCE, FLOW, PRESSURE, INTELLECT, AGGRESSION.
WE BELIEVE THAT
Grappling recruits every aspect of who we are to express the art fully. Grappling requires a balance of intellect and aggression. It requires an oscillation between flow and aggression. Lastly, it plants us firmly into the present moment where we can experience the most visceral, natural parts of our being.
train your mind and body
NOGI Grappling is a martial art based on the art of ground fighting. The goal of grappling is to control your partner long enough, and to a high enough degree, that we can apply strangles and joint locks that force our partner to submit.
Through consistent training, we will learn how to use points of leverage, efficient use of our own body, and technical knowledge to control and submit our opponents. Over time, our students will gain a deep level of understanding of what their own body is capable of and how to work within those confines to express themselves through the grappling art.
