Natalie Patino is a 16-year old female in our adults/ teens Brazilian Jiu-jitsu program. Initially, Natalie's father brought her in to the studio to improve self-confidence as well as to learn self-defense as a young lady.
The basis of Jiu-jitsu is having a lighter person able to overtake a much larger, stronger opponent. Jiu-jitsu uses physics, leverage, and kinesiology in order to defeat a larger opponent not to mention the ground reactive forces in order to help defend oneself or immobilize a stronger opponent..