Otomi News

Otomi Martial Arts | Caio Terra Association student Kaiden B. has reached his fourth stripe in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Kaiden did so by easily demonstrating the techniques in the Standing section of our fundamentals curricula which include single and double leg takedowns, plus guillotine chokes and counters and a sprawl to the back. Now keep working hard and setting a great example.  The next level, Grey White belt, is one we now you are going to excel at and we and we can’t wait for you to reach your next goal. Have your child join Continue Reading

Otomi Martial Arts | Caio Terra Association had three ladies compete last weekend at the Colorado Ladies BJJ tournament in Westminster Colorado! The tournament saw many competitors from the Denver area and was a roaring success. We would like to give special thanks to Anna and AJ for traveling in from our Utah school in Salt Lake City. It was a pleasure to coach you through your wins and losses. As for our own Shelby, congrats on all submissions on your road to Gold in your gi division! Continue Reading

July 7, 2018 was a very special day for Otomi Martial Arts head instructor Ranulfo Gonzalez as he received his 2nd and 3rd stripes on his brown belt.  While all promotions are special, this one saw two more athletes from Caio Terra Association headquarters receive their Black Belts. For Josh, after 5 years at the academy and over 10 years on the mat, he was awarded the rank of Black Belt. Josh is the 7th black belt promoted at the HQ. Off the mat his willingness to give back to the academy and the community have been outstanding. Continue Reading

Our commitment to our goals and therefore our glory involves the creation of good habits.  We start by memorizing that Good habit are hard to make, but easy to live with.  While bad habits are easy to make, but hard to live with.  With that said, let us focus on the first of the four following concepts for the month of June.  Self Discipline Dinner before Desert Taking Responsibility Present Focus So how do you define Self Discipline? We like to say “you don’t have to like it, you just have to do it.” While the “it” will Continue Reading

At CTA Colorado | Otomi Martial Arts one of the first documents all new students receive is our dojo etiquette. Dojo literally means, “the place of the way”. At the Dojo we learn much more than martial arts, we learn how to live together as human beings. Before entering the mats we bow, to show respect for our training area, our partners and those who came before us. We also bow before and after class, paying respect to each other, to our sensei’s and to our nation. Once class starts we have rules that reinforce martial values as Continue Reading