During our stay in Puerto Rico, We visited Cavalo Club. My daughter enjoyed training in this academy. We recommend this place for anyone wanting to try BJJ. Thanks for allowing us to come and train :)
Came once for open mat, I'm white belt, coach did a mir lock and before I could even reach my arm popped I was out for 3 months, and my arm took forever to fully recover to be able to even throw a ball.
Obviously don't think he did it on purpose but I don't really think it was necessary or good judgment to crank a mir lock on a beginner, first time in the gym, either against a black belt.
Especially Mir lock is known to be a dirty move and can easily injure someone. Essentially the mir lock threshold from pain to tearing a ligament is very close, so before I even felt pain my ligament tore.
First time I've been injured like this and I was sparring 3x a week for a long time so it isn't just random. This was like a year ago. I left three stars because it wasn't intentional but I wouldn't expect the black belt coach to do that when I've been sparring with plenty of other purple, brown and black belts without issues.
Christie Martinez
a year agoDuring our stay in Puerto Rico, We visited Cavalo Club. My daughter enjoyed training in this academy. We recommend this place for anyone wanting to try BJJ. Thanks for allowing us to come and train :)
Dom Zed
a year agoCame once for open mat, I'm white belt, coach did a mir lock and before I could even reach my arm popped I was out for 3 months, and my arm took forever to fully recover to be able to even throw a ball. Obviously don't think he did it on purpose but I don't really think it was necessary or good judgment to crank a mir lock on a beginner, first time in the gym, either against a black belt. Especially Mir lock is known to be a dirty move and can easily injure someone. Essentially the mir lock threshold from pain to tearing a ligament is very close, so before I even felt pain my ligament tore. First time I've been injured like this and I was sparring 3x a week for a long time so it isn't just random. This was like a year ago. I left three stars because it wasn't intentional but I wouldn't expect the black belt coach to do that when I've been sparring with plenty of other purple, brown and black belts without issues.
Francisco Romero
2 years agoGreat group of guys. Very welcoming with a nice and spacious mat. Weight room and wait room. High level people and high level jiu jitsu.
10th Planet East Long Island
9 months agoDropped by for open mat. Noel and all the students were super welcoming !
Jefferson Kim
7 years agoExcellent & gracious group of guys for a brand new white belt that shows up to open mat. Much gratitude. They can easily crush me, but they hold back.