Monthly Archives: June 2010

Daddy Zayas black belt debut in Lisbon

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 28, 2010

Ezekiel Zayas (Ases Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Celio Costa (Coimbra) from Ases Jiu-Jitsu on Vimeo. Our GMA Ezekiel Zayas, leader of Ases Jiu-Jitsu, in Valencia, Spain, received his black belt recently and he has just made his debut with a gold medal. On the weekend of June 19th-20th, he competed at the Campeonato Iberico-Americano  de BJJ, in [...]

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Black belts on the run to Arizona

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 25, 2010

With a $1000 cash prize on the line, it’s no wonder the Adult Black Belt Open Class at the 2010 Arizona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu State Championship is attracting top athletes from around the Nation. Nova Uniao stand-out and 2010 World Championship Super-Heavy Semi-Finalist, Bruno Bastos from Texas. 5th Arizona International Open Ultra-Heavy Champion,Guybson Sa (S.A.S./East West [...]

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Britto wins MMA fight

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 24, 2010

Our GMA in Toronto, Canada, Jorge Britto, had a victorious experience into MMA earlier this month. The professor at Toronto BJJ won by split decision his fight at the W1 MMA event. “Thank God I got another victory. My opponent Ryan Machan is the number two lightweight in Canada. It was a war but I [...]

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GD Jiu-Jitsu at the 2010 Worlds

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 23, 2010

Team GD Jiu-Jitsu was able to capture three medals at the 2010 World BJJ Championship in Long Beach, CA. In a tournament that had 2000 competitors, being in the podium is a huge accomplishment. Here are the results: Issa Able – 2nd place – Blue Belt/Feather David Margraf – 2nd place – Blue Belt/Ultra Heavy [...]

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Felipe Costa at Redhouse BJJ

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 23, 2010

Two GMAs will meet next week. Redhouse BJJ is proud to welcome back World Champion Felipe Costa to the Page/Lake Powell area. Felipe will be conducting a weeklong training series from June 29th-July 6th. Because he will be teaching for a week, he will take the time to ensure that everyone learns everything that he [...]

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Gracie Daytona Grand Opening

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 22, 2010

Our GMA John-Michael Quesinberry has a special invitation for all BJJ lovers. This next Sunday, June 27th, at 12pm, he will be hosting the Grand Opening ceremony of his brand new Gracie Daytona new address. WEC fighter and Relson Gracie black belt Phil Cardella will teach a seminar followed by a party. A Gracie Jiu-Jitsu [...]

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GB Miami launches new site

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 22, 2010

Our GMA member Daniel “Montanha” Lima is doing a great job in Florida. Classes are full and the school is thriving. To celebrate the good moment, Lima has launched a new website. Interactive and modern, the new site has all the features for students and visitors to improve their BJJ Knowledge. To know more, go [...]

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Register for the Jiu-Jitsu by the Sea

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 22, 2010

Thursday, June 24th, is the last day to register for the Jiu-Jitsu by the Sea tournament. Claudio Franca, head of the event, invites all to Santa Cruz, California, this Saturday, June 26th. The event is open for all ages, men and women. For more info and to register, click here.

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Small steps, always ahead

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 17, 2010

Our GMA in Italy, Frederico Tisi, head of Frederico Tisi Jiu-Jitsu Network, with BJJ schools all over the country, wrote in his blog about the experience of Italians at the 2010 World BJJ Championship. Altougth results were not those expected, Tisi sees the bright side of the experience, as he wrote. “The Worlds were not [...]

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Post Worlds promotions at GB Rohnert Park

By Ivan Trindade | Published: June 17, 2010

The 2010 World championship brought only good things to Gracie Barra Rohnert Park, in California. The team did great in Long Beach and the rewards came sooner than expected. Professor Aparecido Bill promoted coach Elliott Hastings to purple belt after a valiant performance at the BJJ World Championship.  He made it 4 rounds, losing to [...]

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