Ricardo  De La Riva and Rosendo Diaz

It was an honor and a incredible learning experience having the opportunity to train with Master Ricardo De La Riva on Saturday during a small group class held at 127bjj in Manayunk, PA.  Master De La Riva gave us an amazing amount of detail about the techniques he uses and he spent a lot of time answering the group’s questions. 

Thanks to Master De La Riva and Vicinte Junior for making the trip out to Philadelphia.

This is a great video I picked up over at my friend’s site, www.kingdavidhogan.com.  Check it out, it features Dana White and Mike Tyson talking about the upcoming James Toney vs Randy Couture match as well as mixed martial arts.  I’ll never forget watching his fight against Michael Spinks on HBO, you just knew that Tyson had won that match even before he walked to the ring.

It’s that time of year again!

The kids are back in school, vacation is just a memory, the traffic is horrible, it’s cold.  So what’s the point of even going outside?

The point being that during the colder months, people get depressed, they get out of shape and they put things off until spring.  Instead, make a significant change in your life now!

Come out to the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy and get ready to experience the premier martial arts academy in the Montgomery County and Bucks County areas.  Learn self defense, get fit and train in the most effective martial arts styles being taught today.  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the art that is sweeping the nation.  As seen on UFC, the art of grappling is essential.  So much so that jiu-jitsu has been integrated into our Military’s hand to hand combat curriculum.  BJJ is also the style of choice for most law enforcement officers.

So give us a call today and take advantage of our free two weeks of training offer or click here.

See you on the mats!!!

Help the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team take 1st place in Philly’s Hot Spot.  Each vote counts towards us making our goal.  Thanks for your support!

Rosendo Diaz BJJ Academy

Much thanks and appreciation go out to Samuel Braga for putting on one of the best seminars ever held at the RDBJJ Academy.

Samuel broke down his leg lasso series for the students and even made time to roll with everyone in attendance.

Also, thanks to Gavin Enck for making this event happen!  Can’t wait until Samuel’s next visit!

It was a great turnout for Saturday’s Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships.  The event had over 150 competitors and some 250+ spectators.  Special thanks to our superfighters:  Jared Weiner, Tony Passos, Rick McCauley, Rustum Chsiev, Sheri Hockman, Maggie Bertonazzi, Chris Wing and Jon Debrugge.  All of them fought their hearts out and gave some really impressive performances.

The event brought out competitors from over 30 teams located in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and New York.  All the competitors fought not only well, but also battled some seriously oppressive heat.

The 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team was comprised of members from the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Berks County BJJ, Lancaster BJJ, Aaron Morris Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy and Harrisburg BJJ.  We earned a total of 306 points carrying us to the 2nd place overall team running some tight numbers against a combined team from The Lloyd Irvin Team.

Thanks to everyone that came out to help:

Ray Liberto, Samuel Braga, Brett Hoover, Jim Little, Shane Mock, Dee Terrell, Eamon Knittel, Fred Braunsberg, Matt Miller, Mark Dengler, Dan Spangler, Dan Yun, the Chef, Gavin Enck, Mike Omensetter, Abhay Kunwar, Joseph Cunliffe, Fadi Khouri, Rami Khouri and Sheri Hockman.  If I’ve forgotten anyone, sorry, as I think of the names I missed, I will add them.

Thanks to “From the Boot” restaurant for providing the most awesome lunch for our volunteers.  Check them out they have two locations; Amber and Lafayette Hill, PA  or visit their site for more information:  www.fromtheboot.com 

Special thanks to Mancino Mats, www.mancinomats.com for providing the mats for the event.

Everyone that voluteered that day, put in a great deal of effort to help make the event a success.  Thank you, we couldn’t have done it without you.

Keith Neff, Lancaster BJJ, will be at Harrisburg BJJ Academy on Saturday, July 31, 2010.  The seminar will run from 11:30am.  For more information about this Team 3rd Generation event, please visit www.harrisburgbjj.com

See you on the mats!

Schedule for the Rupture NE Jiu-Jitsu Championships

Friday, July 23, 2010 
Early weigh ins and pre-registration
From 5pm to 9pm at
RDBJJ Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA 
www.graciepa.com

 
Saturday, July 24, 2010
weigh ins and registration
from 8am to 9:30am at
Colonial Elementary School
230 Flourtown Road
Plymouth Meeting, PA

10:15am - rules meeting
10:30am - tournament start

Hope to see you there!

The Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships is only a couple weeks away, so far we have some really exciting super fights set up. 

Jared Weiner (BJJ United) vs. Tony Passos (De La Riva)
John Wilson (Delco/Balance) vs. JoJo Guarin (Lloyd Irvin)
Rick McCauley (East Coast MMA) vs. Rustam Chsiev (K Dojo)
Sheri Hockman (3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Maggie Bertonazzi (Team Maxercise)
Joel Roberts (Rat Pack) vs. Pete Shoemaker (Precision Jiu-Jitsu)
Mike Bannon (Team Maxercise) vs. Rob Greenwich (Precision Jiu-Jitsu)

Don’t forget to take advantage of the pre-registration price, go to www.ruptureclothing.com/compete and also the pre-weigh ins being held at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy on Friday, July 23, 2010.

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
267-476-1858
www.graciepa.com

Congratulations go out to Rick Royce and Dylan Royce for competing is this past weekends Cherry Hill Challenge II put on by the Good Fight. 

Rick Royce took 1st place in the advanced no-gi division.

Dylan Royce took 1st place in the blue belt division even after having to compete at a heavier weight class.

Dylan then went on to take 3rd place in the intermediate n0-gi division.

Congrats guys!!!

Rick Royce no-gi match

Divisions and Weight Classes

Samuel Braga, 6x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Seminar

We are very excited to announce a special seminar with 6x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, Samuel Braga, Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm. Only $50.00 to attend.  Don’t miss this opportunity to train with the man who is considerred to be the best light weight jiu-jitsu player in the world.

To secure your spot, please email Rosendo Diaz at heelhook21@aol.com This seminar is open to everyone!

Early registration is for the Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships

Please visit www.ruptureclothing.com/registration

Congratulations to the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members that competed in this weekend’s Diamond State Games held in Bear, Delaware.

Our Competition Team for this event.

Rick Royce, 2nd place in advanced no-gi and 3rd place in his brown belt division.
Colin Stewart, 1st place in his purple belt divison
Ed Sheridan, 3rd place in advanced no-gi.
Dylan Royce, 1st place in intermediate no-gi and 1st place in blue belt division.
Bill Mann, 1st place in his blue belt division.

Even with a small team, the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team is able to make a big impact due to the committment to excellence of our members and instructors in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Next up 3G is the Rupture Tourament, lets show up in force!!!!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships will be held in Plymouth Meeting, PA.  This event will feature both gi and submission grappling divisions.  Visit www.ruptureclothing.com/compete to pre-register for this event.  Take advantage of their special price of $60.00 for adults which includes participation in both the gi and submission grappling events.  For kids and teens, only $50.00 registers them for both events.

Also, keep checking back as we are adding some exciting super fights featuring some of today’s top competitors.

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

27 W. Butler Avenue

Chalfont, PA 18914

267.476.1858

Cardio - Conditioning Class

Join us at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy for the ultimate weight loss, fitness and body shaping class for men and women.

We are excited to announce the start of our newest program, Cardio and Conditioning class on Wednesday’s from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 

This class will bring different disciplines of fitness including Yoga, kettle bells, weight training, anaerobic exercise and plyometrics, just the right combination to get you in top shape.

This class is open to men and women and membership in our BJJ program is not required.
For more information or to stop by and try out a class for free call us at 267.476.1858.

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
www.graciepa.com

Tournament Wrap Up

Members of the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Competition Team competed in two events this past weekend.

 
The Maxercise In-House Tournament held in Marlton, NJ.  Thanks to John Disimone from Team Maxercise for extending the invitation.
Zack Hockman - 2nd place pre-teen division.
Eric Grover - 3rd place pre-teen division.
Bill Mann - 2nd place blue belt division.
Jessy Ringquist - 1st place blue belt division & 3rd place absolute no-gi division.
Chrissy Foster - 1st place female blue belt absolute and awarded most technical female trophy.

Ocean city classic 2 was held on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
Rick Royce - 1st in the advanced 150-159lbs. no-gi division
Rick Royce - 1st in the take down tournament
Dylan Royce - 1st in 150-159lbs. blue belt division
Dylan Royce - 1st in the blue belt absolute division
Dylan Royce - 1st in 150-159lbs. no-gi intermediate division.
Special congrats to Colin, Kevin Shannon’s son, who placed 2nd, in his first submission grappling event, in the 83-113lb 11-13y/o division

Again, a great showing by all of our members.

Congratulations to Sheri Hockman on earning her brown belt this evening.  She is our first female brown belt for the RDBJJ Academy and the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team as a whole, so the pressure is on.

Her promotion this evening was testament to the hardwork and dedication she has put forth into her learning and development in the art of Jiu-Jitsu.

Our Team 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu patches are now in stock.  Feel free to visit our online store or come out to the academy in Chalfont and pick one up.

These patches are dye sublimated meaning the ink is permanently tattoed into the fibers of the patch fabric.  There is no paint on top to rub off, crack, peel or stick to the mat. 

Our patches are 12″x12″ and the symbol is 8″ across.

Our Store is Now Open

Our store is now open, currently we have our custom 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu gi’s on sale.  Keep checking back as we will be adding more products including patches and t-shirts.

Please visit our STORE page - We ship our orders out within 24 hours!!!