Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

New 3G Jiu-Jitsu Academy Opens In Allentown, PA

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:36:40 +0000

The Martial Training Institute will be open for classes on May 21, 2012. We want to wish Shane Mock all the best of luck in his new program. For more information about this academy, please visit their website at MTIPA

The Martial Training Institute will feature training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate and MMA. It is located at 1268 N. Irving Street, 2nd floor, Allentown, PA.

3G BJJ Team – New Academy In Spring Grove, PA

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:33:01 +0000

We are happy to announce that Gregg Anderson will be opening Spring Grove BJJ Academy very soon. Please visit his site Spring Grove BJJ for more information and details about their grand opening. All the best to Gregg.

The RDBJJ Academy Is Moving To Harleysville, PA

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:29:29 +0000

We would like to announce that the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy will be moving to a new location in Harleysville, PA. Starting Saturday, June 2, 2012 we will be holding classes at this new location. Located in the heart of Harleysville, the academy is located at 708 Main Street, Harleysville, PA . We are located between Brazzo’s Italian Cuisine and the East End Ale House.

Come visit us and as always take advantage of our free 2 weeks of unlimited training to try us out. See you in Harleysville!!!!

Indiana Seminar Wrap Up, Part 1

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:20:46 +0000

Thanks to Jim Katris, Chad Stevens and Jason Thoman for having Rosendo Diaz out to their academy, Absolute Fitness Academy in Warsaw, Indiana this past weekend. A great showing for both the submission grappling and gi seminars. Thanks to all that came out.

Special thanks go out to Kevin Rhinehart for bringing out his team from Ohio.

Congratulations go out to the following individuals that were promoted at the seminar.

Bambi Shafer – 2nd stripe white belt – Ground Level Martial Arts

Cody Motes – 3rd stripe white belt – Ground Level Martial Arts

Joe Thacker – 3rd stripe white belt – Ground Level Martial Arts

Rob Daze Dejene – 4th stripe white belt – Ground Level Martial Arts

David M Moss – Blue Belt – Ground Level Martial Arts

Terry Shaw – Blue Belt – Absolute Fitness Academy

Tim Roe – Purple Belt – Absolute Fitness Academy

Testimonial From One Of Our Students

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:33:12 +0000

There used to be a time where I never even considered myself a fan of Martial arts. I would watch movies and play games but it never translated itself into a real world passion for them. It might have been that I just didn’t understand them or just thought that they weren’t for me. I had never actually been exposed to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu until I saw a video on youtube one day. It hit something in my brain that made me think “Wow, this could be fun.” Of course like most things at the time I put it away in my head thinking that there was never any chance I could perform even 1/4 of the moves I saw these guy do. I was in terrible shape and had absolutely no confidence in my ability to perform even the most basic of tasks.

However there was always that little nagging thought in the back of my head. That thing that just said to try it. So I started searching the web and found a couple of schools in my area. There was a small school in Telford practically right down the street from me so one night I gathered what little confidence I had and strolled in. I asked if I could watch a class and was told by the instrcutor that I was more then welcome to. After watching the class I was even more intriqued strictly because of the way Jiu-Jitsu seemed to work. It seemed to hit soething in my head and now my brain was practically screaming at me to do it. It was another situation where I put it away in my head thinking to do it later. It was another situation of me psyching myself out of doing something I thought I might like.

Almost another year after that I finally started looking at schools again. I stumbled upon the Rosendo Diaz Jiu-Jitsu academy while randomly browsing the web one day and just started to think about it again. This time however I was not going to let my lack of confidence stop me. I summoned up what courage I had and called the number. I will say this right now, I don’t think there was a time that I was more scared in my life. However looking back it was one of the best choices I ever made.

Rosendo was incredibly polite over the phone and even put up with me when I got lost driving to his academy in Chalfont. He got me sized up for a Gi right away and before I knew what was happeneing I was on the mats getting ready to do my first ever Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training. I forget what happened in the first class since it was almost a year ago at this point but I do remember when I left that I knew I would be coming back. We did a whole lot of drills and just added a little bit to it over time. Before I knew it almost an hour had passed. It felt like I had only been there for a few minutes but I guess its true that time flies when you’re having fun.

After class was over everyone paired up and had 5 minute sessions Rosendo called “rolling” but he broke off for a minute to just chat with me about Jiu-Jitsu and to see if I liked it. It was great to see an instructor get so involved with his students and it really made me think that his place was going to be the one I stayed at. I don’t think I had ever felt more relief then knowing that I had found something that I really enjoyed and could turn into a cool hobby. The atmosphere in the academy was very relaxed and laid back and everyone just seemed to get along with each other. Its the perfect atmosphere for people who just want to learn the art and not feel like they are constantly competing with the other people in the gym.

Months have gone by since the time I first started at the academy. I can now count a high number of new friends I have made there while also learning what is in my opinion one of the coolest Martial Arts in the world. I gotten to not only see but feel and be told that I have gotten a lot better at the art and its one of the biggest confidence boosters you will ever get in your life. Doing something that 3 months back you struggled with at first but now can just nail as easily as walking down in the street is a high better then anything on the planet. Finally blocking that sweep or submission that you always seemed to get caught with will put a huge dumb smile on your face like you just got the Christmas present you were alwyas hoping you would get.

I guess this is running a bit long so I’ll close on this. Anyone can do Jiu-Jitsu. I have been swept by guys I outweigh by over a hundred pounds and they made it look easy. I have seen guys who you can’t expect to move as fast as they are do moves you don’t even think their body can conform to. Its an art that is designed so that as long as you can move you can do almost anything. Even if you think you can’t do it Rosendo will be there to help you along or offer some advice as to help your technique. Its amazing what just a little subtle move can do to make something work. So if you have been thinking about doing a Martial Art for a long time I highly recommend that you call up Rosendo and give it a shot. If I can do this then you certainly can. Hope to see you there.

Mike K -

Warsaw, Indiana 3rd Generation Team Seminar

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:11:38 +0000

Rosendo Diaz will be at Absolute Fitness Academy in Warsaw, Indiana on Saturday, March 24. Three seminars for the day; a kids self defense seminar, submission grappling seminar and a gi seminar. Don’t miss out!

“Unspoken Rules” A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Bedtime Story

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:06:54 +0000

Check out this great story by Sheri Hockman from BJJUNDERDOG.com. She’s written a great fable of all the rules, spoken and unspoken in BJJ circles. You can read it at BJJUNDERDOG.

March Madness

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:59:20 +0000

March is here! It’s time to start training in the most effective form of martial arts in the country. If you always wanted to try, then this month is the best time to start. For the month of March, if you join our team you will receive a free training gi. You will still get 2 weeks to try us out absolutely for free and we’ll even loan you a gi for your trial period.

Call us today at 267-476-1858 or click here to contact us through email. What are you waiting for?

When Good is Good Enough

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:13:17 +0000

Many of us dream about being the best. But in reality almost all of us are content with just being good enough. In Jiu-Jitsu, you can aspire to be a world champion or you can settle for just being pretty darn good. Both are fine..in the end the reality is that the chances that a person will reach the highest levels of the sport Jiu-Jitsu circuit are slim but not unobtainable. Being good enough isn’t really so bad, think about it..Being good enough..what does that mean?

Being good enough means that you are good enough to:

1. Defend yourself

2. Give others in your academy a pretty good match regardless of what level they are at.

3. That you have skills just not world class level skills.

4. Enjoy the benefits of training and allow Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to become a lifestyle.

It doesn’t really matter in the end. You are good or you could be great, either way you’re going to do well in Jiu-Jitsu. The trick is, well, not to suck at Jiu-Jitsu and that comes for consistency in training, discipline in performing the techniques of BJJ using leverage over power and understanding your physical limits. Understanding your physical limits simply means knowing that certain techniques or positions don’t or can’t work within your body type or even your game. Use what works for you. Check out this article by Sheri Hockman about using the KISS principle in Jiu-Jitsu.

Visit her site at: BJJUNDERDOG

Some Changes To Our Class Schedule

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:48:44 +0000

Please visit our schedule page to see a completely updated schedule of our classes. From Monday and Thursday lunch classes, to our Monday through Thursday evening classes, kids classes, and weekend classes. You are sure to find the classes that meet your busy schedule.