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.

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!

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!!!!

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 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!!!

While competition is not for everyone, some really enjoy the challenge that it brings and the lessons that can be learned from them.  In the following video you will see one of our students, Dylan Royce, competing at a no-gi match or more commonly referred to as a submission grappling match on April 17, 2010.  Dylan is the one with short hair.

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

27 W. Butler Avenue

Chalfont, PA 18914

www.graciepa.com

Congratulations to all the members of the RDBJJ Academy that competed this past weekend at the UGC held in Hamburg, PA.

Rick Royce took home 1st place in the advance no-gi division and 2nd place in the absolute division 200lbs. and under.
Dylan Royce got 1st place in the intermediate no-gi division.
Zack Hockman brought home a bunch of medals winning 1st place in kids no-gi, 1st place in kids gi and 2nd place in the teen gi division. 
Brian “Big Country” Hilinski took 1st in beginner no-gi division.
Mike Omensetter took 3rd place in the advanced no-gi division.
Matt Coletta took 3rd in the beginner no-gi division.
Cory Gallagher took 2nd in the beginner no-gi division and 2nd in the gi divsion.

Big congrats go out to Zack, Cory, Brian and Matt for doing so well on their first time competing. 
Good job everyone!

We are happy to announce that we are adding an Intermediate/Advanced class to our schedule.  This class will be for members ranking blue belt and above.  

The class will be held on Saturday’s from 9am to 10:30am.  Our regular submission grappling class will follow at 10:30am and is open to all levels.

For more information please contact us at

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

27 W. Butler Avenue

Chalfont, PA

267-476-1858

1.  One of the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academies in Pennsylvania, established in 1996.
2.  We are experts in teaching beginners following the standards of the Gracie Family.
3.  We have level specific programs for everyone, regardless of your fitness level.
4.  As part of the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team, we are constantly evolving and adapting our programs to best serve our students.
5.  We have programs for men, women and children in a fun, safe and low stress enviornment. 
6.  Over 10 years experience teaching local and federal law enforcement agencies.
7.  We make it easy and safe to learn BJJ, MMA, and Boxing.
8.  We work with you to help you meet your individual goals.
9.  Our facilities are clean and we strive to maintain a comfortable training enviornment.
10.  It’ll be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make!

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team

27 W. Butler Avenue

Chalfont, PA

Recently I was on the phone with someone and they asked me who I learned my Jiu-Jitsu from, my immediate answer was to give the names of my instructors.  But that got me thinking, did I really learn everything I know from my instructors… or is there more to it than that?
 
So after spending way to much time thinking about it, I came up with what I think is involved in the process of really learning the art.  For me, I think it comes in thirds…
 
One-third I learned from my instructors for sure.  They taught me the techniques, helped me understand the mechanics of movement and helped me find crucial errors in my game.  They also gave me the skills I needed to be able to pass on the art to my students.
 
The second-third I learned was two phase.  First and most importantly was mat time.  I have spent more time rolling/sparring with my training partners than I ever have or will drilling moves.  You need to roll with people better than you.  They will exploit your weaknesses and give you a sense of where your game needs to go.  You need to roll with people of equal level to your own. They will assist you in developing strategy and timing.  And you need to roll with partners that have less skill than you, they will allow you to improvise and fine tune new techniques you are working on. 
 
The second phase was exploration…whether its YouTube, instructional videos, training with other black belts, or just coming up with my own sweeps, attacks, and defenses.  Watching videos, training with others outside your academy and just spending time coming up with your own stuff, whether it works or not opens your mind and often gives your game that much needed spark.  But don’t go out and buy every instructional or spend your day watching YouTube, that can lead to information overload.  Be specific in your exploration, if you want a better guard, find a good series on the X-guard or butterfly guard.  Don’t be lulled into buying or watching every position.  If you have a target in front of you and you want to hit the bulls-eye, don’t throw a basket ball at it because it’s guaranteed to bounce back, you want to hit that bulls-eye with the point of a dart.
 
The third-third, was teaching.  Regardless of whether you have your own academy, teach a class, or are just helping your training partner during class, nothing cements the information than passing it on.  Teaching forces your mind to truly understand the details of a technique. 

 
 
To this day, after 16+ years of training and teaching jiu-jitsu I will find myself learning a new detail or find new understanding of a technique while I’m actually showing it to the rest of the class.  As often happens to me, during the lulls in my training, when I feel like I’m not getting better I will focus on my teaching to help me find new ways and cement what I already know.
 
So, learn from your teachers, roll as much as you can win or lose, explore and pass on the knowledge, those are the keys to learning the art of Jiu-Jitsu.

Please visit our class schedule page;  We have added a second Submission Grappling / No-gi Jiu-Jitsu class to our schedule.  This class will follow our boxing class which starts at 6:00pm.  Our submission grappling class will run from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. 

For more information on getting your training started please contact us or give us a call at 267.476.1858

Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team

27 W. Butler Avenue

Chalfont, PA

www.GraciePA.com

The Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy has been growing by leaps and bounds in the last months.  With the expansion of their members and adding on of programs, comes the news that they will be moving to a much larger location.

This new location will still be located in the Allen Shopping Center at 941 Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill, PA.  The location will more than double the mat space and allow for expansion of the programs currently ongoing at the academy.

Look for more news and pictures coming soon.  In the meantime, visit Harrisburg BJJ’s website for more information.

It was a big weekend for promotions during the workshops held at Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  Congratulations to all!

Tom Whiston, Brian Whiston, and Jared Pritchard from the Submission Factory earned their blue belts.

From Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, congratulations to Monica Cary, Eric Hopkins and Harry Ness for receiving their blue belts.   Two new purple belts Tyler Gustafson and  Kyle Braun.  And the big one; Gregg Anderson earned his brown belt.

    
On to Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, they had Dylan Ekis and Zach Lydon promoted to blue belt. Also, after many years of hard and consistent training Darren Terell and Don Conner were moved up to brown belt.
Awesome everyone!

Rosendo Diaz will be holding workshops on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
www.HarrisburgBJJ.com

Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
www.BCBJJ.org

Starting Saturday, February 6, 2010, Lancaster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy will begin running classes for children.  Classes will be held on Saturdays at 10:00am and Thursdays at 6:00pm.  For more information please visit www.lancasterbjj.com or contact the academy directly at brianfisher00@netscape.net.  

The type of martial art taught at the Lancaster Brazilian Jiu-Jistu Academy decended from Japan and was adapted for real world self defense by Helio Gracie.  Master Gracie concepts allowed a smaller person, utilizing leverage, to defeat a larger strong opponent.
 
The discipline and self confidence that kids aquire in our programs empowers them to more effectively handle problems including bullying.  We help kids develop active, healthy lifestyles and build character, self-esteem and interpersonal skills necessary for peaceful conflict resolution while stressing the importance of safety.  But more importantly to them, they’ll be having fun, getting fit and learning one of the most effective and powerful martial arts being taught today.
 
What sets Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu apart from other martial arts is it’s empahsis on practicality and real-world performance.  Your child in not going to memorize forms or kata.  They will not learn to chop and kick the air or break boards.  They are going to learn realistic and proven techniques for self defense, just like adults, in a fun, friendly and safe atmosphere.

With the start of a new year comes some exciting news, we are proud and excited to announce the formation of the 3rd. Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team.

 
3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu academies and instructors are committed to empowering their students with the knowledge and tools necessary to master the art of Jiu-Jitsu.  Our overall goal is to develop within our students;

• A healthy lifestyle of fitness.
• A sound mind and body.
• Techniques required ensuring proper self-defense and conflict resolution.
• The confidence and self-esteem to take control and live happy and fulfilling lives.

Through this you will come to find that each and every 3rd. Generation Jiu-Jitsu academy provides state of the art training in a clean, safe and friendly environment.  We invite you to join us and begin your journey in the art of Jiu Jitsu.

We are in the process of creating our new website; 3Gjiujitsu.com, keep checking back for more updates.