Thanks to all the members of the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team that traveled out for our very first Christmas Eve open mat. With over 30 people in attendance, training hard for over an hour and a half taking little if no breaks.
During the open mat, we took the chance to promote some well deserving individuals.
Cory Flemming from the RDBJJ Academy was promoted to blue belt.
Dylan Royce from the RDBJJ Academy was promoted to purple belt.
Clint Matteo from the Aaron Morris BJJ Academy was promoted to brown belt.
Congratulations to them and wishing all the members of the team a happy and prosperous new year!
Many thanks go out to the guys and gals over at Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy for hosting a seminar with Rosendo Diaz this past weekend. A great showing of HBJJ students eager to learn the mechanics of Jiu-Jitsu.
Congratulations go out to so many of the HBJJ members that were promoted.
Brown Belt
Cameron Mitchell
Purple Belt
Scott Cook
Darnel Ginger
Robert Landry
Eric Deangelis
Monica Broga
Dave Brogan Blue Belt
Colby Zell
Gibran Jones
Ronald Chunn Yellow Belt
Christopher Rosa
Are you sick of the rampaging masses at the malls on Black Friday? Are you sick of the idea of spending more “quality time” with the family? Does it feel like you put on 20 pounds overnight because of gluttonous eating? Then come on down for the 2nd Annual ALL DAY AFTER TURKEY DAY ROLL!!!
By ALL DAY, we mean ALL DAY. Come in when you want, leave when you want. You can even come in, roll, leave, and come back again later. Those of you brave (or crazy) enough can stay ALL DAY. You can grab meals at the nearby eateries, recover, and train some more. That’s what a few of us plan on doing. Why? Because we have no lives…Errr…I mean, because we LOVE Jiu-Jitsu. Yeah, that’s it.
So, come on down and roll. Roll until your heart’s content or it actually gives out. Whichever one comes first. Be there or be square. Just like the pegs that some of you keep trying to put into the round holes.
Date: Friday, November 25, 2011 from 10:30am to 9:00pm
We will also be holding a class that day lead by Rosendo Diaz from 12pm to 1pm. Catch you there!
Brett Hoover will be at the Ricky Royce BJJ Academy on Monday, October 24, 2011 from 8pm to 9:30pm for a seminar. This seminar is free to anyone interested in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self Defense. For more information about the academy in Gilbertsville, please visit RickyRoyceBJJ.com
3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team black belt, Aaron Morris, just returned from a successful seminar in Dayton, Ohio. Kevin Rhinehart of Ground Level Martial Arts hosted this seminar with Aaron. We would like to congratulate those who were promoted during the seminar.
RJ Voornik – 3rd stripe blue belt
David Moss – 4th stripe white belt
Rob Dejane – 3rd stripe white belt
Joe Thacker – 2nd stripe white belt
Cody Motes – 1st stripe white belt
Bambi Shafer – 1st stripe white belt
And big congratulations go out to Kevin Rhinehart, head instructor and 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team representative for earning his brown belt. Nothing but great stuff coming from Kevin’s camp.
It’s time again for another installment of technique week. For the first week of each month we take one position, one submission and work it till we’ve got it down. For October in consideration of the Halloween Season we’ll be working on Choke Holds. Brabo Chokes, D’Arce Choke, Guillotine’s, RNC’s, Triangle Chokes, Loop Chokes, you name it, we’ll be teaching it.
Come out this week and master choking submissions. Don’t forget to take advantage of our special 2 weeks of unlimited training for free. Come and try out the academy, located in Chalfont, PA, minutes from Lansdale and Doylestown.
Huge congratulations to Royler Gracie for stepping into the ring one last time against a very skilled and seasoned Masakatsu Ueda at the Amazon Forest Combat event held this past weekend.
Royler stepped into the ring against an opponent who has only seen defeat once in his career and has won his last 3 MMA matches against top players such as Rumina Sato and Eduardo Dantas.
Royler is a true warrior and champion of the Gracie Family. We at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy and Team 3rd Generation wish Master Gracie all the best and look forward to his continued teachings.
Starting Monday, September 5 it’s Armlock week at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Each month we take a position, transition, submission and we train it until you’ve taken your game up to the next level. There’s nothing better than focusing on a specific technique, training it and ingraining it into your mind, that helps to improve your overall skills.
So come on out on the 5th and for those of you considering our academy..take that week and the next and take advantage of this great opportunity to “kick the tires” so to speak. Get in some great fitness training, learn effective self defense and expand your mind at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy located in the heart of Bucks County.
For more information please call us at 267-476-1858 or email us directly at heelhook21@aol.com
Congratulations go out to many of our 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members that competed in the NAGA Battle at the Beach event and the Keystone State Judo Games recently.
NAGA Event – Battle at the Beach held on August 6, 2011 Lancaster BJJ Academy
Gabrielle Mosch – scored two 2nd place finishes in kids and teens divisions, no gi
Maddy Bailey – 2nd place kid’s no gi and gi.
Ben Smith – 2nd place no gi teens.
Laura Ortiz – 2nd place no-gi in womens expert.
Terry Arment – 2nd in no gi and 2nd in bluebelt divisions
Jasmine Arment – 3rd place no gi Morris JiuJitsu
Mason Matteo – 4th place kids beginner gi
Mike Houlihan – 3rd place teen intermediate no gi and 3rd place teen white belt gi
Jake Fida – 2nd place teen beginner no gi and 2nd place teen white belt gi
Ron Little – 3rd place intermediate no go and 1st place white belt gi Berks County BJJ Academy
Ricardo Pena – 2nd Expert No-Gi and a 1st place belt for winning the Purple belt middleweight division.
Giovanni Ortiz – 2nd Intermediate No-Gi and 1st in Blue Belt Gi
Lael Schwartz 3rd in White belt Gi. Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Mike Lutz – 2nd place super heavyweight white belt division.
Keystone State Games Judo held on July 31, 2011 Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Scott Miller – 2nd place, 3rd place in Judo and two 2nd place finishes in his grappling divisions.
Monica Brogan – 1st place in women’s grappling and 3rd place in male grappling divisions.
David Brogan – 1st place in his Judo division.
Congratulations go out to Kijafa Spiller, who fought Charles Dove, the middleweight title holder at the MMA Big Show in Cincinnatti on July 27, 2011. Kijafa having just recently been promoted to purple belt took his opponent down and in short order, submitted him with a rear naked choke (RNC) in the first round of the match. Congrats to Kijafa and to his coach, Kevin Rhinehart of Ground Level Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio. This is Kijafa’s 3rd straight first round victory in the cage..we look forward to many more victories from Kijafa and Team Ground Level.
Our Youth Program starts getting into gear after Labor Day. Give your child the self confidence that he/she needs to go through life happy and healthy by enrolling them into our academy’s youth program.
Our Youth classes, ages 10 to 14 years of age, run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. They focus on providing your kids with a sensible balance of fitness, fun and self defense training. This program offers the busy parent an affordable after school activity that doesn’t require a ton of commitment.
Visit or call the academy today! We’ll let your child train in our program for 2 weeks at no cost so that he/she and you can get a good sense of what we do, how we do it and why your child will love their experience in learning the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Call us at 267.476.1858 or email us at heelhook21@aol.com or just visit us at 27 W. Butler Avenue, Chalfont, PA.
It’s always great to get feedback from those that train with us. Read on…
Rosendo Diaz is without a doubt one of the most technical & knowledgeable instructors out there. I’ve been very fortunate to learn from someone of such skill and character. He’s the man.
-Dan Y. – North Wales, PA
I highly recommend that anyone looking for true brazilian jiu jitsu in the greater philadelphia area, look no further than Rosendo Diaz.
Joe K · Blandon, Pennsylvania
Rosendo Diaz is a top notch friend and mentor to all he comes into contact with. He is a great friend to our gym in Houston and has been very encouraging to me through my travels. If you ever get the chance to interact with him on a student/ teacher or business partner level, it will no doubt be a very enriching experience. Happy training!
-Missy E. – Houston, TX
I would definitely recommend Rosendo as a martial arts instructor. The advantages of learning with Rosendo is his willingness to train as intense or as laid back as you like. When you have trouble executing or perfecting a technique, Rosendo will give you the individual attention to adapt your skills and succeed. I was a total beginner to martial arts training when I started at Rosendo’s Academy and I feel confident in saying he is a superb teacher for both beginners as well as advanced students.
Jim R. – Telford, PA
I have trained in many martial arts in my time and have worked with many instructors. Rosendo Diaz is one of the best I have ever worked with. He takes time to explain as he teaches while making the techniques work for everyone in the class. His school has a family atmosphere and is welcoming to all.
Mike O. – Hatfield, PA
Rosendo Diaz has improved my jujitsu game immensely, as one might expect. Perhaps less assumed is the fact that Rosendo’s tutelage has also improved my wit. As often as I am forced to defend technique after technique on the mat, I am constantly engaged in retorting to Rosendo’s legendary verbal jabs and witty remarks. In all seriousness, Rosendo’s talent as an instructor is matched by his good will, sense of humor, and dedication to teaching. Training under Rosendo has been a great experience.
Anthony L. – Doylestown, PA
Highly skilled. He is always willing to help and answer any questions at all & he is so hilarious! well he thinks so, naw just kiddin and that is the kind of family atmosphere that he provides!
Chan W. – Harrisburg, PA
Rosendo is a master of his art and it shows. The atmosphere of his classes are lighthearted yet conducive to learning. Rosendo is just as quick to make you laugh as to truly explain the finer points of any given technique. I am so glad I chose his school.
Dan K. -
The 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team Gathering was held this past Saturday and featured a seminar with Ricardo De La Riva black belt, Vicente Junior and 3G Team black belt, Fadi Khouri. After the seminar portion the 83 attendees took part in our largest promotion ceremony to date.
Congratulations go out to the following individuals;
Shane Mock – Black Belt – Berks Co. BJJ
Aaron Morris – Black Belt – World Class Martial Arts
Brian Fisher – Brown Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Colin Stewart – Brown Belt – WCMA
Ed Sheridan – Brown Belt – WCMA
Rick Roth – Purple Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Ryan Roth – Purple Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Kijafa Spiller – Purple Belt – Ground Level MA
Brent Roth – Purple Belt – Ground Level MA
Mike Omensetter – Purple Belt – RDBJJ Academy
Dan Yun – Purple Belt – RDBJJ Academy
Zach ” Bieber” Hertzog – Blue Belt – Berks Co. BJJ
Our 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team Gathering on Saturday, July 16, 2011 was an absolute success. More pictures and video of the event to follow, but first we would like to congratulate two of our affiliate instructors on earning their black belts during the promotion ceremony on Saturday.
Shane Mock of Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, located in Sinking Spring, PA and Aaron Morris of World Class Martial Arts in Delaware County, PA both having trained in Gracie Jiu Jitsu for many years were invited to join the ranks of black belt in the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team.
We congratulate them on their commitment to the art as well as the effort and time they each have put into learning and mastering the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
In Gracie Jiu Jitsu, one the most demonstrated moves is the Helicopter Arm Bar. Apart from being somewhat flashy it also represents the idea of technique and leverage over strength to accomplish one’s goals. In the following video instructional, Rosendo Diaz, breaks down the basics of how to apply this arm bar.
The time is approaching for our big Jiu Jitsu Training Camp to be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011. This event will start at 1pm and features a seminar with Vicente Junior, black belt under Master Ricardo De La Riva and Fadi Khouri, black belt under Rosendo Diaz. We will also have several black belts on hand for our open mat portion of the day to help fine tune your game and to finish off the day is top level fashion, we will be doing a huge promotion ceremony.
This event is not to be missed…we are now accepting pre-registration. Members of the RDBJJ Academy, please see our registration form at the academy. For affiliated 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team members, please get with your academy instructor to pre-register with them.
Congratulations go out to Heidi Allen, Dylan Royce and Jason Edward who went out and represented our academy at the US Grappling – Diamond State Games this past weekend.
Heidi went undefeated scoring 2 first place finishes in absolute gi and absolute no-gi.
Dylan earned himself 2 second place finishes against some top level competitors in his blue belt division and the absolute blue belt division.
Jason competed all day in several divisions, we are still trying to figure out how many medals he got. But he did awesome!
Here is one of Dylan’s matches from the absolute division, more videos will be posted on our Facebook page, please click here to visit that site, oh and please click on our “like” button.
2010 was a year of tremendous growth for The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and for 2011 we have some exciting changes, improvements and events coming. So to start things out right, we had decided that it was time for an update on our academy logo. Check it out, t-shirts and patches coming soon!
Congrats go out to Chris Kwortnik who was promoted to blue belt on Saturday, March 12. This promotion was extremely deserved because of the experience Chris brings to the academy. Chris is a member of the District One Coaches Hall of Fame. At North Carolina State University, Chris was a three-time Collegiate All-American. He is a Member of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, Southeast Regional Hall of Fame, District One Hall of Fame, Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Champion, Three-time NCAA All-American, and Member of ACC’s 50 Man 50th Anniversary Wrestling Team.
We are proud to have Chris as part of our team. Awesome job!!!
Thanks go out to Brian Fisher and Keith Neff from Lancaster BJJ Academy in Ephrata, PA for hosting a seminar with Rosendo Diaz. Congratulations go out to Mike Plesnarski for earning his blue belt.
Check out this demonstration of a takedown shot during the seminar.
We are excited to announce a new program. Bucks County Kettlebells we be holding classes at the RDBJJ Academy. For more information on pricing and class schedules please visit Bucks County Kettlebells
It can be very difficult to secure a knee bar on your opponent when his base is low in the guard. In this technique Rosendo utilizes his leg to pressure his opponent into a roll securing the knee bar. For more information about our academy and how to take advantage of our 2 weeks of training FREE, please contact us at heelhook21@aol.com or call to 267.476.1858.
