10th September 2010
Zack H was recently promoted to yellow belt, this 13 year old has been training for sometime now and has really proven his skill on the mats at our academy as well as on the competition scene. Congrats to Zack on his promotion.
Got the day off? Then come and join us for our holiday class tomorrow, Monday, September 6, 2010 starting at 12:00pm and running until 1:30pm.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
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.
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.
See you on the mats!!!
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
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
Congratulations to the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members that competed in this weekend’s Diamond State Games held in Bear, Delaware.
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!!!!
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
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
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, 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
We’ve added another daytime class. Mondays from 12pm to 1pm, come prepared for a great workout and jiu-jitsu training.
So now we are running Monday and Thursday lunch time class. If you can only come to our day classes, please contact the academy for special rates.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
267.476.1858
Congratulations to Dave Blum on his well deserved promotion to blue belt this week. You’re on your way!
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
Work from home?
Working the night shift?
Looking for a mid-day energy boost?
Then join us for our new lunch time class to be held on Thursdays from 12pm to 1pm. We hope in the near future to add another lunch time class. But for now, Thursday will be the day to get in a power packed workout and then go back to the daily grind just before the weekend.
For more information or to register please contact us!
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
267.476.1858
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.
We are excited to announce the start of our newest program at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Boxing is not only a great way to get fit but it also compliments the art of Jiu-Jitsu and self defense. Boxing classes will start on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:00pm.
These classes are for men and women, all you need to start is a jump rope, wraps and bag gloves. If you don’t have the equipment, feel free to stop by our pro-shop, we have everything needed to get started in stock. To register for this class please contact us here or give us a call at 267-476-1858.
About the Instructor
Jeff Richmond is a former professional boxer who trained in the Bethlehem/Allentown area and fought for 7th Street Gym. In addition to his years in the ring, Jeff brings experience as a boxing trainer and can customize programs for competion fighters or for fitness enthusiasts. As a member of the RDBJJ Academy, Jeff has acted as our MMA team’s boxing coach for the past two years.
See you on the mats!
RDBJJ Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
www.GraciePA.com
Some news from our 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu students who competed this past weekend.
Congratulations to Kijafa Spiller from Ground Level Martial Arts in Dayton, Ohio. Kijafa competed at the 3rd Tri-State Grappling Championships 2010 and took 1st place in No Gi Mens Intermediate Middle Weight divsion
Match 1: 4-2
Match 2: Armbar from guard
Match 3: Flying Armbar
Match 4: 4-0
Congratulations to the 3rd Generation team members from Berks County BJJ and Aaron Morris BJJ Academy who competed at the US Grappling event in Boothwyn, PA on Saturday. Our medalists are:
Chaz Horner: 1st Lightweight Purple
Erik Faust: 1st Blue Belt Medium-Heavy over 30
Shane Mock: 3rd Brown Belt absolute
Alex Keibart 2nd Novice Absolute No-Gi.
Great job everyone!
Congratulations to the members of our team that competed at the OTM Grappling event held at the MMA Expo this past weekend in King of Prussia, PA.
Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jeff Gianacova- 1st place executive (over 30) Blue Belt super-heavy
2nd place Blue belt super heavy
Joseph Kuhn- 1st place white belt super heavy
Shane Mock- 3rd place brown belt open
Erik Faust- 1st place executive blue belt middleweight
1st place executive no-gi advanced
Derek Lengle- 3rd place no-gi beginner
Lancaster Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Alex Alzuru- Gi beginners open division 3rd place
No Gi beginners 1st place
No Gi Open 2nd place
Steve Olin - No Gi Beginners 1st place
No Gi Beginners Open 1st place
Josh Graff- Blue belt 188-202 3rd place
Blue belt open, 4th place
1. I just have to lose a few pounds or get in better shape before I start.
That’s our job. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu provides a full body workout. You don’t have to be in good shape to start, you just have to start and we’ll get you in the best shape of your life and we guarantee that you’ll see results quickly with our fun, energetic programs.
2. My schedule is crazy and I’ll probably not have the time to invest.
Your schedule will always be crazy, no matter what point in your life you’ll reach. Find the time today for yourself. Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just about training, it’s a lifestyle. Ask any of our members, Jiu-Jitsu brings peace and confidence into your life. At our academy you’ll find that you quickly become one of the family and you’ll enjoy coming to academy to forget about the craziness of life for a while.
3. I don’t want to show up to work after class with a black eye or injury.
At the RDBJJ Academy we have doctors, lawyers, plumbers, realtors, mechanics, dog trainers, sales people and so on..You name it, we’ve got them here. All of our members have a day job and your safety is our upmost concern.
4. BJJ is all about competition and I’ll be forced to compete if I join.
Competition is a big thing at Jiu-Jitsu academies, but the truth is that only a small percentage of students ever really compete. Most of our members are looking to learn self defense, get in better shape or just interested in learning this amazing art. In the end we are all training for the same purpose and that is mastery of one’s self through the art of Jiu-Jitsu. Competition is a great way for some to challenge themselves, but for most, the challenge is in the academy, learning and perfecting the art.
5. It’s one of those deals, they’ll reel me in with a cheap price and then next thing you know, the prices go up and up and up.
At the RDBJJ Academy, the price we give you for your monthly training will never change, no matter how long you train at our academy. Also, our monthly rates are fair compared with other programs of this caliber.
Now what’s your reason not to join? We invite you to come and take our two (2) week free trial membership at the academy. Take the two weeks, train as much as you like, meet our members and instructors, we guarantee you a great experience.
For more information please click here
The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is excited for our first Kids BJJ class to be held Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Class will begin at 6:00pm, so bring your children and let us show you how Jiu-Jitsu will benefit your child.
Also, we have updated our Class Pricing and Schedule page. Please visit it to see our current specials for our adult and kids programs.
The Three P’s of Training by Rosendo Diaz (RGDA Black Belt)
The keys to becoming better at Jiu-Jitsu don’t always rest in the in the hands of your instructor or the quality of your training partners, nor does it always come from getting the most up to date techniques used in competition.
While those things are important and contribute to the overall development of your skills, what really matters is the commitment you make to the art of jiu-jitsu and your discipline and what I like to refer to as the three P’s of training.
What are the three P’s of training?
Practice, Persistence and Patience…
This article will teach you how to use the three P’s to ensure that your jiu-jitsu improves at a steady pace, avoiding the typical “slumps” that come with training an art for so long.
P1 - Practice
Drilling is one of the most, if not the most, important keys to developing an overall game in jiu-jitsu.
1. When learning a new technique; Drill the move with no resistance, if your partner is using resistance it will only ensure that you will have to force the move for it to work! When you force a move, you most likely are doing something incorrectly and that incorrect movement will be programmed into your muscle memory. Work hard to ensure that your body is learning correct form early on and consistently throughout your training.
2. Locking the move down; Once you grasp a basic understanding of how the technique works, you can start having your partner use varying degrees of resistance. This will help you learn the timing and create different angles of the technique, so that when used in live training you’ll be able to have moderate to good success in getting the technique to work.
3. Connecting the puzzle pieces; Once you’ve drilled a move to death, gone for it in resistance drilling and had success in live training, it’s time to find how the technique fits into your game. For example, a brabo choke is a great submission, but if you never get to the position where you see it and are able to use it, then it’s worthless. All techniques have their place in a series of exchanges. Your job now is to figure out how to seamlessly connect the new move into your style of movement. If you’re having trouble, just ask your instructor.
P2 – Persistence
Being persistent has many meanings but for me its most important meaning is having discipline in your approach to training.
1. Show up; If you’re not showing up to train then I’m sorry, but you’re not going to get any better. While a brief break in training is good to focus the mind, taking a month or more off only sets you back. There is nothing better to breaking a slump than getting in there and working yourself out of it.
2. Go after it; If you want to get better at let’s say an x-choke then you’re going to need to drill that move and, even more importantly, you’re going to need to really go after that move in your live training. This does have a way of making your matches a bit boring, but overall it improves your chances of actually getting the move to work.
3. Let go of the ego; Be persistent in controlling your ego. Being the best jiu-jitsu guy in your academy only ensures that someone eventually is going to catch up to you. Don’t fall into the trap of always needing to win every match in class. You need to experiment, you need to take risks and you need to put yourself in bad positions as often as possible. Here are some things you can do in your live training to ensure that you keep your game in top-notch condition.
i.) Positional only rolling; If you a submission hunter, then a great exercise is to start your first match without allowing any submissions, since your goal is to outmaneuver your opponent to gain advantageous position.
ii.) Bad side rolling; Here you’re going to want to train everything on the other side. So, if you like to armlock your opponent’s left arm, then only armlock his right. If you like to pass the guard to the left, then go right. If you’re a wiz at escaping cross side when he’s on your right side, then he’s got to be on your left. And so on..
iii.) No ego, unconventional rolling; In this type of training, your job is to basically go for moves that are not typically in your game and for positions in which you don’t usually find yourself. You’re going to want to just move as quickly as possible from positions, sweeps, and submissions while at the same time allowing your partner to do the same. This type of training really improves your ability to improvise and to see different submission all while on the go.
P3 - Patience
Rome was not built in a day and so goes jiu-jitsu. Mastery of the art, for the average person, takes many, many years, if even attainable at all.
1. You don’t need all the answers right now; In jiu-jitsu there are many techniques, many counters, and many counters to the counters and so on. Understand that your brain and your body can only download so much information before you it gets overloaded with information. This often happens to those starting out, so avoid the pitfalls of trying to know everything at once…you can’t. Focus on what is most important, which at the beginning should be developing a great defensive game.
2. Moves come and go; Years ago, I was an ace with the Uchi Mata, which is a type of JUDO throw. Now, I can’t seem to find the timing or the opening to land that throw. No worries, my arsenal of takedowns has grown and matured over the years. I may at some point come back and find that move or I may not. It’s not important as long as you’re improving.
3. I’ll work on that later; You don’t need to have the best half guard to be good at jiu-jitsu. Focus on what you’re good at now, as there is always time for exploring later. I always remind my students that there are techniques that I learned as a white belt that I really didn’t start to explore until I was a brown belt. In the end, will it affect your game today not knowing that move or position? Probably not, but as you progress and mature in the art, you’ll definitely want to come back and begin the process of exploration.
4. Don’t give up; David Adiv once told me early in my career that if I wanted to be better than everyone else, then simply, just don’t quit. Sounds funny, but the truth is that if you do a thing for a long time then you really have no choice but to eventually get good at that thing.
Jiu-jitsu can be, that’s if you want it to be, a life-long journey. Now in my fifteen plus years of training, I find myself exploring and learning even more now than in all the years I worked towards my black belt. Using the three P’s method will only get you better. But the most important part is not to worry about your strengths and weaknesses but to enjoy the process of your improvement.
