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.
Congratulations to Matt Coletta from the Rick Royce BJJ Academy in Gilbertsville, PA. Matt has been training now for a year and has excelled both in class and in competition. He was promoted to blue belt at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Chalfont on Saturday. Way to go Matt!
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.
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.
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!!!
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!
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!
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
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!!!!
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
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.
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
News from 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu affiliate, Submission Factory in Hummelstown, PA
The Submission Factory is proud to announce its first 2 children’s promotions to second yellow stripe. Alex Ortiz and Adrian Ortiz, congratulations you’re both half way to your first belt. Keep up the good work!
Kid’s Wrestling class has been added to the Submission Factory schedule. This class will be held on Thursday’s from 6pm to 7pm. For more information please visit www.submissionfactorypa.com
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
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.
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
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.