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!
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.
Congratulations to our 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members that competed last Saturday at the event held in Downingtown, PA.
RDBJJ Academy member Jason Edward scored two 3rd places in his gi and submission grappling divisions.
Berks County BJJ members Erik Faust brought home 1st place in the men’s over 30 purple belt division. Ricardo Pena scored 3rd place in the advanced no-gi division and 2nd place in his purple belt division.
Harrisburg BJJ member Scott Cook took 1st place in his purple belt division.
Our Schedule has changed! We’ve added a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals and Self Defense class on Mondays. This class is perfect for the beginner to the advanced student, a great way to get started on your path in BJJ or for the experienced student – you can never practice the fundamentals enough.
This class runs from 7:00pm to 8:15pm followed up by an open mat from 8:15pm to 8:45pm. For more information about the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy please call us at 267-476-1858 or visit the academy at 27 N. Butler Avenue, Chalfont, PA. We are on the corner of Rt. 202 and Rt. 152N, minutes from Doylestown and Lansdale.
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 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.
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. -
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.
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.
Congratulations go out to Jim Rafaelle, Cory Gallagher and Hunter Gallagher on a job well done today having passed their blue belt testing. We would like to thank Brett Hoover, Eamon Knittel and Aaron Morris for running the program today. Also thanks to Rick Royce, Sheri Hockman, Mike Omensetter, Bill Mann, Dylan Royce, Dean Lewis, Rick Reahm, Fred K., Dan Spangler, Sharif Riad and Scott Hutt for all their help.
Congratulations again to these guys, they put in many hours of training just in preparation for this day. Check out our video highlight of today.
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As our children move on from grade school onto middle school and beyond there becomes a greater need for the development of better fitness and focus. Training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu doesn’t just give your kids the ability and self confidence to defend themselves, it also provides them with a better sense of self worth as well as self discipline.
Training at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is exciting for the kids but it’s also easy for parents. We offer “no contracts”, only month to month agreements. So if you child is involved with sports during certain times of the year you can feel assured that you won’t be paying for time not spent training and learning at our academy. Our teen/pre-teen classes are for kids ages 11 to 14 and run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 7pm.
Training in Jiu Jitsu is actually very reasonable. The type of training we provide removes the need of the purchase of expensive sparring equipment. The only thing your child will need is a Jiu Jitsu Gi (uniform) and the enthusiasm to learn the most effective style of martial arts being taught today.
The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy is located in Chalfont, PA on the corner of Rt. 202 and Rt. 152 North. We are within minutes of Doylestown, Sellersville, Perkasie, Lansdale and North Wales.
Stop in today and have your child try out our classes for 2 weeks for free. For more information regarding our programs please email us at heelhook21@aol.com or call us at 267.476.1858
Congratulations go out to our 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team members that competed in this weekend’s Internation Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s New York Open.
Aaron Morris, head instructor at World Class Martial Arts in Delaware County was forced to compete 2 weight classes up in the Master’s light weight brown belt division. Even against the heavier opponents, Aaron was able to secure a 3rd place finish.
Shaun Raber of Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy competed in the purple belt Master’s feather division and in short order defeated his opponents securing his 1st place finish.
Check out some highlights of one of our Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) classes. MMA Class runs on Mondays from 7pm to 8:30pm which is proceeded by our boxing class from 6pm to 7pm. Come and try out our classes, learn self defense while getting in a great workout.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy – Chalfont – PA
Check out this slick spider guard pass video by 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team affiliate Shane Mock of Berks County Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy located in Sinking Springs, PA. If you are interested in training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu then please visit his site atwww.bcbjj.org.
We are happy to once again be hosting a seminar with 6-time world jiu jitsu champion Samuel Braga. Samuel will be at the academy on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. For more information and to reserve your space please contact us at heelhook21@aol.com
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Chalfont, PA GraciePA.com
In this latest video instructional, Rosendo Diaz demonstrates a variation from his arm drag series which sets up the bow and arrow choke but from upside down. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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!!!
