Want to see us in action teaching, training and testing for promotion then please visit our YouTube Channel. You’ll get to see our members competing in various tournaments, commercials about Jiu-Jitsu and MMA as get to see several cool technique demonstrations. Click on the link below.
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.
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.
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
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!!!
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.
Mixed Martial Arts is a combination of several styles of martial arts and has become the evolution of modern day martial arts. Starting Monday, February 7, 2011 we are happy to announce that we will be holding an MMA class at our academy.
This class is for everyone, regardless of experience or level of fitness. All you need is the determination to become more prepared to defend yourself all while getting in a total body workout. Our Mixed Martial Arts Program is designed to give you the tools you need, all in a safe and clean enviornment.
Please contact us today and take advantage of our new member offer: Two (2) weeks of unlimited training in all of our programs for free.
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
Congratulations go out to Dan Spangler and Gerry Laird who both earned their blue belts this past week. Both Dan and Gerry have put in a great deal of time, effort and committment into training in the art of Jiu-Jitsu. Good job guys!
Please join us as we welcome Fadi Khouri back to the Pennsylvania area. Fadi is returning on the heels of his outstanding victory at the US Open as well as earning his black black recently. Fadi will be running a guard passing, guard attacks and judo seminar at the RGDA Academy on Saturday, November 20, 2010. The seminar will run from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
All 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members are welcome and encouraged to come and train with world class black belt.
For more information, please contact Rosendo Diaz at 267.476.1858 or heelhook21@aol.com
The omoplata is perhaps one of the most adaptable submissions in the art of Jiu-Jitsu. It doesn’t take a great deal of flexibility to apply and is a great attack for all body types. In the following video technique demonstration you will see a basic set up for the omoplata submission as well as a variation commonly used when your opponent attempts to fight the downwards pressure. Enjoy!
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy – Chalfont, PA
Announcing our newest program
Core Jiu Jitsu is the perfect combination of the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self defense. It’s perfect for the beginner or those who are more interested in the self defense aspects of BJJ. It’s also a great refresher for the experienced practitioner. As with all our programs, each class has the best combination of technical learning and fitness to get you in great shape.
Classes will start on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 and will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 7pm. Call today or contact us for your free 2 week trial.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy - Chalfont – PA
Congratulations to Fadi Khouri who took first place with no points scored against him in the medium heavy division, brown belt at this weekend’s US Open XV Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament held in Santa Cruz, California.
Fadi also entered the brown belt open division and brought home 3rd place.
William Alford also competed at this tournament in the purple belt division, taking home first in the super heavy weight division with no points scored against him and 3rd place in the purple belt open division.
Congratulations to both, they are top competitors!
Two tournaments were held this past weekend, the Philadelphia Jiu-Jitsu Cup held in Bryn Athyn, PA and the No-Gi Pan Ams Championships held in New York.
Two members of Berks County BJJ competed at the no-gi pan ams, first off was Erik Faust who brought home a silver medal in his masters division. Ricky Pena faced a tough division of 44 competitors, Ricky was able to defeat his first three but was stopped at his fourth match.
Several members of the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team competed at the Philadelphia Jiu-Jitsu Cup. Starting off with the team brought in by the Aaron Morris Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Chris Kline took home gold white belt, middle weight division and Phil Gathany brought home two medals; gold in his white belt, welter weight division and silver in the beginner welter weight no-gi division.
Fred Koslowski from the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team brought home the silver medal in his white belt masters division.
Congratulations to all the competitors!!!
Here are a few testimonials we received from the Philly Hot List contest where we ended in the top 5 martial arts academies in the Philadelphia area. We ended the contest in fourth place behind some serious competition. Thanks to all that supported us and helped to achieve this amazing milestone.
Check out the last testimonial, my personal favorite.
From: Scott A., 9/11/2010
“Rosendo All the way, Amazing place”
From: Bryan, 9/7/2010
“Rosendo makes learning BJJ fun and it’s a great workout too.”
From: Chaz4483
“I’ve been training under Professor Diaz for 5 years and from day number ! he has treated me with the up most respect. I’ve been to many bjj schools in the Philadelphia area but no one compares to Rosendo Diaz. Every one in each and everyone of his schools are great people to train with, everyone is a serious hard worker no clowning around when it’s time to train and that comes from our coach Professor Diaz. No egos , no superstars everyone is treated equally like family which is why i choose to train under Professor Diaz. Thank you for everything you have done and good luck… best wishes”
From: John, 8/20/2010
“Rosendo is the most patient and well rounded instructor in the Philadelphia area. There are schools that are probably more fast paced and aggressive but BJJ is a very difficult art to master. There are so many details that if you forget even a single one you will lose.
With Rosendo he makes sure you know every angle, every option, and every possible reaction from your opponent. He is exactly what one would expect from a Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. If you want to learn and have a blast at the same time this is the school for you.”
From: moptop240man
“After searching around with alot of schools I can honestly say that Rosendo Diaz is an Amazing Instructor. I am in awe at his ability as a practitioner in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but also at how he effortlessly guides you through every detail. FANTASTIC SCHOOL!!!!!!”
From: Lejohnt
“This Academy offers world class BJJ !”
From: Bluemilo
“My Dad is the best instructor…”
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!
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.
It was a blue belt promotion bonanza at Harrisburg BJJ on Saturday, during the Rosendo Diaz workshop. Congratulations go out to the following individuals that have worked hard to earn their blue belts.
Matt Falvey
Darnell Ginger
Scott Cooke
Paul Watson
Sam Watson
Jon Moore
Dave Brogan
For more information on training at Harrisburg BJJ, please go to www.harrisburgbjj.com
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
267-476-1858
We are excited to announce the grand opening of the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Chalfont, Pennsylvania on Monday, August 17, 2009. Classes will begin at 7pm, and the academy will be open all day for tours and free introductory classes.
In the coming weeks we will be adding classes and programs to our schedule. Please keep checking back for updates on our schedule and for a brand new video tour of the academy.
Hope to see you there!
Rosendo Diaz will be at the following Pennsylvania academies to run workshops. The workshops will focus on sport jiu-jitsu training, techniques and applications.
Friday, August 7, 2009 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
4453 Penn Avenue, #12
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
2214 Gettysburg Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011