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.
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.
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.
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.
Rosendo Diaz will be at Berks County BJJ Academy on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. This seminar is open to everyone, for more information please visit, www.bcbjj.org.
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
Daniel Hilal, a graduate of political science from the American University of Beirut and a professional MMA fighter, was born into a culture where BJJ was a concept fighters could only dream of. Lebanon has no federations, no academy, no black-belts, and no sign of hope, until now.
Daniel began his martial arts journey at the age of 11 with Karate. Shortly after, he was introduced to Judo, and this is where it all began for him. After achieving a well-deserved brown belt in Judo, Daniel felt he needed to raise the bar and decided to upgrade his arsenal of techniques and adapt to training without the gi to become an even more complete grappler. The fast-paced activity and explosiveness of Freestyle Wrestling was very appealing to him. He joined the Taadod Wrestling Club in Beirut, and through his determination, hard work, and supportive team of wrestlers, he excelled quickly, progressing from a local competitor to a regional talent. In 2009-2010, Daniel easily topped his rivals in Lebanon without a single loss, taking first place in the Lebanese Championship at -66kg and 5th in the Arab Championship in Doha, Qatar, at -60kg. To wrap up the year, Daniel made his first professional MMA debut in Jordan’s Desert Force Championship.
Daniel has had a passion for grappling from the start. BJJ, in specific, has long been Daniel’s preferred martial art. He did everything possible to fuel this passion, which consisted of, hosting seminars, demonstrations, training relentlessly, and even holding classes. Within Lebanon, all Daniel could do was gather bits and pieces of BJJ to feed this passion.
December 23, 2010 marked an historical day for Lebanon when Daniel was promoted to blue belt under the patronage of 3G black belt Fadi Khouri, marking this occasion as the first ever official BJJ promotion in the country. It was through Fadi’s empathy and good judgment that Daniel’s flame for BJJ was kindled and the sport took root in Lebanon. Up until recently, Daniel was a BJJ orphan. He was alone in his training, and in his goal. Thanks to Fadi Khouri, Daniel is no longer an orphan. He finally found a home, a home called Third Generation Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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!
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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
2010 has been the year for newly promoted 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Fadi Khouri. With some outstanding showings at both local and national tournaments culminating to his 1st place, no points scored against him, finish at the US Open in October. We caught up with Fadi to get his take on training and his future plans.
You have a background in both Judo and BJJ. How do you feel the two arts complement each other? This is an interesting question and the generic answer would be, Judo is the missing piece of the puzzle since it’s the “Throwing” part of the game……While that is true, the actual take downs under a BJJ setting can get a bit hairy if you rely purely on Judo. In a Jiu Jitsu tournament if you go in for a big throw and Miss, you can easily get penalized for missing (I have missed a few throws and my opponent was awarded the take down for doing nothing except falling on me). I rely heavily on foot sweeps to avoid exposing myself…..
From my point of view, the true value of Judo comes in from the balance and aggressive grip fighting that you learn from playing Judo! I hear it all the time “I competed against a wrestler and he had great BASE”. The same theory applies to Judoka’s, they have great base that will help tremendously when they are playing on top, the trick is to mold it with the BJJ style so they flow together well.
Do you view BJJ more as a sport or as a form of self-defense? My main focus right now is Sport Jiu Jitsu, but it’s impossible to separate the sports aspect of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from the self defense aspect! I would say that 60% of the sport Jiu Jitsu techniques would not be ideal in a self defense setting, but at the same time sport jiu jitsu has a built in safety mechanism to prepare one to defend himself when needed. I would attribute three important factors developed from Sports Jiu Jitsu that will be valuble in a self defense setting.
a. Basic Tech.
b. Instinct
c. Cardio
Who have been some of the biggest influences on your game?
This is a more complicated question than it appears . The first response is always my instructor, I started my training at Modern Combat Academy in PA (Which since then has developed into its own association 3rd Generation Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) under the tutelage of Rosendo Diaz. His style of BJJ is a very technical one and even though I was a big guy I learned to focus on the technical part of BJJ vs. becoming a power player. The second response to this question is my training partners…..a player is only as good as his training partners decide to push him! I was fortunate enough to have very motivated training partners in the gym with me pushing me over the years and I would say that it’s a huge factor in influencing the way your BJJ is developed (I’d like to mention William Alford, David Harris, Alex Gotay, Evert Guetterez and Jeff Messina ).
You’ve competed in both small local tournaments and large scale such as the Pan Ams and the Worlds. Can you tell us the differences in how you prepare for these types of events? For small tournaments I don’t really prepare, I just enter them as they come along for experience. Big tournaments are totally different though, there are a lot of factors that come into play when I start my preparation. I train 2 x a day , 5 x a week for 8 to 10 weeks prior to the tournament date. Here is a sample of my training schedule for the US Open (which is the same for all other major tournaments)
i. Sat: BJJ in the AM and Conditioning in the PM
ii. Sun: BJJ in the AM and Conditions in the PM
iii. Mon: Rest
iv. Tues: Weight training in the AM and Judo in the PM
v. Wed: Conditioning in the AM and BJJ in the PM
vi. Thur: Weight training in the AM Judo in the PM.
You teach in Houston at Bam Bam’s Martial Arts, tell us a little bit about the academy. BamBam is a great training facility located in the West U area inside the loop in Houston. It’s a full training facility that provides its students with a full BJJ, MT, Boxing and MMA program. (the BJJ program has 3 black belts from 3 different lineages so come in and pick your style ) we are located at 4007 Bellaire blvd. Houston TX.
Any future plans for opening your own academy?
Not sure yet …..I think I have a few things to learn first before I can venture into that world LOL! But everything is possible, I am just happy that I can contribute back to the sport now, and would love to have an academy one day, when though I am not sure.
Tell us what your plans are for the upcoming competition season in 2011.
In 2011 I am hoping to do 4 to 5 big tournaments, my plan is to start in the Masters division first and test the waters! Gaining some experience as a black belt will be crucial for me, as it is shark infested waters…..I will probably start at the Pan American games in March and hope to compete at the Nationals, US OPEN and hopefully the Rio Masters tournament in Brazil.
For more information about Fadi and training in the Houston area please visit www.bambammartialarts.com or contact Fadi directly for information on private lessons and seminars fadihkhouri@gmail.com
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
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.
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 !”
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
The Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships is only a couple weeks away, so far we have some really exciting super fights set up.
Jared Weiner (BJJ United) vs. Tony Passos (De La Riva)
John Wilson (Delco/Balance) vs. JoJo Guarin (Lloyd Irvin)
Rick McCauley (East Coast MMA) vs. Rustam Chsiev (K Dojo)
Sheri Hockman (3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu) vs. Maggie Bertonazzi (Team Maxercise)
Joel Roberts (Rat Pack) vs. Pete Shoemaker (Precision Jiu-Jitsu)
Mike Bannon (Team Maxercise) vs. Rob Greenwich (Precision Jiu-Jitsu)
Don’t forget to take advantage of the pre-registration price, go to www.ruptureclothing.com/compete and also the pre-weigh ins being held at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy on Friday, July 23, 2010.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA
267-476-1858 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
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.
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