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 May 23, 2011 our schedule will go through some changes: For starters our MMA class usually held on Mondays will move to Saturdays at 10:30am. The Monday class at 7pm will be a BJJ Gi class. Also take a look at our schedule in the next week as we will also be adding some additional classes for the summer.
2010 was a year of tremendous growth for The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and for 2011 we have some exciting changes, improvements and events coming. So to start things out right, we had decided that it was time for an update on our academy logo. Check it out, t-shirts and patches coming soon!
Please join us at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy in Chalfont, PA on Sunday, May 15, 2011 for an open house and belt testing. The event starts at 10am on Sunday, we will be having 5 of our members testing for their blue belts in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Our testing is extensive and extremely challenging, please come and see what we do as well as support those individuals going through the testing.
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.
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.
We are happy to announce that the Bucks County Kettlebells program will begin on Monday, March 7. The BCKB program will run on Mondays; 9:30am – 10:15am, Wednesdays; 6:00pm – 6:45pm, Thursday; 3:00pm – 3:45pm, Sundays; 1:30pm – 2:15pm.
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
It can be very difficult to secure a knee bar on your opponent when his base is low in the guard. In this technique Rosendo utilizes his leg to pressure his opponent into a roll securing the knee bar. For more information about our academy and how to take advantage of our 2 weeks of training FREE, please contact us at heelhook21@aol.com or call to 267.476.1858.
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.
The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy will be open for open mat training on Friday, December 24, 2010 from 10am to 12pm. All academy members and 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team affiliates are welcome to attend. Come on down and train with your team!
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
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.
It was a great demonstration put on byRick Royce(BJJ Brown Belt) and Dylan Royce (BJJ Blue Belt) this past weekend in Pottstown, PA. They demonstrated some great self defense as well as some sport Jiu-Jitsu..check it out!
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 !”
UFC 119 was held this past weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana and featured the two heavy weights in line for a championship match. See the results below.
Frank Mir over
Mirko Filipovic
KO/TKO 3 of 3 00:04:02
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
loses to Ryan Bader
Decision – Unanimous 3 of 3 00:05:00
Matt Serra
loses to Chris Lytle
Decision – Unanimous 3 of 3 00:05:00
Sean Sherk over
Evan Dunham 38
Decision – Split 3 of 3 00:05:00
Melvin Guillard over
Jeremy Stephens
Decision – Split 3 of 3 00:05:00
CB Dollaway over
Joe Doerksen
Submission 1 of 3 00:02:13
Matt Mitrione over
Joey Beltran
Decision – Unanimous 3 of 3 00:05:00
Thiago Tavares over
Pat Audinwood
Submission 1 of 3 00:03:47
Steve Lopez loses to
Waylon Lowe
Decision – Split 3 of 3 00:05:00
TJ Grant over
Julio Paulino
Decision – Unanimous 3 of 3 00:05:00
Mark Hunt loses
to Sean McCorkle
Submission 1 of 3 00:01:03
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
27 W. Bulter Avenue
Chalfont, PA 18914 www.GraciePA.com
