10th September 2010
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
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!
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
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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!!!!
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.
While competition is not for everyone, some really enjoy the challenge that it brings and the lessons that can be learned from them. In the following video you will see one of our students, Dylan Royce, competing at a no-gi match or more commonly referred to as a submission grappling match on April 17, 2010. Dylan is the one with short hair.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA 18914
Congratulations to all the members of the RDBJJ Academy that competed this past weekend at the UGC held in Hamburg, PA.
Rick Royce took home 1st place in the advance no-gi division and 2nd place in the absolute division 200lbs. and under.
Dylan Royce got 1st place in the intermediate no-gi division.
Zack Hockman brought home a bunch of medals winning 1st place in kids no-gi, 1st place in kids gi and 2nd place in the teen gi division.
Brian “Big Country” Hilinski took 1st in beginner no-gi division.
Mike Omensetter took 3rd place in the advanced no-gi division.
Matt Coletta took 3rd in the beginner no-gi division.
Cory Gallagher took 2nd in the beginner no-gi division and 2nd in the gi divsion.
Big congrats go out to Zack, Cory, Brian and Matt for doing so well on their first time competing.
Good job everyone!
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
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
1. I just have to lose a few pounds or get in better shape before I start.
That’s our job. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu provides a full body workout. You don’t have to be in good shape to start, you just have to start and we’ll get you in the best shape of your life and we guarantee that you’ll see results quickly with our fun, energetic programs.
2. My schedule is crazy and I’ll probably not have the time to invest.
Your schedule will always be crazy, no matter what point in your life you’ll reach. Find the time today for yourself. Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just about training, it’s a lifestyle. Ask any of our members, Jiu-Jitsu brings peace and confidence into your life. At our academy you’ll find that you quickly become one of the family and you’ll enjoy coming to academy to forget about the craziness of life for a while.
3. I don’t want to show up to work after class with a black eye or injury.
At the RDBJJ Academy we have doctors, lawyers, plumbers, realtors, mechanics, dog trainers, sales people and so on..You name it, we’ve got them here. All of our members have a day job and your safety is our upmost concern.
4. BJJ is all about competition and I’ll be forced to compete if I join.
Competition is a big thing at Jiu-Jitsu academies, but the truth is that only a small percentage of students ever really compete. Most of our members are looking to learn self defense, get in better shape or just interested in learning this amazing art. In the end we are all training for the same purpose and that is mastery of one’s self through the art of Jiu-Jitsu. Competition is a great way for some to challenge themselves, but for most, the challenge is in the academy, learning and perfecting the art.
5. It’s one of those deals, they’ll reel me in with a cheap price and then next thing you know, the prices go up and up and up.
At the RDBJJ Academy, the price we give you for your monthly training will never change, no matter how long you train at our academy. Also, our monthly rates are fair compared with other programs of this caliber.
Now what’s your reason not to join? We invite you to come and take our two (2) week free trial membership at the academy. Take the two weeks, train as much as you like, meet our members and instructors, we guarantee you a great experience.
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The Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy is excited for our first Kids BJJ class to be held Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Class will begin at 6:00pm, so bring your children and let us show you how Jiu-Jitsu will benefit your child.
Also, we have updated our Class Pricing and Schedule page. Please visit it to see our current specials for our adult and kids programs.
It was a great turnout at the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Chalfont, PA for Royler Gracie’s seminar on October 17, 2009. With over 52 participants, the seminar ran smoothly with Royler covering many positions including his philosophies and techniques for self defense.
At the end of the seminar Royler presented twelve participants with promotions to their next rank;
Paul Abbot - Black belt
Gavin Enck - Black belt
Keith Neff - Black belt
Rick Royce - Brown belt
Kevin Shannon - Brown belt
Chaz Horner - Purple belt
Nick Ortiz - Purple belt
Dylan Royce - Blue belt
Brian Goldstein - Blue belt
Chris Hall - Blue belt
Rob Shover - Blue belt
Erik Faust - Blue belt
Congratulations to all those who were promoted and thank you to all those who came out to support this event. We will be posting pictures in our gallery that is currently under construction. Keep checking back for updates.
Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
27 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA 18914
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The Three P’s of Training by Rosendo Diaz (RGDA Black Belt)
The keys to becoming better at Jiu-Jitsu don’t always rest in the in the hands of your instructor or the quality of your training partners, nor does it always come from getting the most up to date techniques used in competition.
While those things are important and contribute to the overall development of your skills, what really matters is the commitment you make to the art of jiu-jitsu and your discipline and what I like to refer to as the three P’s of training.
What are the three P’s of training?
Practice, Persistence and Patience…
This article will teach you how to use the three P’s to ensure that your jiu-jitsu improves at a steady pace, avoiding the typical “slumps” that come with training an art for so long.
P1 - Practice
Drilling is one of the most, if not the most, important keys to developing an overall game in jiu-jitsu.
1. When learning a new technique; Drill the move with no resistance, if your partner is using resistance it will only ensure that you will have to force the move for it to work! When you force a move, you most likely are doing something incorrectly and that incorrect movement will be programmed into your muscle memory. Work hard to ensure that your body is learning correct form early on and consistently throughout your training.
2. Locking the move down; Once you grasp a basic understanding of how the technique works, you can start having your partner use varying degrees of resistance. This will help you learn the timing and create different angles of the technique, so that when used in live training you’ll be able to have moderate to good success in getting the technique to work.
3. Connecting the puzzle pieces; Once you’ve drilled a move to death, gone for it in resistance drilling and had success in live training, it’s time to find how the technique fits into your game. For example, a brabo choke is a great submission, but if you never get to the position where you see it and are able to use it, then it’s worthless. All techniques have their place in a series of exchanges. Your job now is to figure out how to seamlessly connect the new move into your style of movement. If you’re having trouble, just ask your instructor.
P2 – Persistence
Being persistent has many meanings but for me its most important meaning is having discipline in your approach to training.
1. Show up; If you’re not showing up to train then I’m sorry, but you’re not going to get any better. While a brief break in training is good to focus the mind, taking a month or more off only sets you back. There is nothing better to breaking a slump than getting in there and working yourself out of it.
2. Go after it; If you want to get better at let’s say an x-choke then you’re going to need to drill that move and, even more importantly, you’re going to need to really go after that move in your live training. This does have a way of making your matches a bit boring, but overall it improves your chances of actually getting the move to work.
3. Let go of the ego; Be persistent in controlling your ego. Being the best jiu-jitsu guy in your academy only ensures that someone eventually is going to catch up to you. Don’t fall into the trap of always needing to win every match in class. You need to experiment, you need to take risks and you need to put yourself in bad positions as often as possible. Here are some things you can do in your live training to ensure that you keep your game in top-notch condition.
i.) Positional only rolling; If you a submission hunter, then a great exercise is to start your first match without allowing any submissions, since your goal is to outmaneuver your opponent to gain advantageous position.
ii.) Bad side rolling; Here you’re going to want to train everything on the other side. So, if you like to armlock your opponent’s left arm, then only armlock his right. If you like to pass the guard to the left, then go right. If you’re a wiz at escaping cross side when he’s on your right side, then he’s got to be on your left. And so on..
iii.) No ego, unconventional rolling; In this type of training, your job is to basically go for moves that are not typically in your game and for positions in which you don’t usually find yourself. You’re going to want to just move as quickly as possible from positions, sweeps, and submissions while at the same time allowing your partner to do the same. This type of training really improves your ability to improvise and to see different submission all while on the go.
P3 - Patience
Rome was not built in a day and so goes jiu-jitsu. Mastery of the art, for the average person, takes many, many years, if even attainable at all.
1. You don’t need all the answers right now; In jiu-jitsu there are many techniques, many counters, and many counters to the counters and so on. Understand that your brain and your body can only download so much information before you it gets overloaded with information. This often happens to those starting out, so avoid the pitfalls of trying to know everything at once…you can’t. Focus on what is most important, which at the beginning should be developing a great defensive game.
2. Moves come and go; Years ago, I was an ace with the Uchi Mata, which is a type of JUDO throw. Now, I can’t seem to find the timing or the opening to land that throw. No worries, my arsenal of takedowns has grown and matured over the years. I may at some point come back and find that move or I may not. It’s not important as long as you’re improving.
3. I’ll work on that later; You don’t need to have the best half guard to be good at jiu-jitsu. Focus on what you’re good at now, as there is always time for exploring later. I always remind my students that there are techniques that I learned as a white belt that I really didn’t start to explore until I was a brown belt. In the end, will it affect your game today not knowing that move or position? Probably not, but as you progress and mature in the art, you’ll definitely want to come back and begin the process of exploration.
4. Don’t give up; David Adiv once told me early in my career that if I wanted to be better than everyone else, then simply, just don’t quit. Sounds funny, but the truth is that if you do a thing for a long time then you really have no choice but to eventually get good at that thing.
Jiu-jitsu can be, that’s if you want it to be, a life-long journey. Now in my fifteen plus years of training, I find myself exploring and learning even more now than in all the years I worked towards my black belt. Using the three P’s method will only get you better. But the most important part is not to worry about your strengths and weaknesses but to enjoy the process of your improvement.
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
