Please join us on Friday, September 16, 2011 for our very first White Belts Only class. This class will focus on the basics of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, developing a sound defensive game as well we’ll be teaching the class how to “flow roll”. This class is open to all members of the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy and 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members. Class will start at 6:30pm and run until 8:30pm.
Hope to see you there!
The 3rd Generation Jiu Jitsu Team Gathering was held this past Saturday and featured a seminar with Ricardo De La Riva black belt, Vicente Junior and 3G Team black belt, Fadi Khouri. After the seminar portion the 83 attendees took part in our largest promotion ceremony to date.
Congratulations go out to the following individuals;
Shane Mock – Black Belt – Berks Co. BJJ
Aaron Morris – Black Belt – World Class Martial Arts
Brian Fisher – Brown Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Colin Stewart – Brown Belt – WCMA
Ed Sheridan – Brown Belt – WCMA
Rick Roth – Purple Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Ryan Roth – Purple Belt – Lancaster BJJ
Kijafa Spiller – Purple Belt – Ground Level MA
Brent Roth – Purple Belt – Ground Level MA
Mike Omensetter – Purple Belt – RDBJJ Academy
Dan Yun – Purple Belt – RDBJJ Academy
Zach ” Bieber” Hertzog – Blue Belt – Berks Co. BJJ
Tyler Hunter – Blue Belt – RDBJJ Academy
Stephen Brutch – 2nd stripe Yellow Belt – WCMA
Melanie Brutch – 2nd stripe Yellow Belt – WCMA
Leeann Morris – 4th stripe White Belt – WCMA
Sam Geiger – 4th stripe White Belt – WCMA
Congratulations to these individuals who have put in their time and effort in reaching this goal.
Laura Ortiz, Bob Courtright, and Arm Mejias were promoted by Keith Neff of Lancaster Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. Awesome!
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!
It was an honor and a incredible learning experience having the opportunity to train with Master Ricardo De La Riva on Saturday during a small group class held at 127bjj in Manayunk, PA. Master De La Riva gave us an amazing amount of detail about the techniques he uses and he spent a lot of time answering the group’s questions.
Thanks to Master De La Riva and Vicinte Junior for making the trip out to Philadelphia.
Congratulations to all who competed at the recent North American Grappling Championships held in Newark, NJ on November 14-15, 2009.
From Berks County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Dylan Ekis – 3rd Place No-Gi and 2nd Place Teens Gi Intermediate Bantamweight
Dmitryi Poltauvskyi – 1st Place both Gi and No-Gi Teens Expert Middleweight.
From Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Tyler Gustavson – 3rd place -Mena no gi cruiser weight
Jeff Gelnett -4th place gi and no gi mens lightweight beginner and white belt
Great work everyone!!!
Congratulations to Rick Royce who will begin teaching Jiu-Jitsu in the Gilbertsville/Pottstown area. Rick has been training with us for over 6 years and is an assistant instructor at our academy in Chalfont, PA.
Classes in Gilbertsville will begin on Monday, October 5, 2009. For more information please visit www.rickyroyce.vpweb.com.
Classes will be held at
Kown’s Black Belt Academy
1573 East Philadelphia Avenue
Gilbertsville, PA 19525
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!