Thanks to all the members of the 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team that traveled out for our very first Christmas Eve open mat. With over 30 people in attendance, training hard for over an hour and a half taking little if no breaks.
During the open mat, we took the chance to promote some well deserving individuals.
Cory Flemming from the RDBJJ Academy was promoted to blue belt.
Dylan Royce from the RDBJJ Academy was promoted to purple belt.
Clint Matteo from the Aaron Morris BJJ Academy was promoted to brown belt.
Congratulations to them and wishing all the members of the team a happy and prosperous new year!
Many thanks go out to the guys and gals over at Harrisburg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy for hosting a seminar with Rosendo Diaz this past weekend. A great showing of HBJJ students eager to learn the mechanics of Jiu-Jitsu.
Congratulations go out to so many of the HBJJ members that were promoted.
Brown Belt
Cameron Mitchell
Purple Belt
Scott Cook
Darnel Ginger
Robert Landry
Eric Deangelis
Monica Broga
Dave Brogan Blue Belt
Colby Zell
Gibran Jones
Ronald Chunn Yellow Belt
Christopher Rosa
Congratulations to our 3rd Generation Jiu-Jitsu Team members that competed last Saturday at the event held in Downingtown, PA.
RDBJJ Academy member Jason Edward scored two 3rd places in his gi and submission grappling divisions.
Berks County BJJ members Erik Faust brought home 1st place in the men’s over 30 purple belt division. Ricardo Pena scored 3rd place in the advanced no-gi division and 2nd place in his purple belt division.
Harrisburg BJJ member Scott Cook took 1st place in his purple belt division.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
Pleasecontact ustoday 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
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.
Give the gift of Jiu Jitsu training to someone you love. They’ll not only learn how to protect themselves, but they’ll get in great shape and have a ton of fun doing it. BJJ is not just a fighting style, it’s a way of life.
Contact the Rosendo Diaz Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy today and get that someone special a FREE training pass good for 2 weeks of world class instruction in the art of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. The gift includes a certificate good for 2 weeks of training in the Montgomery County and Bucks County most premiere Martial Arts Academy and a book about the art of Jiu-Jitsu, for only $19.99
Call today and ask about all our other specials!
Please contact our academy at 267.476.1858 or by email at heelhook21@aol.com to get your gift shipped out immediately.
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
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!
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.
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
Rupture North East Jiu-Jitsu Championships will be held in Plymouth Meeting, PA. This event will feature both gi and submission grappling divisions. Visit www.ruptureclothing.com/compete to pre-register for this event. Take advantage of their special price of $60.00 for adults which includes participation in both the gi and submission grappling events. For kids and teens, only $50.00 registers them for both events.
Also, keep checking back as we are adding some exciting super fights featuring some of today’s top competitors.
