This past weekend, the Mendes Brothers, Rafael and Guilherme, were in the Bay Area delivering a seminar at American Kickboxing Academy in Sunnyvale, Ca. This was a great turnout with a gi session on Saturday and a no gi session on Sunday. Extra mats were pulled out for the Saturday session! The Mendes brothers went […]
MENDES BROS SEMINAR IN SUNNYVALE, CA. February 18th & 19th Sign up NOW!! http://strongvon.com/mendesbrothers
AKA Sunnyvale is hosting a Mendes Brothers Jiu-Jitsu seminar February 18-19 from 12pm-3pm followed by rolling sessions. Rafael and Guilherme will share their brand of jiu-jitsu that has made them two of the best in the world. Both days will be a great learning experience as well as a fun time on the mat. Saturday February 18th […]
BJJ Seminar with John Fitch Saturday November 5th, 2011 12-2 Pm AKA Gym 7012 Realm Drive San Jose, Ca 95119
I am taking a master’s course in relationship management and the class participated in an exercise at the end of class that I thought was quite interesting. The idea is to get a first impression of a stranger, whether it is what you said, your body language, your tone of voice, etc. You introduce yourself […]
Jiu Jitsu by the Bay — July 16th, 2011 Saturday was Jiu Jitsu by the Bay, a Gi and No-Gi Jiu Jitsu Tournament hosted by Team Silva BJJ in Albany, Ca at Albany High School. First impressions: I’ve been a spectator at the Jiu Jitsu by the Bay that was at the Hayward […]
The folks at AKA Sunnyvale have been turning up their training in preparation for a sparring tournament on July 16th. It will be held at the Saddlerack in Fremont, Ca this time around. http://cungle.com/gym/next-btf-sparring-tournament-on-july-16th/
When: Saturday June 25th 2011, 12pm Link: http://www.aka-sunnyvale.com/GJJ_Seminar.html What: Dave Camarillo, founder of Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu, will be holding a seminar on “Passing to Finish” at AKA Sunnyvale. He will be joined by fellow Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu black belts, Alex Khanbabian, Mike Prudencio. The seminar will start at 12p and run until 2p. Please arrive early 11a […]
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (Mundials) were held at CSU – Long Beach in Long Beach, CA this past extended weekend. I was a spectator supporting teammates in the white and purple belt divisions. If you have not been to a large tournament such as the World Jiu-Jitsu, you absolutely need to. Many of the […]
I had the pleasure of observing Queixinho’s class at One World Jiu Jitsu. He is going to be an instructor at Caio Terra’s new gym in San Jose. Queixinho is not a large guy and does not know much English but don’t be fooled… The moves he taught were very simple and deadly. I can’t […]
