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BJJ at ZT GYM
Great news for Brighton’s BJJ/MMA enthusiasts!
We are glad to announce our newest affiliated! Sol Gilbert’s ZT GYM is now part of IMBJJ family! Classes are due to start next week – Wednesday 1st May – and will be held every Monday and Wednesday from 1.30pm on regular basis. Coach Ivam Maciel says: “It’s a pleasure for me to be back teaching at ZT! It makes sense, both teams will gain from it, making both of us much stronger. I’m looking forward to be sharing my skills with great bunch of guys and also learn from them.” This deal benefit students from both associations: ZT and IMBJJ members can now cross train BJJ classes UNLIMITED and FREE of charge. A new timetable will be available yet this week, bringing extra classes, we hope you all enjoy! Osss
Congrats to the TEAM!
Last Sunday IMBJJ massive went to Gillingham, Kent for one more edition of TUFF Grappling Challenge. Our Brighton based team had also support from our recently new affiliates from Guildford and Haywards Heath. The competition was tough, clubs especially from London came strongly well prepared and with a nice crowd behind them. These plus great matches made a great atmosphere inside and outside the mats.
Personally for us, another great day at the office. Thanks to a hard work and effort put on practise by every member of the team – we had done very well! We reached the TOP 3 on team’s results once again! It shows that we are in the right way and we got to keep it up. It’s hard getting there, even harder to hold.
Congrats to every member of Ivam Maciel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team! Check out results, photos and videos below.
TEAM RESULTS
1ST: Carlson Gracie Team = 151
2ND: London Shoot = 81
3RD: Ivam Maciel BJJ = 65
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Female/Adult/Light -64kg
1st Yutah- London shootfighters
2nd Amy Richold- Ivam Maciel BJJ Haywards Heath
Female/adult/white middle -69kg
1st Clarissa Thompson- CIA Paulista
2nd Nikita Mayfield- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
Male/Adult/White/Middle – 82.3kg
1st Joe Gilmartin – Ivam Maciel BJJ Guildford
2nd Jose Baena – Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Marcus Luxton – Ivam Maciel BJJ Guildford
White masters ultra-heavy +100.5
1st Abdulraheem bigz- submission fighters
2nd David Rintal- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Lutaz Nojai- londonshoot
White superfeather adult -64kg
1st Parv Marway- londonshoot
2nd James Davis - Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Jake Schofield- Gracie Barra Essex
Male/adult/blue/midheavy -88.3
1st Charles Francis- londonshoot
2nd Fraser Cook- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Sebastian nadal- Carlson Gracie team
Male/adult/blue/heavy -94.3kg
1st Miguel Santos- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
2nd Luke Lofters – ninenine
3rd Justin mcgibbon- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
Male/masters/blue/seniors/middle -82.3
1st Jamie Henderson- Carlson Gracie Revolution team
2nd Tim Clemens- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Adam Larkin- the MMA clinic
Male/masters/blue/mediumheavy -88.3
1st jacek Krawczyk- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
2nd Adam baggaley- Carlson Gracie Essex
Male/masters/blue//heavy -94.3
1st josh turner- Carlson Gracie
2nd Sam Samogh- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
3rd Lewis renney- CFS BJJ
Male/senior/blue/light -76kg
1st Julian adjane- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
2nd Richard loureiro- Carlson Gracie
Male senior 2/ blue light – 76kg
1st Kevin layne- nova geraca
2nd Simon staples- Ivam Maciel BJJ Brighton
Bad Boy IMBJJ tees – Now available!
NEW! Bad Boy IMBJJ signature
We’ve received today the new range of Bad Boy tees with IMBJJ signature! It looks very nice… It’s available in three different colors plus Rio special edition.. the stock is limited, check it out! Also available MMA shorts, new patches and MMA range equipment from Bad Boy.
MMA in Brighton + No-Gi
Busy week at BJJ Academy!
Last Monday 15th our new timetable has started bringing new classes as MMA and No-Gi. The numbers were great, busy classes and a lot of new faces looking to sharp their game in Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Our aim is to make sure you learn and enjoy our classes as much as possible, for this reason all the classes are divided by level, if you are not too sure about what class is suitable for you, don’t worry. Call us on 01273 411486, we will advise your and book your first class FREE! Check out our timetable. Come train with us!
BJJ in Chichester
We are delighted to announce that our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes are now also available in Chichester. To attend requests from new and already students we are bringing BJJ once per week at The Old Dojo. Students from Worthing and Littlehampton area should benefit from it. Total beginners are more than welcome! Check out the details below. More classes to come soon. Come train with us!
The Old Dojo - New Park Centre
New Park Road - Chichester - PO19 7XY
More info 07762 630594 or kd.combat@live.co.uk
What’s happening on the mat!
Bring your mate, join together!
If you are looking to join our club, this is specially for you. As we do every month, we are offering a great deal for new members. If you and a friend join us this month, both of you will get our Silver Membership for only £65 rather than £75! It’s is a huge saving. Over the year, up to £120off per person. And don’t forget, from Monday, October 5th we start our new timetable with MMA and No-Gi classes, this membership includes all classes!
Hurry, there are only 6 memberships available on this deal. £65 for unlimited classes!
Vitor Shaolin Seminar / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / MMA / No-Gi
Less than 10 days for Vitor Shaolin Seminar. We are SOLD OUT! A few people haven’t confirmed the payment yet, so, if you are one of them, please pay ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Competition
We are also getting ready for Dorset and Hants BJJ Comp. From our team, there are over 15 names already confirmed! We expect to reach at least 20 names for hopefully as well as the medals get one of the trophies back home! Let’s train hard, this is one the best competitions in the calendar, the team needs you, together we are stronger!
Vitor Shaolin BJJ and MMA Seminar
After the huge success of De La Riva’s seminar, BJJ Academy brings to Brighton another notorious BJJ artist: 4x BJJ Worlds and MMA Champion Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro.
Vitor Shaolin (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) specialist and mixed martial artist (MMA). He holds a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 5 losses.
Shaolin has won the CBJJ Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship) four times, once as a purple belt in 1996 and three times as a black belt in three consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001). He competed in the ADCC World Championship, the most prestigious no gi grappling competition in the world in 2000 and 2003.
For many years Shaolin was considered one of the best lightweights in MMA. He has fought several organizations all over the world, including Shooto Japan, Shooto Hawaii, Rumble on the Rock (Hawaii), Cage Rage (England), and K-1 HERO’S (Japan). He has held the Shooto welterweight (154 lb) title, as well as the Cage Rage World lightweight championship.
Don’t miss this out. This is high recommended chance to write a new chapter in your BJJ life experience.
Seminar Details
When: Saturday, 15th of September 2012
Schedule: BJJ at 1pm and MMA from 2pm
Where: BJJ Academy Dojo (90 Boundary Road, BN3 7GA – Brighton)
Investment: £20 for members and £35 non-members
Info / Private Lessons: 01273 411486 or mcivam@hotmail.com
Bournemouth Open 2012
Last Saturday our team went to one of the best tournaments in the UK: Bournemouth Open. This year again the organizer Alex De Souza and his crew done a fantastic job from the beginning to the end, great atmosphere, good schedule with fights happening exactly as announced previously on their website and much more. There were over 300 competitors from the UK and abroad which increased the level of the competition. BJJ Academy once again represented Brighton and East Sussex, and despite having few athletes out due to injuries and other commitments, we manage to get to Bournemouth with 6 competitors (3 white and 3 blue belts). The result was good, at the end four of our athletes manage to the to the podium. Check out bellow few pictures, videos and the official result.
Jacek Krawczyk – White Belt – Medium Heavy – Gold
Simon Williamson – White Belt – Heavy – Silver
Simon Staples – White Belt – Feather – Silver
Lee Wright - Blue Belt – Medium Heavy – Bronze
Só o Jiu Jitsu salva!
This is a phase which all BJJ’s practitioners should know. The translation to English would be something like: “Only Jiu Jitsu saves you”. I’m not sure who exactly created this expression, however for the Brazilians (BJJ guys) it became very special, and the symbol for this was Minotauro Nogueira. Big Nog used to get beaten up during all fight and came back at the end with some sick submission to win the fight (Rocky Balboa style), like those of his fights back in Pride against Bob Sapp and maybe the most important at the time: Against Mirko Cro Cop when Mirko was on top of his game knocking people out with some crazy high kicks. Triangles and Arm-bars, it was maybe the most special time for BJJ in MMA beside Royce Gracie’s UFC’s victories.
So, this is the meaning for the “Só o Jiu Jitsu Salva”, check out the video below, it shows our head-coach Ivam Maciel on his second professional MMA fight using pure BJJ to end that fight: Only Jiu Jitsu saves you!
See you on the mats!
Oss!
Spring BJJ Tournament :: Results
Here are the results of our 3rd In-House Tournament. This competition was once again a great success. Congrats and thanks to everyone who made part of it. Our goal on those in-house comps is to get the team ready for the bigger events, talk and learn about the rules and also add a bit of experience.. We hope that it has been achieved.
Check it out below, results & photos… Just a quick remind, Saturday 16th of June we will be attending the Bournemouth BJJ Open, the training for this competition has just started…
RESULTS:
