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-------------RBJJ NEWS-------------- NEW! Academy Closed July 3rd Richmond BJJ Academy will be closed this saturday, July 3rd for the holiday weekend. Please adjust your training schedues accordingly.. NEW! Arthur Ruff Seminar July 31, 2010 Arthur Ruff (BJJ Black belt from BJJ Revolution Team under Rodrigo Medeiros) will be teaching a Jiu-Jitsu seminar at Richmond BJJ Academy on Saturday, July 31st, from 11am to 2pm. Spaces are limited, sign up now! Only $50!!! Visit Arthur's website to view his Bio: Grand View Jiu Jitsu NEW! Congratulations to our Muay Thai Fight Team TOn Saturday, June 19th, Richmond BJJ's Muay Thai program was represnted at the WKA Nationals, held in Hampton, VA. Dustin Battad, Mary Brulator, Daniel Daroy, Sean Kelley and Yoon Soo Kim fought 18 fights collectively over a 17 hour timeframe, going 14-4 on the day! We are so proud of you all! Photos will be posted soon! NEW! Julio Fernandez Seminar and Belt Promotions On
May 1st, 2010, Master Julio "Foca" Fernandez returned to
Richmond BJJ Academy for a fantastic BJJ Seminar. At the seminar,
the following students received promotions: NEW! Congratulations New Blue Belts April 29th, 2010 Richie Ellison and Francis Ellsbury were promoted to the rank of Blue Belt. Congratulations to you both. Click here for Francis Ellsbury NEW! Eric Burdo Seminar in Charlotte NC April 24th , 2010 RBJJ Head Instructor Eric Burdo Serminar -. Click Here for Photos Master Julio "Foca" Fenandez BJJ Seminar On
Saturday, May 1st, 2010, Master Julio "Foca" Fernandez (6th
Degree Carlson Gracie Black Belt, Co-Head of the BJJ Revolution Team)
will be returning to Richmond BJJ Academy to give another one of his
fantastic BJJ Seminars! This seminar is almost sold-out, so please
e-mail or call the Academy (804-249-6509) asap to reserve one of the
last spots! You do not want to miss the opportunity to train with
a living legend of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!!! BJJ Revolution Team Wins Sub-Only Tournament! Once again, the BJJ Revolution Team won the Team Championships Title at the US Grappling Submission Only competition in Richmond, VA on Saturday, March 6th, 2010. This marks a great beginning for our Team in the 2010 competition year. Last year, we won all US Grappling events held in the greater Richmond area! We are on a mission to repeat this in 2010! Open Mat Sparring April 8th, 9th, 10th! On
Thursday, April 8th, Friday, April 9th, and Saturday, April 10th,
we will have BJJ Open Mats instead of technical structured classes,
as Head Instructor Eric Burdo will be in Los Angeles competing in
the 2010 Pan American BJJ Championships, along with our Black Belts
Andrew Smith and Jarrett Church. This will be a fun time for you to
come in and get some extra sparring in, and drill some positions with
a friend. Yoga Class Moves to Tuesdays! Starting
in April 2010, our weekly Yoga class will take place on Tuesdays,
from 5:00pm to 5:50pm, instead of on Saturday mornings. Please come
out, and train some Yoga! Muay Thai Fundamentals Class - Summer Schedule! Starting in May 2010, we will be switching over to our summer class schedule. There will no longer be 5:00pm - 6:00pm Muay Thai Fundamentals classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. We will (of course) still be offering our Muay Thai Fundamentals classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Class Schedule Here Richmond BJJ Academy Closed Friday and Saturday! Hello
Everyone, Richmond BJJ In-House Competition Postponed Due To Weather The
BJJ Revolution Team In-House BJJ Competition has been postponed from
Saturday, February 6th to Saturday, February 27th, due to the big
storm we are expecting in the Richmond area this weekend. US GRAPPLING Submission-Only 9, March 6th 2010 Start
preparing for the next big BJJ Tournament here in Richmond! Use the
In-House Team Competition to help you prepare for this competition!
Please visit USGRAPPLING
to register. Richmond BJJ Academy Closed Saturday Jan 30th Hello
Everyone, Attention to all Students and Friends of the RBJJ Academy! As
you all know, a terrible tragedy has occurred in Haiti. As of Saturday,
January 16th, news reports are indicating that at least 100,000 people
have died in the earthquake, and the most basic human necessities
like clean water and food are scarce at best. Medical supplies are
also very limited, and the situation looks terrible. Julio "Foca" Fernandez BJJ Seminar! I am very excited to bring back to Richmond BJJ Academy my instructor, Julio "Foca" Fernandez for another fantastic BJJ Seminar! The seminar will be on Saturday, April 24th, from 12pm-3pm. The cost is only $70.00! There will be only 34 spaces available, this will sell out, so please reserve your spot by pre-paying as soon as possible! A
bio of Julio: http://www.bjjusa.com/julio-foca-fernandez.html BJJ Revolution Team Virginia Proudly Presents our 4th In-House Team Tournament! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (with the gi) and No-gi submission grappling (U.S. Grappling rules) Saturday,
February 6th, 2009 Prices:
$20 for one division
Richmond BJJ Academy All profits will go into our team competition fund! We are sending competitors to the Pan Jiu Jitsu championships in April and to the Mundial in June. Athletes from our Team competing will receive money towards plane ticket and registration costs! Some of the funds may also be used to support local competitors. ***Team patches will be required for all gi competitors*** Showing of "Beautiful Boxer" Richmond
BJJ Academy student Bizhan Khodabandeh will be hosting a showing of
the film "Beautiful Boxer" at Gallery 5 on Tuesday, February
9th. BJJ Revolution Team - Team Champions at Sub-Only!!! Once
again, the BJJ Revolution Team won the Team Championship, this time
at the US Grappling Submission-Only 6! The event took place on Saturday,
December 5th, in Ashland, Virginia. 2009 was a clean sweep for us
at US Grappling competitions here in Richmond! Blue Belt Promotions
A big congratulations to longtime Richmond BJJ Academy students Missi Hostetler and Sean Kelley on their well-deserved Blue Belt promotions from Head Instructor Eric Burdo on December 12th, 2009! We are proud of you both. Now it is time to train even harder to work towards the next level in your Jiu-Jitsu skills! Holiday Class Schedules Thursday,
December 24th- Academy Closed Academy Renovations! Our
bathroom renovation has begun with a new floor being installed this
past weekend. We should be finished within the next week, with a new
shower installed for you to use after training! This will be especially
appreciated by those that have to go to work right after training.
In the meantime, please pardon our mess while we work on completing
this project! New BJJ Fundamentals Class For 2010 We will once again be expanding our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals Classes in 2010 by adding 8 new classes to our curriculum! We are excited to be able to systematically cover the Fundamental bases of Jiu-Jitsu with you. This will increase the Fundamentals lessons to 24 classes, over a 3 month rotation! No Class This Saturday Due to Snow! Due to the expected snow storm rolling into the area this evening, we will be closing the school on Saturday, December 19th. It looks like we will be receiving a lot of snow and rain, and that makes for really bad road conditions. Please stay off the roads, and be safe! Our
apologies for any inconveniences, and we look forward to seeing you
next week. BJJ Seminar at Charlottesville BJJ Richmond BJJ Academy Black Belts Eric Burdo and Andrew Smith taught a BJJ Seminar out at Charlottesville BJJ on Sunday, November 1st to help celebrate the One Year Anniversary of their current location! The seminar was a big success, with Eric and Andrew covered a lot of information. Over 30 students attended, and we would like to send a big congrats to our Teammates in Charlottesville! Click Here For Pictures Thursday Competition Training Thursday evening 7pm BJJ classes in November will be competition preparation classes to help get our students prepared for the US Grappling Submission-Only Competition held at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, VA on Saturday, December 5th. We will have a strong showing, and expect to take the Team Title yet again! Richmond BJJ Academy Head Instructor Eric Burdo has been invited to do a special Four-Man 150 pounds and under Black Belt division, and is training hard alongside his students to win this competition! Eric Burdo National Championships 2009 Congratulations to Richmond BJJ Academy Head Instructor Eric Burdo for taking 2nd place in his Black Belt division at the 2009 U.S. National Championships in Los Angelas, California!
Mark Maddox Promoted to Blue Belt Congratulations to long-time Richmond BJJ Academy student Mark Maddux on earning his Blue Belt in BJJ from Eric Burdo! Mark has been a humble, consistent, loyal, hard worker. We are proud of you Mark!.
NEW! NO CLASSES SATURDAY SEPT 12th Due to the US Grappling Dominion Grappling Championships IV Tournament, there will be no group classes on Saturday, September 12th. Please adjust your training schedules accordingly. ***There
will also be no Yoga class the following Saturday, September 19th. BJJ Revolution Team Takes 1st Place A big congrats to BJJ Revolution Team for winning the Team Title at the US Grappling Submission-Only IV, which took place on July 18 and 19, 2009 at the Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, VA! I'm proud of you all! Jarrett Church makes his way back to Virginia Richmond BJJ Academy's original Muay Thai instructor, Jarrett Church, will be returning to teach and train at Richmond BJJ starting Monday, August 17th! Jarrett has spent the last two years up in Vermont training full time with Julio Fernandez, earning his Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu! We are happy to have him back, and look forward to training with him again. Demitrius Ramos Seminar - Charlottesville VA ROn
Saturday, August 29th, Demitrius Ramos (Rodrigo Medeiros/BJJ Revolution
Team Black Belt) will be coming to Charlottesville BJJ to conduct
one of his fantastic BJJ Seminars! I attended his last seminar in
Charlottesville, and it was fantastic. Please try to make it out to
meet and train with Demitrius! June 26th, 27th and July 4th- NO CLASSES Richmond
BJJ Academy will be closed on Friday, June 26th and Saturday, June
27th, as we have 5 Muay Thai and 2 MMA Fighters competing at the WKA
Nationals that weekend. Please adjust your training schedules accordingly,
and come out to support our fighters! East Coast Womens Open Mat Series On June 13, 2009, as part of the East Coast Women's Open Mat series, Richmond BJJ hosted 18 women of varying skill levels for an open mat. Some women came early for yoga and BJJ class, followed by a 3 hour open mat. Women from Richmond, DC and Northern Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Philly, and Toronto attended including BJJ Revolution Team, Carlson Gracie Team, Team Balance, Renzo Gracie, Brasa, MMA Institute, Fightworks, and Yamasaki. A special appearance was made by The Green Gi www.thegreengi.com! A great time was had by all and Richmond BJJ hopes to be able to host the open mat again soon. Next Women's Open Mat will be July 11, 2009 at Balance HQ in Philly.
Richmond BJJ Academy Blue Belt Son Duong wins Silver at the 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF BJJ Congratulations on your performance, and all of your hard work, Son! Below is a pic of Son (on the left, holding up the Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu patch) on the Podium!
Congratulations also go out to our other Team competitors from Richmond: Parker Conner, Devin Jones, and Tommy Yun! Below is a Pic of Parker securing an armlock!
NEW! Old Historical footage of Carlson Gracie Team from the early 1980's! Check it out! A very young Julio "Foca" Fernandez (my instructor) can be seen at 1:12 of the video!
- PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR APRIL AND MAY Because of the Johnny Ramirez BJJ Seminar taking place on Saturday, April 11th, there will be no regular BJJ class that afternoon. Come to the seminar!!!
There will be no Yoga class on Saturday, April 25th.
Starting in May, there will no longer be 5pm - 6pm Muay Thai classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. We will continue to have our Muay Thai Fundamentals from 6pm-7pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Because of the Jarrett Church Muay Thai Seminar, there will be no regular Yoga, Muay Thai or BJJ classes on Saturday, May 16th. Come out to the seminar!!!
Because of the Rodrigo Medeiros BJJ Seminar, there will be no regular Yoga, Muay Thai or BJJ classes on Saturday, May 30th. Come out to the seminar!!!
NEW! JOHNNY RAMIREZ SEMINAR 1st Degree Black Belt from Rodrigo Medeiros and Grandmaster Carlson Gracie Sr. We are offering this seminar at 1/2 price because of the short notice, and to encourage you all to attend!
Do not miss this opportunity! For a quick Bio of Johnny, go to: http://www.newbreedacademy.com/instructors.htm
NEW!US Grappling Submission Only III
No Points, No Time Limits-Just Submissions!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Winchester, VA
Go to http://www.usgrappling.us/events/042509/ for more details!
NEW!George Pendergrass Classic No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Tournament Annual No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament benefiting leukemia research.
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Wake Forest, NC
Go to http://www.usgrappling.us/events/050209/ for more details!
NEW!Copa Nova BJJ Championships
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Ashburn, VA
Go to www.copanovabjj.com for more details!
NEW!MUAY THAI SEMINAR WITH JARRETT CHURCH
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
11am - 1pm
only $35.00!!!
Only 24 spaces available, pre-register now by telling Eric in person, or by e-mail.
Jarrett is the original Richmond BJJ Academy Muay Thai Instructor, and a BJJ Black Belt under Julio Fernandez
07-01-08 - Brazil on July 22nd Eric will be competing in the International Masters. We will be leaving on Tuesday, July 22nd and will return on Wednesday, August 6th. While we are away, all Muay Thai classes will be taught by Acie Bryan and/or Scott Eckert, and all BJJ classes will be taught by Richmond BJJ Brown Belts Andrew Smith and Russ Helm. We will also spend our days training at some of the best BJJ schools in Rio, and of course, getting tans on Copacabana and Ipanema beaches! Please train hard while we are gone, and look for us when we get back! I'm sure we will have lots of stories, photos, and great Jiu-Jitsu to share! Thanks everyone!
NEW! The Richmond BJJ Academy Muay Thai program is developing eight fighters to compete in the 2008 WKA North American Nationals on Saturday, June 14th! These guys are training very hard right now to represent themselves and our Academy with pride! NEW! 5-01-08 - There will be no BJJ class on Friday, June 6th, from 7 - 9pm.
4-01-08 - It’s been a great month of March here at the Richmond BJJ Academy, and it’s looking to be an even better April! First, the BJJ Pan American Championships were this past weekend (Friday, March 29th through Sunday, March 31st) in Los Angeles, California! The Pan Ams are the 2nd largest BJJ tournament in the world. We sent out Andrew Smith, Tommy Yun, Jon Burnley (JB), and Devin Jones to represent for the BJJ Revolution Team! A huge congrats to you guys for going out, giving it your all, and representing the Team! We are proud of you all! A HUGE congratulations to long-time Richmond BJJ Academy student, and Revolution BJJ Academy Instructor Andrew “Goatfury” Smith for winning Gold in the Masters Brown Belt Middleweight Division! Andrew won all three of his matches to bring home the Gold! We are proud of you, Andrew!!!
03-08-08 - The Julio 'Foca' Fernandez Seminar offered students an opportunity to train with 'The Source' of the RBJJ style of Jiu-Jitsu. Mr. Fernandez is an undefeated 6th Degree BJJ Black Belt, and life-long student of Carlson Gracie, Sr. "Foca" gave brief glimpses of what Brazilian life was like back in the day, offering a wide variety of stories and life's lessons along the way (not to mention some outstanding Jiu-Jitsu techniques!). Thanks again to Mr. Fernandez and all of the student's who attended. It was a fantastic day with a large, energetic turnout! ...Click here for more Congratulations to Chris Ferguson on receiving his Blue Belt, and to Russ Helm on receiving his Brown Belt!!!...more here 02-09-08 - The BJJ Revolution Team Seminar series kicked off 2008 with a full house and 3+ hours of instruction devoted to "Half Guard, from the top" ...Click here for more 12-09-07 - The BJJ Revolution Team Seminar series finished the year with 3 hours of instruction, as well as some well-deserved belt promotions. .Congratulations to Jarrod Aune, Son Duong, Scott Eckert, Chrissy Linzy, Thomas McCreary, Bryan Moore, James O' Brien, Fahs Wood and Chris Zabrosky on receiving they're blue belt)! Congratulations to Acie Bryan and Eddie McCumiskey on receiving they're Purple Belts! 10-13-08 - Congratulations to Richmond Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy's Head Instructor Eric Burdo, who was promoted to Black Belt. ...read more NEW! 05-15-08 - REVOLUTION TEAM TOURNAMENT We were proud to announce the very first BJJ Revolution Team Virginia In-House Tournament on Sunday, June 1st! This tournament was put together by Eric Burdo and Andrew Smith, with the purpose of getting our students together to have a friendly competition, and to raise the competition level of our Team! All BJJ Revolution Team members (aka students of Richmond BJJ Academy, Revolution BJJ, Integrated Grappling Arts, and Charlottesville BJJ) competed! Not only was this a great way for everyone to get some extra competition experience, but it was also a fundraiser towards supporting all of our competitors who will be competing in the 2009 Pan-American BJJ Championships! Thanks to Everyone who participated!!!!! NEW! 06-01-08 - For those looking to compete more in June, US Grappling Diamond State Games in Delaware on Saturday, June 21st 04-01-08 - Images coming soon for... superstar seminar weekend here at Richmond BJJ Academy! On Saturday, April 26th Carlson Gracie Black Belts Hannette Staack (2007 Abu-Dhabi Submission Wrestling Middleweight and Absolute/open weight Women’s Champion, 2007 World BJJ Champion) and Aaron Lapointe (his third time visiting Richmond BJJ!) will be teaching a BJJ Seminar, from 12pm – 3pm, for only $60! We are only offering 40 spaces for this seminar, so please sign up asap! Also, on Sunday, April 27th, Hannette will be teaching a women’s-only BJJ seminar, from 11am – 2pm! This seminar will be only $50, and only 30 spaces will available, so please reserve your spot now! For those that wish to attend both seminars, we have a special deal! Attend both seminars (six hours of training with two amazing Black Belts) for only $90 total!!! Quick clip of Hannette winning the 2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Grappling Championships Womens’ Absolute Division (by flying armlock):
Hannette winning her finals match at the 2007 Mundials (World Championships) of BJJ (by armlock):
A flyer for this seminar will be sent out to each of you shortly with bios, pics, and more info! With that said, we will not be having our normal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes that weekend (no BJJ classes on Saturday, April 26th or Sunday, April 27th), but will still have our 11am Saturday Muay Thai class. Please adjust your training schedules accordingly. BJJ Revolution Team announcement: Starting April 1st, 2008, The Richmond BJJ Academy, Revolution BJJ Academy and Integrated Grappling Arts will be offering a free training day each month to each of our full-time BJJ students! In other words, if you are training Unlimited BJJ at Richmond BJJ, you are welcome to visit Revolution BJJ and Integrated Grappling Arts once a month each for free! This also applies for all full-time students of Revolution BJJ and Integrated Grappling Arts. This offer is to help promote the Team, and allow our full-time students the opportunity to train with our other students locally. If you want to train more than once per month at one of our other gyms, or if you are a part-time BJJ student, you will have to pay a drop-in fee of only $10 per class! A great deal for everyone! Please visit our affiliate Academies and get some great training in!
03-15 08 - George Penergrass Classic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament, Wake Forest N.C. March 15th
A huge congratulations to Richmond BJJ head instructor (and VA BJJ Revolution Team leader) Eric Burdo, who beat rival Dennis Hayes in a tough and technical match by the score of 4-2. Click below to watch the Fight! BJJ Revolution Team took 3rd in the team points at the tournament, a huge accomplishment considering the 3 hour drive from Richmond! Congratulations to the team! Congratulations to Eddie McCumiskey (2nd Place), Matt Fuller (1st Place), David Charbonneau (1st Place), Lenny Greenberg (3rd Place), and Scott Eckert on their fantastic performances! Thanks to everyone else who made the drive to support Eric and the Team! 01-19-08 - US GRAPPLING - DOMINION GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Richmond VCU Seigle Center. Special Thanks to
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