2/20/10: News:
Royler will be in Virginia Beach for a seminar this weekend (Feb 6th) - go to Bushidomma.net for all the info!

Saulo will be in Toledo on February 27th to conduct a seminar. The cost will be $80.00 per session and $120.00 for both sessions for RJJA members and $100.00 per session and $150.00 for both sessions if you are not a RJJA member.

It will be gi and session one will be for beginner/intermediate - 12:30 - 2:30pm and session two will be for intermediate/advanced and will be from 3:00 - 5:00pm. It is at the new location so go to toledojj.com for the info. A flyer will be coming soon!

Saulo will also be at the following locations to conduct group classes - Beginning March 1st:

Monday - Lima - Jeremy's, Tuesday - Toledo (includes Plymouth and Ann Arbor), Wednesday - Canada - Dean's and Thrusday - Detroit. The cost is $40.00 but is FREE if you attended the seminar! We will be heading to the Arnolds on Friday and Saulo will be flying out on Sunday. Hope to see you there.

Saulo will be in Virginia Beach the weekend of March 13th - go to hybridacademy.com for all the info!

RJJA Black Belt - Matt Jubera opened a new academy in Longmont, CO. The website is bjjdarkhorse.com. Congrats to Matt on yet another great accomplishment in his life!

The next big event is the Pan Ams in Cali; go to ibjjf.org for all the details.

Team Baddog ran its record to 44 and 3!! Jake Kraus improved to 5-1 by winning a unanimous decision on Jan 16th in Columbus, Ohio. It was a hard fight against a 5 -1 opponent. Jake's opponent before him was 8 -0 so he has been on a roll!

The next big event is March 12th at the Crown Plaza Hotel on summit in Toledo where Jake, Ray and Jay will be fighting for titles. You won't want to miss this one so go to baddogfc.com for tickets or training info!

Remember, a Black Belt is a White Belt who never quits!

1/16/10: Academy News:
January 30th - Sean "abdula" Bansfield will hold his annual tourney the Michigan Jiu-Jitsu Championships. It will be gi and no gi and have kids, teens and adults. Go to mbjjc.com for all the info.

All weigh-ins start at 9:00am and the gi divisions will be first with advanced beginning at 10:00am. The no gi will begin with the advance divisions beginning at 2:30pm.

The tourney will be NAGA style (with the cards turned in at the tables) and I will be helping run the event. There will be four rings and if you would like to help ref, please let me know. I hope to have all brown belts and above ref and two for each ring for breaks and coaching.

You can save $20.00 by pre-registering. The cost is $60.00 for one event and $80.00 for two. It will cost you $80.00 and $100.00 at the venue.

Also, everyone can weigh in without the gi - even if you are only competing in the gi event (the weights will be as if you had the gi on from the ibjjf.org weights).

For those of us who are planning on going to the Pan Ams on April 8th in Cali, it would be smart to compete as much as you can. We have the Michigan JJ Championships January 30th and the On the Mat Arnolds March 4th - 7th. See you there!

1/16/10: Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu News:
Saulo and Xande and I would like to wish everyone happy new year and thank you for all the support you have given us this past year!!

Some highlights to remember from 2009.

Xande and Maria have a beautiful baby girl. Saulo competes in the Nationals and wins the weight and the open. Xande wins by KO in his Sengoku MMA fight in Japan. Saulo competes in ADCC and takes fourth in the heaviest weight division (no points were scored against him) and retires from pro competition. Xande wins his weight in ADCC and places second in the open. Saulo and Xande teach/coach Diego to a great year including a title shot. UNIJJ/Ribeiro Association wins the National Championships of BJJ!

The next big event is the Pan Ams in Cali; go to ibjjf.org for all the details.

To contact Royler Gracie, go to roylergracie.com

To contact Saulo or Xande, go to www.unijj.com (University of Jiu-Jitsu website!)