At 9:37pm on March 10, 2010, the registration for the 5th AZ Int’l Open of BJJ reached its maximum amount of competitors before its original 11:59pm deadline. With 180 in the Kids Division and 380 in the Adult Division, the 5th AZ Int’l Open is the largest BJJ tournament in Arizona history with a total of 560 competitors. Both the brackets and updated tournament schedule are available now, at thetournament website. Surprisingly, the sold out competition is not the only attraction of the 5th AZ Int’l Open. These attractions include: Read the rest of this entry »
UFC Middle Weight Contender, Aaron Simpson, will be teaching a takedown seminar in East Mesa. The seminar will take place on April 3rd from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at East West MMA, located at 2910 N. Power Road in Mesa,AZ. More info at 480-310-5483 or gustavo@gdjiujitsu.com
* $50 Pre-Registration until Wednesday, March 31st (T-Shirt Included)
* $60 Registration on Friday or Saturday (T-Shirt Not-Included)
The seminar has limited space.
The seminar will focus in takedown set ups and counters for Grappling Competitions (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Submission Wrestling) and/or MMA Competitions. Proper way to apply the double and sigle legs, and how to defend properly. Read the rest of this entry »
Our team’s picture was featured in the March issue of Gracie Mag in the section called “Homegrown”. The article talks about some of the new talents in the BJJ Scene, including the Abu Dhabi West Coast Trial Champion, Issa Able. Issa will be representing Team GD Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi on April 15th of 2010 at the World BJJ Pro Cup.
Nova Uniao AZ Claims the Blue Belt Open Class Podium
On February 27, the Strongheart No-Gi Tournament took place at the Deer Valley High School in Glendale. With only two competitors, Team GD Jiu-Jitsu was able to win 4 medals. Issa Able won 6 matches, 4 by submission, to claim the Gold in both the Blue Belt Light and Open Weight, while Ryan “Scoop” Heilman won the Purple Belt Light and placed 2nd in the Open Weight.
Keith Jardine threatened to interrupt Ryan Bader’s climb up the light heavyweight ladder, but “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner had other plans.
Bader ended a competitive bout 2:10 into round three, when he wobbled Jardine with a straight right hand, followed with a flying knee and put away the Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts veteran with a clean left hook. The 26-year-old remains unbeaten through 11 professional appearances.
“I just tried to implement my game plan, kind of stay safe in my own comfort zone,” Bader said. “I’ve been working on my boxing a lot with the Lally Brothers at [Arizona] Combat [Sports].”
A two-time collegiate All-American wrestler at Arizona State University, Bader controlled round one with takedowns, ground-and-pound and the occasional power punch. Jardine seemed to bounce back in the second, as he neutralized his opponent’s wrestling advantage with his sprawl, landed his trademark leg kicks and held his own in the standing exchanges. Read the rest of this entry »
Team Many Weapons members Gustavo Dantas and Steve Rosenberg prepare GD Jiu-Jitsu kids for the 5th AZ International Open of Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu. Check out all the pictures at Many Weapons Website
