Gracie Barra San Clemente

GB Tournament on Feb 21st: Registration is open

Attention all Gracie Barra Competitors,

We are proud to announce that registration for the Gracie Barra “BJJ Season Opener”  is officially open.  Please log in to http://www.gbcompnet.com to complete your registration.  This promises to be an event that you will not want to miss!  Please check out the improvements we have made. Items such as “double elimination”  for all competitors under the age of 15.  Also, all absolute divisional winners will be awarded paid registration to the IBJJF Pan tournament in March. Please log on, or ask your instructor for details on how to register at your school.

We hope to see all of you on February 21, 2009.

Sincerely,

GBCN Staff
gbcompnet@graciebarra.com

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Congratulations to everyone who competed!  It was a fun and exciting tournament.  Everyone did awesome!  Here are the tournament results from our school:

Joey Nonaca – 1st

Dylan Cox – 2nd

Asher Porter – 3rd

Marcelo Nonaca – 1st

Charles Gomes – 2nd

Branden Cox – 1st

A very special thanks to:  Jade Cole, Chloe Cooney, Austin Cox, Angel Guiterrez, Al  Gonzalez, and “Coach” Felipe.  Everyone did very well.

Here are some cool pics.

See you on the mats!

David Acosta

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I have taken privates for 3 months.  I had no confidence on the mats mostly because it was hard to take individual moves that i learned and put them together into a ‘battle plan.’  My moves seemed so basic and lacking in ‘style and awe factor.’  When you build a home, the garage floor may seem empty.  Lots of empty space and supports that lack, well, style and awe factor.  But when you see the second floor, and the third; you understand why the garage had to be that way, and it becomes that much more important. My private lessons do just that, give me a look at what is to come so I can see how my ‘lowly white belt’ training will make me a better competitor.  My private lessons have given me a look at the second floor.  In fact they have taught me that if the garage is strong enough, there is no limit to how many floors I can build above it.

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Next Saturday, all GB Girls from schools in South California will be getting together for a special Women Class at GB America, Irvine. The training will be for girls only and for sure all students will have a lot of fun. After the class we will be taking a group picture from all GB girls.

After the class, at 10am, there will be a breakfast so the girls can get together and plan the next activity. Please help us with the breakfast by bringing one of the items below:

• Orange
• Juice
• Muffins
• Bananas
• Apples
• Other Fruits
• Bagels
• Cream cheese

The Class will be from 9am to 10am this upcoming Saturday (January 31st).

Address: 4988 Sand Canyon Ave. Studio 1. Irvine CA 92618

Fore more information please call Angy at 949 769-4663

Cheers!

GB Girls Team

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Thanks to all who attended the competition classes this month.  It was both informative and physically challenging.  February’s competition classes will be on the 8th and 15th.  This will prepare us for the tournament on the 21st, which is the “GB Season Opener.”

Remember to register for the competition team!

Follow this site to register:                                                                        www.graciebarrasanclemente.com/news/2009/01/15/enrolling-at-our-competition-team

Requirements:
- White Belt 3 Stripes and Above
- Average Attendance of at least 2 classes per week
- Alignment with the GB Code of Conduct and GB Dojo Etiquette

*all Team members will be required to participate on at least 70% of the Competition Classes or Conditioning Classes

See you on the mats!
David

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Big day for Professor Renato “Babalu” Sobral

This upcoming Saturday the Gracie Barra Cerritos Head Instructor Renato “Babalu” Sobral will have one of the biggest challenges of his career, he is facing Thierry Sokoudjou. For sure our thoughts will be with “Babalu” on Saturday night and many of us will be on the Honda Center cheering for him.

Hey Babalu,

Do your best. Fight hard and make us proud like you always do. Repeating your own words on the pre fight interview, we want you to enjoy every moment on that ring Saturday night. Your dedication, hard work and love for the sport are a great inspiration and to us you will be always the Champ.

Thanks for being a great role model for Gracie Barra.

To see a great video about the fight:CLICK HERE!

Here is “Babalu” ready for action:

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After attending a few group classes with Prof. Almeida, I knew I wanted to start training private lessons with him.  If you’re contemplating doing private classes – do it!  How often do you get to train one on one with a black belt that has the incredible credentials of Prof. Almeida?

More importantly, he’s as good of a teacher as he is a practitioner.  I recently signed up for my 3^rd round of private lessons (10 classes each round), and I don’t see myself stopping them anytime soon.

When you begin, Prof. will evaluate your game and create a specialized plan for each lesson.  For me, I always felt more comfortable with my top game because of my wrestling background, so, of course, we’ve been working hard on my bottom game.  I’m so much more confident on the bottom now, and even find myself pulling to half guard often – something I never would have done a year ago.

Whenever I do well in group class live training, I forget about it by the time I get home, but when someone gives me trouble, or I’m in an unfamiliar position, it always sticks with me, which is great because I can bring my questions to my privates with Prof., and we work to resolve the issues.

If you’re serious about Jiu Jitsu and want to elevate your game, it’s worth every penny.  I have a private this afternoon, and I can’t wait!

David Weber

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Last December our head instructor Professor Flavio Almeida went to Brazil to spend time with his family. While there he was invited to make a presentation to the American Embassy to explain better to consuls what is the gentle art and why and how it is growing so fats in the US and world wide.

Professor made an interesting presentation about the history of BJJ and where it is going as a sport and activity that changes people’s lives for better.

To illustrate his arguments, professor used a video prepared by Coach Felipe Guedes specially for the occasion. On this video you will see many great testimonials from GB San Clemente students sharing how BJJ has improved their lifestyle.

Find below some pictures from the presentation at the US Embassy i Rio De Janeiro Brazil.

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New GB Wear Items: Renzo DVD and Youth Shirts
Now on our web store you have the opportunity to view the film  that follows  Renzo Gracie from his early days learning the sport in his native Brazil to his time coming to New York and becoming first a world champion, and then a master instructor from the streets of Sao Paulo to Japan and even Abu Dhabi. Renzo Gracie: Legacy provides a rare look into the making of an MMA champion and coach, through the eyes of one of the most respected stars of the sport. This 78 min. long documentary was filmed over a 10 year period from the days when Renzo fought bare knuckle in a cage where there were little or no rules.Also the highly anticipated and long awaited Youth sized T-Shirts  for all of our woman and kids that are a part of our Gracie Barra Familily

Renzo Gracies new DVD story

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All of these items and more are always available at our online store accessible by clicking our web banner located below   

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BJJ is so addictive. After months of training most of us realize the gigantic and deep world of BJJ techniques. On an effort to cover some of the gaps in their Jiu-Jitsu games lots of the students are benefiting from private lessons. It is fun and allows the instructor to dive into the students game and fix the main flaws and mistakes.

Find below some more info on privates:

Benefits

• Expedite your learning;
• You make the Schedule;
• A class plan to work on your needs;
• Counts for your attendance;
• Deep your understanding of BJJ;
• Over come gaps on your game;

Easy to Schedule
• Choose the Professor or Instructor
• Choose the class program

We currently have available for the students the following curriculum: BJJ Fundfamentals Level 1 and Level 2. Both complement tremendously the techniques from our regular fundamentals curriculum. For the Kids we also have the Private Lesson Kids Curriculum Levels 1 and Level 2.

Under the way are Private Classes Curriculum on Butterfly Guard, Sit Up Guard, Side Mount Attacks, and Fundamentals Level 3 and level 4.

Look for Angy for more information.

Cheers!

GB San Clemente Team

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