Toa BJJ Blog
Hi everyone,
The date for my coaches seminar has changed. It’ll be the 15th of December. This will give me a couple of extra weeks to heal up and won’t clash with the UFC.
Again everyone is welcome whether you’re a beginner, advanced or from another club or even discipline.
Can’t wait for this!
Just as the photo says Term 4 classes are starting on the 17th October, Wednesday 5pm. It’s not far off so don’t hesitate to get in contact if you or your children are interested.
We’re planning for a really good term, with a focus on getting more rounds in and adding a few more games. Hopefully see you there.
We had a great day at grappling industries on Sunday. Cohen crushed through his division to take gold with impressive Jiu-Jitsu and a high percentage of submissions.
James took bronze (no photo cause he’s a ninja) after being bumped up to a higher rank (blue belt) due to politic’s. It was a good opportunity for him though and I think the bronze doesn’t reflect how good his performance was.
Kane showed some good Jiu-jitsu and achieved his goal of getting some experience in comp to help him shape his training, he’ll be strong.
I had a good start getting 3 submissions but broke my knee in the fourth fight in an accident during a Judo throw. Gotta train more Judo I guess. I will probably be out for Pan Pacific’s now too. It’s a shame for me, but overall we had a great day.
Proud of all you guys. Awesome work!
We had lots of kids training hard this term. Well done to everyone, definitely need to remember to get whole team photos but here are the kids who managed to earn belts this term. Really cool to see their hard work pay off. Unfortunately last class of term was small so there are a few more belt sitting on the shelves :)
See you all next term. Parabens (congratulations - Portuguese) and keep up the good work!
Our Divisions start at 9am so some of us will bee there from 8am onwards for anyone coming down to watch. The biggest division is first up so early bird catches the worm.
http://grapplingindustries.com/rules/ - round robin rule set.
This one is just a quick post for the competitors this weekend.
The tournament rules for grappling industries is at the bottom of the page. Check it out make sure you know what you can do.
Saturdays in spring is a perfect time to drop in to Toa BJJ and hit some pads with striking coach Ben Scott.
You can get in touch with us here: Toa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Or drop into any regular lesson.
Try get down an check out this great grappling event and support the team. Last day of signups in the 26th if your competing - DONT MISS IT!
Register here: Grappling Industries Adelaide
Spring time is here and now is the perfect time to try something new and fun that’ll keep you fit and teach you some great skills.
AGC Invitational 2 didn't go my way. I lost the final to Matt McGuinness in a tough rematch. It went the distance and turned out to be about a 25-30 minute battle but he won with the fastest escape times in the overtime rounds.
Massive thanks to my coach Thiago Steffanuti in Melbourne (Absolute MMA), my coaches fellow at Toa BJJ: James Chirgwin (Judo) and Ben Scott (Striking). Also thanks to all my students and family.
I felt a lot better this time around but couldn't get the job done. But I'm already working on plans for improving training... back to the grind. I love it. See you on the mats.
Sorry for those who came and weren't in the photo, it was taken at about 1:30 in the morning so most of you went home. It meant a lot to me to see you all there.
