Rolando Gutierrez, Fernando Pena, Martin Escobar & Rey Diogo
On May 22nd, head instructor of Rey Diogo/De Brazil, Martin Escobar, promoted his first 2 black belts. Fernando Pena has been training with Martin for 13 years, and Roland Gutierrez for 10 years. They are the third generation of black belts coming from Carlson Gracie Sr. Congrats to Martin on his first black belt promotion, and Fernando and Roland for such a great achievement.
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GD Jiu-Jitsu Events will be offering FREE tournament T-Shirts to ALL competitors who Pre-Register for the tournament by the PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE on June 18th @ 11:59 PM. Competitors registered AFTER this time will NOT receive a T-Shirt.
Mackenzie and Kristina representing AZ in the podium
The 2010 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship took place in Long Beach, CA from June 3rd to the 6th. The tournament gathered 2000 competitors from all over the globe, who are pursuing the most prestigious Jiu-Jitsu title in the world. Arizona was able to capture 8 medals! The standout of AZ was Mackenzie Dern (Megaton), who won the blue belt featherweight, and took 2nd in the Open Weight, having a total of 10 matches in two days! Mackenzie received her purple after the tournament.
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(From TheBJJLifestyle.com)
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Starting at the worlds 2010, at any IBJJF event. It is mandatory for all the black belts to carry their federation membership id cards. Its required to present the I.D card to the event official prior to the match.
IBJJF Membership ids and affiliated federation ids accepted for this event; IBJJF (for non US, Brazil, Japan and Portugal residents the IBJJF id is applicable), USBJJF for US residents, CBJJ for Brazil Residents, Japan federation for Japan residents, Portugal federation for Portugal residents.For the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2010, IBJJF will release complimentary membership ids for the black belts registered in the world jiu-jitsu championship 2010. This includes the coaches with athletes registered in the event.
In order to apply for your membership id card.
You need to have the 2 forms (student id and academy registration) filled and signed by a IBJJF certified instructor with minimum of 2 degrees in the Black Belt,.
Ships in May 15
BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Magazine) Legends Magazine – Issue 1 2010 :Royler Gracie, Wander Braga
### BIGGEST and BEST ISSUE with 32 TECHNIQUES ###
84 Page Magazine + DVD
Interviews and 32 Technique/Submissions from:
* Royler Gracie – BJJ Legend, Champion
* Wander Braga – MMA Fighter, BJJ Black Belt and Champion
* JT Torres
* Jared Weiner
* Megumi Fuji – MMA, Grappling Champion
* Missy Beaver – World Class Kettle Bell Instruction (Miss Fit LA)
* No-Gi Grappling Fights and SUPER FIGHTS from the Gracie Nationals
DVD includes:
- 32 Techniques
- Interviews
- Sports Clinic – Focus on the Knee
- No-Gi Grappling Fights and SUPER FIGHTS from the Gracie National
Gustavo Dantas recaps the biggest BJJ tournament in Arizona history. This video talks about Gustavo’s background, the evolution of Arizona Jiu-Jitsu and tournament highlights. This tournament featured many of jiu-jitsu greats including Robson Moura, Kron Gracie and as well as current WEC light weight champion Ben Henderson.
Join the AZSBJJF Group at Dailybjj.com, and have a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate from Budo Videos. Sign up by May 15th!
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The 5th Arizona International Open was featured in this month’s Gracie Magazine. The issue # 158 features a four page article about the tournament. Check out the gracie mag website to find out how to get your issue.
Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Banner
Nova Uniao Black Belt and current WEC Featherweight Champion of the World, Jose Aldo, is continuing his efforts to give back to his community. With the success of his first auction, where he auctioned items from when he defeated Mike Brown for the Belt, and with the proceeds gathered from Nova Uniao merchandise sales, 40 Jiu-Jitsu Gis were able to be purchased for the students in the Nova Uniao Community Program. Now, with his latest dominating win over Urijah Faber in his first Title defense, Aldo hopes to again raise funds that will further the development of the program.
Autographed Official WEC 48 Jose Aldo Gloves
