Artwork by Aindrea Skelly
June 23-24 London BJJ will be heading to Toronto, ON to celebrate the opening of Prof. Shah Franco’s new dojo on Dundas St. W. Sign up sheets for this event will be in the North dojo Tuesday night. Commemorative t-shirts are being made on a pre-sale basis. Click through to check out the shirt design, made by non other than London BJJ’s Tim Fields. He’s a special guy. Poster artwork is by Aindrea Skelly. Awesome work! (more…)
Another one has come and gone, and with this one there were many stripes given and promotions granted.
Stripes:
Arielle – Faixa Branco 1° Grau
Herb – Faixa Branco 3° Grau
Sempai Tim – Faixa Azul 3° Grau
Promotions:
Ethan – Faixa Amarelo
Sempai Aidan – Faixa Amarelo
Sen – Faixa Azul
Adam – Faixa Azul
Sempai Al – Faixa Azul
Sempai Dan – Faixa Roxa
Parabens!
Due to the instructors and many of the club members going to Toronto to participate in the annual Franco Behring Jiu Jitsu Alliance Symposium, classes are cancelled on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18. See you back on the mats on Tuesday night! OUSSS!
Attention Prospective FBJJA Competitors:
London BJJ will be hosting a 2-hour Competition Seminar with Professor Marco Costa on May 22, 2011. Learn under the tutelage of our association’s mat general. Prof. Marco will be focusing on what it takes to be a strong competitor at white-belt level, but these are fundamentals that can benefit practitioners at any level of competition.
Click through for the full details.
…but they have great skills on the mat. Franco Behring students amassed enough points during this weekend’s Ontario Open BJJ Tournament to rank #5 in Gi and #2 in No Gi. Parabens to all of our team members and Obrigado to all coaches, instructors and Professors.
If you’re interested in competing, here are just some of the local tournaments you may wish to participate in. Pencil these dates in your calendar and start training now for success later!
Kombat BJJ Classics (Gi and Nogi) – May 28th and 29th, Mississauga
GTA Championships (Gi and Nogi) – July 9th and 10th, Brampton (Not Confirmed)
ADCC (Nogi only) – August 20th , Toronto (Not Confirmed)
Bravado BJJ Open (Gi Only) – September 10th, Brampton (Not Confirmed)
Ottawa BJJ Open (Gi and Nogi) – October 8th, Ottawa (Not Confirmed)
Ontario BJJ Provincials (Gi and Nogi) -December 10th and 11th, Toronto (Not Confirmed)
So, tell your team mates and your instructors so they can help you reach your goal to go for the gold. OUSS!
Wishing you all the best from your extended family up in London, ON, Canada! November is never close enough, Mestre! OUSSSSS!
Feliz Anniversario!
And if you thought Prof. Richard Nancoo was a monkey, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Sanzaru
Prof. Monkey of the FBJJA (EYMA) got past the grappling, striking, and (after an initial scare!) interview portions of the TUF selection process. Final cuts will be announced in approximately 2 weeks. Best wishes Prof. Monkey!
Oussssssssss!
London BJJ is officially open for training. The website is still under construction, but we’re hoping to have it complete soon. For questions about London BJJ or if you’d like to try a week for free, please email and we’ll get back to you asap.
For now, enjoy this video of Sensei Angelo Panoussis of the Orangeville Dojo and Ian Behring, Master Behring’s son, performing the progressive guard techniques as a demo at the 2009 Rio State BJJ Championships in Brazil.
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