Congrats to every one who competed this past weekend. As a team we did exceptionally well and am proud of every one who competed and help get the team ready! In the black belt division Queixinho won his bracket in convincing fashion. In the brown belt division Manny Diaz continued his streak winning his division […]
NEWS
Mundial Camp at IMA!
Following the phenomenal success of the 2013 Pans camp, Caio Terra and the Institute of Martial Arts is proud to present the 2013 Mundial Camp! With more days, more training sessions and more Black Belts, this looks to be one of the best training camps EVER! (estimated over 30 black belts will attend) It’s confirmed and ALL […]
Pans 2013 Camp
The Institute of Martial Arts Pan American Camp 2013 has been phenomenal. It is often said that Jiu Jitsu brings people together and this can be seen at camp. You have people from all over the world, over 10 different associations and gyms represented sharing and coming together because of Jiu Jitsu. Every night we […]
SF OPEN
This past weekend SF Open was an amazing experience. Although our association is less than a year old we had affiliates from three different academies (one from Oregon!) make the trip to represent!won his division AND the absolute. Claudia Diaz, Andy Hung, Peter Heerboth, also took home medals for their effort. Manny had a tough […]
New Year
2012 was an amazing year, 2013 looks to be even better! I am currently ranked number 1 by the IBJJ for no gi, and our gym, the Institute of Martial Arts is doing very well. We have a growing student base and a lot of very talented people who are looking to have a break […]
IBJJ Pro League
This past weekend the Institute of Martial Arts had 4 participants in the inaugural IBJJF Pro League. The pro league is the first IBJJF tournament offering money to the winners making the athletes true professionals. Invited were the top black belts in each weight class over the last 3 years and 2 wild card spots […]