Last weekend the team traveled to Irvine California for the 2014 Pan American Games (Pans). Pans is the biggest tournament of the year and this year was no exception. Although I did not compete I went down to support the team and Jiu Jitsu. It is always great to catch up with old friends and […]
Queixinho
American Nationals 2013
September has been a very busy month for every one at the Institute of Martial Arts! The competition team was in full preparation for American National, the Abu Dhabi Trials and No Gi Pan ams. In addition to all the comps happening state side we had Manny Diaz getting ready for his big match at […]
Vegas Open!
For the 4th year in a row the Caio Terra BJJ Association has taken home the absolute title! This year it was a three way close out with Moreno, Samir Chantre and Queixinho taking home absolute golds. This is an amazing accomplishment and shows the true strength of our team is not in quantity but […]
American Cup 2013!
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 […]
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 […]
No Gi Worlds
Today I had one of the best performances of my life at the 2012 No Gi Worlds. This is the 5th time I have won the No Gi Worlds and the feeling was amazing. I know that over the years none of the wins would have been possible with out my team. These guys push […]
