After a very hard 2 week camp Vitor Paschoal, Yuri Simoes, Samir Chantre, Osvaldo “Queixinho, Manny Diaz, Kristina Barlan Bruno Celio, James, Benji Silva, Ryan Walsh, Kaniela Kahuanui, Mirko, Aaron Neuman, Ryan Lee, Andrew, Jyn Romualdez, Anthony Cruz, and Samya De Paula headed down to Long Beach to compete in the 2014 world Jiu Jitsu […]
Samir Chantre
Pans 2014
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 […]
Yuri Simoes Seminar!
The Institute of Martial Arts San Jose, is proud to host 2012 Pan American Champion Yuri Simoes. This seminar is open to EVERYONE. Don’t miss this chance to train with one of the sports rising stars! Seminar is Saturday, February 8th from 10am and ends at 1pm. If you are in town for the SF […]
Samir Chantre Pans 2013 Champion!
I typically don’t write much but decided to this time. This past weekend Samir, Queixinho and Caio headed to NYC to conduct seminars and compete in the 2013 Pan American No Gi Championships. The end result was awesome; Samir Chantre won his second No-Gi Pan’s title in a row, closing out in the final with […]
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 […]
