- July 17th In House Tournament RegistrationStarts at 11:30 AM!!! Entrance fee is $5. Loading… Tweet . . . → Read More: July 17th In House Tournament Registration […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach pt 4 : Clash of the TitansSaturday at the Mundials was the real beginning of the “Clash of the [BJJ] titans.” The junior blue-belts divisions, the purple-belt male and female open divisions, as well as the brown belts and the lighter-weight black belts (my favorite divisions of course) were on the docket. The bullpen, the stands, and the surrounding areas were flooded with BJJ royalt […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach pt 3 : Once the Dust SettledLater in the day we came up with a plan whereby each fighter from Crazy 88 preparing for a fight would be assigned an assistant who had fought the day before, to make sure they had everything they needed. It was an honor to be able to assist, in what little way I could, in a teammates’ preparations. SEVEN (7) Lloyd Irvin competitors became World Champions on […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships – Part DeuxWed, June 2, 2010 Cathy and I left for BWI for a direct flight to LAX. I suffered a neck injury the week before and thus packed in my carry on all the niceties I felt I would need to cure my neck during the five-hour flight. Slathered with Arnica (for those of you who don’t . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championsh […]
- A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David ZwanetzAs most people know, the “Super Bowl” is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the premier association of professional American football. It was first played on January 15, 1967, as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League. It was agreed that the two leagues’ . . . → Read More: […]
- UFC 114: Rampage v Evans Review by Jon DelbruggeUFC 114 was a Mayweather style hyped card. Two of MMAs best light heavyweights finally fighting each other after 15 months of well publicized trash talk. The under card had some relatively unknown fighters as well as some well known names here and there. All in all the card displayed some . . . → Read More: UFC 114: Rampage v Evans Review by Jon Delbrugge […]
- Blogging About Brazil by Tye RyanEnjoying the View from Barra Bella Something like a paleontologist excavating his first fruitful site or a young astronaut making his first step on the moon, my dedication, sacrifice and embracement of the brazilian jiu jitsu lifestyle had culminated into a great opportunity. I was headed to Brazil to compete in the Brazilian Nationals, better known . . . → […]
- STRIKEFORCE: Heavy Artillery Review-Jon Delbrugge- In today’s mainstream MMA we have an oversaturation of the blood splattering, lightning bolt, tribal tattoo designed logo appeal to it. I like how Strikeforce is trying something different they are going for the complete opposite. Saturday night’s Heavy Artillery card had different audiences, different fighters, different TV deals. The produc […]
- 2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu RosterTeam Lloyd Irvin Pan Am 2010 Roster . . . → Read More: 2010 Team Lloyd Irvin Pan Jiu Jitsu Roster […]
- Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a Small OneI’ve had the opportunity to be a student at “small” academies that grew into big ones and also have had the good fortune of watching my own Howard County Martial Arts academy develop into a “big” school as well. One thing that I’ve noticed is how different it is to run a successful big program vs. . . . → Read More: Running a Large Martial Arts School vs. a […]
While watching Jiu-Jitsu videos today, I decided to check the CNN News online. MORE SNOW! What in the world is going on? And, it’s supposed to snow again on Monday. My first time being in a blizzard and I am not enjoying it! It’s one thing to hang around the house, but it’s another when you are stuck! Great job to all of you who are working out and doing everything possible to keep sane!
Check out my quick workout with BJJ Black Belt Mike Fowler. We have no equipment so we had to make do. Mike Fowler and I did 3, 6 minute rounds.
Grapplers Quest does a Radio Questionnaire for Master Lloyd Irvin and he holds nothing back. To listen, click HERE.
Master Lloyd is truly an inspiration to me and everyone else who is a part of Team Lloyd Irvin. Anyone who has a Mixed Martial Arts Academy out there and you are looking for advice, here what Master Lloyd has to say. And, like he says in the interview, he is out there just trying to help uplift everyone, he just wants to help people learn. And he has, Master Lloyd has created multiple World Champions in Gi and No Gi such as JT Torres, Willie Leonard, and DJ Jackson.
Both coming from wrestling backgrounds, DJ Jackson and Willie Leonard are a BJJ Blue belts under Master Lloyd. They have closed out many divisions together and are both striving to reach that number one spot on the stand at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in June. Willie Leonard recently won the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials in Florida, securing a spot at the Abu Dhabi Tournament in April, just one week after Pan Ams. DJ Jackson has a MMA fight coming up on Feb. 20 along with Timothy Woods, Ron “The Choir Boy” Stallings, Mike “The Hulk” Easton, and JC “Lateman” Cuffee. These are just a few of Lloyd Irvin’s upcoming stars. Remember, there are always people coming up in your gym, so remember to help and support them just as your teammates helped you. Make sure to keep an eye out for these guys, here at Team Lloyd Irvin we are doing big things this year! So keep up the hard work and great training!
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“It’s one thing to hang around the house, but it’s another when you are stuck!”
As the kidz say – THIS!