- 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 […]
Archive for February, 2010
Do you live in the DC, Virginia, or Maryland are and are you interested in Mixed Martial Arts, trying to get in shape or learn self defense? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts here in Camp Springs is fully equipped with the proper training equipment, 5 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts, a boxing ring, and a cage. We offer Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, MMA, Strength and Conditioning, kids classes(3+) and Women’s Only Classes. Come down to our facility and check us out today!
We are located at
6333 Old Branch Ave.
Camp Springs Maryland, 20748 or call us 301-449-5425(KICK)
We also have affiliate schools that may be closer to you. The video below is from Master Dalla’s school in Woodbridge, Va. They are training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on a Sunday morning! For more information on our affiliate schools, click here!
Team Lloyd Irvin absolutely dominated the Gameness Fighting Championships last night in Nashville, Tennessee. With 9 fighters from Nashville MMA, and 4 guys from Camp Springs, we only had 2 losses and some great finishes! The event was completely sold out!
Dj Jackson, brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt won the 7th victory of the night due to tapout from strikes! JC Cuffee wins his fight by unanimous decision and boy was it a battle! He hurt his shoulder in the first round, broke some fingers, and walked out of that cage a Champion! Ron Stallings, won by KO in the 2nd round. During Ron’s first round, his opponent was in his guard and was landing huge ground and pound strikes. Luckily, nothing too much that would jeopardize his fight. During the second round, his opponent was gassed and Ron wasn’t letting up! He hung in there and landed 2 kicks to the body of his opponent, then Ron punished him until the referee had to stop the fight!
Hard Work Will Always Beat Talent
Congrats to all of the MMA guys, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
We are already at the end of February, and the next Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament is on March 6th, it’s the Houston International Open. Over the next 4 months, there will a be a major BJJ tournament at the beginning of every month! Before you know it, Worlds will be here, and I can’t wait. Team Lloyd Irvin has the potential to get several guys on that 1st place spot on the stand, and it will happen! But keep in mind that the only way it can happen is by training hard and dieting correctly.
MIKE FOWLER TAUGHT A GREAT BJJ SEMINAR UP AT CRAZY 88 IN ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND TODAY. HE SHOWED A LOT OF POSTIONS FROM THE HALF GUARD, AND ALSO SOME STUFF ON HIS UNSTOPPABLE SWEEP! IT WAS A GREAT SEMINAR AND I HOPE YOU DIDN’T MISS OUT!
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU BROWN BELT, JULIUS PARK FOR HAVING US , AND ALLOWING MIKE FOWLER TO HAVE HIS SEMINAR THERE.
A GROUP OF THE MMA GUYS WILL BE FIGHTING TONIGHT AT THE GAMENESS FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE! WEIGH INS WERE HELD YESTERDAY AND EVERYONE MADE WEIGHT. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING OVER WEIGHT FOR YOUR FIGHT, WHICH CAN ONLY COME FROM NOT DIETING CORRECTLY. IF IT WERE A BJJ TOURNAMENT, YOU WOULDN’T EVEN BE ABLE TO COMPETE. YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GET ON THAT SCALE, YOU DON’T MAKE WEIGHT, YOU DON’T COMPETE! BEST WISHES TO THEM, I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR THE RESULTS!
Go Team Lloyd Irvin!!!
Tomorrow is the seminar with Brazilan Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Mike Fowler. It will be held at our affiliate school, Crazy 88, up in Elkridge, Maryland. If you are interested in learning some great techniques, and how to master Mike Fowler’s unstoppable sweep, then you don’t want to miss it! The cost is $50 and it is going to be held from 1pm-3:30pm.
Mike Fowler started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and he received his brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt just under 6 months, and within 3.5 years of moving to Maryland, he received his BJJ black belt. Mike Fowler is 1 of 3 Americans to achieve his black belt in under 4 years, along with BJ Penn and Lloyd Irvin.
These are some of Mike Fowler’s accomplishments:
2x Abu Dhabi Veteran
5x American National Champion
3x Asian Open Champion
Pan American Champion
Make Sure to come and check out the seminar at Crazy 88!
Well today is my 22nd Birthday and I am getting ready to do a little celebrating. (Not too much with the Pan Ams and some good training coming up). It’s been an exciting week so far in Camp Springs with 4 of our guys making some final preparations for the Gameness MMA fights in Tennessee on Saturday. I can honestly say that I can’t imagine anyone training harder or preparing better both mentally and physically then we do. Good luck to all of those guys.
Today has also been a great day to reflect because I have now officially been in Maryland for a year. Training with Team Lloyd Irvin has made a world of difference in my entire life, not just my Jiu-jitsu. I can’t even imagine how it would be any other way. I know that I always talk about this (if you have read any of my other posts you already know), but I can’t tell you how great and positive my experiences have been over the last 12 months in just one post. Master Lloyd Irvin has built this wonderful machine called Team Lloyd Irvin and I am just glad to be able to reap the benefits. Before joining this team, I was a typical jiu-jitsu practitioner. A hobbyist. Some say I was talented, but who isn’t? I didn’t care, I loved to compete, loved to win, hated to lose but had absolutely NO IDEA how to set real goals much less accomplish them. Now 12 months later, I know exactly what I want. With the help of my coaches I have a specific gameplan to attack, breakdown and achieve everything I want. It’s crazy because everyone on the team is working on the same things. Master Lloyd makes it a requirement. Whether you wanna be a World Champ or just lose few pounds, it doesn’t matter, Team Lloyd Irvin helps to lay this out for you. I don’t know about everyone else, but I have already started applying this stuff to other aspects of my life as well. Well, time to go celebrate and plan for another great year.
Tomorrow the guys are leaving to Tennessee for the Gameness Fighting Championships! On the card we have Ron Stallings, Timothy Woods, JC Cuffee, and DJ Jackson, fighting out of Camp Springs Maryland. Make sure to give them your support, go Team Lloyd Irvin!!
