- 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 […]
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I am back on the east coast, watching the bjj class. The tournament was a great turnout and Team Lloyd Irvin represented at the Grapplers Quest.
In my first match, I got caught in a heel hook in the no gi division. Even though I lost my match, I kept a positive attitude and prepared for the gi. After my first match in the gi, my nerves went away. I won that match by points. Then, I finished my second opponent with a loop choke. That was actually the first time I have competed in the gi in over a year! I won the division and took home the gold. It was a great learning experience! Now I know what I need to work on and I just need to keep training and drilling. All of these tournaments are helping me prepare for the biggest tournament of all, Worlds. It’s only 7 months away. The team will be training hard, and I look forward to seeing everyone on the mats.
Do you have any competitions coming up? MMA fights? If so, what are you doing to prepare for them?
With the good comes the bad…Today I am really feeling the pain in my lower back. I am sure the long plane ride from yesterday didn’t help. I am taking today off; I am trying to listen to my body! Like I said before, you need to let your body heal. But don’t take too much time off. Training during the holidays can be rough. People are traveling, in and out of the gym, Christmas parties with good food! All of that great stuff! So, make sure that you keep up the training to keep that weight off! They say that the average person gains 10lbs. during the holidays! So, keep training!! You can never get enough!
Congrats to Author for working hard and getting to the rank of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt. Below is the video of his promotion.
Group shot with the Black Belts that we’re in the BJJ Class that Author got promoted in.
Author getting the blue belt put on
