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ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT TEAM LLOYD IRVIN IS THE BEST!!!!

I had 3 matches total today, all 3 submissions!! I am the Purple Belt Leve World Champion!!!

I was promoted to the rank of Purple Belt 2 weeks ago by Master Lloyd Irvin, and I was very nervous to compete at the Worlds as a purple.  But today when I stood there on those mats, I knew that my opponent across from me had not trained as hard as I did!  I knew that with Team Lloyd Irvin by my side, and sticking to my game plan, I had it in the bag!  Thank You for all of the support, everyone on The Team who has helped me, and all of you Team Lloyd Irvin Fans.

We are the TOP American Team, and I know that we will continue to grow and become stronger!!

It was another long day at the venue!  We just got back to the hotel and it is already 11PM.  Today at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, Team Lloyd Irvin left with a total of 5 Gold Medals!!

For the Purple Belts, Willie Leonard, Andris Brunovski, and I took 1st place in our divisions.  And for the Blue Belts, Frank “The Crank” Camacho closed out the middle weight division with teammate DJ Jackson, and Evan Gideon won his division!!!

Congrats to all the competitors and Best Wishes to the Competitors tomorrow, and those who have the Open Division!!! Keep up the hard work!!! Tomorrow at 9 AM our Juvenile Team is up, they are ready!!! We also have BJJ Black Belts Mike Fowler and JT Torres, Brown Belts Jim Harbison and Nyjah Easton competing tomorrow.

After a day in New York, I am exhausted from the ride!  The tournament was great and Team Lloyd Irvin had a great turnout!

Today I spent the day relaxing with Master Lloyd, Mike Fowler, Wilson Reis, and a few of the other guys from the gym!  Wilson recently fought in Bellator, and he will be fighting again in about 2 weeks!  Back to training tomorrow morning here in Camp Springs.  Getting ready for Brasileiros!!  Bjj Blue Belt Willie Leonard and I will be competing this weekend in Rio!  More than excited, we are going for nothing but GOLD!!

Here are the some of the results from the 2010 New York Open:
BJJ Black belts, Mike Fowler 2nd, JT Torres 1st

Brown Belt Jim Harbison takes 2nd in his division, and 3rd in the absolute.

Blue Belts: Frank Camacho closes out his the division with teammate Evan Gideon from Crazy 88 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Dj Jackson takes double gold, 1 in his class, and in the absolute.  Kim Rivers from Third Law BJJ took 1st in her division and teammate Cathy from Crazy 88 took 3rd in that same division.  Jeremy West and Kevin Dalton both took 2nd in their weight classes.  Rachel Demara and I both took first in our weight classes, and closed out the absolute division together.  In my division, leve(light) teammate Domynika and I closed it out together as well.

White Belts Aneene, Jake and Al took 1st in their weight classes as well.

Everyone did a great job, and I am very proud of the team.  It’s great to see everyone out at the tournaments supporting each other.  If I have missed any results, please let me know!!! I tried to remember them all!!!

Team Lloyd Irvin Blue Belts closed out the Male and Female absolute divisions here in Irvine California.  Yesterday was a long day for all of the Team Lloyd Irvin members.  Up on the mats today we will have BJJ brown belts Nyjah Easton and Jim Harbison.  The Black Belts go tomorrow then it’s back to training and Monday.  Team Lloyd Irvin Kids are also competing up in New Jersey this weekend, so keep them in your prayers and I know they will be bringing home some gold medals!!  And tonight….the fights are on, we have Phil Davis(4x All American NCAA Champion) fighting in Abu Dhabi, Bj Penn, The Prodigy is going to destroy as well as Renzo Gracie.  It’s going to be a great night of fights!!

Lloyd Irvin blue belts DJ Jackson and Willie Leonard met in the final round of the absolute, which is nothing new.  Willie, ultraheavy weight applied full pressure and was beating DJ by a whopping 26-0!!!!  Dj ended up tapping to what he said was a neck crank.  Willie Leonard, getting DQ’d was not happy, but in the end, the 2 teammates made up and Willie got the gold.  DJ Jackson got silver in absolute and bronze in his division.  Sijara Eubanks had a tough day as well, she won her first 2 matches.  In her third match, she lost by points, that would have been her medal round.

For the women’s blue belt absolute, Sijara was on page 4, and I was on page 1.  I was confident that we would meet in the finals and close out the division.  My first match was against Mackenzie Dern, I won by armlock submission from the triangle.  Moving on to my 2nd match, I won on points moving into the finals.

Sijara made it to the semi’s and fought a girl from ATT, and got caught in a clock choke.  I was set to fight that girl next…for the finals, what seemed like one of the longest matches ever, I submitted my opponent with about 30 secs. left.  I had her mounted with a triangle and got the armlock!! Overwhelmed with joy, I ran to my teammates who had been very supported all day long.  Double Gold in the 2010 Pan American Championships.  This was my first Pan Am(gi) competition that I had competed in, and I was more than pleased.  Team Lloyd Irvin trained hard, and I wouldn’t have got on that 1st place stand without all of my training partners.  Thanks to everyone who made this possible….

But the weekend is not over……more results to come!!!!

Team Lloyd Irvin is ready for battle!!  We leave for Pan Ams on Wednesday, this time next week we will be watching the black and brown belts tear it up!  Today was a great last Saturday practice.  Master Lloyd had everyone working on their grip fighting in the beginning.  After that he had the guys do a short Team Challenge, BJJ Black Belts Mike Fowler and Marcos Torregrosa.  They had to pick their teams.  The matches were only 3 minutes each, and everyone had to push hard!  In the end, Mike Fowler’s team lost which consisted of Mike Fowler, Mike Easton, Nyjah Easton, Frank Camacho, Sijara Eubanks, Aneene Wynn and Jacob.  Marcos and his team took the victory which was JT Torres, Jim Harbison, Kenny, Arthur, Karen Fong, and Jeremy West.

Marcos will be headed back to California tomorrow, he is focused and ready for the Abu Dhabi Tournament next week.  Another representative form our school will be going to compete as well, BJJ Blue Belt Willie Leonard.  It was a pleasure having Marcos here training in Camp Springs.  Here is an interview I did with him, Enjoy and Thank You Marcos, we will see you soon!

1. Marcos, can you explain a little bit about yourself?

I am a black belt under Cassio Werneck and have been training for about 10 years. In that time I have been fortunate enough to learn from many masters and train with many teams. I am incredibly dedicated to the art of BJJ and I train 2 times a day monday through saturday. I also boxed in Puerto Rico as a kid but BJJ was and is my obsession.

2. When did you first start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and why?

I had an experience with MMA when the UFC went to Puerto Rico. It was crazy!! I was hooked on the idea but at the time there were no schools in PR. It just so happened I had a cousin in California that offered me a job to make some money for the summer. I started looking for schools to feed this obsession with anything BJJ and found one 4 miles from my house!! I started July 27th 1999…. I remember to the day because I knew from then on what I wanted to do with my life!

3. What is your most memorable moment in your jiu-jitsu career?

There have been a lot! I have won many tournaments but I feel that one of the best feelings was to see a group of my students go out and destroy at a tournament. Out of 10 guys, we had 4 first place, 2 second place and 1 third. Man I was so proud of them! It is a great feeling to see that all the work that I have put in to develop individual gameplan’s and to prepare them physically paid off. That was a feeling much greater than winning any tournament.

4. What do you like to do on your free time?

Hang out with my kids! I have 2 kids, my son is 2 and my daughter is 8. I am a big fool for my kids and love acting the fool with them. Teaching BJJ has provided me with a fantastic schedule to be able to be a great father. I also like to dance with my wife.We haven’t been out recently because I have been training so hard for tournaments but I will make it up to her! The only time I have for myself I use to watch BJJ tournament footage. I usually fall asleep on the couch watching footage.

5. What are your goals for the year of 2010?

Compete as much as possible!! I came to Master Lloyd to receive top-notch training and have been very impressed with the level I found. With his help I plan to compete in everything possible and hope to torture all the light weight competitors around the world. I want to close out ADCC Pro, worlds, nationals , us open, GQ, and whatever they put in front of me. Keep your eyes peeled because this year I’m going to run through walls!

6. Currently you are teaching in Sacramento, can you tell me a little bit about your school and what programs you have?

We have classes Monday through Saturday. We also have Judo classes taught by Team Sacramento on Tuesday and Thursday nights. We have a number of children that participate in our classes but we have not yet separated them from the adult classes. We just opened the school last year and I hope to develop more classes as the class size increases.

I want to Thank everyone who made this training possible, Lloyd Irvin, Mike Fowler, JT Torres, Jim Harbison and Tracey Goodell.  They welcomed me into their home and Academy to me with open doors and nothing but positive attitudes.  Being able to train with these top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners is an absolute honor.  I look forward to Training here in Camp Springs more often and you will definitely see me in the near future!  Also, if you are ever in the Sacramento area, come and check me out at Capital City BJJ.

Cleaned House at Grapplers Quest in Caldwell, Team Lloyd Irvin did great!

Jim Harbison, one of Team Lloyd Irvin’s Newest Members placed first.  Having 2 matches, he submitted both of his opponents by armbar.  Jim Harbison will be competing in Pan Ams on the weekend of April 8-11th and he is looking forward to Mundials as well.

Dj Jackson, Lloyd Irvin Blue Belt had a stacked division.  He had 4 matches total, and won each one getting gold taking first place in the gi.  Another bjj blue belt, Frank “The Crank” Camacho, all around phenomenal Mixed Martial Artist, took 1st in his division as well.  He won his first 2 matches by kimura, and his 3rd match by bow n arrow back choke.  In his final match, he won 7-0.  He fought a tough wrestler, going neck and neck, Frank won the division.

The Kids swept the tournament clean, as usual!! Congrats to them and the affiliate schools who also came out to compete.  Everyone had great matches, helping them prepare for upcoming tournaments.

Master Lloyd is out in Colorado right now with Brandon “The Truth” Vera preparing for battle tonight.  If you look at my previous posts, you can watch the weigh ins.  Brandon has come a long way,  and not looking past Jon Jones, but he has asked for the #3 spot, whoever it is, friend or not.  Brandon, and wife Kerry Vera are talented Mixed Martial Artist and they have a great future ahead.  Make sure and catch the fight on Versus tonight!

If you are interested in Mixed Martial Arts, and you live in the DC, Maryland, Virginia are, check out our facility.  We are located at 6333 Old Branch Ave. Camp Springs, Maryland.  Or give us a call at 301-449-5425 and ask about our 30 Day FREE Trial.