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Check out this video of the Jiu-Jitsu class held at Master Dalla’s School out in Virginia yesterday.  The guys are preparing for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships that will be held during the first week of June.  Everyone is training hard, getting ready to take home the GOLD.

This weekend we also have the UWC Fights that will be held at George Mason Patriot Center.  We have Mike “The Hulk” Easton, Ron Stallings, Timothy Woods, and Justin Hickey fighting on the card.  Make sure and get your tickets on time for the event.  We are selling them here at Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts, so get them now!

Team Lloyd Irvin’s MMA fighters are preparing once again for their upcoming MMA fights! In the video you see Mike “The Hulk” Easton working with Justin and Frank “The Crank” Camacho doing ground n pound work with JC Cuffee.

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.

If you’re interested in some serious Mixed Martial Arts training in the Maryland, DC and Virginia area, then Lloyd Irvin Mixed Martial Arts is the place for you!   Here at Lloyd Irvin’s Mixed Martial Arts we offer various different programs.  We have programs for weight loss, self defense, strength and conditioning, and for kids!  We also have after school and summer camp too!  We teach the styles of MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, and Combat Sombo.

For MMA, we have a UFC style ring, full sized boxing ring, and a plethora of workout equipment, you will achieve the best training ever, and it’s guaranteed!  We also offer a 30 Day Free Trial, click here to watch the video!

Master Lloyd Irvin is has created many Champions in during his life time, and he isn’t done!  He trained Brandon “The Truth” Vera, all the way until he got in the UFC.  Mike “The Hulk” Easton, who is the UWC bantamweight champion, and Nyjah Easton, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple Belt World Champion.

If you are interested in our program and you want to get some World Class Training, come and check us out at:

6333 Old Branch Ave. Camp Springs Maryland.

Here is clip of one of our classes! ENJOY!

I hope everyone got some rest  after that Jiu-Jitsu class last night.  Everyone was pushing really hard, and doing a great job as well as keeping the energy and positivity up on the mat.  We had several brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, brown belts, purples, blues, and whites!  Strength and Conditioning, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!!  The guys had another hard workout this morning, upper and lower body workout with D’ Angelo.  That was the only workout they had today, tomorrow is going to be a long grueling practice.  If anyone is wondering what time the bjj training is, it’s from 12pm to 3pm, so don’t be late or you will miss out on some good training.  We are almost at the end of week 1 of the Pan Ams Training Camp, and this is really only preparation for the big tournament, Worlds.

Lately people have been commenting on my blog, and I just want to say Thank You to those of you who actually take the time to read it!  I hope you enjoy it and enjoy this video as well!  I got some great footage from last night’s Jiu-Jitsu class!  Everyone was pushing, and they did live rounds, over and over and over!

Don’t forget tomorrow night, LIVE on Versus, the WEC event will be held in Columbus, Ohio.  Dominick Cruz will be fighting Brian Bowles for the bantamweight title, it’s starts at 10:00 pm, so don’t miss this MMA fight.  Dominick Cruz, originally from Tuson now trains in California at Alliance with Brandon “The Truth” Vera.  Mike “The Hulk” Easton is out in Ohio right now with Dominick helping him prepare for his fight.