Sad News From Gracie Barra Sydney

Marcelo Nathalia Noah

Nathalia Rezende, wife of Gracie Barra Sydney Black Belt Marcelo Rezende and mother of Noah, passed away in hospital last night. Our thoughts are with Marcelo, Noah and all the Gracie Barra Family

MMA Class Changes

As of this week we will be changing the MMA classes a little. Tuesday and Thursday 6-7 will be for Beginners and General MMA class this will focus more on technique and learning the basics. The Tuesday and Thursday 7-8 class will be for Advanced and Fighters, people will be asked to enter this class when they have sufficient Standup and Ground knowledge and also can pass a required fitness test. Also for the advanced and fighter class you must have the following equipment 16 ounce boxing gloves, MMA Gloves, shin guards, mouth guard and groin guard.

The open mat at Enshin karate on a saturday morning at 9am is proving to be popular and it is a great way to put your skills into practice with an hour of grappling and the option to do some MMA sparring as well. The address of the saturday class is Enshin Karate 2 / 54 Ben Lomond Cres, Pakuranga

20 Fundamental Moves of Jiu-Jitsu

I saw this posted on Facebook and thought it was very good so thought i would share it with everyone.

This is a compilation of what was a 4 part series article published in Gracie Magazine last year (July – October 2006, GM #’s 112 – 115). Gracie Magazine asked 20 of the best BJJ Black Belts what they thought were the best and most fundamental techniques that can enhance or play a major role in your competition game. To expand upon things, I’ve added most of the photos from a Google Image Search, and all of the videos from searching You Tube or editing existing clips and reposting them. Take a read, see what you think, and post what your comments and/or additions are to the list.

http://smashpass.blogspot.com/2007/05/20-fundamental-moves-of-jiu-jitsu.html

Open Mat Saturdays Starting This Weekend

We will be running an open mat on Saturdays at Enshin Karate Dojo from 9am -10am. This will be for Gi Rolling and also no gi rolling but if people are keen we can make room for some MMA sparring as well. If you are a member of Faith MMA and signed up to adfit then it is included for everyone else it is a $5 mat fee

Enshin Karate Dojo is located at 2/54 Ben Lomond Cres, Pakuranga www.enshin.co.nz

Tony v Faisel on ICNZ 4

Here is video of Tonys fight on ICNZ 4 against Faisel from Strikeforce.

part 1

part 2

Auckland BJJ Competition

The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation of New Zealand is holding a BJJ compeition on September 5th at the Auckland University of Technology North Shore. We should have a couple of people competing on the day in the white belt division, if anyone wants more information on the tournament or to enter visit www.bjjnz.com

Class Photo From Last Thursday