SHBJJ would like to thank everyone that came to the seminar. It was a great turnout and will be the last seminar in the academy before we move into our new location. That's right, if you weren't at the seminar you probably didn't here. SHBJJ will be upgrading to a new larger and better space. Keep posted with us for the opening date some time in early December.
Also, congratulations to our new Blue Belts: Theo, OX, Ferasse, Marc and Carlos
SEMINAR W/ TONY EDUARDO
Saturday, October 31 at 3pm – 5pm
150RMB for all SHBJJ students, 300RMB for all non-SHBJJ students (open to public)
Professor Tony, will be going over some of his favorite BJJ moves and will also show us some of the new things he used to win the American Nationals this month in California.
If you plan on taking private lessons it's a good opportunity to take advantage of having Tony here, i know i will be! All privates before the seminar will only be 400RMB (saving 100RMB off) to motivate students before their promotions that will be following the seminar. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a great jiu-jitsu-technician and competitor.
CONGRATS! ! ! to Black Belt Tony Eduardo
This past week was the American National Jiu-Jitsu Championships where our black-belt Tony Eduardo (Gracie Florianópolis/SHBJJ) took his division in the 'medium heavy' category. Tony, put on a great show and was able to submit all four of his challengers and climbed his way to first place. Good job bro!
BRAZILIAN DAY
If you missed Brazilian Day, then take a look.
Last Sunday, SHBJJ did a demo for Brazil Day in China. If you can see youtube here is the link to the demo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf1DsSN316Q
On 13 September 09, SHBJJ performed a BJJ demo for "Brazilian Day in China". Stan and Carlos did the demo while Rodrigo did the commentary in Portuguese. The demo was followed by an evening of street partying and a show by Theo on how not to pick up girls. Pictures are below and the link to the demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf1DsSN316Q
Stan competed in the 2009 International Masters Championships in Rio De Janerio, Brazil held on 24-26 July! He took Bronze at Purple belt under 70kg and only missed the finals by one point.
SHBJJ in Baghdad
One of our students "Louie" is currently in Baghdad with the US ARMY for a few months. Though the war is a little crazy and may have positive and negative criticism being talked about in the media, Louie was still able to bring the beauty of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to such a tragic place. He has been able to train with some of the other solders stationed there and was even able to meet Iraq's #3 wrestler (pictures below). The Iraq wrestler is currently training in Iran, but told Louie he was very interested in training BJJ.
Maybe next time we see Louie he can bring the Iraq wrestling champ with him to meet the SHBJJ family.
Take care over there (in Baghdad) and find peace in BJJ.
SHBJJ's Women's Self-defense Seminar went great! We would like to thank all the girls that came and kicked our butt's on the mat. We hope you never have to use what you learned.
Women's self defence seminar at SHBJJ on 21 June for those who are interesting in learning practical self-defence skills. Unlike many self-defence courses out there, the SHBJJ seminar is not just about a mixed bag of "marital arts techniques". This seminar will address the non-physical aspects of self defense, high percentage techniques should confrontation is unavoidable and scenario training.
Where: SHBJJ academy (see www.shanghaibjj.com)
When: Sunday, June 21 3pm-5pm
Fee: Rmb 100 only
Dress code: casual sports wear
NEW SHBJJ T-SHIRT
Hello everyone! We just got in some new t-shirts for the academy. We have sizes S, M, L and XL. Please, contact Ryan or Stan if you would like one or stop by the academy and pick one up. Help support your team.
Last weekend May 23-24, 2009 SHBJJ went up to Beijing to attend Art of War 12. This was a great event and a very important event for MMA in CHINA. I give my respect to Andy Pi and his guys for setting it up. Here are some pics we took with the many famous guest fighters that also attended.
On 2-3 May, a SHBJJ team entered the 2009 Pan Asian BJJ Championships in Manila, Phil. The final medal count are as follows:
Beggar Rob - Over 35 (white/blue belt) Gold, 79-88kg Blue belt Gold, No-gi intermediate Bronze
Alana - women's under under 53kg white belt - bronze
Charlie - kids's division - Bronze
Ian - Over 35 (white/blue belt) Bronze, 88-98kg White belt Bronze
Iraqi Marc - No-gi Novice under 67kg Bronze
Stan - under 79kg Purple belt Bronze
Congratulations to all those who stepped up to compete, win or lose, the most important thing is to have a go.
SHBJJ, will be going to the Philippines to compete in the PAN ASIAN INTL GRAPPLING CHALLENGE. All SHBJJ students are welcome to come and compete as a team. Please, contact either Stan (1370 1633 802) or Ryan (1502 1135 476) for more information.
SHBJJ would like to welcome all families to come and train for our KIDS BJJ CLASS. Parents are welcome to participate with their children. Learn the importance of fitness, self-defense, discipline and self-confidence. All children between the ages of 8 to 15 are welcome.
SHBJJ would like to thank everyone that attended the seminar on Sunday Feb. 8th. And also congratulate all the students that were promoted.
Charlie Bonell (Kids Yellow Belt)
Alexander Silver (Blue Belt)
Chrisophe Cais (Blue Belt)
John Zhang (Blue Belt)
Matthew Lewis (Blue Belt)
Mikko Bloigu (Blue Belt)
Simon Wu (Purple Belt)
Congratulations ! ! !
Seminar with Tony Eduardo next Sunday, February 8th at SHBJJ. The seminar is open to the public for 300 RMB. SHBJJ students get half off (150RMB) and will be responsible for payment at the door. Come join the fun and see you on the mats.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! ! !
Attention all SHBJJ students. This Sunday Dec. 21 at 8:00pm we will have our Holiday Party at KAKADU
8 Jianguo Zhong Lu, Fuxing Park near Chongqing Lu
建国中路8号 近重庆路
DAYS CLOSED ! ! !
SHBJJ will also be closed from Dec. 24th to Jan. 1st
Classes will start up on Jan. 2nd, following the posted schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience for students wanting to train. So, please take advantage of this weeks vacation and drink some eggnog and eat a lot of junk food. This is the "only" week of the year SHBJJ is closed. So, get your rest now because it's not going to be another year till we vacation again...ha ha!
Congratulations!
Ethan Day, Ferasse Tea, Jimmy Ha, Craig Melchiano and Ian Bonell
These SHBJJ teammates competed in Tokyo Japan last weekend. Everyone fought well, however Ethan Day was the only one to place. Ethan took home a 3rd place metal in the Brown Belt division. Good job!
Also, all the SHBJJ guys that went to Tokyo would like to give a BIG THANKS! to our friend "Brad Ku". Brad, really went out of his way to help us get around Tokyo and showed us how great of a city Tokyo is. Thanks so much Brad! You always have a free place to stay and train in Shanghai China.
NEW *KIDS CLASS* AND BJJ CLASS EVERY *SUNDAY*
SHBJJ, welcomes Mom, Dad and children to join in the fun every Sunday at 12 noon. Please, confirm with Stan (1370 1633 802) or Ryan (1502 1135 476) to set up a free demo class.
Thanks, hope to see you on the mat.
BANGKOK TOURNAMENT RESULTS/ GI/ NO-GI/ MMA
(For team SHBJJ only)
White Belt under 90 KG |
Gi - Master Class Master White Belt Silver- 'Beggar' Rob Kaffash |
NO GI under 95 KG Gold - 'Beggar' Rob Kaffash |
| NO GI Open Class Silver - 'Beggar' Rob Kaffash |
White Belt over 90 KG Gold - Lee 'Crocop' Brown |
Gi Absolute Class White Belt Absolute Bronze- Lee 'Crocop' Brown |
| Blue Belt under 80 KG Gold - Ryan 'Johnnie' Melchiano |
Purple Belt under 90 KG Gold- Dimitrios Tsitos |
Purple Belt Absolute Gold- Dimitrios Tsitos |
| Black Belt Absolute Gold- Tony Eduardo |
Elite NO Gi Gold - Tony Edwardo |
MMA Final Ryan 'Johnnie' Melchiano by TKO |
MORE NEWS!!!
SHBJJ would also like to congratulate the following on their promotions.
After this weekends comp in Thailand, our Black Belt Tony Edwardo promoted 2 new Blue Belts and 2 new Purple Belts.
- Lee "Crocop" Brown (BLUE)
- "Beggar" Rob (BLUE)
- Stan "the MAN" Tam (PURPLE)
- Ryan "Johnnie" Melchiano (PURPLE)
Congratulations! to the following and big thanks to team SHBJJ. If it wasn't for the support of all our teammates and coaches (Tony Edwardo and Ethan Day) we wouldn't be bring home the metals.
Thanks to all!
Team SHBJJ
GOOD LUCK TEAM SHBJJ!
This weekend a few of our guys (Tony Edwardo, Ryan "Johnnie" Melchiano, "Beggar" Rob, Lee "Crocop" Brown and Kenneth Yeglins) will be going to Thailand for the "BJJ Grappling Open" in Bangkok. SHBJJ would like to wish them all good luck and safe travels.
Also, SHBJJ would like to thank our new instructor Ethan Day, for helping us this last week. Ethan, is a A.T.T. four stripe Brown Belt from KC. He will be helping us teach at SHBJJ for the next 6 to 12 months.
NEW SHBJJ TEAM KIMONOS
Our new team gis have just arrived. We have sizes A1 to A4. All gis are make with a high quality pre-shrunk fabric with added accessories such as: a hygienic lapel made of rubber that provides lightness and faster drying time, SHBJJ team logo tape inside sleeves and pants, team patch next to lapel and on both sides of pants and a large team/logo patch on back. If you would like a team gi contact Ryan ( 1502 1135 476 ) or Stan ( 1370 1633 802 ) or stop over the academy and pick one up.
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Congratulations to Stan for winning his division in the 5 th Taiwan BJJ Open on 23 August!
There are 2 regional tournaments coming up in the next couple of months:
Taiwan on 24-24 Aug and Thailand on 27-28 Sep.
Anyone interested please let Stan or Ryan know!
Spot the best looking guy! (hint: middle of the front row – Asian looking guy in blue gi)
Tony's No – Gi seminar 27 July 08
NEW SHBJJ T-SHIRT 50RMB
Hello everyone! We just got in some new t-shirts for the academy. We have sizes M, L and XL. Please, contact Ryan or Stan if you would like one or stop by the academy and pick one up. Help support your team.
Congratulations to our new blue belts Eddie, Liu Feng and Mans!! They were graduated to blue belt on the 24th of May by Tony. Eddie and Liu have been training consistently for 2 years and have shown dedication on the mat. Mans' mat skills speaks for itself given his 20+ years of competitive judo! Good job guys and keep training hard!
May 1st
Well done to the SHBJJ competition team who traveled to Hong Kong to compete in Copa De HK II at the end of April. This was the first time the team traveled to compete, there were some tough fights but everyone hung in there and did well. The results were: Rob (Gold - under 70Kg white belt), Ryan (Gold - under 88.3kg blue belt), Dimitris (2 Golds no-gi at weight and absolute and 2 Silvers with gi at weight and absolute - purple belt), Oli (3 rd place under 82.3kg white belt) and Stan (Gold - under 70kg blue belt masters). Tony also put up an entertaining fight against the world renowned Eduardo Telles in the Black Belt Absolute tournament. Also, a big thank you to Jamison who really helped the team with his tremendous support from the sidelines.
