Results of the Party & Closed Times

First off, a big thank you for everyone who came to the party and brought food and made the party such a huge success. Thank you for everyone who came, and congratulations to all of the students that ended up getting promotions. For those of you who didn't this time around, don't worry about it, everyone is doing great.





A big congratulations goes out to Deputy Ed Johnson, who finally got his much-deserved blue belt, becoming the first person to receive a belt under Ali directly. Ed is a great guy and definitely deserves this promotion, congratulations.

On a side note, the school will be closed from the evening (there will still be a morning class this day) of the 23rd of December and will open back up Saturday, the 3rd of January.

Thank you all once again and happy holidays from A-Team.

Happy Birthday, Ali.

Happy birthday to our instructor, Ali.

He told me not to post this on here, but, I have freedom of press! Everyone make sure you wish him a happy birthday, and don't forget to come to the Christmas party tomorrow!

Christmas Party & Beard-Off Results

Remember everyone, the Christmas party is on Thursday, 12/18/08 and will take place from 5 PM to

Everyone is invited, so bring your kids to come have a good time with the rest of the team. Bring your Gi, there will be promotions. Make sure it looks nice and isn't dirty, you want to look good!

Remember - you can send your pictures to ateambjj@gmail.com if you want them posted on here, if not - they will probably be on the main website.

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In other news, the beard-off ended recently, with some favorable results.

The first to succumb to shaving his beard was Eric, followed by the downfall of Brandon. The epic battle of the beards came down to Ali and Chris, both men not looking to back down. However, the weaker man bowed out and Ali took home the gold - but, who ever doubted it?

Congratulations, Ali, Champion of Beards, winner of three dinners from all of the three losers.

Good show, men. Stay tuned for the next mustache-off, coming to a blog near you!

Results from World BJJ Champions (Kids and Teens) & California Classic

We took a team of thirteen kids (and one adult) to the tournament last weekend and came home with THIRD place after only three months of training at the WORLD BJJ CHAMPIONSHIPS, that is quite a feat. All of our team trained hard for the tournament and every single one of our kids placed and got medals.

A list of the tournament participants and their places:

• Kade (1st)
• Tye (1st)
• Wyatt (1st)
• Robert (1st)
• Victoria (1st)
• Isabella (1st)
• Kia (2nd)
  
• Ryan (2nd)
• Morgan (2nd)
• Anna (2nd)
• Bronson (2nd)
• Cassy (3rd)
• Ricky (3rd)
• Matthew (3rd)
  

Congratulations to all of our competitors, you did a wonderful job and everyone at A-Team is proud of you. In the upcoming months, we will be having a Christmas party, which will be announced at a later date. Pictures from the Halloween party and the tournament will be posted as I receive them.


Our student of the week this week is Ryan, congratulations!

Nov 1st, 2008: 1st World BJJ Championships ( Kids & Teens ) & California Classic

This upcoming Saturday, November 1st, 2008, there will be a tournament at Rubidoux High School (see end of the post for the address), it is a kids and teens tournament hosted by the guys at United BJJ. So, the school is closed on Saturday, November 1st, 2008.

A lot of the kids will be fighting on Saturday, while Bronson and Ricky will be fighting on Sunday for the teens divisions. Even if you (or your kid) aren't competing, you should do your best to show up to the tournament. We are a team and it is important that we all support each other, especially at the first tournament that we go to. So, show some A-Team support and head to the tournament this weekend.

The event starts at 10:00 AM.
Spectator pricing is as follows; 3 & Under are Free, Kids are $5, Adults are $10.
The location is:

Rubidoux High School
4250 Opal St. Riverside, CA 92509

For more information, go to www.unitedbjj.com.

Halloween Party

Remember everyone, the Halloween party is on Friday, 10/31/08 and will take place from 4 PM to 6 PM.

Everyone is invited, so bring your kids in their costumes and come have a good time with the rest of the team. Do not bring your Gis, there won't be any rolling at the party.

Check back here for pictures from the Halloween party after the party has taken place, and remember - you can send your pictures to ateambjj@gmail.com if you want them posted on here.

Hello, A-Team!

This is the new blog for A-Team Jiu-jitsu, here we will have; tournament information (upcoming locations and dates as well as pictures and results from past tournaments), general events happening in the school and other important updates.

So, if you need some insight on something about current events with the school, make sure you check out the A-Team Times for everything A-Team.