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Congratulations to Michele Colon for taking 2nd place in her division this weekend at Grappler’s Quest Beast of the East tournament!

Michele dominated her first match, getting the takedown on her way to a beautiful guard pass and nearly finishing her opponent with a rear choke. She maintained control for a textbook 9-0 finish.

The final match was a great back & forth battle with Michele securing the top position early on. However, her opponent sneaked in a good throw late in the match to begin her own attack from the top. Michele hung in there and was working her escape as time ran out.

Special thanks to Jetsun for his coaching & preparation and to Bogdan for his cornering assist. It’s safe to say that Michele has the competition bug and will be back for more!

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The fundraiser seminar at Guerrero BJJ this past weekend was a rousing success! All expectations were exceeded by raising an astonishing $1750.00 for Pelé’s family!

We’d like to thank Prof. Marcos and Shihan Johnny Guerrero for their wonderful instruction and hospitality. And, of course, our gratitude to all of the students who attended for their hard work and their generosity.

This seminar was another example of how jiu-jitsu becomes more than just a workout, more than just a sport… it is a family. And one that comes together in times of need. Thank you.

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Prof. Marcio would like to extend his thanks to all of the students, old and new, who came out to our special fundraiser seminar this week. The generosity you showed to Pelé’s family allowed us to meet our goal of $1000 towards the cost of travel to Brazil to help with funereal arrangements.

We were all grateful to meet, talk, and share our memories of Pelé with his family and friends.

Special thanks to Nicole and Greg for helping to organize and for saying a few words of remembrance for Victor. And thank you to Bogdan for taking pictures…

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A few unexpected faces popped up at the holiday party – the return of Jack and Jesse! And we got rare appearances by Greg and Serge in there too. But it didn’t make up for Jetsun being stuck at home sick: Feel better!

Thanks to Serge, Michele, Jenson, and Adam for the sparring! And to Catherine for bringing dessert!

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As any athlete will tell you, injuries are just something you have to work around. But it seems like we’ve gotten more than our fair share lately!

Here’s the current tally-
Prof. Marcio – shoulder/rotator cuff

Jetsun – massive flu or The Black Plague… we’re not sure which.

Bogdan – burst blood vessel in inner thigh, insanely disgusting hiking blisters

Simon- 5 staples in the head due to collision with Jenson while practicing takedowns (Jenson only got a bit woozy. He’s got a hard head, apparently.)

Rich- cauliflower ear surgery, fractured metatarsal

Greg- MCL damaged, neck

Jack- knee & shoulder

Heal up everyone! The rest of us are running out of training partners.

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It looks like the gym has a new unofficial mascot! Prof. Marcio brought in his new puppy, Nino, and he is cute AND crazy! Favorite activities include licking your face if you are playing guard and chasing around the students during the jogging warmup.

The first Brazilian Sports in Action Batizado was a huge success! We’d like to thank Mestre Elias for a wonderful experience. And also our gratitude for all of the students and instructors who participated!

Check out some of the photos from the event!

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After lots of review and several hours of hard sparring, Prof. Marcio called out the following students to receive promotions-

Green-

Rob Kamaroff

Jin Yu

Blue-

Henry Zhang

Victor “Pele” Goddard

Victor Silvestro

Blue (2 stripes)-

Justin Feliciano

Simon Pettibone

Purple-

Rich Casazza

Bogdan Ilisie

Brandon Carter

Brown-

Jetsun Feliciano

After massive amounts of Indian food at Haveli, some green tea martinis were imbibed at Forbidden City!

Congratulations to everyone on all of your hard work! And special thanks to Geoff and Selina for taking pictures!

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