Thank you to all of the students and their families who came to the academy to watch those who were awarded their belts and their stripes.  This demonstrates the phenomenal level of support our team gives to each other.   Alexander Crispim says, “I could not be more proud of our entire team for supporting each other and for working as hard as each of you do every day inside and outside of the academy.  We are truly blessed to have such a great group of people together and such a strong team and extended family.”

Many people believe that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an individual “sport,” but our philosophy is that if the team is strong, then the individuals will reap the rewards.  And this is what we foster at the academy.  We have a team full of people who work with, take care of and support each other and this in turn, makes EVERYONE better.  And because you all bring so much to Crispim BJJ, we see the results in the academy, in tournaments, in MMA fights and in our everyday lives.   Thank you to the team and their families for the incredible support you have given the academy and each other.  We appreciate all of you and we thank you for choosing to train with us and for being a part of our team and family.

We have included some great pictures (see below) of some of the kids getting their new belts and stripes.  And finally, we would also like to personally congratulate those adult team members on their new belts:

Black Belt – Mike Agustin

Brown Belt – Hayden O’Shea

Brown Belt – Rob Mangewala

Brown Belt – Isaiah Velarde

Purple Belt – Oscar Jimenez

Blue Belt – Kevin Osorio

Blue Belt- Tsai Cheung

Blue Belt – Casey Keefe

Blue Belt – Benjamin Agustin

Blue Belt – Nick Claitman

Blue Belt – Neil Goodman

Blue Belt – Jason Burris

Blue Belt – Alex Guerrero

Blue Belt – Dakota Johnson

White Belt with Blue Stripe – Andrew Trevallion

Because some adults could not attend the Belt Promotions yesterday, we are not including their names on the list yet until they actually receive their new belts.

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Last night, our team headed out to Oakland to support 4 of our team members who would be fighting in the Bay Brawlers  MMA event.   We left the event with all 4 victories and 2 belts.

First up from our team was Ernad Rosic.  This was his second amateur fight and he earned an unanimous decision against Marc Talledo of Unlimited MMA in Miltpitas. Ernad displayed excellent jiu jitsu and almost finished the fight several times with a rear naked choke and an armbar!

Next,  Jeremiah Labiano (also our MMA fighting fitness instructor) fought Diego Cuenca out of FTCC in San Francisco.  Jeremiah earned an unanimous decision against Cuenca. Jeremiah showed a lot skills in a hard fight where he was able to combine all of the aspects of MMA, like good takedown defense and explosive stand up .  Jeremiah is now moving into the professional arena and will be making his Pro Debut at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds on December 10th at Impact Fights Recognition.  (Tickets are already available at the academy in Pleasanton.)

The final two fights for our team were Jared and Jordan Porter (“The Porter Twins”).  Both of these battles were for their respective belts.  First was Jared Porter.  Jared was originally supposed to be fighting for the 135 pound belt, but after multiple fighters backed out of this fight against Jared for a variety of reasons, he found out that his newest opponent was in a heavier weight class and they agreed to fight at 145 pounds.  Jared was up to the challenge and fought Cameron Daniels out of Gracie Fighter/Team Black.  Jared takes the unanimous decision and earns the belt giving an awesome show for the fans with his extreme speed in his stand up and  real crisp wrestling and jiu jitsu.

Jordan Porter was the last fight of the evening and he fought Joshua Berkovic out of El Nino Training Center/Fairtex San Francisco.   Jordan earns the 155 pound belt by unanimous decision in an exciting back and forth battle where Jordan showed not just his fighting skills but his heart!

All four of the Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers fighters had exciting fights and we are so impressed and proud of their performances.

Thank you to all of the team out of Pleasanton who were great training partners for our fighters and also to all of you who came and supported these guys at their fights.  And thank you to the incredible coaches we have at Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton for training these fighters daily and helping them to achieve their dreams,  Allan Maravilla, Joshua McDonald, and Daniel Elias.

Our next events will be the World’s No Gi, Charles Gracie Tournament and Jeremiah’s Pro Debut in Pleasanton.  Good luck to all of our teammates who are competing in these events.

For those of you who couldn’t be present last night, here is a link that has some great pictures and a play by play of the action- click HERE!

Also, here are a few links of interviews done by the Porter Twins.

Click Here, then Here and finally Here.

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The Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team and UFC-Gym Team had a very successful weekend at the US Open Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in San Jose (Bay Area).

First, we would like to congratulate every one of our team’s competitors who signed up, trained hard and stepped on the mat at the tournament.  We are proud of all of you for doing what you do and representing our team with skill, dignity, respect, true sportsmanship and dedication to your martial art, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Second, Alexander Crispim and the team would like to thank the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers’ coaches who are largely responsible for the many victories we had this weekend.  Our coaches teach at our gym in Pleasanton and at the UFC-Gym in Concord.  Thank you to Daniel Elias, Erico Monteiro, AJ Ting and Bryant “The Rock” Pangelinan.  Without your skill, patience, experience and passion, our teams would not continue to grow and create champions.

Before we list the final results, we would also like to thank all of our team members at both gyms in Pleasanton and Concord (east bay area) for coming to the tournament and supporting the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers and UFC-Gym teams.  And thank you for being such incredible training partners for these competitors.

Clearly, our victories and our strength as a team is growing because of all members of our team and we thank all of you.

So… here are the Crispim BJJ and UFC-Gym results for the US Open XVI in their respective divisions:

1st Place:

Brooke Goldsworthy

Chelsea Burgo

Alberto Ruiz

Hayden O’Shea

Antone Nardi

Mike Turbes

Phillip Lobsinger

2nd Place:

Dakota Johnson

Rafael Garcia

Mike Turbes- Open Division

AJ Ting

Phil Rogacki

3rd Place:

Jeremiah Labiano

Brooke Goldsworthy- Open Division

The Barra Brothers Team was also awarded 2nd Place for Female Overall Team!!

Again, congratulations to all and keep training hard!!! And enjoy the pictures!

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The crime-statistics indicate that in the next hour, somewhere in the United States, the following will happen:

* 900 Thefts

* 189 Violent Crimes

* 124 Assaults

* 66 Robberies

* 24 Sexual Assaults

* 12 Rapes

* 2 Murders

Do you have the necessary knowledge and skill set to protect yourself against one of these crimes and not be counted in the next crime-statistics? Do you know what to do if confronted by an attacker? Do you have a game plan to deal with violent crime?

In this ever changing violent world, it is becoming more and more important to learn skills that will reduce your chance of becoming a victim.  Crispim BJJ will be offering Three Different Series to help teach you to protect yourself by showing you and working with you on ways to defend yourself in real life dangerous situations.  The first of the three series is Level 1.  Level 1 will focus on hand to hand combat situations and how to protect yourself and get away from an attacker.

The Level 1 Self Defense for Women Series will begin on Sunday, October 30 from 1:00-3:00pm.  It will run for 6 Sundays, ending on Sunday, December 4th.  Classes are open to all girls and women Ages 14 and up.  No experience is necessary and wear comfortable clothing.  Space is limited and the cost is $199 for the series.  Please pass this information on to your daughters, mothers, wives, girlfriends and female friends.

If you have additional questions or would like to sign up, please call 925-468-0330 or email us at Info@CrispimBJJ.com.

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The other big factor for people choosing to join our gym is because of all of you, our team!  The family environment and sense of community was absolutely noticeable yesterday (as it is everyday) as so many of our team members showed up, helped with the party and welcomed all of the new students and members into the gym.   We so often hear about people walking into a gym/academy and feeling intimidated or uncomfortable, but the Crispim BJJ Team is full of such amazing people that this has never been an issue for us.  In fact, you are all a big part of the reason why we constantly have so many people choosing to train with us at our gym in Pleasanton (east bay area).

A note for all of the people who contacted us about the preview party and who were unable to attend yesterday, here is a short list of why you may choose to train with us.

* Incredible Instruction and Family/Team Environment

* Largest mat area in the area

* 7 Days per week Training (We were the first gym locally to offer Sunday BJJ training classes and the first to offer early morning BJJ classes)- We did this to provide to all of you an extremely flexible schedule so that even the busiest person can still find time to train.

* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes 2-3 times per day during the week. (Early morning 6:15am, lunch time and evening)

* MMA Cage and Fight Team (for those interested in training to fight)

* Clean and safe environment

* Showers and a Dressing Room

* Over 70 Classes Per Week to Choose From!!! Full Schedule including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (adults and kids), Wrestling (adults and kids), Muay Thai, MMA (mixed martial arts)(adults and kids), Iron Core Fitness, Fight Shape, MMA G&P and sparring.

Please contact us at info@CrispimBJJ.com if you would like to set up a Free one-on-one Intro Class to sample all of our programs.

In closing, again we would like to thank our instructors and team for all of the support you give the academy every single day.  We would not be here if it wasn’t for all of you and we truly appreciate all of you choosing to train at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers!!

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First, Congratulations to Alexander Crispim in his Submission Win this past weekend.  Crispim fought MMA for Shark Fights 18 in Sparks, Nevada against Randy Spence of the Cesar Gracie Team and submitted him with a Darce Choke in the first minute of the third round.  The fight was exciting with Alexander Crispim connecting on many shots to Spence’s head and body, multiple takedowns and submission attempts and lots of kicks including one great kick to Spence’s face.   All of Spence’s previous 11 wins had come by way of submission so this is a very solid victory for Crispim.  Alexander Crispim’s MMA record is now 7-2 and is on a 4 fight win streak.

Second, Congratulations to Jeremiah Labiano who fought MMA for the Dragon House event at the Kezar in San Francisco.  Jeremiah’s fight was exciting and he won by Unanimous Decision.

MMAKO-News states:  “Fight of the night awards goes to Crispim BJJ Barra Brother’s (Pleasanton) Jeremiah Labiano and Dragon House’s own Ladale Noa. Labiano threw everything at Noa including acrobatic spinning roundhouse kicks and every submission imaginable. Noa showing true warrior spirit withstood the onslaught and retaliated with his own barrage of strikes and delivered a bit of ground and pound. Ultimately the unanimous decision went to Labiano.

Finally, thank you those team members who traveled from Pleasanton all the way up to Reno on Friday night and then drove straight from Reno to San Francisco on Saturday to support our fighters.  Having everyone there gave both Alexander Crispim and Jeremiah Labiano an incredible support and energy.  And thank you to the team for all of your support during their training camps and all of the thoughts and encouragement that you gave to the fighters.  And last, but certainly not least, thank you to the coaches, Allan Maravilla (Muay Thai and stand up), Josh McDonald (wrestling), Kurt Osiander (BJJ- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), Rob Gibson (strength and conditioning), Daniel Elias (EVERYTHING!) and Michael Bruno of Fairtex.   Next fight for our team will be Joe “9 Lives” Neal as he enters the cage in Richmond (East Bay Area) on September 10th to defend his belt.  We have many more fights scheduled this year for our team and we’ll keep everyone posted on the next dates.  Thanks again for all of your support.

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Here is the update on the results of the fight:

Joe Neal earns an unanimous decision and gets the BELT!!!!

Jared Porter earns an unanimous decision and remains undefeated!!!

Jordan Porter- his opponent showed up to the weigh ins and then decided not to show up to the fight, which was the same day.  Jordan came ready to battle and that is probably why his opponent changed his mind!

Ernad Rosic made his debut and did an incredible job.

Great job to all the fighters, coaches who helped prepare them and the Crispim BJJ team for being great training partners.

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Alexander Crispim awarded two Black Belts that day.  Most of you know that Daniel Elias is the heart and soul of the Crispim BJJ Academy in Pleasanton.  He is a phenomenal teacher, friend, jiu-jitsu practitioner, and Crispim was very proud to be able to award Daniel his Black Belt after many many years of training, commitment and dedication to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the lifestyle.   The second Black Belt was awarded to Ernest Louie.  Ernest epitomizes what a Black Belt should be.  Ernest has also trained for many many years under Alexander Crispim and is an incredible jiu-jitsu practitioner.  He is highly skilled, always willing to help the newer students, committed and also, extremely dedicated to the lifestyle of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  We would formally like to congratulate both of these men on their achievements.  Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Team couldn’t be more proud to have both of them on the team.

In addition, the following Crispim BJJ Team adults were also awarded their new belts:

Brown Belts:

Manuel Ruiz

Chris Sanford

AJ Ting

Marty Armendarez

Purple Belts:

Angele Kasilag

Peter Lee

Brooke Goldsworthy

Hayden O’Shea

Blue Belts:

Erica Cruz

Tim Lovato

Paul Benson

Ryan Brown

Jonathan Fung

Joe Neal

Jared Porter

Congratulations to all of the Crispim BJJ team members who were awarded their belts and we are very proud of all of you!!

Also, Alexander Crispim awarded many of the children in our Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program new belts and stripes.  The kids have worked very hard and show a remarkable commitment and dedication to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  They are our future and every day, we see increases in their self confidence, self esteem, pride, teamwork, skill, passion and drive.  We are so proud of each and every one of them.

Finally, Alexander Crispim would like to send out a special THANK YOU to all of the team members and family that were at the Crispim BJJ academy on Saturday to support those who were promoted.  We are a team and the support you all give to each other strengthens us every day.   Your willingness to be present, even when it wasn’t your time to be promoted, is what makes our team so strong.   Continue training, working hard, learning and growing and the team will be there to support you when it IS your time.   We are very proud to be part of such a great team and to be surrounded by such amazing people.

Thank you to all of you who submitted pictures from the ceremony and we have included some shots of the promotion. Enjoy the photos!! And we know many of you couldn’t be at the academy in Pleasanton due to school graduations and vacations, but we’ll notify everyone when we try to do another GROUP picture so that we can include all of you in it.

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It was a night of lots of fun, great food and our students from the Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA programs doing some INCREDIBLE DEMONSTRATIONS.   Alexander Crispim conducted a mini jiu jitsu class on the mats in downtown Pleasanton for thousands of people to watch.  The kids practiced and demonstrated their skills spectacularly.  In addition, we had several of our kids from the Kids MMA program hitting pads and showing off their quick hands and impressive coordination and power.

It takes a lot of courage for these young students to perform in front of thousands of people and we couldn’t be more proud of them for rising to this challenge.  We also met a lot of new families from all over the east bay area who we would love to welcome into the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers family. Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers team would like to invite them to come visit our academy and watch and/or have their kids try out a few classes in both jiu jitsu and MMA to see how really impressive our kids program is.

We will be at the 1st Wednesday Street Fair in Pleasanton for the next 3 months and appreciate all of the support from the community and our team. On behalf of Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team in Pleasanton, we’d like to thank you all again and congratulate all of the kids who came for the self confidence and courage it takes to do this and their committment to the team and their training.

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Second, Alexander Crispim and Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to congratulate both Jeremiah Labiano and Joe Neal for their performances at the Born To Fight MMA (mixed martial art) event at the Saddlerack in Fremont (East Bay Area) on February 20th.  Both of these MMA fighters made their amateur debuts and were incredible.   Alexander Crispim states that both MMA fighters fought like gladiators and showed true heart and skill.   Congratulations again to both MMA fighters and Congratulations to Joe Neal for bringing home the victory.

Finally, Alexander Crispim and Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to give Brooke Goldsworthy one more CONGRATULATIONS on her performance at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Pro World Trials for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in San Diego on March 5th.  Brooke competed in both her Blue Belt division and the Absolute Division.  She competed in 4 matches in her division and won the first by points (6-0) and the next three were all victories by submission.  After earning her Gold Medal and competing in four jiu jitsu matches in one day, she moved on to fight in the absolute division.  Her fifth fight of the day was also a victory which moved her into the finals in the Absolute Division.  On March 6th, Brooke competed in an incredible jiu jitsu match and the fight ended 0-0, but the Referee gave the victory to her opponent and Brooke took home the Silver in Absolute!   It could not have been closer than this.  Her victory in the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials is a huge accomplishment for her and for the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team.  Alexander Crispim says, “She is a true competitor who always shows dedication, passion, motivation, and embraces the teachings of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and lives its lifestyle.”

Although we often highlight the jiu jitsu competitors and MMA (mixed martial art) fighters in these posts, we want to make sure that we also mention every single member of the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team in Pleasanton, the coaches (Daniel Elias, Allan Maravilla, Josh McDonald) and the competitors’ families- without all of you, these results would not be happening.  You all provide great training, support, motivation and this is all necessary for these competitors and fighters to succeed.   Alexander Crispim would like to personally thank you and offer his congratulations to all of you.

Let’s continue to work hard as we have several more MMA (mixed martial art) fights and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitions coming up in the near future, including the PAN AMS. Alexander Crispim will be announcing additional days and times for specialized Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament training at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton (East Bay Area).

“UM ESTILO DE VIDA!”

Osssss!!!!!!

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