Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers

The Latest News at Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton

Crispim BJJ — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:27:44 +0000

First, Alexander Crispim would like to thank everyone at the academy for the incredible training. It is truly amazing how much improvement everyone is having AND the level of energy and committment at the academy is phenomenal.

As many of you know, we are one of the ONLY BJJ academies in the area (if not the only one) who offers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes 7 days per week. Crispim feels it very important to teach these classes on Sundays because many of our students and prospective students have busy lives and unique work schedules. Crispim wants to ensure that everyone gets in the amount of training they would like each and every week. Today’s class was full with both white belts and upper belts. It is so exciting to see the programs at Crispim BJJ grow like this and we are very fortunate to work with such a great team. For those of you who did not know that you can train on Sundays… come check out the classes. Every Sunday 9-10am Fundamentals Class and 10-11am Advanced Class.

Also, Crispim BJJ is excited to have our first Free Law Enforcement Seminar for any local Bay Area officers on March 20th from 1-3pm. If you know of any law enforcement men or women who may benefit from this, please have them contact Crispim at 925-468-0330 or email us at info@CrispimBJJ.com for more details. We have flyers at the academy. Our current law enforcement students are also invited and encouraged to attend.

There are still some spaces left for the Rodrigo Gracie Seminar on Sunday, March 14th. Please call or email us to reserve your space. Cost is $65 for students and $75 for non-students. You don’t want to miss this seminar from this world recognized Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and MMA champion.

In an effort to keep interesting and constantly changing information on our website, we are currently working on several articles and are asking for comments from our students. If you can provide info on any of the following topics, please email them to info@CrispimBJJ.com:

* If you have a child with ADHD/ADD and have seen an improvement or any change since he/she has been training in BJJ, we would love to hear your stories.

* If you have been successful in losing weight while training in BJJ, please forward us your story.

* Why did you choose to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu over other martial arts?

That should do it for now! Please contact us with any questions or comments. Have a great week of training.

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Alex Crispim and Justin Hoglund are FIGHTING April 24th!

Crispim BJJ — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:49:54 +0000

Both Crispim and Justin will be fighting at Cage Combat in Santa Rosa on April 24th. Crispim will be the main event and will be fighting Andy Miranda. We are still waiting to hear who Justin’s opponent is. Crispim is very excited about this fight and proud to be fighting on the same card as Justin.

Everyone, please mark your calendars and we will have tickets for sale at the academy when it gets closer to the event. Also, many of you are training hard for the upcoming jiu jitsu tournaments and to all of our students, please come to the Pleasanton academy as much as possible because all of our competitors, both MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu need all of your incredible training.

We will post more details about this event as it becomes available. Thanks for your support Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers.

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Crispim BJJ is Proud to Announce a Rodrigo Gracie Seminar in Pleasanton

Crispim BJJ — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:20:05 +0000

Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton is excited to be hosting a seminar for Rodrigo Gracie on March 14th, 2010 from 1:00-3:00pm. The seminar will focus on both gi and no-gi.

Rodrigo Gracie is the son of Reylson Gracie and grandson of one of the founders of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Carlos Gracie. Rodrigo has a long list of accomplishments including Pride 19 and 24 champion, Pride Bushido 1 and 2 Champion, Abu Dhabi Champion, K-1 Hero’s Champion and author of several Martial Arts books.

You do not want to miss this opportunity to train with this highly experienced and decorated Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and MMA competitor and learn some of the latest techniques in the grappling world.

We just found out that we will also have a special guest and well respected competitor and teacher, Crosley Gracie, at the seminar. Crosley also has a very accomplished record in both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA. He also owns and teaches at his academy in Brentwood.

Space is limited and we will be reserving spots on a first come first serve basis. The cost is $65 for students of any of the Barra Brothers academies and $75 for non-members. Please contact Crispim or Michele for additional information.

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A New Purple Belt at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers

Crispim BJJ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:21:41 +0000

Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team is proud to announce that today, Manuel Ruiz was awarded his well deserved purple belt. Manuel became a student and friend of Crispim’s in 2004 in Dublin and always displayed a tremendous passion and drive. Although Manuel continued training Muay Thai over the years, he did take a break from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for several years. Since Crispim has opened the academy in Pleasanton, Manuel has made his way back to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has re-joined the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team. Manuel has trained very hard and has come back to BJJ with an intense energy to compete, progress and learn. He is truly an example for our academy and we are very proud to have him back on the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team, both in jiu jitsu and in MMA. Congratulations Manuel! You deserve this!

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Boxing and MMA Programs Growing at Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton

Crispim BJJ — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:10:15 +0000

As I’m sure you have all noticed, the boxing and MMA classes at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton are growing like crazy. Daniel’s boxing classes are packed and the feedback is phenomenal. In addition, we have teammates who are training for fights and they are loving Josh McDonald’s classes. Because of this incredible growth, we have an exciting new partnership to announce…

We are proud to have developed a new partnership with Revgear. We will be selling Revgear and Bad Boy equipment and clothing. In addition, we will be bringing in Revgear heavy bags and throwing dummies to further enhance our boxing and MMA classes. They should be arriving at the academy within the next two weeks.

In addition, we will be offering two different high quality training packages to our current students:

Boxing Package 1: Revgear leather boxing gloves, Revgear wraps, jump rope and a bag to carry all of this in

MMA Package 2: Revgear duffle bag, MMA gloves, wraps, mouth piece & case, and shin guards

We will be offering a promotional price for all of our current students for the next 2 weeks. If you would like to check out the packages, we have samples at the academy. If you are interested in ordering a package or any of the other Revgear or Bad Boy equipment or clothing, talk to Crispim or Michele. Revgear’s turnaround time is quick and we can get a lot of the products within 2 days. We will be placing orders every Monday.

Also, our Crispim BJJ black, zip front, hooded sweatshirts have arrived and they are available for purchase along with our T-Shirts and Manto Rashguards.

In closing, we would like to thank all of the students and instructors for their incredible support of the academy. In the 6 months we have been open, we have experienced absolutely phenomenal growth and are proud to be part of a truly talented and great team of people. Without all of you, Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would not exist.

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Victory For Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers

Crispim BJJ — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:02:10 +0000

Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton was very well represented today at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament, Rumble in the Redwoods, in Aptos. We would like to congratulate all of our competitors:

Blake Braden 1st Place

Jeremiah Labiano 1st Place

Manuel Ruiz 2nd Place

Erico Monteiro 3rd Place

All of their performances were impressive and we are very proud of their accomplishments. Also, Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to thank the whole team, their families and our instructors for helping our competitors in their training and preparation for this tournament. The support that each of you have for our team is what is making us stronger every single day!!!

If anyone has pictures or videos of the tournament, please forward them to info@CrispimBJJ.com. Here are videos of Blake and Erico.

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Congratulations to AJ and Jay!

Crispim BJJ — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:52:28 +0000

Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to congratulate AJ and Jay on their impressive performances at the Abu Dhabi Pro West Coast Qualifying Tournament. We would also like to thank the whole team for their help in training with these competitors in preparation for the event and for all of you who came to the tournament to show your support.

The Abu Dhabi Qualifying Tournament is a very challenging one because they group all purple, brown and black belts into one category. It can be very intimidating for a purple belt to sign up to compete in this tournament because they will be competing directly with higher belts, brown and black. However, both AJ and Jay rose to the challenge!

Congratulations to Jay Young for winning his first fight. He then advanced to compete against a Black Belt twice his size and although he lost this fight, he showed a lot of heart and determination.

Congratulations to AJ Ting, purple belt, for advancing to his second match where he competed against a Black Belt under Rodrigo Medeiros. AJ showed his true fighting spirit and beat the Black Belt by two points when he was successful at sweeping him in the final 10 seconds of the match and securing third place.

This is just the beginning and as we get closer to the Pan Ams and the Worlds, we will be ready to compete. Our focus over the next few months will be to train hard, prepare for the tournaments and hone our skills. Team, please come to the academy as much as possible over the next several months so that our competitors will continue to have great training partners.

Again, thank you for representing our team. We are very proud of you both!

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” Mia Hamm (American Soccer Player)

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Congratulations to Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

GOOD LUCK TO OUR TEAM!

Crispim BJJ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:37:49 +0000

Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to wish all of our team members great luck and success in their competitions this weekend. Both the Abu Dhabi Pro West Coast Qualifying Tournament and The Gracie US Nationals 2010 are taking place this weekend and many of our students will be competing. Be confident in your training and your abilities and… SUCCESS WILL COME!

“We are twice armed if we fight with faith.” Plato

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Congratulations to Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

Crispim BJJ — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:26:46 +0000

We had a really great day participating in the Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Opening Training Day and BBQ on Saturday, 1/16/10. First, we at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to congratulate RBBJJ and Ricardo and his family on the successes they have experienced in developing an academy that promotes team, family and top level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Their successes are well earned and deserved which is why they were able to move to a much bigger academy so that they can teach BJJ and the meaning of team and family to more people in their community. Secondly, I would like to thank all of the team from Crispim BJJ who attended and showed their support for our brother. The training was incredible and the positive energy that was present yesterday was overwhelming. Family, great training and instruction, support, and positive energy- this is what Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is about! Also, I would like to thank my fellow brothers and Black Belts for being there and providing instruction for our group. We had 5 Black Belts on the mat yesterday and I think it is safe to say that we ALL learned something yesterday. Besides Alexander Crispim and Ricardo Barros, Carlos “Sapao” from Ocean Beach Barra Brothers was there (with many of his students), and Fabio “Pateta” Prado (from Ultimate Fitness in Sacramento/Urijah Faber) and Leonardo “GloGlo”. It was a great day, and we at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers wish Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu Jitsu all of the successes possible.

We are posting some pictures, but many more will follow.

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Come Support Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Saturday

Crispim BJJ — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:32:56 +0000

Hello Team,

Many of you know Ricardo Barros and have visited his academy in the past. He has moved his academy to a larger location and will be celebrating his grand opening this Saturday. We will have the fitness class and kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes as normal, but Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers will close at 11:00 am and head out to Brentwood. Please help us support Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and come to his academy at 6730 Lone Tree Way, Suite 8 in Brentwood. Adult classes start at 12:00. We will also be joined by Carlos “Sapao” from Ocean Beach Barra Brothers and his students. Thank you for your support and we hope to see everyone Saturday.

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