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Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Takes Home 4 Victories with 2 Belts

October 23, 2011 By Crispim BJJ Leave a Comment

Last weekend we wrote about all of the Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champions from the US Open. And this weekend, we are proud to announce all of our Team Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers MMA Fighters Victories.

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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Alexander Crispim & Jeremiah Labiano Both WIN MMA Fights

August 22, 2011 By Crispim BJJ 1 Comment

The Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team of Pleasanton (East Bay Area in Northern California) had a very successful weekend with their MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Fights.

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.

Results and more pictures of Shark Fights 18, please click here.

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Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team Wins in Jiu Jitsu & MMA

March 13, 2011 By Crispim BJJ 1 Comment

The Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team of Pleasanton is on fire!!! We have had many of our team members compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments around the bay area and fight in MMA (mixed martial art) events lately and wanted to provide you all with a re-cap of everything that has been happening over the past four weeks.
First, Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers would like to congratulate both Brooke Goldsworthy and Ryan Brown for bringing home the Gold Medals in their divisions at Jiu Jitsu By The Bay in Hayward (East Bay Area) on February 26, 2011. Their matches displayed passion, skill and experience. Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team were represented well. Congratulations again to Brooke and Ryan. THE GOLD!!!!!

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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Tim Lovato Takes First!!

December 15, 2010 By Crispim BJJ Leave a Comment

Team Crispim BJJ had a very successful weekend!

First, Alexander Crispim and Team Crispim BJJ would like to congratulate Jordan Porter for his victory at the Ultimate Reno Combat 20 Fights in Reno on Friday, December 10, 2010. Jordan made his debut at this fight against Paul Hubble. Jordan dominated the first two rounds and finished his fight when he tapped out his opponent with an arm triangle choke at 1 minute 22 seconds in the second round. Jordan trains under Allan Maravilla and with Alexander Crispim. Congratulations for this exciting victory.

Next, Team Crispim BJJ of Pleasanton had multiple team members compete in the Grappling X Gi and No-Gi Tournament in Sacramento this past Sunday. Tim Lovato took first in his no-gi division and second in his white belt gi division. Erico Monteiro earned third in his purple belt gi division. And Brooke Goldsworthy was awarded 1st place in her women’s blue belt division. Brooke also made her debut in the men’s division and put on an incredible show. She dominated most of her matches and the crowd wouldn’t stop coming up to her congratulating her performance against the men in her division.

As you all know, we like to highlight a team member periodically and this month, we would like to put the spotlight on Tim Lovato. Tim joined the Crispim BJJ team about four months ago and he just entered his first tournament, and took home a gold and a silver.

Tim has a wife and two teenage daughters and lives here in the east bay. Tim works for the United States Army as a Military Intel Analyst at Camp Parks in Dublin (east bay). He joined the Army in 1991, served 2.5 years and then decided to attend Cameron University where he received his BA in Criminal Justice. He then re-entered the Army in 1997 and has been serving our country ever since then. Tim also served in Iraq from 2008-2009.

Tim’s background in sports was with wrestling during high school and unit level softball and football in the Army. In August of 2010, two other soldiers who work with Tim at Camp Parks in Dublin mentioned that they were training with Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton and Tim decided to give it a shot. Tim immediately became part of the “family” and everyone loves to be around him. He is dedicated and motivated to doing well and he has achieved very fast improvements in his game, which was clearly demonstrated this past Sunday. Tim won 1st place in the No Gi Super Heavyweight Division and 2nd place in the Gi division. Two of his matches were won by submission and one of his matches was won by points. In one of his matches, he competed against an opponent who was over 120 pounds heavier than Tim, which clearly shows how Brazilian Jiu Jitsu works allowing a smaller competitor to dominate a larger opponent through skill and technique. The entire Crispim BJJ Team is so proud of Tim’s accomplishments and to have him as part of our team. He brings a very positive energy to the academy and encourages others to push hard and train a lot. Alexander Crispim says that Tim is incredibly strong and learns very quickly. In addition, even as a newer white belt, he is constantly focusing on his strategies and thinking about developing his game plan.

We asked Tim why he started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and here is his response:

“I have always wanted to train in BJJ, since I saw Royce Gracie in UFC 1. I love watching BJJ and MMA. When I first got married and had kids, we could
not afford for me to train. Then when we could afford it, there were no BJJ Academies to train where I lived. When I was reassigned to Dublin in July of
2010, I was talking to 2 of the Soldiers that work in my building and they both told me they had just started training at Crispim’s. There were many training academies to choose from, but I decided to tag along with them to watch a training session, and between Crispim’s personality, the team’s friendliness, and the way everyone made me feel like part of the team from the first day, I knew this was my home. The place I wanted to train. Looking back over the last three months I would be disappointed if I would have choose any place other than Crispim’s. It is definitely my home away from home.”

Team, please feel free to add any comments to this post to formally congratulate Tim and the other Crispim BJJ Team members who fought and competed this past weekend. They all represented well!!! Let’s keep training and working hard and 2011 is going to be even better.

Also, just a reminder that our potluck holiday party is this Sunday, the 19th, at Karma in Dublin. The fun starts at noon. We hope to see you and your families there.

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Anthony Diwa Brings Home The Bronze

August 18, 2010 By Crispim BJJ 1 Comment

Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Team would like to congratulate Anthony Diwa on earning third place in the 2010 Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship this past weekend in his division.

Anthony’s performance was impressive and he represented our team well. Anthony is a skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and is on his way to a world championship. Crispim says, “From the beginning, I knew that Anthony was going to be good in BJJ. He has always been very devoted and dedicated to doing everything right and perfect. Anthony can’t get enough training. He is always on time, or early, to class and is always asking others to stay late so that he can train longer. Anthony wants to understand the positions, the implementation, and the strategies, and through attention to details, questions and a lot of practice, he is always pushing himself to improve and to become a better BJJ practitioner. Anthony is extremely patient with the newer students and is always there to help his teammates learn and succeed. He has all of these qualities and a lot of discipline and respect for others. Anthony is a “true” Martial Artist. I am really proud to have Anthony as part of the great Crispim BJJ Team that we are building.”

Here is a little about Anthony and how he became involved in BJJ…

“I discovered jiu jitsu by accident in January of 2006 during my senior year at UC Davis. I meant to attend the Sanshou Kickboxing class at our campus recreation center, but I had the times mixed up and ended up in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class instead. Until that time, I never had an interest in jiu jitsu. I even thought it was boring and always hated when the MMA fights on TV ended up on the ground. Not to mention it also looked kinda strange, two guys rolling around on the floor and all.

Anyways, the instructor who was a Cassio Werneck blue belt at the time, showed us a few moves. We practiced them and then it was time to spar, or as we Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners like to say, “roll.” At that time I weighed a solid 185. Physically, I was at my strongest and I thought I was tough. My opponent kneeling before me was a small, weak looking guy who weighed no more than 125 lbs. I almost felt sorry for the kid because I was about to smash him. When the instructor started the clock, I attacked with all of my might trying to do some damage to this skinny and weak looking 125 pounder. I honestly thought he was no match for me, but within 20 seconds, I found myself trapped on my back with my arm being hyper-extended with no way to escape. In shock and panic, I just yelled and he let go. By the end of our 6 minute round, I was completely gassed out and exhausted. I recall tapping about 5-6 times by this little guy during our 6 minute fight. I cringed at the thought of what could have happened if this were a real street fight. Every joint in my body would have been dismantled and many bones would have been broken, not to mention I could have died by being choked to death! I couldn’t believe what just happened. I just got my ass kicked by a scrawny, skinny, 125 pound guy who doesn’t even look like he trains. That was one of those life changing moments, and I’ve been training ever since.

I met Crispim in September of 2006 after graduating and moving back home and have been training mainly with him ever since. I was always drawn to his teaching style and the way in which he motivates us. He is very passionate about not only jiu jitsu but also about being a great coach and instructor, which is another entirely different skill set than just being a good jiu jitsu fighter. On second thought, I think “obsessive” about being a great coach and instructor is a more accurate description of him. In November of 2007, after 23 months of consistent training I was awarded my blue belt. Then, near the end of 2009 I was awarded my purple belt.

Jiu Jitsu was the perfect thing that I needed in my life. I always liked strategy games and before training jiu jitsu, I was a strategy video game playing guy spending hours every day online playing games like Warcraft, Starcraft and Chess. I also had a passion for physical exercise and even majored in Exercise Science in college. So… Jiu Jitsu was the perfect thing for me as it is the game of human chess. I also needed something to channel my energy into. In my life, I need to see progression and an ultimate long term goal being worked towards every day. Jiu Jitsu was a perfect fit and fulfilled all of those needs.

One of my biggest regrets in life is that I did not discover Jiu Jitsu when I was much younger like the kids at our kids jiu jitsu classes. I really envy those little guys and really get a kick out of watching them train and watching their reactions at the belt ceremonies.

As of right now my goals in Jiu Jitsu are just to enjoy my time in the purple belt division and try to win as many gold and silver medals as possible before moving on. After much thought, I have decided on what kind of Jiu Jitsu guy I want to be. I want to be a jiu jitsu fighter with excellent wrestling skills. I’m excited because not only do I have Crispim as my coach, but also Josh McDonald and Bryant “The Rock” Pangelinan as my coaches as well. To say these guys are excellent wrestlers and coaches is a HUGE understatement. I honestly believe that I can become a world champion one day training with these three. I’m also excited because I always wanted to pick up some Muay Thai and striking skills and as it turns out, we now have an incredible Professional Stand Up Coach Allan Maravilla teaching at our academy as well. I’m pretty blessed and I look forward to training with these beasts!”

Again, Congratulations Anthony. We are very proud of you and are very fortunate to have you on the Crispim BJJ Team.

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New Classes at Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton

August 9, 2010 By Crispim BJJ Leave a Comment

Hello All,

We just posted our new and improved class schedule!! You will see a lot of new additions to the schedule including Muay Thai Fitness, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Kids Muay Thai and Professional Sparring. The Muay Thai Fitness is a great addition to our fitness program and will use a mixture of kicking and punching on bags and pads. It is an incredible workout. Allan Maravilla will be teaching our morning traditional Muay Thai classes and Josh McDonald will be teaching the morning wrestling classes. All of these classes started today. Please come, try them out and have fun.

In addition, the Little Fighters and Jr. Muay Thai classes will begin on Tuesday, August 24th. These are classes for kids ages 5-14 (classes are divided by age groups). These classes will focus on stand up skills (kicking, punching, etc) and will round out our already great kids program of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Now, Crispim BJJ can offer kids classes (BJJ and Muay Thai) five times per week.

We invite everyone to try these classes out and provide us with feedback. Have fun training!

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Alex Crispim Earns the Gold at the Pan Ams

April 11, 2010 By Crispim BJJ Leave a Comment

We are proud to announce that our very own, Alexander Crispim, won his three fights today at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship taking him to the podium and earning the gold medal. Alexander Crispim would like to thank all of his students, training partners and staff from Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton and the UFC Gym in Concord for their incredible training and support. Without every one of the white belts, blue belts, purple belts, brown belts and black belts he trains with, Crispim would never have succeeded in his quest for the championship. Crispim would also like to thank Rob Gibson and Allan Maravilla for constantly pushing his cardio and their absolute dedication in making sure that he is ready for all of his competitions and fights.

Crispim BJJ and Alexander Crispim would also like to congratulate the team on their performances at the Pan Ams this weekend. Congratulations to Carlos Jimenez for taking the SILVER medal in his division. And congratulations to Phil Rogacki for earning the BRONZE medal in his division. In addition, the team had many other competitors who stepped on to the mats and fought good strong fights, with lots of wins, passion, skill, and heart. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to enter a competition like this and we had both first time tournament competitors as well as seasoned competitors and we are extremely proud of each and every one of you. We are getting better and stronger every day and with everyone’s continued dedication, support and motivation, we will be unbeatable.

Here is the link for the complete results from the Pan Ams. Also, we will post pictures and video as we collect it. Please send us any pictures you have because we are missing pictures from some of our team’s competitions. Thanks.