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Team Crispim BJJ & UFC-Gym at US OPEN

October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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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Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Preview Party in Pleasanton Was a Blast!

September 4, 2011 By 3 Comments

Yesterday, we opened our doors at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton to invite our local community to come in and sample all of our classes to celebrate our recent expansion which almost doubled the size of our academy, more than doubled the size of our training area/mats, addition of an MMA cage and the addition of tons of new classes.   We had short preview classes in both adult and kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Fight Shape, MMA G&P, Kids MMA (Muay Thai/Boxing) and Iron Core Fitness.  We had people visit us from all over the Bay Area including San Ramon, Dublin, Danville, Hayward, San Leandro, Livermore, Fremont, Oakland and Walnut Creek. When asked why these people traveled to come try our classes and chose to join our team/family, we were told it was mainly due to the high level of instruction that we offer at the academy and the quality of our programs and gym.  This is exactly what we always strive to offer.  We have phenomenal instructors who not only teach and train every day, but also actively compete in jiu jitsu tournaments and MMA fights.  These instructors are the heart and soul of our academy and are so totally committed to providing the best possible classes in the area, that people who have never trained with us before recognize it and know of our reputation!!!

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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Alexander Crispim & Jeremiah Labiano Both WIN MMA Fights

August 22, 2011 By 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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Marcel Reece & Alexander Crispim of Crispim BJJ Train Jiu-Jitsu & MMA

July 3, 2011 By 1 Comment

This article appeared on Page B1 of the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Thank you Vittorio Tafur for writing such a great article about Oakland Raiders’ Marcel Reece and his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA training with Alexander Crispim of Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton (east bay area).

Click here to read the article Raiders Fullback has ‘Better Dayz’ in Martial Arts.

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Support the Crispim BJJ Fighters on July 23rd & Results

June 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team is excited to announce that four of our amateur MMA fighters will be fighting in a local event on July 23, 2011.   Rocktagon MMA’s Battle of the Bay will feature Joe “Nine Lives” Neal, who will be fighting for the 145lb belt.   Jared and Jordan Porter will both be fighting to keep their undefeated MMA records and Ernad Rosic will be making his debut.  This is a local MMA fight in Richmond, California (east bay area) and it would be great if the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team and the UFC-Gym Team can come out in great force to support our fighters.  We are selling tickets at Crispim BJJ in Pleasanton. Hope to see everyone there!!!  Barra Brothers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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Crispim BJJ Belt Promotion in Pleasanton

June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This past Saturday was truly an incredible day for Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Team of Pleasanton (East bay area).  We celebrated our Belt Promotion with Master Charles Gracie and his son Riury  Gracie.  We are so pleased that Charles Gracie was able to be with us to award our team members with their new belts.  Alexander Crispim  would like to thank Master Charles Gracie for all of the support, guidance, wisdom and friendship that he has shared with him over the years.

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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Alexander Crispim’s Confidence is Key to His UFC Dreams

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

MMAweekly.com just posted a really great article about Alexander Crispim of Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers in Pleasanton (east bay area).  Please click here for the article.

We, at Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers, believe that Alexander Crispim will absolutely realize his dream of fighting for the UFC.  We are very proud of the hard work, determination and passion he shows every day in his training.

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Crispim BJJ’s Kids Jiu Jitsu Demo at Downtown Pleasanton Street Fair

May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team had a great time at the Downtown Pleasanton 1st Wednesday Street Fair last night.  The street was packed with Pleasanton  residents and people from all over the east bay area. Thank you to the Barra Brothers team for coming out and supporting our jiu jitsu and MMA students and academy.

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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Crispim BJJ Barra Brothers Team Wins in Jiu Jitsu & MMA

March 13, 2011 By 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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Josh McDonald Wins at His Debut at Strikeforce

October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Alexander Crispim and the Crispim BJJ Team would like to congratulate Josh McDonald for his victory at Strikeforce in San Jose on Saturday, October 9th.  This was Josh’s debut at Strikeforce and he won by unanimous decision against AKA’s Ron Keslar (5-3).  Josh’s current record is (8-4).

We are very proud to have Josh as part of our team and our wrestling coach.  Again, congratulations to Josh.  We can’t wait to see what his next challenge is.

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