Marcello Monteiro Seminar April 1, 2010

March 10th, 2010

Guys,
 
Marcello Monteiro will be doing a special seminar April 1st at our Charleston location.
This is a Thursday evening.
 
Please pre-register as soon as possible.  He will be taking 20$ deposits to hold your spot for the seminar and we can take this ASAP.
 
I hope to see you guys there!

Feb 20, 2010 Tournament PICS up

February 27th, 2010

1000 tournament pics linked on my facebook page courtesy of Heavy Leather Gear http://bit.ly/94w2zO

BJJ & Submission Wrestling Tournament Feb 20, 2010 – Preliminary Results

February 22nd, 2010

I am still sorting the slightly sloppy brackets. If you have anything to add, please do so. The full results should be up soon
Purple Belt and Above:
1. Evan Williams – Columbus/Jorge Gurgel
2. Ben Cook – Columbus/Jorge Gurgel
3. Andrew Prickett – Marcello Monteiro
Purple/ Blue Belt Absolute
1. Ben Cook – Columbus/Jorge Gurgel
2. Evan Williams – Columbus/Jorge Gurgel
3. [...]

WV Games 2010

February 11th, 2010

Hello,
  
I am coordinating WV GAMES on September 3 and 4th on Magic Island for the city of Charleston.  This years WV GAMES already features such events as Volleyball, Martial Arts, Boxing, Beach Wrestling, a Fishing Tournament, and more.
 
We are currently looking for more events to take place during this time frame.  This is going to be a new annual event [...]

Tournament Feb 20 – BJJ & Sub Grappling!!!

January 26th, 2010

Here is some more info on our upcoming tournament:
Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: Tournament 12pm, Referee Meeting at 11am, Competitor Rules meeting at 11:30am
Cost: Only 30$ and you can compete in as many divisions as you want, 20$ for children
Format: Gi and No Gi DOUBLE ELIMINATION, Absolute divisions, and special matches
Location: 410 Summers Street, Charleston, [...]

Gi & No Gi Tournament Feb 20, 2010 Double Elimination

January 18th, 2010

Double Elimination Gi & No Gi Tournament (BJJ & Submission Wrestling)

Date:  Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time:  Tournament 12pm, Referee Meeting at 11am, Competitor Rules meeting at 11:30am
Cost:  Only 30$ and you can compete in as many divisions as you want, 20$ for children
Format: Gi and No Gi DOUBLE ELIMINATION, Absolute divisions, and special matches
Location: 410 Summers [...]

New BJJ Blue Belts In The House!

January 11th, 2010

On Saturday, 1/9/10, Butch Hiles taught another great seminar in Logan, WV.  The Logan guys are top notch and it’s always a pleasure seeing and training with them.  This also marked their one year anniversary at their location, so it was a great day to celebrate for us all.
Butch Hiles promoted three new blue belts [...]

Training Has Shaped My Life

January 11th, 2010

Yesterday I got to the gym early to try and hang some merchandise back on the racks, after taking it with me to my seminar the following day.  So, I had some time alone in the gym and I looked around at all I had accomplished. 
Without trying to cloud my mind with all the things [...]

BJJ Black Belt Seminar Jan 9

January 5th, 2010

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Butch Hiles, will be doing a seminar this Saturday (January 9, 2010) at 12:30pm.  It will be held at “The Gym” in Holden, WV at the facility of Logan BJJ and everyone is welcome.
 
For more information on Butch Hiles follow this link: http://www.advancedbkj.com/bjj
 
January 9th, 2010 marks the one year anniversary of [...]

Setting Goals

December 29th, 2009

For a long time now, I have wanted to implement some goal setting for each and every person in our gym.  The reason is, we all need to stay motivated and the best way to do that is through accomplishing personal goals and milestones again and again.  If you aren’t already doing this, you truly aren’t [...]