Jason Hall with the legendary BJJ coach, Marcello Monteiro

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!

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. Dustin Ware – Columbus/Jorge Gurgel

Blue Belt

149 And Below
1. Tim Miller – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
2. Jeb Tonkin – GZ Morgantown
3. David Cloptin – GZ Morgantown

165-179
1. Gil Garza – Huntington/ Gurgel
2. Tom Kozlowski – Columbus/Gurgel

180 lbs. to 194.9 lbs.
1. Kyle Vass – GZ Morgantown
2. Adam Prickett – Marcello Monteiro
3. Tom Kowslowski – Gurgel/ Columbus

Blue Belt Heavyweight
1. Jason McGuire – Gurgel/ Huntington
2. Gustavo Peixoto – SVT
3. Joe Bogard – Gurgel/ Columbus
3. Eric Halstead – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro

White Belt

149 And Under
1. Ryan Rooney – GZ Morgantown
2. Shaun Caraway – SVT
3. Gary Thompson

150-164.9
1. Jason Brown – SVT
2. Daniel Belcher – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
3. Doug Horchler – Gurgel/ Huntington

165-179
1. Derek McWilliams – GZ Morgatown
2. James Smith – Marcello Monteiro/ Tribe
3. Michael Pamfilis

180-194.9
1. Germaine Johnson – Marcello Monteiro/ Tribe
2. Drew Bassett – Marcello Monteiro
3. Burns Diamond – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro

195 and Above
1. Travis Cowles – GZ Morgantown
2. RJ Hedrick – Marcello Monteiro/ Tribe
3. TJ Adkins – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro

No Gi Beginner

149 And Below
1. Derek Wright
2. Jimmy Lobo
3. Gary Thompson

150-164.9
1. Michael Lovejoy – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
2. Ali Alasker
3. Doug Horchler – Huntington/ Jorge Gurgel

180 lbs. to 194.9 lbs.
1. Mike Snider – Dragon’s Den
2. Drew Bassett – Marcello Monteiro
3, Don Quinn – 10th Planet Morgantown

Heavyweight
1. Walt Ramsey – 10th Planet Morgantown
2. Patrick Stevens – Dragon’s Den

No Gi Beginner Absolute
1. Michael Lovejoy – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
2. Walt Ramsey – 10th Planet Morgantown

No Gi Intermediate
165-179
1. Zac Gobul – Dragon’s Den
2. Jeremy Lane – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
3. Ryan Anderson – 10th Plant Morgantown

180 lbs. to 194.9 lbs. (combines with 165-179)
1. Zac Gobul – Dragon’s Den
2. Matt Thompson – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro

No Gi Advanced
1. Kyle Vass – GZ Morgantown
2. Josh Fowler – GZ Morgantown
3. Travis Cowles – Gz Morgantown

Kids & Teen Divisions – No Gi

6-8yr Olds
1. Cayden Dexter – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
2. Ian Sears – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
3. Dalton Crabtree – SVT

9-11yr Olds
1. John Rowland – Dragon’s Den
2. Alex Tatum – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
3. Bobby Bailey – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro/ Jason Hall

12-14yr Olds
1. Chris Stokes – Kruse MMA
2. Tyler Cottrell – GZ Morgantown
3. Zachary Miller – SVT

15-17yr Olds
1. Derek Wright – Dragon’s Den
2. Evan Cameron
3. Kasey Bowles

Kids & Teen Divisions – Gi

6-8 Beginners
1. Cayden Dexter – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
2. Ian Sears – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro
3. Michael Simpson – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro

6-8 Intermediate
1. Dalton Crabtree – SVT
2. Robert Rowland – Dragon’s Den

9-11yr Olds
1. Bobby Bailey – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro/ Jason Hall
2. Brett Wimmer – Butch Hiles BJJ/ Marcello Monteiro/ Jason Hall
3. John Rowland – Dragon’s Den

12-14yr Olds
1. AJ Stephens – SVT
2. Chris Stokes – Kruse MMA
3. Jordyn Stephens – SVT

15-17yr Olds
1. Jimmy Lobo
2. Derek Wright – Dragon’s Den
3. Evan Cameron

Kids & Teen Team Winners:
1. Butch Hiles BJJ (28)
2.  Dragon’s Den (16)
3.  SVT – Stephens Vale Tudo (14)

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 and also promoted many long time members with new stripes on their belts.  Congrats to everyone!!!

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 I still have to do, I tried to just admire the things I had done already and where I had come from.  Then, suddenly in walked three new people that were eager to train for the first time.  However, this didn’t really make me change all the things I was thinking about because this is actually one of the things I am most thankful for.  Every time someone new comes into the gym I have yet another opportunity to help them accomplish their goals, whatever those goals may be, and I am truly thankful to be in that position.

After showing our new members around, and giving them a quick lesson, I returned back upstairs to find that many more people had already arrived and had started their open mat session in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  Since they were already practicing, I sat down and really got a chance to appreciate their skill level and how far they had come in the time they had been there.  It’s amazing to see their thought process, skill level, and control while practicing.  We truly have an amazing gym and amazing members that are only going to get better as time goes on.

After watching them all compete, laugh, and have fun while practicing, I started to realize how things went much deeper then what building we were in or what new moves people might have been doing.  Everyone out there was truly a friend of mine as well as a friend to everyone else in the gym that day.  We had all actually been out to dinner, a movie, a party, or another event at one time or another.  In fact, most of our wives and/or children are also friends and without the gym none of this would probably have happened.

I just wanted to write a quick post and say how great I think “Healthy Life Market” is.  It’s located in all Drug Emporium stores and has just about anything you would ever need to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

I’ve had a couple of friends who mentioned this store to me in the past but they never really went into detail about how great it actually is.  I finally went about a week ago and have been back at least five times since then.  They have a huge selection of protein and supplements, which is great if you need something quick after a workout or just a healthier snack (and that’s my main reason for being back so frequently recently), but they really have a little bit of everything.

There are tons of organic foods, gluten free, grass fed meats, unprocessed, and just all around great stuff to choose from.  I have been big on the large selection or raw, organic, and unsalted selection of mixed nuts they have there, because it’s nice to finally find so many varieties available.

I highly recommend this store to everyone.  You can really change your cooking habits for the better (healthy cooking oils and baking materials) and also possibly change some of your unhealthy snacking habits around.  I really think you guys will be impressed with the place!

http://www.healthylifemarket.com/

Please let me know what you think,

Butch Hiles

www.advancedbkj.com

Butch Hiles with Helio Gracie - Founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Butch Hiles, will be the new instructor for the kids class on Saturdays. The class meets every Saturday from 3 to 4 and is a great family environment for you and your children.

Your children will learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense from the areas only black belt.  They will have fun, learn to protect and defend themselves, and add a healthy and active activity to their lives.

We hope to see you there and remember this class is also offered on Monday nights as well (6PM).

See you soon!

Butch Hiles Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA, LLC
www.advancedbkj.com

Guys,

I will be working on getting all of our new apparel on the site and at the gym, but there is a lot…  This means not all of it will be displayed at the gym and it may take me some time to get it all listed.

There are plans to get some adidtional pictures tonight but time is really tough to come by these days.  In any event, here is some of the new gear (men’s and women’s) and it can be purchased asap off the site.

This link won’t be found on the site, until I do some updates, so save it if you navigate to the other merchandise sections.

www.advancedbkj.com/apparel

Please let me know what you think,
Butch Hiles
www.advancedbkj.com