Greater Rochester Int. Grappling Tournament 2009

Kids-
7-10yr Div
Dominic Ferranti- 1st place Adv.Div.

14-17yr Div
Andrew Swanson-1st place Beg. Gi/middle
Adam Mazzeo-1st place Inter.Div. No Gi/middle

Danny Carr and Cody Stoffel moved up to the Adult division because it was only the two of them in the light weight 14-17yr class.
They competed very well!
Danny Carr-2nd place Adult light weight div.
Cody Stoffel had a great showing for his first tournament!.

Adults-
Womens Div./Adv
Libby Corney- 1st Gi and No-Gi

Mens Divisions-
Adv.Gi-185
Brandon Ince-2nd place

Beg.Middle-No Gi
Dan Forster-3rd place

Beg.Heavy-Gi
Tom LaJuett- 2nd place

Inter./Heavy-No Gi
Mike Montes- 3rd place

Inter.Gi/185
Adam Morrell- 1st place

Sal Cruz and Joe DiPaola competed very well!, both suffered rib injuries in their first matches and continued!. Huge congrats for showing tons of heart.

Peloton East/ Shogun

Danny Reed- 1st place Heavyweight/Inter. No Gi
Scott Chapman- 2nd place Inter.Gi-205
Sean Miller- 1st place middle/No Gi
Andre Dowdell- 3rd place light/Beg. Gi
Phil "Joe Black"- 3rd place Inter.Gi 205
Corey-2nd place beg-no gi

Congrats to everyone that competed!!

New Blue belt promotions

Congratulations to Danny Carr and Chuck St.John on their promoition to Blue belt!, they both worked extremely hard.
Well deserved!!.

Peloton/'Grandao' BJJ

Pan Ams 2009

(Blackbelt senior 1-pesado)
I lost my 1st match 2x0(takedown) to blackbelt Todd O'Brien from Barra Gracie Boston, had a great time. Looking forward to next year.

Dr. Ken Usuki lost his first match via triangle choke, he did very well. Congrats

Some pictures from the 2009 Pan Ams. I'll have more pictures soon after Ken and Ze'Mario send me the pics.

Salvosa BJJ Tournament

Congratulations to all who competed in this tournament!, you all represented Peloton BJJ in a fantastic way!.

Results:
Advanced Gi Div.170-179.9lbs-Purple/Brown/Black
2nd Place- Josh Brongo

Advanced Gi Women's over 135lbs.
2nd Place- Libby Corney

Beg. Men's Gi 185-199.9
1st Place Adam Morrell

Beg. Men's Gi 170-179.9
Joe DiPaola competed in his first tournament, he won his first match and lost his second by points. Congrats Joe.

Excellent job to all these students!!

Paul

Master Helio Gracie passes 1/29/09

It is with great sadness and loss that Peloton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu announces the passing of Grandmaster Helio Gracie.
At 95 years of age, the great icon and one of those most responsible for Jiu-Jitsu's success in Brazil and the world died this morning, at Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, in Petropolis, mountain region of Rio de Janeiro.
"I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection and nerves of blood," said the Professor, as his last worlds.
The Master will be buried this Thursday afternoon, at 5 pm, at the Chapel of the Petropolis municipal cemetery.
Helio Gracie's last public appearance occurred in December of last year, during a belt-promotion ceremony held by Gracie Humaita at the Guanabara Yacht Club.

In October, Helio Gracie celebrated his 95th birthday at the Gracie Humaita academy, in Rio de Janeiro.
In one of his most famous interviews, published in the special 100th issue of GRACIEMAG, the professor had declared: "I've already told my sons that when I die I want there to be a party. No drinking, no debauchery."
We all are in mourning and express our condolences and sadness to the family, his wife Vera, sons Rorion, Relson, Rickson, Rolker, Royler, Royce, Rherica, Robin and Ricci.


Peloton BJJ/USA Jiu-Jitsu

Raging Wolf Fights

Congratulations to Collin Schrader-via Triangle choke and Don Carlo-Clauss-via unanimous decision on their victories this past Saturday Jan.24th 2009.

Peloton BJJ/USA Jiu-Jitsu, Inc.

Big congratulations to Collin and Casey!!

I would like to especially congratulate Collin for a great showing at his first MMA event in less than a minute by Ref stoppage.
He won in impressive fashion!!.
Great job broda.
Big congrats Casey, who also won in less than 28 sec., he needs some game opponents to step-up and fight!!. This guy hasn't made it out of the first round in his last 3 fights.
Check out the fights on Youtube under Peloton cagefighter.
Enjoy.

Paul