Monday, December 11, 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

Joslin's Tounament Results

Fantastic job guys!!
Teens:
George Collichio- had a great showing, he lost a close match by points to the eventual class winner. Great job!!

Sam Spinosa- he won his first 3 matches!!, and showed off his wrestling and BJJ at this tournament eventually getting to the semi-finals. He lost his 4th match after getting sick during his match. Great job!!
Next time just let it out!!

Adults:
Colin Schrader- 185 Beg-Gi Winner!!, and put on a heck of a show!!. Fantastic job!!.
His class had 32 entries, Colin showed off his awesome technique ... very impressive!!. In his semi-final match, he beat a solid blue belt by advantage really pressuring and controlling the pace and almost submitting him by triangle choke.
His final match was unreal, his opponent did not want to risk falling into Colin's guard so he pulled guard himself. Colin passed and pressured the whole match, winning 8x0.
You might see Colin at local Walmart's ala Tim Silvia wearing his Championship belt around!!

Rich Williams- this kid did fantastic, with only a month of BJJ training under his belt he placed second in the 205 Beg-Gi division and put on a wrestling clinic in the process. Great job!!

Casey Lamb- Int/Adv Heavy(220+ division) Gi/No-Gi Winner!!
This weight division was in for a long day!!, Casey punished these guys!!
At 230lbs., he ran through this class. After winning his 1st match against a huge 260+ Tai-Kai student 39x0, all eyes were on this guy.
3 matches later he was in the finals and more of the same...in the No/Gi his takedowns were showcased and again more punishment, he won his last 2 matches by rear/naked choke after scoring tons of takedowns and passing, mounting, taking the back, etc. etc..
Great job!!

Josh Brongo- (165 Int-Gi) we can't say enough about this guy!!, he lost his step-mother a day before the tournament and still competed. Huge heart!!
He won his first match via reverse/omoplata, and lost his second by triangle choke to a tough guy.
Our prayers are with you and your family brother!!

Thanks to you all for representing the school and showing off your skills,
Well done!!!
Paul and Bryan.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Fredonia Tournament results!!!

Results:
Josh Brongo-(Blue) 2nd place Int-Adv
Josh did incredible!!.
He won his first 2 matches, and lost his 3rd to a solid purple belt.
Colin Schrader- (whitebelt 3rd degree) 3rd place Beginner Gi/ No-Gi welterweight.
Colin did outstanding and by all accounts should've won his division in No-Gi!!, he finished the bracket with 4 submissions!!.
Due to some questionable calls though ended up receiving 3rd.
Big congrats!!.
Charlie Schrader- (whitebelt 3rd degree) 4th place -middleweight/beginner
Charlie did awesome, he had some great submission attempts and made us all proud.
Matt Mulgren-(whitebelt 2 degree) 3rd place-middleweight/beginner
Matt had some really tough matches, he won his first and lost his second match, Great job!!!.
Jay Goldwasser-(whitebelt 3rd degree) 3rd place-Heavyweight Adv.
Jay had the competition scared and unfortunately no one showed for his beg-heavyweight class, and was forced to compete in the Advanced/Heavy.
Jay did a Great job!!, with a little more time and conditioning he will be a terror!!.
Our other heavyweight- Casey Lamb was supposed to compete but him and his better half Lauren delivered their first child- Colby Casey Lamb!!!
Congratulations!!!!!! from all at Peloton.
Great showing from everyone, you guys made Bryan and myself very proud!!
Paul

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Updates!!!

Big congratulations to the Spinosa's on the new addition to their family!!, I'm sure big Brodie will be on the mats soon.

All students are encouraged to compete. Please check our new schedule for Competition Team training times.
Competing so far:
Josh, Charlie, Colin, Jay, Matt, Casey, George, Brandon, Mark.
Everyone's support is hugely appreciated, you all know how hard you have been preparing.
Big thanks!!! to Casey and Lauren Lamb, who are currently working with all of us on our new Wrestling curriculum. (Clinch and Takedowns) are presently being taught on Mon/Sat up until the tournament.
Our Wrestling Program will be added to the new schedule as soon as Casey is done coaching football.
As you all know Lauren won't be on the mats until after the baby, we thank her for bringing her unreal knowledge and talent to class!!.
She was the #1 ranked wrestler in the nation while at Cornell, watch out guys!!.
Paul

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Brasil Camp News 2007

Peloton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Camp
Under Alexandre "Grandao" Dantas
Coming in Feb.2007!!!

The opportunity of a lifetime, experience the mecca of BJJ, visit Rio De Janeiro, and train with some of the top players in the sport.
News on the special guests coming soon.

Friday, September 01, 2006

Schedule Notice

There will be no classes on Monday, September 4, 2006 as we will be closed for Labor Day.

D&C Feature Article

Martial Art's Emphasis On Leverage Gives Petite Reporter a Fighting Chance

Written by Pam Cowan, Photographed by Matt Wittmeyer
(July 25, 2006) Article originally featured at RochesterInsider.com


For the men at Pelotôn Martial Arts Center, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more than a martial art — it's a way of life. Besides rigorously training their bodies, they have, in some ways, transformed their minds.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art that focuses on ground fighting."It's a gentle art," said Bryan Spinosa, 39, co-owner of Pelotôn. "It's not dependent on striking and cutting and hurting and kicking" but rather "leverage and manipulations of the body."

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is also based on the idea that a smaller, weaker person can use leverage to defend himself or herself against a bigger, stronger assailant. Since I was in a room full of bigger, stronger men, that point seemed important.

The class began with calisthenics. We ran, flipped, snaked, gave piggybacks and slithered across the mats. I didn't do all of these things, as I couldn't keep up. And I was hot. The gi, or heavy training jacket, I was wearing made me drip with sweat.


Still sweaty, we hit the mats and worked our abs. This haunted me for three days afterward each time I laughed, sneezed or moved a certain way."Some people come in and it's just a hobby; they want to get in shape," said Paul Ferranti, 34, co-owner of Pelotôn. "We (Paul and Bryan) are hobbyists. We don't do this as a full-time job, but we really enjoy it."

Mark Stutzman, a "martial artist at heart," has been studying at Pelotôn for nearly a year."I love the martial arts, and basically I want to learn everything so you know how to defend yourself against everything else," said the 31-year-old Fairport resident. "You can't just study one thing and expect to be a complete fighter; you have to learn all aspects — striking as well as the ground game."

I'm not a fighter, let alone an aggressive person. Nonetheless, feeling toned and agile are things I appreciate.After warm-ups we went into ground work, where I learned an upa — an important maneuver if you're ever trapped on your back. You bridge your back by lifting your hips off the ground, roll out from under your attacker and mount him or her. This puts you in a dominant position.

This was pretty hard for me, considering that everyone else knew what they were doing, but it taught me that with practice, I could get pretty good. I also think I'd learn quicker if I could first hone my skills on other women before working with men. (Paul and Bryan said if enough women were interested, they'd teach a class.)

After attempting a few more moves I sat out and watched. Jason Goldwasser, 25, of Henrietta, sidelined with a back injury, watched with me. A kind, calm man, Jason became interested in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a few years ago to learn the ground game, something he wasn't learning in his other martial arts classes.

"Now ... I can get up from the ground," he said, "I can control someone on the ground."