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

Demian Maia Seminar

Thanks to Demian for a fantastic seminar and all the students who supported this event!!!
Paul and Bryan

UFC Fighter-Demian Maia Seminar

Peloton Martial Arts Center is proud to host UFC Veteran Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and ADCC Champion 2007

"Demian Maia" Seminar

Date: November 29th

Time: 12-4:30pm

12-1:45 Grappling for MMA

3-3:45 BJJ(GI required)

Lunch break- 2-2:45pm

Sat-MMA+BJJ

Address: 2139 N.Union St.-Suite #7

Spencerport-NY-14559

Tel-585-349-9265

Cost: 1 Day $125

www.peloton-bjj.com

Contact- paulferranti@hotmail.com

New Peloton Blue belts!!

Congratulations to:

Libby Corney and Mike Johnson on their promotions to Blue belt!!

Paul and Bryan

2008 Joslin's Tournament Results

Kids and Teen Division:
Competitors-
Dominic Ferranti
Dan Carr
Josh Birhle
Adam Mazzeo

All these kids worked incredibly hard and showed some great heart, GREAT JOB!!!

Adult Division:
Libby Corney
Steve Lorenz
Joe Foote
Tom LaJuett
Nick Morabito
Brandon Ince
James'Doc' Evans

Everyone had a great showing!!, some of the weight classes were stacked with 20+ competitors.
You all did a great job representing Peloton!!, you should all be very proud of your performances!!
Paul and Bryan

Huge Congrats to Casey Lamb on his 3rd Pro-Victory in MMA

Congrats Broda!!, great showing!!.
Paul and Bryan

Congrats to Don Carlo Clauss!!

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Huge Congrats to Don from all his teammates at Peloton!!
Paul and Bryan

Hayastan Tournament- Aug. 30th, 2008

Results:

Kids Div.-7 and 8 yrs.
Micheal Schrader- 1st place Gi and No-Gi
Mike won all his matches by submission, Great job Mike!!

Kids Div.-9 and 10yrs.
Walter Schrader- 1st place Gi and 2nd place No-Gi.
Wally had a great showing also, Great job!!

Teenage 15-17yrs.
Danny Carr- 1st place No-Gi and 2nd place Gi
Danny was a bit nervous during the gi portion of the tournament, but showed some true grit and heart in the No-Gi by coming back and beating the opponent that had beat him twice before to win by triangle in his 1st, and armlock in the 2nd!!.
Great job!!

Womens Div.
Libby Corney-1st place No-Gi and 2nd Gi
Libby fought a much bigger opponent in the gi portion and controlled the pace of the match throughout, after initiating the takedown her opponent was awarded the point!???.. in the Gi she was paired against a solid grappler from CNY-MMA and dominated the match from start to finish!. Great job!

Men's Div. 155-160
Nick Morabito- 2nd place Gi
Nick had a great showing but just ran out of gas.
Good job!!

Men's Adv.Div. 190
Collin Schrader- 2nd place No-Gi and 2nd Gi
In Gi Collin got slammed which according to the 'Rules of this event' should have been an automatic DQ, but instead his opponent was awarded a point!!, this set the tone for this match that eventually led to a 1 point decision. @#$%.....!!!!
In No-Gi Collin fought well but in his third match took a nasty takedown as he tried to lock-in a guillotine, his back got worked on by some cool Canadians..
Thanks Ehhh!!, which put Collin back in the running.
He went on to the finals, but his back just wouldn't allow him to finish the numerous triangle and submission attempts on this opponent, eventually losing to a takedown.
Not being able to defend his overall title this time will surely lite a fire in Collin's @#$@!!, so hope to see you all at Joslin's!!

Men's Adv.Gi 165-175
Josh Brongo-1st place Gi and 2nd absolute!
Josh did awesome!, won all his matches by submission all the way to the Gi absolute finals, in the finals he gave up 40+ lbs to a game opponent from
Buffalo BJJ, Congrats to them on the Absolute win.

Congrats to everyone who competed!!

Casey Lamb wins by RNC!!

Hey Guys,
Just wanted to let everyone know Casey did fantastic this weekend at his fight-Full Force Mass/ Aug 23rd.
Casey won by RNC in under a minute!, Huge congrats from all the Team at Peloton!!.
I will post the fight as soon as Casey gets the tape from the promoters.
Paul

Prof. Ze' Mario "Esfiha" Seminar Aug 8th, 2008

Peloton warm-ups...

Prof.Ze'Mario throwing Bryan.

Bryan thanking Prof.Ze'Mario for all the hard work!

All smiles for the new Brown belt, well deserved broda!!

Bryan Spinosa receives his brown belt from his instructor Prof.Ze'Mario Queiroga!!

We had a great turnout!

Matt Mulgrew- New Blue belt!!

Congrats to Matt on his promotion to Blue belt, he's been training for about 3 and 1/2 years now!!. Great job!!
Very well deserved.

Paul and Bryan.

A bit of Brazilian culture in Spencerport NY?

World class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Spencerport New York?

By: Scott Kinsky

These days martial arts are becoming very ubiquitous. Everywhere you go one can see outlandish advertisements and guarantees, for the best self-defense system. Many of these guarantees are untrue and an expensive waste of time. There is one martial art that has proved its effectiveness time and time again, one martial art that gives the smaller person a real chance to defend himself or herself against a much larger opponent. This martial art is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or simply BJJ, and the best place to learn this art in Western NY is at the Peloton Martial Arts Academy.
BJJ has a very rich history. The martial art started in Japan and then was brought to Brazil in the 20th century. A Japanese man taught this martial art to the Gracie family. The Gracie family then modified it and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born.
BJJ is a ground fighting system. The theory is simple, take the fight to the ground, then gain an advantageous position, and finally put your opponent into a submission hold, where your opponent is forced to quit or suffer major injury. BJJ gives a smaller man or woman the best chance to beat a much larger opponent because all of the moves are technique based, not strength based.
Moreover, there is no striking, eye gouges, groin kicks, etc. At first a person might wonder why these techniques have been excluded from BJJ. The answer is that when these techniques are removed from training students can spar safely at full force on a daily basis. Consequently, when a student has to use BJJ in a real world situation they are already accustomed to a fully resisting opponent and have a major advantage.
BJJ classes start off with some stretching followed by some specific drills (hip escapes, bear crawls, front rolls, back rolls, etc. etc. . After the warm up, techniques are taught, and finally the live sparring. Classes are very informal, the bowing at the beginning of the class is a courtesy to the ‘Tatame’(training facility), instructors, as well as fellow students. This creates a very fun and friendly atmosphere to train in. Perhaps the most important thing about any school are the instructors. This is why Peloton is a cut above the rest. Paul Ferranti and Bryan Spinosa are two excellent instructors. Paul is the only BJJ Black Belt in the Rochester area with direct links back to Brazil.
His instructor and head instructor of the association is Prof. Alexandre "Grandao" Dos Santos Dantas, a three time BJJ World Champion. Nowhere else in Rochester will you find teachers with direct linaege back to Brazilian World Champions.
Some people may associate BJJ with the new popular sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Images of cages and blood spattered athletes may turn some people off to BJJ. While it is true that no MMA athlete would be a complete fighter without BJJ training, traditional BJJ for self-defense and personal fitness, and MMA training are very different. Peloton offers both to their students.
My personal experience with BJJ and Peloton Martial arts has been such a positive experience that I try and recommended it to everyone I meet. Through BJJ training I have gotten in great shape and learned how to defend myself in a fight if I ever have too. I have made life long friends and gained a second family. For me BJJ is a great escape from the daily stress of life. During training time I am not thinking about bills, my children, my job, my spouse, etc. I am only thinking about how to win my match.
If you have ever thought about taking a martial arts class, or you are just looking to get in shape and are bored at your fitness center, I would highly recommend stopping down to Peloton Martial Arts Center and try a class out.
Their facility is located in the Barefoot Landing Plaza, 2139 North Union St.-Suite #7, Spencerport, NY, 14559.
Our telephone number is 585-349-9265.
Go experience the difference.

2008 Rochester Grappling Tournament - Team Champions!

Team Champions 2 Years running



Get out the broom - this division was swept by Team Peloton.

Team Peloton attended the Rochester Grappling Tournament on June 8 and came away with some big hardware. Team Peloton repeated their feat of last year by taking home the team trophy with 7 first place finishes!

Here some of the results:

Austin Lamb – 4th place Children’s Gi – Austin competed with much older kids in his division and managed to put on a clinic in the first round of his first match. Had points been scored in the first round he would have been up by as much as 15 – 0 as he mounted/knee on belly at will. In the second round he gave up a takedown and got caught in a headlock/choke. Nice work Austin, much to look forward to.

Casey Lamb – 1st gi and 1st No gi – Surprise, Surprise - The usual… unstoppable takedowns, dominant positions, etc. A demolition from start to finish. 5 fights = 5 submission victories. It’s a good problem to have when your biggest concern is trying to win by choke instead of armbar. After 3 armbar wins Casey changed up to 2 chokes to finish the day off.

Josh Brongo – 1st Gi (Peloton sweeps the division – Josh gets 1st because his victory en route to the finals was by submission.) 3rd no gi (due to injury) Josh was a crowd pleaser in Gi when he landed a beautiful rolling lapel choke in his first match. In no gi Josh and teammate Eric battled each other and one other opponent in a small division. After one full round robin each competitor had one once and lost once. Because Josh was the only one to finish his match by submission (triangle over Eric) he should have been awarded the division. For some reason the tournament folks didn’t recognize that???? and had them all fight again. In the rematch bracket Josh’s game opponent was saved by the bell from a straight knee bar to end round 1 and then Josh blew his back out as his opponent struggled to escape Josh’s triangle in round 2. Losing on points, Josh was done for the day with his injury. Great heart Broda! Read more on Eric’s battle for 1st/2nd….

Eric – 1st no gi/did not compete Gi. With a limited background on submissions and competing in his first submission tournament, Eric was simply outstanding. Eric’s takedowns were unstoppable and his takedown defense was 100% effective. He went on to avenge Josh’s loss/injury by beating the opposing player from a different school for a second time in the rematch battle and capturing 1st place.

Don Carlo – 2nd or 3rd Gi/1st no gi - Don had an impressive debut for Peloton. He was part of the sweep of his gi division with Josh and Chris Harrington. He will battle Chris for 2nd/3rd in an exclusive dojo match. In no gi Don shined with impressive takedowns and a top game.

Steve Georger – 3rd gi / 2nd no gi – In another impressive debut performance for Peloton Steve, Josh’s cousin, fought well in all his matches and was thrown in against some bigger competitors due to small divisions for his weight class. Some more submission work combined with Steve’s stellar wrestling should equate to a bright future.

Chris Harrington - 2nd or 3rd Gi /1st no gi – Competing in his first submission tournament…. Can you say Brabo? Chris finished all of his opponents with slick brabo chokes set up from his solid Greco background. It was a showcase. Great job.


Donny DiManno – 1st Gi/Did not compete no gi – Donny gave up 20 lbs to his final opponent due to a small division and still managed the victory on points. Way to go Donny.

Corey – 4th Gi/4th No Gi In his submission debut, Corey fought some outstanding battles. He put up some tremendous fights and almost beat those who would eventually win his divisions. Had points been awarded in the first rounds, some very different outcomes may have played out against guys who had 2+ years of training vs Corey’s two weeks.


For the second straight year Peloton takes home the overall team trophy despite fielding fewer guys than the next best team. That’s an impressive win/loss ratio per competitor! With so many new guys competing and so many regular competitors unable to attend made the team victory even more meaningful. Casey, Josh and Donny, the wiley vetrans, were great leaders and all the new guys stepped it up.

Peloton's New Purple belts!!!

Brandon gets some air!!

Brandon gets his purple belt!!


The Peloton family- Everyone during class helping out with the warm-ups..Thanks guys!!

BIG CONGRATS!! to the following students:
Chris Moran-Purple
Josh Brongo-Purple
Brandon Ince-Purple
Mark Stutzman-Purple
Collin Schrader-Purple
Casey Lamb-Purple
Bryan Spinosa-4th Degree-Purple
You all did fantastic tonight and made Prof. Alexandre "Grandao" Dantas, Bryan, and myself incredibly proud!!.


Great Job!!

Bryan having too much fun!!

Casey gets wipped!!

Tired faces after almost 2 hrs. of intense training and testing!!

Collin playing open guard..

Chris looking for the pass..

Josh in side control..

Mark goes for the choke..

Casey and Josh working hard!!

New Peloton purple's!!

Brasa's World Champion Prof.Felipe Costa

Felipe Costa Seminar in New York
Author:Paul Ferranti Posted: July 7th,2008
TESTIMONIAL: his knowledge of Jiu-Jitsu is unquestionable, His approach to the a
Testimonial about Prof. Felipe Costa:

Prof.Felipe Costa's knowledge of Jiu-Jitsu is unquestionable, with two World Championship titles under his belt, and countless local and state RJ titles he is without a doubt one incredible instructor and competitor.


His approach to the art of Jiu-Jitsu is easily understood at all levels, from white belt to black belt everyone in attendance took something away from the seminar!.


But what impressed me the most was his humble and unassuming demeanor, usually when dealing with elite athletes of this caliber you would expect a level of arrogance or Ego, Felipe Costa is neither. He encompasses the best of our sport and definitely leads by example.


"He teaches us all that if you believe in yourself you can accomplish your dreams", I'm very glad I have come to know Felipe and if you have the opportunity to attend one of his seminars or camps I would highly recommend it!.

Peloton Martial Arts Center
Paul Ferranti-Owner and BJJ black belt



Felipe and Paul










Thanks to all for supporting the seminar with Felipe Costa this friday the 20th and saturday the 21st.
Felipe showed some great stuff that will surely be put to use in the coming months!.
Thank you Felipe for the great seminar!!
Peloton

Peloton's Newest Blue Belts!

Congratulations to Paul Chasse, James "Doc" Evans, and Patrick LaMonica on their promotion to Blue belt!!
Well deserved!!
A big thank you to all the students who participated in the event!!.

New Peloton Blackbelt-June 11th 2008

The most exciting news any program can announce is a promotion to blackbelt. On June 11, 2008 on a visit to Brazil, Paul Ferranti received his blackbelt from longtime instructor and mentor, Professor Alexandre "Grandao" Dos Santos Dantas. With great pride Grandao, a 3rd degree blackbelt under Prof. Castello Branco, removed his own blackbelt and tied it around Paul's waist. Nick Morabito was there to catch the cool shots below.

The entire academy shares in Grandao's pride with Paul's promotion. It has been a long time coming and all of Paul's students who learn from him and roll with him know it is very well deserved!

Congrats Paul on this incredible achievement. Your leadership has reached new levels.

From,

All your students at The Peloton Academy

New photos

Check out our pictures from this week's classes, we will be having our 2008 5th Annual Peloton Cook-out in August.
Our date is yet to be set, if any students have conflicts in August please let us know ahead of time.
We will also be taking our annual student photo that day, so please bring a white/blue gi.

Thanks guys!!
Paul and Bryan

Association News

To all our students:

I would like to inform you all that we are no longer with the SRJJA association, Saulo and I had our differences as to what Peloton expected from our affiliation.

We wish Saulo and Xande the best of luck with the University of Jiu-Jitsu.

Paul and Bryan.

The NYS Grappling-NoGi Absolute Cup!!

Congrats Collin, you big dope!!

NYS Grappling Championships 2008

SRJJA/Peloton

Results:

Tina Paradiso- 2nd place Beg Gi/Div.

Nick Morabito- 2nd place Inter Gi/Div. 155

Brandon Ince- 3rd place Advanced Gi/Div. 195

Collin Schrader- 1st place Advanced No-Gi/195 and Absolute No-Gi Winner

Big congratulations to all these students!!, they had a great showing!!.

As soon as I get the pictures from Collin and Nick's cameras I will post them all.

Nice work all!!

Paul and Bryan

Awesome seminar!!!

Big thank you to Prof.Xande Ribeiro, Prof.Chris Blanke and Scooty Quixx, for making the trip out and bringing Xande to Peloton!!
Xande covered some Spider guard sweeps, Half guard sweeps, and some guard passes that will surely keep us all thinking for some time.
Great stuff!!, can't wait to add it all to our game.
Thanks to everyone who participated!!
Paul