Saturday, June 28, 2008

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.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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!!

Monday, June 23, 2008

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

Thursday, June 19, 2008

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!!.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

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