Tuesday, December 15, 2009

New Peloton Promotions



Brown Belt-
Josh Brongo
Collin Schrader
Mark Stutzman

Purple Belt-
Libbie Corney
Nick Morabito
Mike Montes
Paul Chasse

Blue Belt- 2nd degree
Adam Morrel

Blue Belt-1st degree
Dan Carr

Blue Belt-
Namat Katawazi
Dan Forster

Huge congrats to everyone promoted!!, you all worked incredibly hard!!
Paul

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Joslin's Tournament 2009





Results:
Kids Division-9-10yrs
Dominic Ferranti- 1st place Adv.under 74.9lbs

Women's Advanced-Over 150lbs
Libbie Corney-1st place

Women's Beg. over 152lbs
Robyn Schroeder-2nd place

Men's Intermediate Up to 192lbs
Adam Morrell-1st place

Men's Beg. under 145lbs
Namat Katawazi-4th place

Men's Masters over 207lbs
Janes Evans-4th place

Great Job!!, excellent showing!!

Peloton BJJ


Monday, October 12, 2009

Results US Grappling Tourny 2009 (Rochester Oct 10)

No-gi

Men’s Advanced

130-149 lbs

1st – Dan Swift (DNA)
2nd – Nicholas Morabito (Peloton)

150-159.9 lbs

1st – Kyle Saunders (47 Ronin)
2nd – Greg Joshua (RGDA/Mrkulic Jiu Jitsu)

170-179.9

1st – Marc Stevens (Balance)
2nd – David Arnold (47 Ronin)
3rd – Onino Viengkham (Tai Kai)

Absolute

1st – Marc Stevens (Balance)
2nd – Danny Swift (DNA)
3rd – Nicholas Morabito (Peloton)

Men’s Intermediate

139.9

1st – Mitchell Adamson (Beaupit’s MMA)
2nd – Dan Carr (Peloton)
3rd – Derick Hache (Beaupit’s MMA)

140-149.9

1st – Adam Phelps (Tai Kai)
2nd – Kyle Malone (Machado BJJ)
3rd – David Szprygada (47 Ronin)

150-159.9

1st – John Salek-Raham (47 Ronin)
2nd – Jason Roberts (47 Ronin)

160-169.9

1st – Andrew Ingraham (Florian Martial Arts Center)
2nd – Abdul Syed (Machado Rochester)
3rd – Michael Katilus (47 Ronin)

170-179.9

1st – Daniel Donahue (Team Ascension)
2nd – Iain Myers (Beaupit’s MMA)

190-219

1st – Will Adams (Machado Rochester)
2nd – Nicholas Tomaszewski (Machado Rochester)
3rd – Lonnie Nelson (Tai Kai)

Absolute

1st – Abdul Syed (Machado Rochester)
2nd – Lonnie Nelson (Tai Kai)
3rd – Michael Katilus (47 Ronin)

Men’s Beginner

140-159.9

1st – Joshua Blevins
2nd – James Hewko (Mecca)
3rd – Kirk Bast (Balance)

Absolute

1st – Joshua Blevins
2nd – James Hewko (Mecca)
3rd – Rob Best (Judo 1)

Men’s Novice

Up to 139.9

1st – Zach Santoro
2nd – Garrett Roetzer (Buffalo MMA)

150-159.9

1st – Paul Moon (47 Ronin)
2nd – Ryan Cox (Balance)

170-189.9

1st – Elijah Hall (DNA)
2nd – Jim Kier (UMAC)
3rd – Brian Guy

Absolute

1st – Elijah Hall (DNA)
2nd – Ryan Cox (Balance)
3rd – Brian Rice (Balance)

30+ No-Gi Advanced

Absolute

1st – Kyle Saunders (47 Ronin)
2nd – Danny Swift (DNA)
3rd – Onino Viengkham (Tai Kai)

30+ No-Gi Beginner

Up to 159.9

1st – James Hewko (Mecca)
2nd – Steven Ward (CNY MMA)

160-179.9

1st – Scott Morse
2nd -Jim Kier (UMAC)
3rd – James Cook (Ascension)

Absolute

1st – James Cook (Ascension)
2nd – Aaron Bowman (Beaupit’s MMA)

Women’s No-Gi Intermediate

Absolute

1st – Libbie Corney (Peloton)
2nd – Grace Nowak (Balance)

Exhibition

1st – Libbie Corney (Peloton)
2nd – Grace Nowak (Balance)
3rd – Jessica Zomcik (DNA)

Women’s No-Gi Novice

Absolute

1st – Jessica Zomcik (DNA)
2nd – Samantha Hamilton (47 Ronin)

Gi

Men’s Purple Belt

140-159.9

1st – Danny Swift (DNA)
2nd – Greg Joshua (RGDA)

Absolute

1st – Matt Godden (Ascension)
2nd – Marc Stevens (Balance)
3rd – Greg Joshua (RGDA)

Men’s Blue Belt


Up to 139.9

1st – Mitchell Adamson (Beaupit’s MMA)
2nd – Dave Laney (47 Ronin)
3rd – Dan Carr (Peloton)

140-149.9

1st – Adam Phelps (Tai Kai)
2nd – Nicholas Morabito (Peloton)

150-159.9

1st – John Salek-Raham (47 Ronin)
2nd – George Collichio (Peloton)

160-169.9

1st – Abdul Syed (Machado Rochester)
2nd – Zachary Maneri (Tai Kai)

180-204.9

1st – Adam Morrell (Peloton)
2nd – Will Adams (Machado Rochester)

Absolute

1st – Adam Morrell (Peloton)
2nd- Will Adams (Machado Rochester)
3rd – Adam Phelps (Tai Kai)

Men’s White Belt


Up to 139.9

1st – Garret Roetzer (Buffalo MMA)
2nd – Zach Santoro

140-159.9

1st – James Shelvay (Kintora Judo School)
2nd – Kyle Malone (Machado BJJ)
3rd – Paul Moon (47 Ronin)

170-179.9

1st – Daniel Donahue (Ascension)
2nd – Jim Kier (UMAC)

Absolute

1st – Daniel Donahue (Ascension)
2nd – Nicholas Tomaszewski (Machado Rochester)
3rd – Robert Best (Judo 1)

30+ White Belt


160-179.9

1st – James Cook (Ascension)
2nd – Jim Kier (UMAC)
3rd – Aaron Bouwman (Beaupit’s MMA)

Absolute

1st – Daniel Lombardo (Ascension)
2nd – Aaron Bouwman (Beaupit’s MMA)
3rd – James Cook (Ascension)

Women’s White Belt


Up to 129.9

1st – Grace Nowak (Balance)
2nd – Samantha Hamilton (47 Ronin)

Absolute

1st – Jessica Zomcik (DNA)
2nd – Grace Nowak (Balance)
3rd – Samantha Hamilton (47 Ronin)

Exhibition

1st – Libbie Corney (Peloton)
2nd – Jessica Zomcik (DNA)

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Fredonia and Grapple Girl Open 2009 Tournament Results



Results:

Grapple Girl Open

Libbie Corney-1st Place Intermediate Gi and NoGi
Robyn Schroeder-1st place Gi, 2nd place NoGi

(I'm waiting for Robyn to bring her pics in?)
Great job to both of you!!

Fredonia 2009



Teen Div:
Danny Carr- 1st place Gi, 2nd No Gi

Andrew - 1st placeGi, 2nd No Gi

Adults:
Adam Murrell- 2nd Inter. Gi

Alexander- 1st place Gi Beg 170

Shaun Miller- 2nd place Gi Beg 170

Namat- 4th place Beg. Gi 135

Libbie Corney- 1st place Gi and NoGi Advanced Women Div.

Huge Congrats to everyone, you all worked very hard!.
We are very proud at Peloton!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Peloton ready to rumble


By Jon Wordingham, staff writer
GateHouse News Service
Posted Jul 29, 2009 @ 03:11 PM

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Spencerport, N.Y. — As the sport of Mixed Martial Arts grows into the most popular fighting sport internationally, it only makes sense that the wrestling hotbed of New York plays host to one of the premier MMA gyms in the state.

Peloton Martial Arts studio— run by Jiu-Jitsu instructor Paul Ferranti and Muay Thai instructor Mark Stutzman— has seen a recent spike in interest because of the new cultural phenomenon, the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The studio is a direct beneficiary from it’s location in NY’s top wrestling town.

“It’s just a natural transition for a lot of former wrestlers,” Ferranti said. “We get a lot of guys, living in this town, that want to continue to compete when they’re done wrestling.”

The Muay Thai element of the sport along with the submission based art of Jiu-Jitsu refines the grapplers’ arsenals. Muay Thai is the stand-up, kickboxing facet that MMA’s best “strikers” utilize in the cage.

“MMA is pretty mainstream right now because it’s getting more popular,” said Stutzman, who has been training fighters in the art since 2002. “Muay Thai completes the fighter who already knows how to wrestle and do some Jiu-Jitsu.”

Former Greece Olympia and University of Virginia wrestler, Don Carlo-Clauss, is one athlete that came to MMA following a successful collegiate career. He has been fighting professionally for two years and recently turned his pastime into a full-time gig.

“I just decided that I didn’t want to stop competing,” he said. “At first it was just a good way to keep in shape but then I started doing it for my full-time job and now I’m a professional.”

With a 6-2 overall record in eight pro fights, the 29-year-old Carlo-Clauss is one of three professional fighters that train at Peloton. Another former high school and college wrestler, Casey Lamb of Canandaigua, has competed in sanctioned professional fights and UFC enthusiast Colin Schrader was scheduled for a bout earlier this year, before his opponent failed to make weight.

“I’ll probably get a fight in September,” Schrader said. “I was ready to go but then I got a call from my manager and he told me that the guy I was supposed to fight passed out trying to make weight.

“I’ve had a couple of amateur fights since but I’m very anxious for my first pro fight.”

Schrader became interested in the sport when UFC exploded on the scene a few years ago. After some time as an avid fan of league, he decided that he wanted to try his hand at the craft.

He came to Peloton because Ferranti was one of the few Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors in the area.
“Most of the professional fighters were from Brazil and knew Jiu-Jitsu so I decided that’s what I needed to do,” Schrader explained. “I would like to take this as far as I can. I’ve trained with high-level fighters and this program is definitely right up there with them.”

Lamb— a Victor grad who wrestled for Boise State and Cornell— used Peloton as an outlet after several unfortunate incidents that led to a small bout of depression and obesity.
Following the death of his infant son from a staff infection, Lamb took it out on his body— overeating and drinking— to the point that he was 335-pounds. The weight gain coupled with his desire to compete again led him to the Spencerport MMA studio where he now fights at 205-pounds.

“I would watch UFC fights on T.V. and think to myself, ‘I could take that guy,’” he said. “I left a lot of things undone and after my first son died I got into a little funk— MMA helped me get back.”

Ferranti and the rest of the Peloton instructors constantly dispel the notion that MMA is a sport for barbarians and miscreants. In reality the matches are more strategy-based and, because there are several ways to win, MMA is arguably more complex than other fighting sports such as boxing.

“It’s not just a bunch of meat heads beating each other to a pulp,” said Ferranti who received his instructor certification after years of competing in Jiu-Jitsu. “Once people start to really watch the UFC more and get to know the rules a little bit more, I think that they will see that.”

Lamb concurred and feels that the sport has taken large strides since UFC 1, which was much rawer and resembled a bar-room brawl. Now there is a much thicker rulebook and stauncher guidelines to stopping fights early and avoiding serious injury.

“My first fight lasted 51 seconds and I didn’t know if I could hit somebody in the face full out,” he said. “Once I got in there, I realized that I could, but I don’t fight with animosity or with the anger to kill somebody.

“I view it more like a chess-match and a competition rather than a human cockfight, which is what it used to be like.”

Carlos-Clauss— who lost his most recent bout in Massachusetts by decision— noted that there is even a specific, very cerebral, way to train. Before fights, the athletes ramp up their regimens to prepare for the rigors of cage-fighting.

He generally goes through an eight-week training camp to prepare his body and mind for a bout.
“You can’t just go crazy the whole time you have to be smart about it,” he said. “Coaches plan the workouts accordingly so that you’re peaking at the right time for the fight.”

It is currently illegal to hold sanctioned MMA events in New York state, but it appears that fights could be approved as early as 2010. Ferranti believes that Peloton will continue to see growth as mixed-martial arts becomes ingrained in popular culture.

“I think when parents see that the sport is legal in the state they’ll be more willing to bring their kids to the gym,” he said. “I think the sky’s the limit for this sport.”

By-Jon Wordingham

Sunday, July 12, 2009

New Blue Belt Promotions

Congrats to Tom LaJuett, Adam Murrel, and Don Carlo-Clauss on their promotion to Blue belt!!
Well deserved.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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!!

Friday, May 22, 2009

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

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

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.

Monday, February 09, 2009

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

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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

Monday, January 26, 2009

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.