All BJJ students should familiarize themselves with the info in this short video from the IBJJF:
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Nov 11
The Significance of Transitions
Really great article with video examples. All Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students should read this and review the videos.
There are some GREAT leg drag pass videos and explanations embedded as well!
If you find something out there on youtube or in the “blogosphere” you think is worth sharing, send us a link via the contact page or by e-mail!
Comment and let us know what you think!
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Nov 11
Vanguard Grapplers Bring Home Nine Medals
From left to right: Steven Gendron, Christian Banghart, Luis Henry, Vinicent Holland, Marco Mendoza, Andrew York, Dan Steere, Aubrey Hummer.
This past Saturday, Nov 12, six of our very own went to Ashland, Va ( Near Richmond ) to take on the Submission Only Ju Jitsu tournament. Held by U.S. Grappling, the tournament featured a Gi and No Gi divisions, sub divided by weight class and belt rankings. The rules: finish your opponent by submission. No points. No time limits. Here’s a list of our guys who competed: Andrew York, Marco Mendoza, Christian Banghart, Dan Steere, Vinicent Holland, and Luis Henry. In total, the team brought home 9 Medals. 6 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. Excellent job guys!
Victorious goofballs
Here’s a link to the US Grapplers results page for the Nov Submission only tournament: http://www.usgrappling.com/events/submission-only-november-2011-richmond/
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Nov 11
Local press coverage…
Cool article on Mike Pope and some of his recent accomplishments – check it out if you haven’t seen it on Facebook already!
http://manassas.patch.com/articles/local-champ-brings-international-jiu-jitsu-gold-back-to-manassas
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Nov 11
Joey and Mike Promoted
Joey D’Alessandro (above) and Mike Pope (Below) were promoted last night at Vanguard Gym by Head Coach, Douglas Esposito. Joey moves to the orange belt and Mike has earned his purple belt after many achievements at blue to include MMA titles and gold medals at the Pans and Worlds. Now it’s time for both of them to take things to the next level. Congratulations and keep up the great work guys!
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Nov 11
Nov 11
Vanguard Gym’s Mike Pope 2011 Pan-American and WORLD Champion!
Mike flew to Long Beach to compete in this year’s IBJJF No-Gi World Championships, and is coming home with the gold. With all but one of his six victories ending in submission, he brings the blue belt medio gold back to Virginia. Mike also recently won the same division in the No-Gi Pan American competition as well.
Great job Champ – your teammates are proud of you and all the hard work you put in is clearly paying off!
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Nov 11
Nov 11
Competition Preparation
Great article on preparing for competition:
http://www.bjjgrapplers.com/forums/content.php?323-Soca-interview
Soca
http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/alexandre-soca-freitas
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Oct 11
Oct 11
Vanguard Gym’s Mike Pope Wins Gold at No-Gi Pans!
Congratulations to Mike Pope in winning the gold at this years No-Gi Pans in New Your City. Mike fought his way thru a field of over forty competitors submitting five opponents and defeating one by a margin of 20 points representing Vanguard Gym and Team Big Brothers. We can’t wait to see how he does at the worlds in November! Mike shows that hard work and dedication pay off!
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Sep 11
Sep 11
New Advanced Striking Class at Vanguard Gym
OK ladies and gentlemen, If you are serious about your striking game its time to pick it up. I will begin to teach the Advanced Striking Curriculum on Mondays from 8pm to 9:30pm and Saturdays from 9:30am to 11am. This is going to elevate everybody’s striking game to new levels. To be eligible to attend, you must have passed your sparring test with me, been through the Basic Striking Curriculum at least once, and have all proper sparring gear. Half of the class will focus on conditioning and technique and the other half will be cover strategy and sparring.
Striking Team Captain, Reed Miller will be helping me run this class when I am unavailable.
Subjects include, but are not limited to;
Advanced footwork and angles of movement
Advanced angles of attack
Advanced, Fight Preparation-Specific Conditioning
Feints and fakes
Set Ups
Strategy for different types of fighters
Chaining offensive and defensive movements
Advanced boxing and Thai boxing attacks, defenses, and counters
Strategy and Battle-plan development
I am so excited to be sharing this information with the Vanguard Team!
See you at practice!
-Coach Doug
P.S. For MMA fighters: Don’t fret – you should be at this class anyways, and we are also adding two MMA Team Practice times on Wednesdays and Fridays!!
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Sep 11
New 6:30pm Group CrossFit Class Added to Schedule
We are excited to announce another addition to our ever expanding schedule of classes and programs! We are adding a new group CrossFit class Mondays through Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Our new certified CrossFit instructors Taylor Rempe and Matt Sage will be heading these up.
Our improved group class format includes mobility, stretching, skill development and constantly varied, challenging workouts. We will be adding advanced skill development sessions soon as well.
