Yamasaki Academy

Yamasaki Competitors in AMA Muay Thai

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:42:28 +0000

Tickets here: https://csc33-es1.eventbrite.com/?srnk=1&nomo=1

Amazon Forest Combat MMA

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:19:18 +0000

Fernando Yamasaki refereeing Amazon Forest Combat in Brazil.

More photos here: http://esportes.terra.com.br/lutas/fotos/0,,EI15532-OI194659,00.html

Fernando at Walter Reed for Wounded Warriors

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:17:34 +0000

Seminar: Kevin Green

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:54:12 +0000

A No-Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar in Voorhees, NJ on April 22nd from 12-3pm plus an hour of live rolling immediately following the seminar. All experience and fitness levels welcome.
Contact Budo FRMA to register. Register before the 16th of April for some savings.

Budo Full Range Martial Arts
PHONE: 1 856.435.8110
WEBSITE: http://www.budo-frma.com
ADDRESS: 476 Centennial Blvd., Suite 1, Voorhees, NJ 08043
ON LINE REGISTRATION: budofrmavoorhees.zenplanner.com

Kevin will be covering Butterfly Guard, XGuard, 1 Leg XGuard, Half Guard, and some RG.

Prices: $65 pre-reg by April 16th, $75 at the door and observer only fee is $25.

Wanderlei Silva

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:20:33 +0000

Attention PAN AM Competitors!

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:19:21 +0000

Attention Yamasaki BJJ competitors!!
If you’re going to the 2012 Pan American Championship in LA, CA please send your traveling dates so we can make your hotel arrangements. Get in touch with Francisco Neto at neto@grappling.com w/ arrival date and departure, full name, roommates names (if any). Also contact Neto w/ any other questions regarding the event.

NEWS FROM OUR CAPOEIRA PROGRAM

Yamasaki — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:00:03 +0000

Capoeira Annual Graduation Ceremony

Our Capoeira Annual Graduation Ceremony is around the corner. This is the most important event on the capoeira program calendar. We’ll have two Mestrandas and several Instructors and Graduados coming from all the U.S., Brazil, Canada and Porto Rico to be part of this big party.

You are all welcome to join us for this party. We just ask you to please bring a toy to donate at the door so we can not only celebrate our achievements but also bring some joys to kids in our community that don’t have the same opportunities.

The Batizado (as we call the capoeira graduation ceremony) will be on:

SUNDAY – MARCH 18TH
Hutchison Elementary School
13209 Parcher Ave – Herndon VA
2 pm – 5 pm

NEWS FROM OUR CAPOEIRA PROGRAM

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:11:27 +0000

MESTRE BIMBA CUP – NY

Yara C. Cordeiro, our capoeira Professor, served, once again, as Mestre Bimba Cup Director, a Cup that includes three combined competitions within it, based on the principles of Capoeira Regional and held by Abadá-Capoeira New York on February, 4th, 2012. The Mestre Bimba Cup is an unique competition on its structure and fundaments and Yara Cordeiro has been part of it since it began to be structured a few years ago, her contribution and knowledge have been a very important factor to the success and the realization of this competition. The Mestre Bimba Cup is a competition open to all Abadá-capoeira students in the U.S. and abroad and this year it included competitors from the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan and Aruba.

Besides the accomplishments of our Capoeira Professor, the students from the Yamasaki Academy brought home a total of 7 medals from the competition.

LUIS ANTONIO BITTENCOURT EMILIO JUNIOR, known in Capoeira as COLMÉIA:
1th Place – “Sequencia de Bimba” Player – overall
1th Place – “Sequencia de Bimba” Player – blue category
1th Place – “Sequencia de Bimba” Player – male – blue category
3th Place – Capoeira Song Singer – male – overall

CAMERON BESS, known in Capoeira as ALEGRE:
1st Place – Berimbau player – male – overall
2nd Place – Capoeira Song Singer – male – overall

COREY LEWIS, known in Capoeira as ÉBANO:
3rd Place – “Sequencia de Bimba” Player – orange-blue category

Congratulations to our the capoeira team!

In – House Tournament

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:48:53 +0000

Don’t forget about our BJJ In-House Tournament “At the Rockville Location” this Saturday, March 3rd!
Kids will start at 10am sharp, so please be at the Rockville Location by 9:15am, registration will go ’til 9:45am.
Adults will start at 11:45am, please be at the school by 11am, registration will end at 11:30am.
See you then!

Yamasaki Black Belt – Luis Pantoja for Wounded Warriors

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:36:34 +0000

More here: http://www.bjjdc.com/bjjdc.com/Adaptive_BJJ.html