In 2004 was the East Bay Judo Institute Shido, I had brought my video camera along to record my friends Dave Camarillo and Jose Bencosme. They put on a show, as expected, even fighting each other in the finals (for the record Jose won, though Dave claimed the mat was slippery :)
Just a quick note of condolences for the Alliance Team in Atlanta for the loss of Jim McPherson, passed away just shy of his 62 birthday after a yearlong battle with colon cancer, surrounded and comforted by loved ones.
USJJF is pleased to announce it has contracted with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to provide an anti-doping testing program at the Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships, to be held at the Bren Event Center in Irvine, Calif., on March 20-24, 2013.
USADA is the national anti-doping organization for the United States, and runs the U.S. testing program for the Olympic, Paralympic, and Pan-American movements, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code.
I had posted this on my Facebook page a few days ago, bait more off the cuff from my usual style, with the intent of expanding on this later. But I am reposting this here on OTM word for word.
"Give a horrific and tragic turn of events in our community of Jiu Jitsu, I've had a number of conversations and have been asked to share my thoughts with quite a few people. I am shook by what happened as well, and I'm measuring my response now to be thoughtful and responsible.
Where: Heroes Martial Arts 460 South Market St San Jose CA 95113
Why: The ultimate goal in Jiu Jitsu is not to win on points! The Ultimate Goal is to try to finish your opponent. Round robin format, so everyone gets lot of matches and mat time, no time limit finals!
I’ve promised more than a few friends plus myself that I was going to get back to writing again on the regular. The last couple of weeks in particular have lit a fire under my butt. So I’m aiming for a weekly column? Keep stroking my ego and I might actually stick to it this time.
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