Michigan BJJ Championships 1/30/10

We had some great performances this past Saturday in Michigan. In the Purple belt adult, James "PW" Becker made his debut. James took second barely losing on points as he had his opponent on the run for the last two minutes and had him wrapped up in a bow and arrow choke as time expired. Rocco DeTillio was absolutely perfect in the adult Blue Belt taking the gold medal, once again not getting scored upon and dominating his opponents with heavy top pressure and relentless guard passing. In the white belt division we had some great performances, Chris Bonezzi submitted all of his opponents to take the gold in the gi and took the bronze in the no-gi intermediate division. Eric "little becker", did a great job in the gi but came up short on points, he later came back and took gold in the no-gi division with little resistance. Great job guys and congrats on the medals!

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Monday 1/25

Today we warmed up with some takedowns. First we started with the double leg and then we hit the ground with a choke attack from the closed guard. After the choke attack, we worked a scissor sweep from the closed guard when your opponent counters the choke by placing one arm on your bicep to block you from choking.

Thursday 12/03/09 No-Gi Training

Thursday we did a head arm attack to a sweep/pass and finished with the head and arm choke. Here is a short video demonstration of the techniques. Enjoy!

Monday Night Class 11/23/09

First we had to welcome James and Stephen to the next level with a small gauntlet run. After that, we reviewed som techniques from the seminar. We covered the knee slide variation, the brabo choke and a brabo variation when the opponent frames against your shoulder. Check out the videos!

Wednsday Night Training

Tonight we had a fun beginners night. We learned how to defend the guard pass with the butterfly hooks in when your opponent tries to clamp you down and jump over the butterfly guard and then we learned an armdrag from the butterfly guard. After this we played king of the hill starting from the butterfly position so everyone could become more familiar with the position from top and bottom. It was a great class! Here is a short video.

Alliance of Cleveland Has Two State Champs!

The team brought home 6 medals this past weekend (Nov 7th) at the first ever Ohio State BJJ championship. Here are the results;

James Becker-1st Advanced No Gi 180-194, 2nd Blue Belt 180-194, 3rd No Gi Absolute. James had a great tournament and finished some top guys quickly.

Rocco Detillo (AKA, Sneaky Pete)- 1st Blue Belt 150-164.9 SP wasnt even close to being scored on and dominated his first tourney back from hernia surgery only 2 months ago.

Kevin Meade-2ND Masters Blue Belt 150-164.9 Kimbo dominated all his matches winning by margins of 10-14 points and did not get scored on but fell short in the finals by wristlock.

Stephen McCauliffe-2nd Super Heavy No gI beginner. Steve did a great job winning a tough match in the semifinals and just coming up short on points.

Great job guys, way to represent!

Cobrinha is coming for a seminar next week!