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Did you spot our ad at your doorstep? Call or use the contact form to the right and reserve your spot now!

We are proud to announce that we will be having a Kid’s Jiu-Jitsu Summer Camp June 17th-22nd. It will be for beginners and run 10am-noon daily. Participants will learn how Jiu-Jitsu is used for self defense, sport and positive lifestyle choices. Camp participants will conclude the experience by competing in a friendly tournament with other camp participants! Cost is $150 and includes a gi (uniform), daily snack, instruction with our staff and 1 month free pass to our daily kids program. Enrollment will be capped at 16 kids. 50% deposit required before June 14th to reserve your spot. Use the contact box on the right and let us know you would like to save a spot for your child.

This Saturday Dan will be coaching our women’s competition team at Dream’s women’s tournament. BJJ black belt and pro MMA fighter Jimmy Cerra will be filling in. Prior to moving out to LA, Jimmy was Jiu_Jitsu coach for the legendary Miletich Fighting Systems gym. He will also be available for private lessons after class. Don’t miss!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdSLKM5Sf4w

Just in time for spring break, we are offering 7 days free for our Kids and Juniors Program. Use the contact section to set up your trial!

Dan will be out coaching our team at the Dream Jiu-Jitsu tournament this Saturday. Not to worry though! Beneil Dariush will be teaching both the kids and adults class in his place. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity to learn from a seasoned Jiu-Jitsu competitor and undefeated MMA fighter.

Brea Jiu-Jitsu will be hosting the weigh-ins for Dreams tournament. We will also be taking part of our competition team to test our technique!

Pan Ams are this week and as a result we are cancelling all classes Wed-Saturday. We will hold a daily open mat at 6PM Wed-Friday and no classes on Saturday.

Here are the times people on our team are competing:

Roger & Lance – Wed 4:00PM
Kevin, William, Lawrence & Luis – Wed 5:10PM
Joe – Wed 6:10PM
Derek – Thurs 11:40AM
Ji – Fri 11AM
Mike – Fri 2:10PM
Dan – Sun 10AM

ALL matches will be streamed live on PPV which can be found at http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/search.php?substring=2013+pan. The IBJJF site will have the mat number and match order during the days of the event. Follow along from home!

University California Irvine
100 Bren event center
Irvine, California 92617

White Belt:

Lightweight:
1. Lance Phillip Chong – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
2. Khiem Tran – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
3. Richard Cassara – NKD

Middleweight:
1. Luis Serrano – Global Jiu-Jitsu Academy
2. William Kwon – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
3 John Choi – Brea Jiu-Jitsu

Heavyweight:
1. Rick Camarero – Borann Jiu-Jitsu/Brea Jiu-Jitsu
2. Amaure Morales – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
3. Joe Orosco – Brea Jiu-Jitsu

Openweight:
1. Rick Camarero – Borann Jiu-Jitsu/Brea Jiu-Jitsu
2. Richard Cassara – NKD
3. Joe Orosco – Brea Jiu-Jitsu

Blue Belt:

Lightweight:
1. Emilio Carrero – Gracie Barra Garden Grove
2. Spencer Nogawa – Mendes Bros (Atos)
3. Angel Alvarez – Gracie Barra Garden Grove

Middleweight:
1. Derek Gard – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
2. Rick Dawson – Bas Rutten Elite MMA/AKXE BJJ
3. Enrique Hernandez – Ralph Gracie OC

Openweight:
1. Derek Gard – Brea Jiu-Jitsu
2. Emilio Carrero – Gracie Barra Garden Grove

Purple Belt

Lightweight:
1. Arun Sharma – Robot BJJ
2. Mike Wilson – BTT

Middleweight:
1. Ichihashi Masataka – Gracie Barra
2. Travis Williams – Tap Out

This afternoon we had a great seminar with Beneil Dariush on omoplatas. He took the time to roll with every student in the room! As a bonus, Dan also rolled with all seminar attendees.