Blue belt promotion in El Dorado Hills!

Mike has been a life long martial artist and brings all the elements of someone who understands the values of martial arts to the mat. We’ve enjoyed having him share his passion for the arts along with his avid enthusiasm to learn and develop his skills.

He recently organized a community event that taught the basics of single blade knife self defense. The event organized an opportunity to learn but also raise funds for “Placerville Make things better” and their next project building a ramp for a local resident in Placerville.

Mike is a humble warrior and constantly striving for self improvement. We are excited to see him continue to progress as he makes his way through the blue belt.

“How can parents better support their children at home academically?”

I am hosting a Parent & Student Academic Support Workshop at the dojo on Saturday, February 15th, from 1-3pm.

Target audience are families with children in the 8th-12th grade.

Donation $20 per family. Proceeds will be donated to children in India who are in dire need of school materials and other items.

Please watch the video below for details.

Thank you for your support!

-Joey Monforte

Blue belt promotion ★🛡柔🛡★
Congratulations to Joel on his blue belt promotion! He moved back to the mainland from Hawaii and started training after the influence of his family on the mat. Joel brings a “can do” attitude and loves looking into being his best self both on and off the mat. As a result, he is someone who instills a desire in all of us to be our best even on days when we are not. For his project, he has woven a business networking website for those involved in business at the dojo to connect and collaborate!

We are hosting a single blade knife self defense seminar at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This seminar will focus on defending single blade attacks such prison stabs and slashes. This seminar will be a look into what edged weapons training looks like. The idea is that you are not going to come out of a knife fight unscathed. You will get cut in all reality. The idea is to take the least amount of damage while mounting a sufficient defense to escape, strip the blade, or possible subdue the attacker.

The seminar will be taught by Bill Joseph. In addition to Bill, some other martial artists with extensive edge weapons experience will attend the event and assist in instruction.

100% of the proceeds from the seminar will be applied to funds to install a wheelchair ramp for United States Marine Corps Veteran Corporal H Earl Ford.

We had the pleasure of hosting our first Acro and inversions class in el dorado hills this week! Seriah and Sean, from The Handstand Nation led the two hour class.

Many drills and exercises were practiced in helping the multi leveled class better understand how to balance on your hands. The class was a great opportunity to explore flexibility, mobility, strength, balance, and alignment.

In addition to handstand work, we spent time working with one another as spotters. This requires great trust in your partner and communication. As a result, the practice also had a strong sense of team building and collaboration. There’s a lot of work taking place but also a lot of talking and that’s a great thing!

Seriah and Sean did a great job explaining the different mechanics of movement and holds but also made great care to emphasize safety. As fun as all these things can be, they can be dangerous. It’s reassuring to know that the coaches care about your safety along with all the other things. After all, there’s no sense in doing something fun if it’s going to result in being reckless and dangerous.

We hope to continue to host Seriah and Sean of The Handstand Nation more in 2020. Look for their classes on our calendar and website!

Handstands, Acrobatics and Tumbling at El Dorado Hills Jiujitsu!

Join us for one or both classes to push your limits, learn a new skill and have a ton of fun through this practice of strength, flexibility and play.

Handstands and intro to Acro 4-5pm
Acro skills and tumbling 5-6pm
$15/1 $20 for both classes.

Bring a friend or come solo.
All levels welcome.
Questions: Sariah or DM here.

The Handstand Nation is also collecting suitcases or any kind of luggage for the children’s receiving home this week. During all classes so any backpacks or rollaway cases or anything if anyone can bring to class that would be great. Thank you

Location:
4669 Golden Foothill Pkwy
Suite 208
edhjiujitsu.com

Yesterday was absolutely extraordinary from beginning to end. I started the day training with my awesome EDH BJJ teammates and was promoted to blue belt by Professor Eliot Kelly.

Later that day, I held a “Yoga for BJJ” workshop at the dojo. The level of support from my teammates before and during the Yoga workshop was incredible! It was a wonderful opportunity to pass along some knowledge to help people open up mentally and physically as well as explore their possibilities. Everyone did an excellent job of absorbing the info and applying it on the mat.

The donation-based workshop benefitted the clients of My Sister’s House, an organization dedicated to helping women (and their children) displaced by domestic violence and human trafficking. The EDH BJJ family was able to provide over $200 in cash and a big ‘ol box of necessities to help them out during this season. I want to give huge THANKS to everyone involved!

I’m so grateful for the support that Vanessa and the kiddos gave me during this event. Their presence and actions meant the world to me.

Purple belt promotion at the dojo today!
Pedro moved to the hills as a blue belt with a strong foundation of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira. At the core he is a student of learning. Pedro uses jiujitsu as a practice and reminder that we can always learn something new when we humble ourselves and open up to learning opportunities. His success and ability to overcome challenges is a result of his lifelong pursuit to learn and continue to develop on and off the mat.

We are hosting a single blade knife self defense seminar at El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on January 12. This seminar will focus on defending single blade attacks such as prison stabs and slashes. This seminar is meant to be a look into what edged weapons training looks like. The idea is that you are not going to come out of a knife fight unscathed. The idea is to take the least amount of damage possible while mounting a defense sufficient enough to escape, strip the blade or possibly subdue the attacker.

The seminar will be taught by Sensei Bill Jospeh. In addition to Bill, some other martial arts colleagues with extensive edged weapons experiences will attend the event and assist in instruction.

100% of the proceeds from the seminar to raise money to install a wheel chair marine for a United States Marine Corps veteran Corporal H Earl Ford.

Right now our target project recipient Corporal Ford uses a walker for mobility. Every time he enters and exits his household, he is required to put his walker to the side and walk up the stairs while his wife carries the walker.

We are going to fix this situation and allow Corporal Ford to come and go from his household without assistance. Placerville Make Things Better (our non profit) has already collected $1,000 via direct donations. We need to raise an additional $4,000 dollars in supplies or money to make this project happen.

Attached is a photo of the front porch that we will be upgrading with a proper wheelchair capable ramp.

If you are interested in participating in fixing this situation but cannot attend the seminar, please feel free to reach out to me or join our Facebook group.

Here is a link to our Facebook site for the event.
https://www.facebook.com/events/469435590443969/

Our kids jiujitsu program will make you a better wrestler!

Jayden started jiujitsu this summer with an extensive background in striking and in less than 6 months, you could say he’s a grappler! Look at this great photo of him hitting a double leg takedown at the first tournament of the year.

Join our wrestling class every Friday 6-7pm for drills and technical skills.