Grey/White Belt Promotion
John Paul is a very kind teammate and a relentless competitor when it is game time! Congratulations on working hard and earning your promotion John Paul.
Grey/White Belt Promotion
John Paul is a very kind teammate and a relentless competitor when it is game time! Congratulations on working hard and earning your promotion John Paul.
Gray-White Promotion:
Congratulations to James for earning his Gray-Belt. James is a quiet leader who is an excellent role model to his peers. He is respectful, well mannered, and gracious. After months of hard work and consistent dedication he has become a good, well rounded practitioner. Good job, James!
“Make progress not excuses”
Our jiujitsu program at edh bjj has a few components of training at is off the mat. One component involves building an elite mindset through discussion and reflection. Here is a response from a student named Shayne.
I believe that this quote is straightforward in its primary message but it also has different messages that many people will take different understandings from. For one, there is the obvious of, you cannot progress if you continue to fall back on your weaknesses and attribute your failure as part of who you are. Anyone can be good at anything, so long as they try hard enough is really what this quote is going for, but I also believe that this quote means that you have to combat the moral dilemma that everyone has inside of themselves. Everyone doubts themselves, everyone feels like giving up sometimes, but the only way to grow not just in jiu Jitsu, but in every aspect of life is to force yourself to do what’s hard, and to pursue your dreams and goals relentlessly.
Thank you Shayne for sharing your thoughts with us!
The Thanksgiving Jiu Jitsu camp was a lot of fun. The kids who came all had a great time hanging out with their teammates, playing games and of course doing jiu jitsu. Both days of camp had the same schedule. Jiu Jitsu class first, mat games, break and snack, then board games and making gratitude lists.
For the class we worked on a lot of stand up skills and basics on the ground such as single legs, sprawls, escaping side control and transitioning to mount. When class ended I made 4 teams, after each team picked their team names the games began. It was really fun to watch the teams work together as things got competitive. We competed in relay races, sumo matches, tug a war and then combined teams so that there were only two teams. Once there were only two games we finished off the mat games with snowball/dodgeball and log races. After the mat games we went outside to eat some snacks and take a break. When the kids came back inside I set up some board games and let them pick which games they wanted to play. While they were playing I talked to the kids about thanksgiving being a really good time to think about all of the things we have to be grateful for and told them to think of three things they were grateful for. When they were ready and had three things to write down they put their list on a sticky note and put it on the whiteboard.
Overall I really enjoyed doing the camp and look forward to the next one. If I was going to change one thing I would add more games for the 4 team tournament format. That seemed like it was the most fun part of camp. I also really liked the gratitude activity and will definitely have similar themes for future camps.
Coach Danny
Grappling Industries Reno
I had a great time competing at the Grappling Industries Reno tournament. I took gold in the gi and was able to execute my gameplan really well against all of my opponents. I took gold in this event last year but still made huge improvements this time. I was able to get more submissions, more takedowns, and competed in a weight division higher than I did last time.
Doing small local tournaments like this are great practice and a great opportunity to get feedback before doing some of the bigger tournaments. I know that I have to be able to win matches at these smaller tournaments if I want to have any success at Worlds or Nationals. When I first started competing I had no idea how big of a difference there was between local tournaments and major IBJJF tournaments. Now that I have experienced both, I view the local tournaments as a chance to test out my game plan and see what I need to work on before doing a big tournament.
One thing that is really nice about Grappling Industries is that I get a lot of matches every time I compete at their events. They do a “round robin” format that guarantees a minimum of four matches. That is pretty rare for Jiu Jitsu tournaments, at IBJJF tournaments you may only get one match. At this event I had seven matches total. I was exhausted by the end of the day. It feels rewarding to see my improvements at each tournament and it is fun to figure out what needs to be worked on based on each performance.
Jamie was also in action this weekend at jiujitsu tournament. After a 2 year break from competition, she was excited at the opportunity to compete and get back to competition. Jamie also competed in both styles (Gi and NoGi) and finished with a silver in the nogi division.
Thank you to Max and Kiet. Max and Kiet both made the drive from El Dorado Hills BJJ to support the two athletes in their competitive bouts. It’s great to compete, but it’s great to compete with a team knowing they are there to support you in and out of competition.
Coach Danny
SCHEDULE
February 5th 2022
8:40 – Doors Open
8:50 – Weigh in – Group 1 – 5
9:00 – Opening announcements
9:05-9:45 – Competition – Group 1 – 5
MEDALS for Group 1-5
9:30 – Weigh in – Group 6 – 8
9:50-10:25 Competition – Group 6 – 8
MEDALS for Group 6-8
10:00 – Weigh in – Group 9 – 12
10:25 -11:15 – Competition – Group 9-12
MEDALS for Group 9-12
11:00 – Weigh in – Group 13- 16
11:15-11:55 – Competition – Group 13- 16
MEDALS for Group 13-16
11:30 – Weigh in – Group 17-22
11:55-12:55 – Competition – Group 17-22
MEDALS for Group 17-22
11:30 – Weigh in – Group 23-26
13:00- 14:00 Competition Group 23-26
MEDALS for Group 23-26
GROUP 1: 2min White belt 2016-2017 Emberly Deal 16 40lb Lane Syputa 16 40lb Akaash Chand 16 42lb Marceline Norton 17 43lb |
10m
GROUP 2: 2min White belt 2016 Brayden Keane 16 45lb Major Begbie 16 48lb Will Fisher 16 49lb |
8m
GROUP 3: 2min White belt 2015-2016 Easton Criswell 16 50lb Carter Eckert 16 53lb Koa Saito 15 54lb Alaina Johnston 16 55lb |
10m
GROUP 4: 2min White belt 2015 Dylan phelan 15 76lb Exhibition 1: 2min Exhibition 2: 2min |
5m
GROUP 5: 2min White belt 2014-15 Luke Mcghehey 15 45lb Hunter Wells 14 51lb |
6m
(9:50)
GROUP 6: 2min White belt 2013-14 Jacob Cajucom 14 56lb Elan Klippel 13 55lb |
6m
GROUP 7: 2min White belt 2014 Jack Fisher 14 59lb Dalian Silva 14 60lb Marco Del Pozo 14 61lb |
8m
GROUP 8: 2min White belt 2013-2014 Claire Mills 13 59lb Renner Klick 14 64lb Noah Schwegler 13 65lb |
8m
(10:25)
GROUP 9: 2min White / Gray-white belt 2013-2014 Bryce Miller 13 70lb Nolan Zamora 13 73lb John Paul Foster 14 74lb Noah Farrag 14 75lb |
10m
GROUP 10: 3min Gray-white belt 2013-2014 Eva Mobley 13 60lb Ryder Lockwood 14 64lb Brett Mills 13 65lb |
10m
GROUP 11: 3min White belt 2012 Shane Perham 12 47lb Katrina Vella 12 55lb Bill Vella 12 57lb |
10m
GROUP 12 : 3min Gray / Gray-white belt 2012-2013 Ella Mobley 13 60lb Chloe Stinnett 12 60lb Emma Truong 12 72lb |
10m
(11:15)
GROUP 13: 3min White / Gray / Gray-white belt 2012-2013 Ella Truong 12 72lb Weston Smith 12 75lb George Bergamo 13 79lb Drake Scollard 13 80lb |
10m
GROUP 14: 3min White belt 2011 Julian Watts 11 75lb Bradley Zamora 11 78lb |
10m
GROUP 15: 3min White / Gray white 2011-2012 Ethan Farrag 12 120lb Hazel Velle 11 131lb |
10m
GROUP 16: 3min Gray / Gray-white belt 2010-2011 Gunnar Smith 10 79lb Michelle Mobley 11 82lb Miguel Werthman 10 83lb |
10m
(11:55)
GROUP 17: 3min White belt 2010-2011 Cole Haddix 10 95lb James Clapson 10 109lb Allie Nicholas 11 105lb |
10m
GROUP 18: 3min White / Gray-white belt 2009 Eli Berg 09 105lb Colton Cruz 09 110lb |
10m
GROUP 19: 3min White / Gray-white / Gray belt 2008-2010 Creigha Cockrell 10 120lb Liliana Cardenas 09 120lb Cooper Nicholas 08 110lb Colin Johnston 11 130lb |
14m
GROUP 20: White belt 2009 Eli Welch 09 150lb white Exhibition 1: 2min Exhibition 2: 2min |
5m
GROUP 20: 3min White / Gray-white / Gray belt 2007-2008 Aiden Himmelman 08 117lb Jack Johnston 07 125lb |
10m
GROUP 21: White belt 2007 Antonio Esteves 07 187lb Exhibition1: 2min Exhibition 2: 2min |
5m
GROUP 22: 4min White belt Wade Clapson 07 157lb Shane Bailey 05 143lb |
14m
(1300)
GROUP 23: 5min White / blue belt Adult + Matt Garvin 88 139lb Steven Nasrallah 87 154lb Quinton Stocker 00 163lb |
15m
GROUP 24: 5min White belt Adult + Wyatt Nethercott 92 215lb Josh Smith 77 208lb |
15m
NOGI:
GROUP 25 : 4min White / blue belt Juvenile & Adult + Matt Garvin 88 139lb Shane Bailey 05 143lb Steven Nasrallah 87 154lb Quinton Stocker 00 163lb |
16m
GROUP 26: 5min White belt Adult + Wyatt Nethercott 92 215lb Josh Smith 77 208lb |
15m
The winter Jiu Jitsu kids camp was a lot of fun. We started with an hour of Jiu Jitsu class where I focused mostly on helping the kids improve their takedown skills. We drilled our usual attacks from the feet and introduced the fireman’s carry which is a great takedown in the gi. It was fun watching the kids improve their new technique as the class went on.
After we ended class the mat games began. This was the highlight of the last camp so I added some games and spent more time playing than last time. We played relay races, sumo matches, sharks and minows, tug a war, and two new dodgeball games that I learned from coach Aaron. One dodgeball game keeps everybody playing by having the kids who are “out” run to the other side of the arena and still be able to tag the other team with the ball. The other one has 1 person start on each wall and everyone else in the middle. The people on the wall have to stay on the wall but can throw the ball at the people in the middle if they get tagged then they pick a wall and can throw the ball. We spent the most time on the two new games the kids liked them a lot.
Snacks and Board games are what came after mat games. It is a pretty chill way to spend the last half hour of camp. I’ll have to invest in some more board games to give them some more options for the next camp in April. My goal is to do these camps for every major school break in 2022 and a couple others for small holidays. I would like to get twenty kids at each camp I think that will be a perfect number to make the camp as fun as possible. Spring Break will be the next one I’m very excited to start planning it and see how I can make it better then the last two.
Coach Danny
2021 was a pretty good year. My goals this year were to compete in two major IBJJF tournaments and three local tournaments, get my purple belt, transition to making a living doing Jiu Jitsu and finish every match on my opponents back. I was able to accomplish a few of these; I competed in 5 tournaments, two of them being major ones (worlds and nationals), I transitioned to being a full time Jiu Jitsu coach, I finished a few matches on my opponents back but not all of them unfortunately.
Worlds was my last tournament of 2021. My expectations for myself were very high. I lost my first match and was really disapointed with myself. My two biggest mistakes in that match were pulling guard after getting frustrated with not being able to quickly get a takedown and going for a choke instead of sprawling on my opponents single leg. I’ve also learned that I can do way better preparing for tournaments. I think my biggest lesson from competing this year is how far behind my guard is and that I badly need to improve it. Naturally, I’ll be working hard on that in 2022. Right now I’m working on categorizing my goals for next year and getting a little more detailed on how I will accomplish my goals for 2022.
Teaching BJJ this year was awsome and I have learned a lot. The most important thing I learned is the importance of an organized curriculum. Having that organized curriculum gives a clear path from belt to belt and stripe to stripe. This year also taught me the value of getting stripes for the kids, I always knew it was important but I didn’t really understand what it meant and why it was important until now. Teaching has forced me to think more about techniques that I already know so that I also know how to explain and teach them which has made my Jiu Jitsu better. Something as simple as the scissor sweep that I would never think about since I can just do it becomes something I have to study and learn why it works and what can make it fail so that I can explain those details to seven year olds. I love teaching the kids class and am grateful I get to do it. I can’t wait to see how much better everybody gets in 2022.
Coach Danny
Sisters, Ella and Emma, lead by example and have embraced the idea of being ok being uncomfortable. When they first started jiujitsu the class full of unfamiliar faces and contact was a bit overwhelming. They made adjustments and worked through adversity. Now the two are the leaders of the kids jiujitsu class. They may be smaller in stature but don’t let that fool you, they are relentless and persistent, a real force to be reckoned with.
Gray-Black Belt Promotion: Congratulations Ian on a well earned promotion! Ian has trained hard for the past 5 years and brings a positive attitude on the mat. He is quick to help others and follows instructions very well. We’re so proud of you, keep up the good work!