We Defy was featured on Doctors TV today on the mental benefits of BJJ for veterans. If you know a struggling veteran, send them a link to the foundation. Requirements for sponsorship are on the site.

If you are free Saturday, come support the foundation by attending the seminar! Tickets online!

https://www.wedefyfoundation.org/seminarreservations

We will be raffling off some swag donated by Black Rifle Coffee Company, a veteran owned coffee company.

https://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/jiu-jitsu-therapy-for-returning-veterans

WeDefy Foundation Seminar will be raising funds to sponsor wounded veterans with two gi’s and a year membership to train jiujitsu! Purchase your ticket online. All ages are welcome for a great learning experience!

http://WeDefyFoundation.org

If you know someone who needs help during this power outage, please read this!

Hey neighbors, I’m looking to put together supply runs for people in the Placerville/Pollock/nearby areas who need things like flashlights, batteries, gas, water, a cooler with some ice, and other basics. I’ve been hearing non-specific stories about that need, but I want to actually put a plan in action, and I’m hoping to make a run this evening (10/10).

My name is Jesse Jones, and I’m just starting up a group called Placerville Make Things Better, and I figure this power outage is as good a chance as any to get moving. If you or a neighbor need things from the following list (or something similar), please either text or call me at 916-258-2297.

• Water
• Ice
• Cooler
• Gas
• Propane
• Batteries
• Flashlight/lantern

If there are some commonly-needed basics I should add to that list, let me know, but I’d like to keep a good supply of more general goods than try to hit everyone’s specific needs.

Now, the second part: I need donors and volunteers. If you just want to chip in $5 or $20 to help buy supplies, I set up a PayPal pool here: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8iYeZeZriE

Also, if you have an old cooler, extra gas cans, maybe some of those 5-gallon Alhambra water bottles, etc., I can take some quick donations of those to redistribute to people. I can’t guarantee I’ll get them back, but put your name and number on it, and I’ll try to get them back to their owners when this is all over.

If you have time to actually organize and make a supply run, let me know that, too. I’ll be setting up some Google Docs to track the requests I get, and I’ll try to keep them organized.

You guys are an awesome community, and I’m sure we can make a few people get along better with just a little bit of help on our part. Call me with any questions: 916-258-2297 — supporting Placerville.

If nothing changes we will have power this pm at the dojo. CLASS AS SCHEDULED! Hope everyone stays safe. Good time to be thankful that we have power 99.9% of the year!

We love having visitors, especially when they are as awesome as Professor Van! Black belt and jiujitsu instructor from New Zealand.

Van has shared her time with us before and it’s always great to have her while she is on vacation visiting her family in town. We had a great class where she showed variations of the “matrix,” and her adjustments she uses to make it her own. Thank you for the great lesson!

Can showed an entry to the matrix from a failed x guard position to the crab ride. She also showed an entry to the matrix from a failed x guard sweep. Both were great additions to technical positions for the team!

Blue belt promotion! Ryan has been a diligent practitioner for the past several years but was sidelined with an injury that forced him to sit out for an extended period at time. As soon as he had recovered he was back on the mats and training consistently. We are proud to have him at the academy to promote him to Blue belt! Keep up the good work, Ryan!

It’s great to see students achieve the next level of challenge in the form of a belt promotion in jiujitsu. Although Ryan was out with an injury and surgery, he was always connected to the academy and found a way back into the dojo. Even though he wasn’t training it never felt like he was away. He’s a great example what what to do when you are injured and unable to train the way everyone else is.

We’re looking forward to seeing him continue to train and make an impact on those who might find themselves injured or down and out from not being able to fully train like everyone else.

Grey Belt promotion! Ian received his well deserved solid-grey belt today! Ian has been training with us for several years now and it has been beyond rewarding to see him transform into a well disciplined and respectful young man. He’s eager to learn from his instructors and eager to help his peers. Because of love for Jiu-jitsu his parents were inspired to train and have become dedicated practitioners themselves. Congratulations Ian!

EDH JiuJitsu places a strong emphasis on being family friendly. What does that mean? We want the entire family to feel comfortable near, around, or on the mat. Not everyone needs to be training. We value the experience the family has. To do so we’ve invested in a comfortable space for people to spend time when they are not training. We have toys, chess, books, coloring books, and fun things for kids and adults to chill with. Our goal is to provide a family friendly space where everyone has something to do.

6am jiujitsu has its first belt promotion today! Congrats to Mark on his blue belt!

Mark comes from a background in engineering & cycling and brings a very scientific and analytical approach to his learning on the mat. He brings energy and enthusiasm to our 6am group and when time allows, volunteer coaches in the evening with his children on the mat.

He is currently collecting newborn baby supplies at the dojo through October 11th. The donations will be brought to help families in the greater Placerville area.

Chris is a student at Edh jiujitsu getting ready for his blue belt. Here is has pieces together a bjj demo to perform some of the things he has learned over the course of his jiujitsu practices.

Link to his bjj demo

Bjj is a fun and dynamic for of fitness martial lab for all ages. Our academy edh Jiujitsu http://edhJiujitsu.com encourages people to come and start with a trial to really find out what they could be getting into.

Chris is also leading a community service event for the Star Foundation. This is to raise funds for the foundation to give children a more fun and comfortable ride to receive chemotherapeutic treatments. The fundraiser is going on through the month of October and we encourage everyone to participate by donating or even better, making a Star jar to get others to participate in the donation process.

Group promotion with Mya, Liliana, and Phoebe! These three earned their grey white belt promotion in the Jr class. They are fierce. They are dedicated. They are leaders. It’s great to see them pushing themselves and their teammates in practice. No strangers to competition, they have embraced the multi faceted approach to learning and understanding jiujitsu in practice and competition. We’re excited to see them grow in their new challenges!