Huge congratulations to Noel for taking silver in the black belt senior I  division this past weekend at the 2011 Pan Jiu Jitsu Championship! 

Noel had a great match against a tough opponent and lost by only an advantage in the finals. Noel dedicates 99% of his time to his students and advancing their skill level so it's an incredible accomplishment that he is able to also compete at the highest level. 


Special thanks to Mike Tomacelli from Tomacelli Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (http://www.jiujitsuman.com/). Mikey is a long time friend and training partner, and has coached Noel several years in a row now at the PanAms.  Also, thanks to all of our students and training partners who continue to support the FOUNDRY! 

Please join me in congratulating Noel!

You can view photos at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Brazilian-Jiu-Jitsu-Federation/192240324124641?sk=photos 

The largest and most competitive international Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championship is taking place this week in Irvine, CA from March 24th to the 27th. Noel, Cesar, Josh, and Duy will all be competing.   

The schedule is up and can be viewed at: http://www.ibjjf.org/cronopan2011.htm 
The brackets can be viewed at: http://www.ibjjf.org/cgi-bin/montachaves.asp

In addition, BudoVideos will be live streaming the event on Saturday and Sunday. Visit http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=31849 to get all the information.

I'll post results as I get them. 

**Please note, we will be having ADULT class on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. The kid's class will be cancelled on Friday. If you have any questions, call or email Missy.

Takeyoshi will be teaching/training during the week of March 17-21.  Limited space is available and most slots are full.


Takeyoshi will also be available for private lessons and many of the available slots are full, so if interested, please schedule a time, soon.


Takeyoshi is an amazing, super- technical instructor and I guarantee he will improve your Game.