7-27-10
Loop Chokes Seminar with Sandro "Batata" at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be hosting a seminar with Loop chokes expert Sandro "Batata" Santiago. " Batata" is a Black Belt 3rd degree and is Roberto "Gordo" 's first Black Belt. With 19 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience, he has perfected over these years and is an expert of the loop chokes techniques and will be sharing his knowledge, covering his amazing loop chokes arsenal here at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy, Saturday- August 21st on a 2 & 1/2 hours seminar. Make sure to reserve your spot!! Below you can see additional info about the seminar and A video with "Batata" 's loopchokes highlights.
Seminar Info:
Date- Saturday, August 21st
Time: from 10:30am to 1:00pm Location: TBJJ Academy
Professor Tinguinha has just returned from a seminar at the Gustavo Machado BJJ Academy in Virginia Beach- VA where he spent the last weekend visiting the school and teaching the seminar on Saturday. He would like to thank everyone who attended the seminar. It was great!! Below you can see few pictures from the seminar.
7-26-10
New Ultimate MMA Magazine Column featuring Professor Tinguinha!!
There is a brand new Ultimate MMA Magazine out with a brand new article featuring Professor Tinguinha this time going over The Mounted Position in the MMA scenario. Below you can see the new magazine and column. Out NOW, Check it out!!!
7-24-10
VISITORS FROM NEW YORK AT THE TBJJ ACADEMY!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had a visit from Truman Cho and John Won who came all the way from the Renzo Gracie School in New York and made sure to stop by our school, they came to our Saturday ALL Levels class and trained with us. Thanks guys for the visit and training session.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Pro Shop has a new TBJJ T-shirt Style available for SALE now at our store. You can check the T-shirt below. Soon we will have at our online store as well. So check it out!!
7-18-10
14th Tinguinha BJJ Academy's Belt Ceremony
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just had it's 14th edition of the Belt Promotion and Celebration, this past Saturday July 17th at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. We had students promoted to the White-Yellow, Yellow, 5 Blue and 3 Purple Belts and Students promoted with stripes in all the belts. It was a pleasure to have the TBJJ students, their families and friends here celebrating with us. After the promotions we took our group picture and following that some of the TBJJ Students and their families headed to the Brazilian barbecue restaurant- Amazon to celebrate the TBJJ Team's accomplishments. Below you can check some pictures as well as the complete list of promoted students.
TBJJ Academy 14th Belt Ceremony
Blue Belts being promoted with Stripes
Kids being promoted to the White- Yellow and Yellow Belts
TBJJ Academy Group Picture
TBJJ Students and their family members celebrating at a Brazilian
Barbecue Restaurant following the ceremony
You can check the 14th TBJJ Belt Ceremony Picture Gallery at-
KIDS
White- Yellow Belt
Riley Weber
Griffin Sanchez
Brody Sanchez
Yellow Belt
Jon Marc Rivero
ADULTS
Blue Belt
Kareem Mezied
Brett Weekley
Shaheen Shaheen
Emeka Diribe
David Hernandez
Purple Belt
Jeff Nolasco
Keneth Weber
Nathan Stauber
Stripes Promotion:
KIDS
Osaze Madden- Yellow-Orange Belt- I Stripe
Lehna Orozco- Yellow Belt- III Stripes
Jacob Rivero- Yellow Belt- III Stripes
Josh Rivero- White-Yellow Belt- III Stripes
Nick Archuleta-White Belt-III Stripes
Jeremy Vega-White Belt-III Stripes
Ryan McGinty-White Belt- II Stripes
ADULTS
White Belt
Josue Garcia- I Stripe
Aaron Colossi- I Stripe
John Nacaratto- I Stripe
Albert Anaim- I Stripe
Craig Westman- I Stripe
Daniel Malek- I Stripe
Derek Ramos- II Stripes
Romeo Ingresso- I Stripe
Michael Mcginty- I Stripe
Kevin Santos- II Stripes
Victor Robles- III Stripes
John Villanueva- III Stripes
Todd Spicer- III Stripes
Richard Archuleta- III Stripes
Carlos Gonzalez- IV Stripes
Frank Vilardi- IV Stripes
Blue Belt
Alfredo Trevino- I Stripe
David Mitchell- I Stripe
Sonny Kang- I Stripe
Jeff Nims- I Stripe
Raymond Quinto- II Stripes
Glen DeGuzman- II Stripes
Brian Browne- II Stripes
Ben Lin- II Stripes
Robert Willyard- II Stripes
Noah Nagel- II Stripes
Paul Roman- II Stripes
Matt Bassi- II Stripes
Richard Singleterry- III Stripes
Jonny Weber-IIIStripes
Arvie Gimeno-III Stripes
Tim Stephens- III Stripes
Jimmy Weber- III Stripes
Richard Lee-III Stripes
John Robertson- IV Stripes
Dan Gonzalez- IV Stripes
Brian Swienton- IV STripes
Herb Laano- IV Stripes
Daniel Gonzalez- IV Stripes
Will Locklear- IV Stripes
Purple Belt
Sam Chen- II Stripes
Rommel Jovellanos- II Stripes
Greg Lopez- III Stripes
John Vitasa- III Stripes
Paul LaPorte-III Stripes
7-8-10
5th Tinguinha BJJ In House Tournament's Gallery!!!
We just posted a pictures gallery with pictures from the 5th In House Tournament. So if you were a part of it or would like to check out the event, they are available NOW at-
http://www.tinguinha.com/tbjjinhousetournamentgallery.html
After two weeks without the Sunday class due to the 5th TBJJ In House Tournament and the 4th of July Holiday, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Sunday class returns this Sunday, July11th. So we hope to see the TBJJ students here...
7-5-10
Professor Tinguinha's article at The Ultimate MMA Magazine!!
Professor Tinguinha has a featured article in this month's issue of the Ultimate MMA Magazine, in the MMA 101 section, going over the half guard and how it applies to the MMA game.He is assisted in this article by Tinguinha BJJ teammate Jeff Nolasco. Check it out....
7-5-10
Tinguinha BJJ Students recent stripes promotion!!
Congratulations to all Tinguinha BJJ students recently promoted with stripes. Great job!!
Kids
Alex Orozco-Yellow Belt-III Stripes
Lehna Orozco- Yellow Belt- II Stripes
Jacob Rivero-
Yellow Belt- II Stripes
John Marc River- White Belt-Yellow Stripe-IV
Josh Rivero- White Belt- Yellow Stripe- II
Riley Weber- White Belt-IV Stripes
Jeremy Vega-
White Belt- II Stripes
Nick Archuleta- White Belt- II Stripes
Adults
Emeka Diribe- White Belt- IV Stripes
Kareem Mezied- White Belt- IV Stripes
Frank Villardi- White Belt- III Stripes
Richard Archuleta- White Belt- II Stripes
Derek Ramos- White Belt- I Stripe
7-5-10
5th Tinguinha BJJ In House Tournament Tinguinha BJJ Team's Results!!
We would like to congratulate all the Tinguinha BJJ Students who participated in the 5th TBJJ In House Tournament. It was great seeing the team's support and their families as well. We are grateful to have such a close team and family. Below is the TBJJ Team's results from the tournament:
Kids 1st Places
Riley Weber- White Belt-(8-9years old)
Nick Archuleta-
White Belt-(9-10 years old)
Jacob Rivero- Yellow Belt-(13-14 years old)
2nd Places
Jon Marc Rivero- White Belt (8-9 years old)
Adults
1st Places
Emeka Diribe- White belt-adult-190lbs.
Daniel Gonzalez- Blue belt-Adult-211lbs. & up
Will Locklear-Blue Belt-Master-185lbs.
Rommell Jovellanos- Purple Belt- Master-186lbs. & up
2nd Places
Kareem Mezied- White Belt- Juvenile-150lbs.
Frank Villardi-White belt-Adult-190 lbs.
Mike Shen- Purple Belt-Adult-186lbs. & up
We are very proud to announce that Professor Tinguinha was invited to take on a new role, he has been hired as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program Director and coordinator at the UFC Gym- Rosemead- CA. Besides directing the program, Professor Tinguinha is leading the BJJ team, teaching classes over at the UFC Gym and in an effort to coordinate a strong and technical BJJ program he is bringing part of the Tinguinha BJJ Instructors Team to teach there, Kenric Toliver, Russell Cantorna & Greg Lawson will be teaching BJJ and NoGi classes there as well. Wednesday, June 23rd Professor Tinguinha and few members of the Tinguinha BJJ Team did an all day of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu demonstrations at the UFC Gym's Open House.We had Professor Tinguinha along,TBJJ Black Belts Luis Gonzalez, Mike Brown, Kenric Toliver,Brown Belt- Russell Cantorna & Yellow Belt- Jacob Rivero demonstrating techniques inside the official UFC Octagon. It was a great chance to share our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Knowledge and philosophy.
"I am very pleased to be a part of such serious and big company as the UFC Gym. I look forward to coordinate a legitimate and strong BJJ program with all the martial art's values and philosophy. " - Tinguinha
Below you can check a few pictures from the Demonstration and this new venture.
The 5th Tinguinha BJJ In House Tournament had a great turnout. We had over 100 competitors and 12 schools being a part of the event. The tournament had the participation of: Nino Schembri BJJ, Ace BJJ, Kazeka Muniz BJJ, Fight Forum- Alexandre Novaes BJJ, MCBJJ, Speedy BJJ, GB Culver City,Lotus Blub BJJ, GB Corona, CQuence BJJ, Pedro Soriano BJJ, Gillobel BJJ & TBJJ Academies
.The Tournament had fights in every belt levels from the white to the black belt- Kids & Adults.
We would like to thank Andreh Anderson, Alexandre Novaes & Pedro Soriano for their help as referrees, Paul LaPorte and Mike Brown for their great job as ring coordinators as well as Richard Lee and Robert Willyard for working as score keepers and fights timers. We truly appreciate it.We are very pleased as well with all the support from our team, all the coaches present, competitors and their families. We would like to also thank BJJ Legends Magazine for all the support and TBJJ.TV Online Training. The Tournament's fights were available online for FREE for a limited time but TBJJ.TV will be offering the fights to be purchased by anyone interested in aquiring their fights.
So one more time we thank everyone for the great support and we hope to see you back at a next event. Below you can check a few pictures from the event.
Black Belt Super Fight Result:
Kenric Toliver (TBJJ) X Jeremy Geaga(GB Culver City)
Kenric Toliver won by advantages
Soon we will be posting a tournament's picture gallery. So keep posted.
Due to the 4th of July Holiday, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED this Sunday, July 4th. Hope you enjoy the day!! We will see everyone back in training Monday, July 5th!!!
6-28-10
Tinguinha BJJ's 5th In House Tournament fights available NOW for FREE!!
We would like to thank everyone who attended The 5th Tinguinha BJJ In House Tournament, Sunday- June 27th. We thank all the schools, competitors, coaches, families and staff for the support and sportsmanship. We also would like to thank BJJ Legends Magazine and TBJJ.TV for the great support. We appreciate it all. If you would like to check the tournament's fights, they are available for FREE for a limited time at the TBJJ.TV- online training website.
The 5th Tinguinha BJJ In House Tournament Registration's deadline was June, 25th 2010. There will be NO registration on the date of the tournament. Thank you for all the competitors and schools that registered. The tournament is OPEN to the public and fights will be available for FREE later in the day at the TBJJ.TV online training website-WWW. TBJJ.TV
The Tinguinha BJJ 5th In House Tournament that will be taking place, Sunday-June 27th at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy keeps getting better. Below you will find additional information from the tournament.
Tinguinha BJJ IN HOUSE Black Belts Superfights:
Kenric Toliver (TBJJ) X Jeremy Geaga (GBCulverCity)
Daniel T Cruz(GBCulverCity) X TBA
Sponsors:
BJJ Legends Magazine
We are glad to announce that BJJ Legends Magazine is coming aboard to be a part of our event. They will be presenting all the champions in the adults-masters categories with a copy of their high quality BJJ video-magazine.
TBJJ.TV Online training
The TBJJ.TV online training will be offering FREE access to the online training website for a limited time during June 27th. The tournament's fights will be available for public access for FREE on the online training website as well. We will be having Black Belt Superfights plus fights on kids,Men & Women categories in ALL Belts. So check out to watch the fights later on that date.
Tournament's T-shirt:
Don't forget that the first 50 competitors to sign up will be getting a FREE tournament's T-shirt. So make sure to sign up and garantee yours.
Design by Arvie Gimeno
Confirmed Schools:
We already have few confirmed schools so far that will be a part of the event and we are very excited to welcome all these schools to our event and the others to come as well.
Confirmed schools:
Tinguinha BJJ Academy
Speedy BJJ school,
Fight Foum- Alexandre Novaes,
VMAT- Andreh Anderson,
Guillobel BJJ,
Gracie Barra Culver City,
Gracie Barra Corona,
Robot BJJ,
Pedro Soriano BJJ,
United BJJ,
Premium MMA Unit- Kazeka Muniz,
Nino Schembri BJJ school,
MCBJJ
You can get the tournament's complete information at:
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED this Sunday, June 20th due to the Father's day!!
We wish all TBJJ Dads a wonderful day!!! Classes resume at regular schedule Monday, June 21st.
We had the pleasure to welcome a visitor all the way from Hong Kong to the Tinguinha BJJ Academy this past week. Alex Van Praag trained with us for a whole week while visiting California. We would like to thank Alex for the visit and hope he will return in the future.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy welcomed a visitor from the Bay area last Wednesday, June 9th. Haywood Beaird stopped by to visit the school and took our NoGi-BJJ Class. Thank you Haywood for taking the time to visit.
6-9-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy 5th In House Tournament!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has the pleasure to announce it's 5th In House Tournament, taking place at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, Sunday- June 27th. It will be a Gi/Kimono Tournament and it will be open to ALL rank levels. It will be the first In House Tournament at our New and bigger location and we are glad to welcome everyone to this TBJJ event. This would be a great opportunity for students to get competition experience in a friendly enviroment and without the pressure of a big tournament's setting. Tournament's fights will be available for public viewing for FREE, later in the day at the TBJJ.TV online training website, who will be sponsoring this event.
You can find more information about the event below, we hope to see you there.
Date: Sunday, June 27th Location: TBJJ Academy- 22349 La Palma Ave. Ste 118- Yorba Linda- CA Tournament Start: 10:00 am Prizes: Medals for 1st and 2nd Places
Medals for all competitors in the Kids division Attendance: Open to Public Participation: Kids/Men/Women/Adults/Masters
The first 50 Competitors to Sign Up will get a FREE Tournament's T-shirt!!!
We said good-bye yesterday to TBJJ Teammate Marija Sola who returned home to Croatia where she trains at the Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated school in Djakovo. Marija spent 11 days here with us training intensely with the TBJJ Team. It was a pleasure to have her over here and we hope to have her back in the future.
Marija pictured with BJJ Black Belt Kris Shaw at The TBJJ Academy
We had the pleasure to welcome last night at our Tuesday int./adv. class Brazilian Black Belts, Rafael "Gordinho" Correia and Almiro Barros. They are here from Singapore for the World championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and have been visiting the Tinguinha BJJ Academy; last night they gave us the pleasure to teach few techniques at our Tuesday night Int./Adv. Class which was OPEN to ALL Levels. We would like to thank Rafael and Almiro for the visit and the class. We hope to see them back soon.
Due the World Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that is going to be taking place in Long Beach this weekend The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Sunday, June 6th. We will see you back in class Monday-6-7-10. Note-
Other than Sunday, classes will be at our regular schedule at all other days of competition.
Today, Saturday 5-29 We had a nice Saturday training session. It was Frank Ruiz last training session at the TBJJ Academy before taking off to Seattle where he is going to study and it was Marija Sola, from our affiliated school in Croatia's first day of training here, on herfinal preparations for the World championship.
5-29-10
Professor Tinguinha on the Ultimate MMA Magazine!!
Professor Tinguinha has just been featured in the latest issue of The Ultimate MMA Magazine, in a section going over basic BJJ techniques for the MMA game-" MMA 101- Everything you want to know about the guard". The magazine is out now, check it out!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be having a very special class next Tuesday, June 1st at our Tuesday Night Class. We will be having 2 Brazilian Black Belts coming from Singapore to do their final preparations for the world championship here with us, they will be here for an entire week, and Tuesday night they will be teaching a couple of techniques at our int./adv. class. The class will be a Mixed (Open to All Levels) class instead of the regular Int./Adv. Class. All TBJJ Students are welcome to come and take part of this special class!!
The TBJJ Academy will have all week, from May 29th a visitor from our affiliated school in Croatia. Marija Sola, who has been very successful in the international grappling scene and is coming here to compete in the worlds. She will take the time to train with us for the entire week. We are glad to welcome her over.
Due to the Memorial Day Holiday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Monday- May,31st. We will return to regular schedule Tuesday, June 1st!! Enjoy the break and we will resume training Tuesday!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy have two NEW Fathers. TBJJ Students Jack Lee and Matt Madden just welcomed new additions to their families. Jack had a baby girl and Matt welcomed a baby boy. We would like to congatulate Jack, Matt and their families on their new additions!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has the pleasure to announce our 5th TBJJ Academy In House Tournament, taking place Saturday June,26th. The tournament will be a Gi Competition and will include Kids, Women and Men divisions, It will be open to White, Blue, Purple & Brown Belts. So mark your calendars and save the date. We will be posting further information about the tournament soon.
The Gordo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil just had a major upgrade, they revamped the place and everything is looking very nice. Gordo is a top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor and has one of the most respected, world class BJJ Team including BJJ Sport as well as an MMA Fighting team. Professor Tinguinha and Gordo have a long dated friendship and his Academy in Brazil is the TBJJ Team's training location, so we would like to congratulate Gordo and his team of staff on the upgrade and their growth. Below you can check a few pictures of their new space.
This past week The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome to our Dojo few visitors from our affiliated school in Canada, The Hamilton School of Martial Arts. We had Mickey Dimic, Mark Simon and Veltri Herc visiting us here at the TBJJ HQ in California all the way from Ontario-Canada, they were able to train and exchange with the TBJJ Team. We are glad they were able to take the time to visit the school and meet some of the TBJJ students. Hope to see them back soon.
5-20-10
TBJJ Affiliate School in Alaska- The Anchorage BJJ NEW Gym!!
We are very proud of the TBJJ Affiliated school in Alaska, The Anchorage BJJ School on their recent move to a NEW location and for expanding their school to a bigger and improved new space. We would like to congratulate all the Anchorage BJJ School staff and owners on their upgrade and growth and wish them all the luck in the new location!! Below you can check few pictures of their new location.
5-11-10
Professor Tinguinha Interview at BJJ-Asia!!
Our professor was just interviewed by one of the biggest BJJ blogs in Asia, BJJ-Asia.This is his second interview for the well known blog and this time around he talked about his experiences as a teacher and the evolution of this martial art as well as his experiences as a practitioner and instructor over the past 10 years. He also went over the increasing variety of techniques sources and what that brings to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu art... To check the interview... http://www.bjj-asia.com/2010/05/interview-w-mauricio-tinguinha-mariano.html
On may 5th at the Tachi Palace Fights 4: Cinco De Mayhem, TBJJ Black Belt Luis "speedy" Gonzales fought against Ulysses Gomes, in the main fight, fighting for the championship belt. The fight went on for five rounds in a very exciting match in which Luis always controled the pace of the fight. On his feet and on the ground unfortunately the judges saw the fight in a different way and gave the fight for Ulysses by decision. Not only Luis's corner thought he won but most of the public had the same impression. Luis's camp will try to apeal the decision and ask for a rematch. We all from the TBJJ team would like to congratulate Luis, in spite of the results, for putting a good show and great fight, showing a lot of improvement from his last fight. We will be posting updates.
We've recently received a very nice e-mail from multiple times visitor Mike Bush, who has been coming to train with us every chance he is in California. We appreciate hearing that we have contribute to Mike's progress and would like to congratulate him on moving to a next level in his training!!!
"Mauricio-
Just a quick note to let you know that I was promoted to purple belt last night and, being a frequent traveler as I am, I couldn't have done it without the support of the academies that welcome me with open arms (as yours has) so I can train while I'm on the road.
Regards...Mike "
5-8-10
TBJJ Saturday Mixed (ALL Levels) Training Session!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had an interesting Saturday Mixed (All Levels) Training Session today. We had the students practice Open Guard Passing techniques and created interesting ways to have them work all the important aspects of these techniques such as the use of the hips, legs, arms and grip. Nice, interesting training session.
You can check a few pictures below.
We had a very nice No-Gi Training Session today at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy. As we have been doing few times per month we did a take down against striker specific training during the NoGi Class, adding NoGi take downs and more MMA directed techniques. Good Session!!!
You can see few pics from the train below...
Due to the Mother's day this upcoming Sunday, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will NOT have the Sunday Mixed (ALL Levels) Class, this Sunday- May 9th. The Sunday class will resume to regular schedule the following Sunday. We hope you enjoy the day with your families and we wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the TBJJ Moms!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate long time TBJJ member Frank Ruiz on his recent wedding!! We are very happy for him and wish him and his new wife Ivy all the best in this next step of their lives. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Last week the Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome three students from The Gustavo Machado school in Virginia Beach- VA. While here in California they took the time to visit our school and train with the TBJJ Team. We would like to thank them for stopping by and training with us.
In order to better accomodate the TBJJ Students schedule, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be switching the Thursday Night- NOGI Class to BEGINNERS (Gi-Kimono) Night Class. So, starting on the first Thursday of May, May 6th, The TBJJ Thursday Night Schedule will be as follows:
We are glad to announce the addition of a NEW affiliated school to the TBJJ Team, we are glad to welcome the Blackout Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School located in Chicago,IL. The school is conducted by Gabino Guerra, who will be visiting the Tinguinha BJJ Academy soon to train with the TBJJ Team. We are excited to assist on their growth and welcome them to The TBJJ Family. Nice to have them on board!!
You can check more about the Blackout School at our affiliated schools link... http://tinguinha.com/affiliated.html
4-26-10
Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez training at the TBJJ Academy!!
This past weekend, from Friday-April 23rd to Sunday- April 25th we had TBJJ Black Belt & MMA fighter Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez training at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy. Luis was in the final preparations for his upcoming fight, May 5th in Tulare- CA, Professor Tinguinha will be in his corner coaching and was glad to assist Luis on his final preparations. We wish Luis the best of luck on his fight.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy recently had few of our students promoted with Stripes in various ranks. We would like to congratulate all the promoted students on getting one more step closer to a new belt rank!! Below you will find the list of the promoted students.
KIDS
Ryan Mcginty-White Belt- I Stripe
Nicholas Archuleta- White Belt - I Stripe
Jeremy Vega- White Belt- I Stripe
Riley Weber- White Belt- III Stripes
ADULTS
Michael Mcginty- White Belt- I Stripe
Romeo Ingresso- White Belt- I Stripe
Michael Gastellum- White Belt- I Stripe
Richard Archuleta- White Belt- I Stripe
Kevin Santos- White Belt- I Stripe
RJ Bearce- White Belt- I Stripe
John Villanueva- White Belt- II Stripes
Todd Spicer- White Belt - II Stripes
Victor Robbles- White Belt- II Stripes
Brett Weekley- White Belt- IV Stripes
4-19-10
BJJ Black Belt Kris Shaw back on the mats!!!
After a long self imposed break to grow her family, BJJ Black Belt Kris Shaw is back to the TBJJ mats and we are glad to welcome her back into training. Kris is excited to be back training and is looking forward to be back in shape and burn the babies's weight with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We would like to welcome Kris back and we look forward to assisting her in getting to her goals.
4-17-10
Open Guard Fundaments- Techniques Review!!
Professor Tinguinha just updated his BJJ Blog- Tinguinha's BJJ Corner with a brand new Techniques Review on the Open Guard Fundaments. The article covers the fundaments of the Open Guard, complete with 2 Techniques taught by Professor Tinguinha, pictures and a video.
4-16-10
New Interview posted at our interview's link!!
Check out this interesting NEW interview just posted to our website's interview link. We had a chance to sit down and talk with TBJJ Black Belt Mike Brown and go over his beginning in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 35 and among other things, seeing the start and growth of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu art in the U.S.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy was glad to welcome last Wednesday, April 14th a visitor all the way from Japan, Shoji Nohira came with Moegi and Shinji Abe and took part in our Wednesday Night training session. We would like to thank Shoji for taking the time to visit our school and train with the Tinguinha BJJ Team.
Professor Tinguinha, Moegi, Shoji, Shinji & TBJJ Black Belt Kenric Toliver
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Classes will be taking a well deserved break for the time being. This will give our competition team a chance to recharge and regroup the energies to come stronger for the next competition season. Classes will return to it's regular Saturday Schedule, STARTING This Saturday-april17th.
TBJJ Saturday All Leels class- from 11:00am to 12:30pm
4-12-10
TBJJ Team at The Pan American Championships!!
The Pan American Championship of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu took place last weekend and few TBJJ Students participated of the competition. The TBJJ Academy returned with 2 Bronze Medals. We would like to congratulate all the students who competed in such big tournament for giving their best. Below you will find the results and pictures from the competition.
3rd Places
Daniel Gonzalez- Blue Belt- Adult- Super Heavy
Frank Ruiz- Purple Belt- Adult- Super Super Heavy
Frank Ruiz
Russell Cantorna
Russell Cantorna
Russell Cantorna
Emil Nguyen
TBJJ Black Belts- Mike Brown,
Mauricio
"Tinguinha" & Kenric Toliver coaching
This Friday, April 9th we had a visit from BJJ Black Belt Julio Echeverria and some of his students from The Batata BJJ School in Santa Cruz, they were in town for the Pan American championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and stopped at our school to visit and train at our Friday's NoGi training session. Thank you Julio and all the team for taking the time to visit us and train with The TBJJ Team.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy was glad to welcome Justin Charon, from our TBJJ Affiliated school in Alaska, The Anchorage Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Justin came to the Pan American Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that is taking place this weekend and also to train with us at The TBJJ Academy. Thank you Justin, for the visit and training sessions.
4-8-10
TBJJ Affiliated School in Croatia 3rd World Grappling Championship Results!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated school in Croatia continue doing an outstanding job with their competition team. Last March 26th to 28th The TBJJ Croatia Team participated of the 3rd World Grappling Championship that took place in Cracow-Poland and had the participation of more than 23 countries. Our affiliated school had two members representing their team, Marija Shola and Davor Pochijak both Blue Belts. Marija got 3rd place (bronze medal) in the NoGi and 2nd place (silver medal )in the Gi/Kimono category while Davor placed 5th in the NoGi category and 2nd (silver medal) in the Gi/Kimono category. Marija, the youngest fighter of the world championship, fought a bjj blue belt fighter from Poland, a Serbian wrestler and judo black belt and a Russian judo and sambo blue belt,being praised for her technique she left with the silver and bronze medals. We are extremely proud of the TBJJ Team-Croatia's results and also of Zeljko Vukovich for doing an excellent job coaching, supporting and carrying not only the Tinguinha BJJ philosophy but the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Martial Art's.
Well Done!!!
Check out this great NEW Video posted on our videos link featuring fighting footages of different aspects of the Spider Guard Game by Professor Tinguinha. You can see the video below, for more techniques, tournaments and TBJJ Academy videos go to... http://tinguinha.com/videos.html
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had a visit from Raymond Varilla, who came all the way from the Philipines and took the time to come visit The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and train at our Intermediate/Advance class.
Thank you Raymond for stopping by and visiting us.
The Pan American Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will be taking place this week, from Thursday- April 8th till Sunday- April 11th. We will have some TBJJ Teammates competing. Tournament will be taking place in Irvine, at the University California Irvine. Due to the tournament The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will NOT have classes SATURDAY & SUNDAY (april 10th & 11th respectively). You can get more information about the tournament's location and schedule at the IBJJF Website.
Due to the Easter Holiday, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will not have a class this Sunday, April 4th. Classes will resume Monday April 5th. We wish you all a happy easter and that you may enjoy the day with friends and family!!
We have just updated our website's videos link and added a new video from The TBJJ Team 2009's Trip to Brazil. You can check the new video below and the updated videos page at... http://tinguinha.com/videos.html
Last weekend, Saturday March 27th some TBJJ Academy's teammates competed in the 5th MCBJJ In House Tournament. It was the perfect setting for our students to get the competition experience on a more intimate setting. Below you can see a picture from the team at the competition and the results.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome back for a visit and training sessions former TBJJ Teammate Robert Clugston, who currently resides in Seattle. Robert stayed for 2 weeks training and reminiscing with TBJJ Students. We are always glad to see our teammates return and welcome them into training. Thanks Robert for taking the time to visit.
Tinguinha BJJ Black belt Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez has a new fight scheduled for the upcoming Tachi Palace Championship taking place May, 5th in Lemoore, CA. Luis will be coming in the month of April to the Tinguinha BJJ Academy's training sessions to sharpen his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and get ready for his fight. Below you will find a video with highlights of Luis previous fights and the poster for his upcoming fight.
3-16-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Students promoted with stripes!!
Congratulations to all promoted students!!
White Belts Promoted with stripes
David Hernandez- IV Stripes
Kareem Mezied- III Stripes
Victor Robbles- I Stripe
Todd Spicer- I Stripe
Kids
Jacob River- Yellow Belt- I Stripe
Lehna Orozco- Yellow Belt- I Stripe
Jon Mark Rivero- White Belt- Yellow Stripe- III
Josh Rivero- White Belt-Yellow Stripe- I
Riley Weber- White Belt III Stripes
We just posted a new video from The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's BJJ Demonstrations that took place on our last TBJJ Open House event. The video features Professor Tinguinha and TBJJ students and instructors demonstrating BJJ Sport, Self Defense, Judo, NOGi & MMA techniques. You can check this video below...
3-8-10
TBJJ Affiliated Schools New & Improved Locations!!
Two of the Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated schools are growing and expanding their schools to new and bigger locations.The TBJJ Affiliated school in Alaska, The ABJJ School just moved to a bigger and improved location. The new location is 4700 square feet big and once ready will include a full size cage and over 2000 square feet of BJJ mat. The ABJJ's new location will be the largest private facility in Alaska dedicated to BJJ/MMA training. The school's new address is: 113 W. Northern Lights. Suite I, Anchorange, AK 99503 (the same building as World Gym).
Another TBJJ Affiliated school, growing and improving their facility is The Speedy BJJ School, they just moved to a new location, their new address is 1350 Bardsley, Tulare, CA. With the new space they will be offering Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi & NoGi) and Cardio Classes.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy is proud of both schools and their respective Instructor's Teams for putting in the work and growing bigger and stronger.
TBJJ Affiliated School in Alaska- The Anchorage BJJ School's New Location
TBJJ Affiliated School in Tulare- The Speedy BJJ School's New Location
With the goal of spreading the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and sharing his knowledge and views of this martial art, Professor Tinguinha is launching a BJJ Blog, bringing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques, tips, advices, stories and more. This is his way of giving back to the BJJ community who received him so well. The blog is just starting, featuring a technique review of Back Attacks with pictures and a video and an article about the 6 key points to succeeding in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, we will be constantly updating the blog so keep posted.
To check Tinguinha's blog... http://tinguinhabjj.blogspot.com/
3-1-10
TBJJ Academy Kids Pan American Championship Results!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and TBJJ Affiliated- Speedy BJJ School and MCBJJ School's Kids competed in the 1st ever Kids Pan American Championship, that took place last Saturday, February 27th. The kids did a great job and we are very proud of the dedication and hard training they put into preparation. We would like to give special props to Jesus Gonzalez from the Speedy BJJ School for doing an outstanding job, returning with 12 medals-2 gold,4 silver and 6 bronze. Below you can find a few pictures of the kids in action.
3-1-10
Change in Kids No-Gi/MMA Classes Schedule!!
To better accomodate our kid's schedule we are moving The Kids No-Gi/MMA classes to Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00pm instead of the previous Fridays time slot. We hope this will be a better fit for the TBJJ students and future students to come. New Schedule will start Monday, March 8th. Please note that we will no longer have the class on Fridays.
If you have any questions please contact us at- (714)694-0103.
Kids NoGi/MMA Class NEW TIME SLOT -MONDAYS from 5:00 to 6:00pm
2-24-10
TBJJ.TV Online Training System Website's Techniques Updates!!!
The TBJJ.TV Online training website is going in full speed, the website is constantly being updatedwith NEW techniques and features such as interviews with a variety of BJJ Black Belt guest Instructors, coaches and etc.. bringing their knowledge to you. Below you can find what NEW techniques and features were posted this month as wellwhat is coming soon to The TBJJ.TV online training.
NEW THIS MONTH at TBJJ.TV....
Techniques
Open Guard- (Gi)
Triangle from the Open Guard pushing the shin (Intermediate)
Armlock from the Open Guard (Advanced)
Open Guard going to the back (Advanced)
Back Position- (Gi)
Rolling to opponent's back (Intermediate)
Closed Guard- (No Gi)
Sweep from the closed guard setting to go to the choke (Intermediate)
Guillotine from the closed guard (Beginner)
Armbar from the closed guard when attacked (Intermediate)
TBJJ Insider
Interview Interview with Black Belt IV Degree, Abu Dhabi and Pan American Champion, Alexandre "Soca" Carneiro, in an interview while visiting The Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
Coming Soon...
Techniques
Open Guard Attack to Triangle from the Top- (Gi) (Advanced)
Open Guard Attack to Armlock from the Top- (Gi) (Advanced)
Half Guard Sweep from the Bottom- (Gi) (Advanced)
Escape from Omoplata - (Gi) (Intermediate)
Loop Choke from the Sitting Up Guard - (Gi) (Intermediate)
TBJJ Insider
Interviews
BJJ Black Belt Gustavo Machado's Interview
BJJ Black Belt and MMA Fighter Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez's Interview
Shorts
Gustavo Machado Academy
TBJJ Academy Grand Opening
TBJJ Competition Team 2010 Overview
Luis Gonzalez MMA Training Highlights
Open Mat
TBJJ Competition Team Training
For more information and all the NEW Techniques and updates to The TBJJ.TV Online Training Website visit... http://www.tbjj.tv/site/home.aspx
2-22-10
Tinguinha BJJ Team Copa Pacifica Tournament's Results!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's Competition Team just participated in The Copa Pacifica Tournament that took place last Saturday and Sunday, February 21st and 22nd. It was a good warm up for the upcoming tournaments.
The team did well, we ended up placing two students in 2nd place and couple of other students went all the way to semi-final. Below you can find the results as well as a couple of pictures from the competition
Results:
Emil Nguyen- Blue Belt- Rooster- Adult- 2nd place
Daniel Gonzalez- Blue Belt- Super Heavy-Adult- 2nd Place
Daniel Gonzalez with TBJJ Academy Black Belt Mike Brown
Emil Nguyen with TBJJ Academy Black Belt Kenric Toliver
The Tinguinha BJJ Website's Store is NOW offering The Tinguinha Instructional DVDs at a NEW Markdown price. So take advantage of this great savings and grab your copy today.
To check more information about Tinguinha's Instructional DVDs or to make an order visit... http://tinguinha.com/dvds.html
Due to The Copa Pacifica Tournament taking place this upcoming Sunday, February 21st The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Will NOT have the Mixed (All Levels) Class this Sunday (2-21-10). We will be having Blue and Brown Belts competing on Sunday, if you would like to come watch them you can get more information at our school's front desk.
REMEMBER- NO Class Sunday- February, 21st
TBJJ Sunday Classes will return to regular schedule the following Sunday
2-15-10
FREE Technique from The TBJJ.TV Online Training System!!
The TBJJ.TV online training website uploaded a new FREE video on youtube, an Arm Trap Escape Technique, an amazing way to escape when your opponent traps your arm making in it hard to posture up and pass the guard. This video will give you a taste of what The TBJJ.TV website has to offer. You can check the video below. Enjoy!!
For more TBJJ.TV Techniques and information visit... http://www.tbjj.tv/site/home.aspx
2-14-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Team Training!!!
Last Saturday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Team had a very productive training session we had a few visitors from The MCBJJ school coming to visit and add to our training, it was very good to our team's training being able to share and add to their preparation. We would like to thank the MCBJJ Students for coming.
2-10-10
Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the College!!!
Last Tuesday, February 9th the Tinguinha BJJ Academy Black Belt Team, Professor Tinguinha, Mike Brown and Kenric Toliver did a BJJ demonstration at The Westwood College for some of The Criminal Law Course students. They went through what is The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Martial Art and the several benefits of training BJJ and were able to demonstrate a few techniques as well. We were glad to be able to be of service to the Anaheim Community by sharing a little bit of our Martial Art. We would like to thank Westwood College Student Services for inviting Professor Tinguinha and being open to bring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to a broader audience. Below you can check a few pictures of the event.
2-02-10
New Interview Posted in our website Interview's link!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy brings to this month's interview link an interview with Professor Tinguinha going over some of the accomplishments from 2009 and talking about few of his projects and plans for the NEW YEAR. To check it out visit... http://tinguinha.com/interviews.html
2-01-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Sunday Class NEW Information!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Sunday Mixed (All Levels) Class as prior scheduled will be switching to NOGI (All Levels) Classes starting this upcoming Sunday- February 7th. As set before Sundays classes will have the following schedule- 3 months of Gi classes followed by 3 months of No-Gi classes. This will give one more option for our TBJJ Students to open their game and improve their NO-Gi game. So mark your calendars and come train!!
REMINDER: SUNDAY CLASS- WILL BE NOGI CLASS (ALL LEVELS) - Starting Sunday, FEB. 7th.
1-31-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Class!!!
This past Saturday, January 30th we had our 1st Competition Class of the season. It was really good training.We were able to record the training for The TBJJ.TV online training website as well as get footage of some of The TBJJ Competition Team who are getting ready for the upcoming competition season. Next Saturday we should have few visitors to increase our training level and make our preparation even better.
We had a great training session at our TBJJ Academy Saturday Mixed Class that took place Saturday, January 30th. We had a full house on the mats, from white to black belts all training together in perfect integration between all belts. Great session and great chance for the team to get the max out of their training.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Class is returning to it's regular time to start preparing The Tinguinha BJJ Team for the upcoming season of competitions. All students interested in getting ready to compete or who simply would like to train at a different style and pace and learn more about the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sport, such as rules, points, timing and more, can come and take our competition class.
The Competition Classes Will Start next SATURDAY, January 30th at 12:00pm
Saturday Classes Schedule will be as follows:
Mixed (All Levels) Class- 11:00am tol 12:00pm
Competition Class- 12:00 to 1:00pm
1-23-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Upcoming Events on 2010!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy is planning different events for the New Year. So we want to inform you guys of some of the events planned dates so you can mark your calendar and get ready. We'lll be having two TBJJ In House Tournaments this year, The first taking place in June*.And a second TBJJ In House tournament happening in October*.We will be posting additional information such as date and tournaments details soon but mark your calendars and keep posted.
* Dates and tournaments style are subject to change.
Tinguinha BJJ Academy's long time student Michael Shen just had a baby boy, right before Christmas. The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate the Shen Family on their new addition and welcome baby Christopher to the TBJJ family!! Congratulations guys!!!
01-18-10
New BJJ Legends Magazine at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy!!
The brand NEW issue of the BJJ Legends Magazine is NOW available for SALE at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. Check the Academy's store at our frontdesk if you would like to purchase the new issue. The issue brings many interviews and techniques with BJJ fighters,coaches, trainers and more...
01-12-10
Tinguinha BJJ Academy 2010 Plans, Events & Great Offers!!!
TBJJ.TV Online Training Promotion
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy together with Fightlife Productions will be offering the Tinguinha BJJ Academy Students a SPECIAL DISCOUNT on TBJJ.TV online training memberships. The online training system brings the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner an additional look into the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts, divided into levels, areas, specialties, with extras, interviews with BJJ coaches, fighters,training sessions, bonus footage and much more. It's a great way to complement your training. Looking to assist on your growth and offer an incentive for the Tinguinha BJJ Academy students to enjoy all the benefits of this great website, we will be offering a 40% OFF- DISCOUNT for Tinguinha BJJ Students ONLY, so you can check and utilize this great tool.
For more information contact the TBJJ Academy's front desk or e-mail : tinguinha@yahoo.com
For a sample of The TBJJ.TV website, check this video...
TBJJ Academy Training Partners- Crossfit & Yoga
In order to maximize your training and offer different options to your workout, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy in conjunction to The Canyon Crossfit of Yorba Linda and Deep Dog Yoga Studio are bringing Special Deals on memberships for Tinguinha BJJ Students and their family members who wish to start training Crossfit or taking yoga lessons. Both studios are located in the same complex as the Tinguinha BJJ Academy and Canyon Crossfit will offer a 50% OFF membership discount and Deep Dog Yoga 20% OFF for Tinguinha BJJ Academy students and/or their family members. Just show The Tinguinha BJJ Academy member ID card and inquire about the discount, you can check more information about their studios on their websites listed below or at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy front desk.
TBJJ Academy Plans & Upcoming Events for The NEW YEAR!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has many different plans for 2010, hoping to keep progressing and offering quality BJJ Instruction as well as bringing different ways to add to that knowledge path. This year we will be having Two TBJJ In House Tournaments, which is a great way to give our students the experience of fighting a tournament without the pressures of a big tournament setting, as well as being a way to warm up and prepare for the bigger tournaments, we will also be taking advantage of the bigger mat space of our school's new location. We will be doing a Gi and NoGi In House Tournaments this year, separated into 2 events. This year we are also planning to have at our school a Women Self Defense Workshop among other events along the year.
We are looking forward to accomplish different projects at our school this year and to improve your TBJJ training experience.
We will keep you posted on the different events and information for this upcoming year at our school...
12-14-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Holiday Schedule!!!!
Due to the Holidays, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED from Thursday,December 24th untill Sunday, January 3rd!!! We will reopen on regular schedule- Monday January 4th!!!
We hope you have a wonderful break and enjoy a great holiday with family and loved ones!!! Happy Holidays!!!!!
Message from Professor "Tinguinha":
"I would like to wish all the TBJJ Academy students, Instructors, Staff Members and all TBJJ affiliated schools and now also our TBJJ Online Students, Happy Holidays!!! It has been a pleasure to teach, work and train with you guys!! Me and all of the TBJJ Staff will continue to work hard and always try to do our best to assist our TBJJ family members in the best possible manner."
Here are two quotes I like and would like to share with you all:
"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work".
"Fall down seven times, get up eight times."
Let's step together into 2010 to meet our goals!!! Happy New Year!!!
Tinguinha BJJ OPen House Event with Workshop,BJJ Exhibition,Belt Promotion & Celebration!!!
This past Saturday, December 12th The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had our OPEN HOUSE Event. The event was great,we got over 100 people present, even being one of the most rainy days of this year in California,a lot of people came to support and celebrate with us. We had many things scheduled and we were able to accomplish it all, a wonderful day with the TBJJ Family and extended family!!! We started the day with a BJJ Workshop, the mat was full, students from the white to the black belt , kids and adults, with 6 BJJ Black Belts teaching 7 of their favorite techniques, for a full hour of BJJ, all for FREE, an unique opportunity for all present. Following we had a BJJ Exhibition showing different aspects of the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We had Professor Tinguinha and TBJJ Teammates,Daniel Gonzalez & Greg Lawson demonstrating Self Defense Techniques, TBJJ Black Belt Kenric Toliver demonstration the BJJ Take Downs with Greg Lawson, 6 year old Brisa Mariano demonstrating self defense techniques with her father, Professor Tinguinha, BJJ Black Belt Marcelo Cavalcanti, demonstrating BJJ Sport techniques with his student, 2 times Kids World Champion Christian Luu and TBJJ Kids MMA Instructor Jeff Nolasco demonstrating MMA-BJJ Techniques with TBJJ Student Jacob Rivero. After that we presented Daniel Gonzalez with the student of the year award and Alex Orozco with the Kids Program Student of the Year we also presented TBJJ long time students, that have been training at the Academy since the beginning,Mike Brown, Mike Shen, Vince Quitugua, Chris Gutierrez,Grant Collins and Kenric Toliver, with an appreciation award for their loyalty and support, and we also presented appreciation awards for TBJJ representative Marcelo Cavalcanti, TBJJ Affiliated School Instructors Luis and Jesus Gonzalez and Fightlife,INC. for all the support given to our school. We had the presence of TBJJ Black Belts Mike Brown and Kenric Toliver and invited BJJ Black Belts, Marcelo Cavalcanti, Paulo Guillobel, Mafu, Kazeka Muniz and Brown Belt Pedro Soriano, sharing a little of their knowledge with us. The Belt Promotions followed shortly after, we had kids promotions and for the adults we had 5 blue ,1 purple and 1 brown belts being promoted and stripes promotions in all belts. The black belts had some words after that, talking a little about their own path in training and what BJJ means to them. We concluded the day with the Team's Group Picture and Celebrated with food and drinks. We would like to thank all the students who came to celebrate with us, all the families and friends present, all the invited Black Belts specially the BJJ Blacks who taught at our workshop for taking the time to share their knowledge with the TBJJ team and supporting our school. We appreciate it!!
Below you will find a few pictures of the Event and a complete list of promoted students... For additional photos, check our pages on facebook- Mauricio Tinguinha or Tinguinha BJJ
Professor "Tinguinha" teaching a technique at the BJJ Workshop
BJJ Workshop Technique- Kenric Toliver teaching a technique
BJJ Take Downs Demonstration with Kenric Toliver and Greg Lawson
Marcelo Cavalcanti and Chris Luu's Demonstration
Belt Promotions Openings
Blue Belts Stripes Promotions
Purple Belts Stripes Promotions
Yellow Belt Promotions
Blue Belt Promotions
Brown & Purple Belt Promotions
Black Belts Speeches
Group Picture
Belt Promoted Students:
Kids
White Belt- Yellow Stripe
Joshua Rivero
Yellow Belt
Jacob Rivero
Lehna Orozco
Blue Belt
Alfredo Trevino
Jeff Nims
Rudy Delgado
Mitch McGill
Justin Sutherlin
Purple Belt
Dean Rivero
Brown Belt
Russell Cantorna
Students Promoted with Stripes
Kids
Alex Orozco- Yellow Belt- II Stripes
Jon-Marc Rivero- White Belt/Yellow Stripe- II Stripes
Brody Sanchez- White Belt- IV Stripes
Griffin Sanchez- White Belt- IV Stripes
Riley Weber- White Belt- II Stripes
Kalyn Weber- White Belt- II Stripes
Adults
White Belts
Joshua De Piano- I Stripe
Kareem Mezied- II Stripes
John Villanueva- II Stripes
Alex Ha- III Stripes
Brett Weekley- III Stripes
Jack Mayekawa- III Stripes
Luis Flores- III Stripes
Carlos Gonzalez- III Stripes
Emeka Diribe- III Stripes
Daryl Bassin- IV Stripes
Shaheen Shaheen- IV Stripes
David Hernandez- IV Stripes
Blue Belts
Emil Nguyen- I Stripe
Paul Roman- I Stripe
Paul Egger-I Stripe
Raymond Quinto- I Stripe
Robert Willyard- I Stripe
Matt Bassi- I Stripe
Ben Lin-I Stripe
Brian Browne- I Stripe
Jimmy Weber- II Stripes
Richard Singleterry- II Stripes
Jonny Weber- II Stripes
Arvie Gimeno- II Stripes
Tim Stephens- II Stripes
Nathan Edelstein- II Stripes
Richard Lee- II Stripes
Robert Medina- III Stripes
John Robertson- III Stripes
Tom Hoang- III Stripes
Brian Swienton- III Stripes
Jeff Nolasco- III Stripes
John Villafuerte- III Stripes
Viktor Martinez- III Stripes
Herb Laano- III Stripes
Matt Madden- III Stripes
Dan Gonzalez- III Stripes
Will Locklear- III Stripes
Daniel Gonzalez- III Stripes
Luis Reyes- IV Stripes
Toan Nguyen- IV Stripes
Nathan Stauber- IV Stripes
Kenny Weber- IV Stripes
Purple Belts
Frank Ruiz- I Stripe
Samuel Chen- I Stripe
Jack Lee- II Stripes
Paul (Rich) Polis- II Stripes
John Vitasa- II Stripes
Paul LaPorte- II Stripes
Mike Shen- III Stripes
Brown Belts
Grant Collins- IV Stripes
Chris Gutierrez- IV Stripes
12-10-09
Black Belts FREE Workshop- 2 days 2 go!!!
We are Only two days away from The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Open House Event.
Here is the event's complete schedule and information:
Starting at 9:30 am- Tinguinha and invited Black Belts will be teaching an 1 hour workshop with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques- Gi and No-Gi. We have confirmed at least 5 Black Belts that will be teaching their favorite BJJ techniques.
BJJ Exhibition and Belt Promotion: 11:00am
We will have Professor Tinguinha, Invited Black Belts and TBJJ Instructors and Students demonstrating BJJ Self Defense, BJJ Sport, BJJ-NoGi and MMA Techniques.
Belt Promotion Ceremony will follow soon after- We will have Black Belt Guests coming to honor and celebrate with us the progress of the TBJJ Students and our new location. We are going to have TBJJ students receiving stripes and being promoted to the yellow, blue, purple and brown belts. Besides that we will be presenting the student of the year award and appreciation awards.
We will then close the event with some words from the invited Black Belts, sharing a little of their knowledge and after we will be taking our group picture and celebrating with food and drinks.
Everyone is welcome, friends and family.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from different Black Belts and their favorite techniques.
Come celebrate with the TBJJ Family!!!
12-07-09
Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated School- Speedy BJJ's Team Results at The Kungtar BJJ Challenge!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated School, The Speedy BJJ School just participated on a tournament in Salinas- California where they did extremely well. We would like to congratulate The Team for their performance!! Below you can find a few pictures and the team's results...
SPEEDY GONZALEZ BJJ TEAM results at kungtar bjj challenge on 12/06/09
KIDS
1st place beau arriaga White belt
1st place Mark Marquez White belt 1st place brooke miller White belt 1st place Aaron Evans White belt 2nd place phillip Mendoza white belt 2nd place Colton Evans White belt 2nd place Olga Marquez White belt 2nd place Phillip Medoza White belt
ADULTS 3rd place Esteban Negrete White belt 1st place Josh Munoz Blue belt 2nd place Orlando Marquez White belt 1st place Adrian Cuevas White belt 1st place Ozzy Cano White Belt 1st place dustin mouser white Belt 2nd place Greg Carrillo Blue belt
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just had a visitor from our affiliated school in Alaska, The Anchorage BJJ School, Tim Geiermann came for a few of our training sessions while visiting California. Thanks Tim for taking the time to visit us!!
12-02-09
TBJJ Academy Open House Event Promotions & Discounts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to invite everyone to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy- FREE Workshop- Open House Event,that will be taking place at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, Saturday-December 12th, starting at 9:30am. We will have a FREE Workshop- Gi & NoGi (Open for Everybody) featuring Professor Tinguinha and Black Belt guests. We will also have a BJJ Demonstration and our Belt ceremony with end of the year celebration.
We will count with the presence of BJJ Black Belts!!!!
We will be offering on the event's day only, discounts on a variety of TBJJ Products and Services, including the just launched Tinguinha Online training.
You will find a more detailed information below.
Everybody is welcome!!!
On this date of the event ONLY, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be offering discounts and deals on select DVDs, TBJJ Merchandise, the Tinguinha Online Training, TBJJ Memberships and more...
Tinguinha Online Training: 40% OFF - SAVE $100
The brand new Tinguinha Online training- Discount Open for everybody on that day ONLY!!
To check Tinguinha's online training http://www.tbjj.tv
Tinguinha Instructional DVDs : 50% OFF
Best Discount Offer Yet!! ALL Tinguinha Dvd's on SALE!!
To check Tinguinha's Dvds titles - http://tinguinha.com/dvds.html
NEW TBJJ T-shirt - 25% OFF
Brand NEW TBJJ T-shirt, Discounted Price on the day of the event ONLY!!!
TBJJ T-shirts- 25% OFF
Fight Shorts : 40% OFF
TBJJ MMA Gloves: 20% OFF
TBJJ Academy Enrollment:
Brazilian JiuJitsu- Sign Up and Get 1 Month FREE
Sign up to any of our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Programs and Get ONE Month for FREE!!
Muay Thai (Kickboxing) Sign Up and Get 1 Month FREE
Sign Up to our Kickboxing/Muay Thai Programs and Get ONE Month for FREE!!
So mark your calendars and enjoy the discounts and tell your friends and family so they can enjoy as well.
Tinguinha BJJ team in Croatia outstanding performance!!!!!!!!!
Our tbjj team- bjj clube triangulo in Croatia just got back from 2 competitions in the last 10 days. The first was the 2nd Croatian Grappling Championship- 2009. The Tinguinha BJJ Team- Croatia won 73 medals (42 golden, 13 silver and 18 bronze) and the 2nd competition that took place after that, was in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, on the 1st Hungarian Grappling Open Championshi,.and they won 17 medals (5 golden, 4 silver and 8 bronze) in No-Gi and Gi categories.
New Section added to the Tinguinha online traing website
A brand new section has just been added to the Tinguinha online training system website, this section brings Self Defense techniques and adds one more aspect of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial art to our online training system. You can check it out at http://www.tbjj.tv
11-24-09
Tinguinha's Seminar at the Speedy BJJ Pictures!!!
Professor Tinguinha visited the TBJJ Affiliated School, The Speedy BJJ School in Tulare- CA last weekend. He went with a few TBJJ Teammates- Kenric Toliver, Frank Ruiz, Luis Reyes and Jeff Nolasco, who went to help on Luis's MMA fight preparation. They had a great MMA training session Friday night with Luis Gonzalez and Saturday Professor Tinguinha taught a seminar at Luis's school (Speedy BJJ School) and was present for a belt promotion of some Speedy BJJ Students. We would like to thank Luis and Jesus Gonzalez, all students attending the seminar and the TBJJ teammates that came along with Tinguinha. Below are a few pictures of the trip.
MMA Training Session with Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez
Speedy BJJ Students were promoted to the Blue Belt
Seminar at theTBJJ Affiliated School- The Speedy BJJ School
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Thursday November 26th, Friday November 27th and Saturday November 28th. We will reopen on our regular schedule Sunday November 29th. We wish of you a great Thanksgiving!!
11-19-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy OPEN HOUSE!!!!
FREE Workshop, Grand Opening & Belt Ceremony!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be celebrating our brand new location and would like to invite everyone to come celebrate with us. We will have an OPEN HOUSE, with a FREE Workshop with Mauricio "Tinguinha" and Black Belt Guests, we will also have a BJJ Demonstration and Belt Ceremony!! ALL The schools are welcome!! Bring your friends & family.
Event: When- Saturday, December 12th Location: Tinguinha BJJ Academy
22349 La Palma Ave. # 118
Yorba Linda- CA 92887
Workshop- Gi & NoGi- Kids & Adults- Open for everybody- 9:30 to 10:30 am
BJJ Demonstration- BJJ Self Defense/BJJ Sport/NoGi & Belt Ceremony- 11:00 am
Group Picture & Celebration- Food / Drinks- 11:40 am
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy recently promoted a few students with stripes, below you will find a complete list of names of stripes promoted students. We would like to congratulate all the promoted students.
Adults
White Belt I Stripe- John Villanueva
White Belt II Stripes- Emeka Diribe
White Belt II Stripes- Alex Ha
White Belt II Stripes- Todd Prebowski
White Belt II Stripes- Cory Watanabe
White Belt II Stripes- Jack Mayekawa
White Belt III Stripes- Michael Lee
White Belt III Stripes- Carlos Gonzalez
White Belt IV Stripes- Justin Sutherlin
White Belt IV Stripes - Jeff Nimsiriruengphol
White Belt IV Stripes - Mitch McGill
Blue Belt II Stripes- Dan Gonzalez
Kids
White Belt I Stripe- Riley Weber
White Belt I Stripe- Kalyn Weber
White Belt III Stripes- Brody Sanchez
White Belt III Stripes- Griffin Sanchez
White Belt IV Stripes-Josh Rivero
White Belt Yellow Stripe- I Jon Marc Rivero
White Belt Yellow Stripe- IV Lehna Orozco
White Belt Yellow Stripe- IV Jacob Rivero
The Sunday Mixed (All Levels) Class has been going good. The students that sometimes can't make during the week have been able to train on Sundays and we have been having a good feedback on the training sessions. So if you did not check it out yet, come train. Below you will find pictures from last Sunday's training session.
TBJJ Student Jack Mayekawa competed this Saturday, November 14th at a The Millennia NoGi Tournament, fighting 3 matches and getting second place, it was his first BJJ competition. We would like to congratulate Jack on the good performance. Below is a picture of Jack in the podium.
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Open House
FREE WORKSHOP
GRAND OPENING & BELT PROMOTIONS!!!!!!!
To Celebrate our brand NEW Location, on Saturday - December 12th, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be having an Open House Event, a FREE Workshop with Professor Tinguinha and Black Belt Guests, a BJJ Demonstration and our semi annual Belt Ceremony. So invite your neighbors,friends and family and come celebrate our school's grand opening with us.
Event:
When- Saturday, December 12th 2009
Where- Tinguinha BJJ Headquarter
Workshop- Gi & NoGi - Free workshop- Open for everybody
BJJ Demonstration- BJJ Self Defense/BJJ Sport/NoGi-Submission Wrestling/MuayThai
Belt Promotion- TBJJ Students and Associated Academies Promotions
Celebration- Food/Drinks/Group Pictures
Complete information for event's schedule and Promotional ProShop Deals will be posted soon...
Mark your calendars and We hope to see you there!!!!!
Our Professor Tinguinha just launched a new online training TBJJ.TV and the web site is getting some buzz aroud the world. The online training site has been featured at a very popular martial arts blog in Japan.And is getting great reviews from BJJ practitioners and Instructors all over the Globe. You can check theJapanese blog here http://cafe.quietwarriors.com/?eid=801922 and to learn more about the online training system - http://www.tbjj.tv
11-10-09
Alexandre "Soca" Carneiro visits The Tinguinha BJJ Academy!!
BJJ Black Belt Alexandre "Soca" Carneiro stopped by for a visit to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy today. "Soca" is a long time friend and training partner of Professor Tinguinha and a multiple titles winner in BJJ Competitions. While in town for the NoGi tournament he took some time to check the Tinguinha BJJ Academy's new facility and say Hi to The TBJJ Team.
11-09-09
Professor Tinguinha's Seminar in Tulare!!!
Professor Tinguinha will be teaching a seminar in the city of Tulare- CA at The Speedy Gonzalez BJJ School, Saturday - November 21st. If you live around the area don't miss this opportunity to learn from the world renowed BJJ Instructor. The Seminar will be Gi and NoGi and will have a 3 hour duration (1 1/2 Gi & 1 1/2 NoGi).
For information contact- Jesus Gonzalez- (559) 972- 5356
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy recently got a visitor all the way from Hawaii,Lee Sakai, who came to our school for a private lesson with Professor Tinguinha. We thank him and hope to see him soon.
11-05-09
TWO NEW TECHNIQUES ADDED TO THE TINGUINHA ONLINE TRAINING WEBSITE!!
The Tinguinha Online Training System Website had just been updated with TWO NEW Techniques, a No-Gi Armbar-Omoplata Sweep combination and a Choke from the Back Position. You can check it all out at http://www.tbjj.tv
10-27-09
Tinguinha Online Training System Free Videos!!
Professor Tinguinha just launched an incredible website that can be a tool for those looking to add to their training or learn at their own pace, The http://www.tbjj.tv website is full of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques and extras. To check a few FREE videos with techniques from theTinguinha online training system and have a preview of what the site is all about, check the links below.
10-27-09
New Techniques Posted on the Tinguinha Online Training Website!!
The Tinguinha BJJ online Training System has just been updated with two NEW techniques. One in the Dynamic Series Section, where Professor Tinguinha shows a combination of some great submissions from the sitting up guard and a Back Position Submission, where he teaches how to go from the turtle position to the armbar. You can check it all out at http://www.tbjj.tv
10-26-09
Tinguinha Seminar in Virginia Beach- VA!!
Last Saturday, October 24th, Professor Tinguinha taught a seminar at the Gustavo Machado School in Virginia Beach- VA. The seminar was very successful with more than 35 people in attendance and concluding with a few belt promotions of Gustavo Machado BJJ Students. Professor Tinguinha would like to thank Gustavo Machado and his students for the reception and look forward to coming back some time soon... Below are a few pictures from the seminar.
10-20-09 Help promote the Tinguinha BJJ Academy and win a FREE Dvd!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy is trying to promote our NEW Location and is looking for TBJJ Students interested in helping, we will be giving a FREE DVD as an appreciation token. If you are interested please get the complete information and specification at our school's front desk. We thank you in advance.
10-20-09
Tinguinha's Upcoming Seminar in Virginia Beach- VA!!
Professor "Tinguinha" will be teaching a seminar at The Gustavo Machado School in Virginia Beach- VA this upcoming weekend- Saturday, October 24th. So if you live close by don't miss the chance to learn from Professor "Tinguinha" and for The TBJJ Students, Professor "Tinguinha" will be posting updates and news on twitter about the trip and the seminar throughout the weekend so if you are not following him yet, you can check it out below...
10-14-09
New Classes and Programs already in session!!
This is just a reminder that the Tinguinha BJJ Academy Sunday Mixed (Open to All Levels)Classes, New No-Gi Program (Open to All Levels), Kids No-Gi/MMA Friday Classes, Open Mat sessions and new kickboxing/muay-thai class on Mondays are all already in session so if you have not come to check the classes yet you are missing out.
Below are pictures from the new classes training sessions....
NoGi Class (Open to ALL Levels) - Sunday Mixed (Open to ALL Levels) Class
NoGI (Open to ALL Levels) - Intermediate/Advanced Class
NoGi (Open to ALL Levels) Class - TBJJ Students after training session
Intermediate/Advanced Class - Kickboxing/Muay Thai Training Session
10-14-09
TBJJ Academy Now on Twitter & Facebook!!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and Professor Tinguinha are now on facebook and twitter, where you can get additional information about Professor "Tinguinha" 's trips, seminars, training method, projects plus news & updates about our school,classes, teammates and more....
After much planning and hard work Professor Tinguinha is proud to announce the launch of a revolutionary online training system. The TBJJ.TV website, an online training system that will extend the work he does at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and around the globe through his seminars and allow him to share his knowledge with a much broader audience and students.
This revolutionary online training system will allow BJJ Practitioners to learn any BJJ Technique, anytime, anywhere, at their own pace. The TBJJ.TV website not only brings BJJ Techniques in a very technical and easy to follow system but will also offer an Insider Look into The Art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu through Interviews with well known BJJ Black Belts and fight professionals, Fight Footages-Vintage and New, Training Sessions, Fitness Information and much more...
We would like to remind the TBJJ Students and interested students that The Tinguinha BJJ Academy NEW and Improved schedule is already in session, starting this month.
9-30-09
Free Classes & Promotional Deals at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy
KIDS PROGRAM PROMOTION
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be offering a FREE TRIAL MONTH for the KIDS PROGRAM, for NEW STUDENTS (who live in Southern California). In The month of October ONLY. So invite your friends, neighbors and/or bring your own kids to tryout this great program at our school.
(Classes for 7 years of age & under and 8 Years of Age & Up)
-This promotion will expire November, 1st 2009
-Only eligible NEW students who live in the Southern California Area)
Kickboxing/Muay Thai -
Month of October Promotion
In order to give the TBJJ (BJJ Program) students a chance to try our Kickboxing/Muay Thai program, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be offering a FREE Trial Month for our kickboxing program. This is a great opportunity for the TBJJ (BJJ Program) students to experience this great programs and the changes made to it. We will also be offering Non- TBJJ Members a FREE 2 Weeks Trial, so tell your friends and family and share this great deal to start an amazing workout/class.
- This Promotion will expire November 1st, 2009
(Only eligible students who reside in the Southern California Area)
Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu -
Adults Program Promotion
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be offering a FREE Trial for Three Full Weeks of training, in the month of October. To give NEW Students a chance to experience our classes and our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program. So, if you have friends, neighbors, co-workers or family who might be interested in giving a try, let them know about this great opportunity to try our classes FREE of charge for 3 entire weeks and check our NEW facility and classes.
-This Promotion will expire November 1st, 2009
(Only eligible students who live in the Southern California Area.)
Professor "Tinguinha" just returned from a quick trip to Alaska where he went to visit the TBJJ Affililiated school in Anchorage- The ABJJ School and to teach a seminar. The school is going in full speed, they have a lot of new students and the seminar had over 30 people in attendance. Before the seminar professor "Tinguinha" tested and promoted Ryder "monster" to the brown belt and Justin Charon and Todd Palmer to their 4th stripe on their brown belts. Congratulations guys on the well deserved promotions. We will probably be seeing the Alaska boys back in California in March for the Pan Ams 2010. Check below a few pictures from Professor Tinguinha's trip and from the seminar.
Below is a list with the Tinguinha BJJ Students recently promoted with Stripes. Congratulations to all promoted students. Keep the good work!!!
Stripes Promotion:
Todd Prebosky- White Belt I Stripe
Emeka Diribe- White Belt I Stripe
Jack Mayekawa- White Belt I Stripe
Cory Watanabe- White Belt I Stripe
Michael Lee- White Belt II Stripes
Jeff Nimsiriruengphol- White Belt III Stripes
Justin Charon- Brown Belt IV Stripes (ABJJ School-TBJJ Affiliate)
Todd Palmer - Brown Belt IV Stripes (ABJJ Schoo-TBJJ Affiliatel)
Belt Promotion:
Ryder Spadafore (ABJJ Schoo- TBJJ Affiliate) - Brown Belt
9-25-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy New Classes & Programs!!!!!
Starting on this upcoming month of October The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be updating and improving our classes and programs by bringing NEW classes and additions to existing programs. Below you can check more information about the NEW classes and programs. For additional information and new classes days and time you can inquire at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's front desk or call (714) 694-0103.
- NO-GI Classes Open to All Levels
We will be adding one more day of No-Gi classes and the program has been redesigned in order to englobe techniques for ALL LEVEL students- From White to Black belts (Beginners to Advance).
- Sunday Mixed (All Levels) Class
This class wil be one more option for students with a tighter weekly schedule. It will be seasonal- going 3 months with Gi and the following 3 months No-GI and so forth and is going to be OPEN for ALL Levels. (Class will start with the GI).
- Kids Classes:
-Juniors- NoGi/MMA Class- Mat Area #2
- New Age Group Class (CLASS IS FORMING NOW- Age 7 & Under)
-Extra Day of Class Added
We are adding a new class on a new day. To expose the kids to another side of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu art we are adding a BJJ/MMA class (mat area #2),to sharpen their grappling skills and teach another aspect of BJJ, in a new day to offer the option for those with tighter schedule. We will also be opening for the first time, a NEW age group class program, for the younger BJJ athletes who wants to learn the art as well. This class will be OPEN for Kids 7 years of age and under (Classes are Forming NOW).
- Kickboxing/Muay Thai Program:
- New days of classes
- New Class- Cardio Kickboxing (Coming Soon)
- Renewed Program
- Open Gym- Punching Bag Workout
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy renewed and added additional classes to the program, transforming it into a 4 days class program and adding a Cardio-Kickboxing class emphasizing in the workout aspect of this modality. Besides all the changes and additions to this great program, we will be offering an Open Gym- Free Punching Bag time, for Muay Thai students who would like to practice or relieve stress.
-BJJ Executive Privates Program:
-One on One classes
- Student will be apt to be promoted
The program will follow the same curriculum as of our group class programs but in a one-on-one setting, enabling the student to learn faster. Students will be apt to be promoted.
Package Deals Available
- BJJ Open Mat Sessions
Available weekly (except Fridays) and on Saturdays on mat area #2
9-15-09
Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu Jitsu flag in New Zeland!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy recently had a visit from two students from New Zeland, Lee and Michael, who spent a few days training here with us. Last week they fought a tournament back home with their Tinguinha BJJ Gis, Lee getting 1st place and Michael 2nd. They sent news from the competition and a few pictures. The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate and thank both for representing. It's always nice to see our flag over the world. We hope to have them back visiting soon. Below are a few pics from the competition.
9-14-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy New Location's FIRST CLASS!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy opened the doors for our first classes at our brand new location. We had big classes and everyone in attendance was happy with the new school. We are very excited for our team and with the new place. Very soon we will be adding to our classes and improving our schedule. We will keep you posted.
Below you can find a few pictures from the classes...
9-13-09
Tinguinha BJJ NEW Location all set up and ready!!
The Tinguinha BJJ academy is happy and proud to announce we have completed the improvements and remodeling and are completely moved to our brand new location.
We are moving into a bigger space and better location, we thank you all for your patience and understanding for the last 3 days without classes. But we are now ready to open our doors and very excited to start our classes here.
We look forward to seeing everybody at the new location. Our classes will be following the same schedule as before, and will be coming back tomorrow, Monday- September 14th and soon we will be posting the new programs and classes we are going to have in our school starting in October.
We were able to add and improve our school with new features and cannot wait to show it to all of you.
We would like to thank Brown Consulting and Construction and their team for a great job and support and all the TBJJ students who helped us set up and complete the school's move. We appreciate it.
Some of our new location's new features:
- 3 mat areas
- shower room
- bigger changing room
- reception area
Our school's NEW location is:
22349 La Palma Ave. Ste# 118
Yorba Linda-CA 92887
Ph: (714)694-0103
9-14-09
Tinguinha BJJ Teammates Results at The National Championship of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!!!
We had some TBJJ students fighting at The National Championship of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that took place in Carson last weekend, September 12th and 13th. Even though we did not have a big team competing we had Daniel Gonzalez along with Frank Ruiz getting third place in their respective belt and weight categories and Jeff Nolasco doing a nice job on his matches as well, so congrats to all students competing. We would like to thank TBJJ instructor Kenric Toliver for the support, coaching at the tournament. Below you can find a picture from the competition and results.
3rd Place- Daniel Gonzalez (Blue Belt- Adult)
3rd Place- Frank Ruiz (Purple Belt- Adult)
9-9-09
SCHOOL CLOSED AND NEW LOCATION MOVING DATE!!!
Due to moving set up and mats relocation The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Thursday, september 10th, Friday, September 11th & Saturday, September 12th. We apologize for the short notice, things moved faster than we thought and we will be moving the main mats and final things in the next few days. We count with your understanding and can assure that we are working to offer a better space for our classes.
Our new location is on the same street- La Palma but going east, here is the address- 22349 La Palma Ave. Suite #118- Yorba Linda- CA 92887. We will start the classes at the NEW LOCATION on the same schedule Monday, September 14th.
We thank you in advance for your comprehension and will see you at the NEW LOCATION soon.
Below we have a couple of pictures of two of our new mat areas just set.
We will be bringing more updates about our school's new location very soon and the exact move date but we can tell you all that it will be one week after next. Everything is coming together very nicely and all renovations and additions are almost done now. We cannot wait to have all of you training there and be able to offer a much improved facility and better service.
We will keep you posted on the updates and exact move date.
We have big plans for this new location and we are very excited about all the new things we plan to offer in the very near future. Below you can find a few pictures of the new location's development and a few new programs we are planning to add to our schedule.
New programs coming soon...
- NoGi Classes for ALL Levels
- Kickboxing classes on Mondays and Saturdays
- Kids Classes on Fridays
- Kids program for kids 5 to 8 years old
- Executive Privates Program
- Sunday Classes
- Open Mat
Due to The Labor Day Holiday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Monday, September 7th. We will be returning to regular schedule Tuesday, September 8th. We hope you enjoy the small break and to see you back in class soon!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Kids Program just had a few students moving on to a next level in their training. We would like to congratulate all of the promoted students. We are proud of their efforts and accomplishments.
Promoted to White Belt-Yellow Stripe:
Jon-Mark Rivero
Promoted with Stripes:
Josh Rivero- White Belt III Stripes
Jacob Rivero- White Belt-Yellow Stripe -III
Jacob Hom- Yellow Belt- Orange Stripe-I
Jon-Mark Rivero receiving his Belt
from Professor "Tinguinha"
8-25-09
Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez BJJ School Belt Promotion
The Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated school in Visalia- The Luis "Speedy" Gonzalez BJJ School just had their Belt Promotion Ceremony last Saturday, August 22nd with the presence of BJJ Black Belt- Leonardo Seixas. Below you can see a list of all the promoted students and a few pictures. We would like to congratulate all the promoted students and The Luis "speedy" Gonzalez school andall the instructors.
KIDS PROMOTED TO WHITE W/YELLOW STRIPE
Elias Tristao
Cody Williams
Johnny Northcutt
Jordan Northcutt
Mezmerize Duran
YELLOW BELT
Seth W. Uranga
ORANGE BELT
Josh Munoz
ADULTS PROMOTED TO BLUE BELT
Benito Rodriguez
Justin Milinich
Greg Carrillo
James Dickenson
ADULTS PROMOTED TO PURPLE BELT
Joel Curiel
Josh Bowling
As we announced in our last Belt Ceremony The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be moving next month to a brand new, bigger and better location. The new site is still going through some remodeling and construction so we can offer more to our TBJJ Members.We just got new mats delivered and are setting everything up to look the best possible. We are very excited about our new school and hope everyone will enjoy as much as us. Below are a few pictures from last week. We will be posting new developments from this week later. Since we are working on delivering the best possible facility we don't have the date of the move yet but as soon as the date is set we will be letting everyone know.
While on vacation through Seattle, Tinguinha BJJ student Raymond Quinto kept us in mind while visiting Bruce and Brandon Lee's headstones he made a little tribute to us and e-mailed us the picture and words below.We would like to thank Raymond. We hope to see him soon.
"Hey guys, Even though I knew it was going to be a hot day in Seattle, Washington, I made it a point to wear my black TBJJ. I knew at the end of the day we were going to visit the Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee headstone and this was exactly how I wanted to take the picture. I had to show my respects to Bruce Lee and Tinguinha in recognizing the evolution of martial arts. " Raymond
Due to being away on vacation during our Belt Ceremony that took place in July, Tinguinha BJJ student Scott Walters was promoted this week to the Blue Belt at last. We would like to congratulate him in the accomplishment and hard work.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just had two students taking advantage of our visitor's program and coming to visit and train at our school with The TBJJ Team this past week. We had Oscar Jimenez coming from San Francisco for one session and we had Matthew Bernier who came from Denver and trained at two of our classes. It is always nice to have visitors at our school and we hope they enjoyed training with us and will be back soon.
Oscar visiting from San Francisco - Professor "Tinguinha", Matthew (in the middle)and TBJJ Black Belt Kenric Toliver
Below is a few words from Matthew about his experience at our Academy:
" Professor,
Thanks so much for you knowledge and hospitality. You and your students where so amazing to me. It felt like being at home and training with all of my friends. I have picked up some new techniques that I will definitely incorporate into my game. I was a little scared at first to train at a new dojo and with new students. But after being there for 10 minutes it felt great and all my fears vanished. I really appreciate you time and knowledge in the art of BJJ. Thanks so much!" Namaste,
Matthew
8-11-09
Tinguinha BJJ Competition Classes Schedule and Information!!!
In order to get ready to the upcoming tournament's season including the National Championship of BJJ, The Tinguinha BJJ Academy is bringing back our specific competition training that takes place in our TBJJ Competition Class. The class will return Saturday, August 15th- from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Saturday Classes Schedule (Starting Aug. 15th, 09):
8-5-09
TBJJ Academy Trip to Brazil Pictures & Trip overview!!!
Part of The Tinguinha BJJ Team, including Professor "Tinguinha", Kenric Toliver, Frank Ruiz, Marcelo Cavalcanti, Alex Uzeta (from The MCBJJ School), Luis Gonzalez, Jesus Gonzalez & Josh Bowling (from the Speedy Gonzalez/TBJJ Team- Visalia) just came back from a wonderful trip to Brazil where they went to compete in the Rio International Open Tournament and to train and sightsee as well. Everyone on the team competed and we brought home 4 medals- 2 gold & 2 silver. They were able to train at 3 different BJJ Academies in Rio, The Gordo BJJ Academy (main school), The Gordo BJJ School in Novo Leblon with Professor Rabico and The UM2 school with Professor Paulo de Tarso and Rafael Capoeira . We would like to thank all the schools for receiving us so well and for the great hospitality. While there they were also able to experience different sightseeing places including being at a soccer game in the famous Maracana stadium, beautiful beaches and famous views and experience the Rio de Janeiro nightlife. It was a very nice experience for the team to train and have some fun together in such a beautiful city.
We look forward to doing this trip next year and we would like to thank our instructors Mike Brown, Chris Gutierrez, John Vitasa and Jeff Nolasco and TBJJ Staff member Livia Mariano for keeping the school running strong and well while our main instructor was out.
Below you will find tournament's results and few pictures and soon we will be posting on youtube a video/slideshow from the trip.
TBJJ Team Tournament's Results:
Blue Belt- Master- Pena
Josh Bowling- 2nd PLace
Purple Belt- Senior 1 (master) - Galo
Jesus Gonzalez- 1st Place
Purple Belt - Master- Pesadissimo
Alex Uzeta- 1st Place
Black Belt- Senior 1- Pena
Marcelo Cavalcanti- 2nd Place
Pictures:
Training at the beautiful BJJ School- UM2
Famous Maracana Stadium - "Tinguinha",Kenric & Frank watching a Flamengo soccer game
Rio International Tournament - Luis Gonzalez playing guard
Kenric fighting - "Tinguinha" playing the spider guard
The team hanging out at the tournament - Alex Uzeta at the podium getting 1st place
Marcelo Cavalcanti working the X-Guard - Marcelo winning his 1st match
Jesus Gonzalez in the 1st place of the podium with his brother Luis - View of the Baia de Guanabara
Part of the team at the famous Christo Redentor in Rio
Pepe Beach - Prainha Beach
Frank admiring the Grumari Beach
View of the Recreio dos Bandeirantes & Barra da Tijuca beaches
7-21-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Rio International Tournament Trip!!!
Professor Tinguinha along with Tinguinha BJJ Team Members, Frank Ruiz, Kenric Toliver, Marcelo Cavalcanti, Luis Gonzalez and Jesus Gonzalez are leaving today to compete in The Rio International Tournament in Brazil and to train in some of the best BJJ schools in Rio de Janeiro- Brazil. We wish all of them good luck in the tournament and hope they have a good time in Brazil.
Kenric Toliver, Frank Ruiz and Professor "Tinguinha"
getting ready for the tournament at the TBJJ Academy.
7-20-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy 12th Belt Ceremony & Celebration!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's 12th Belt Ceremony took place this past weekend, Saturday-Jul. 18th at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. We had a very smooth and nice ceremony and got a lot of students promoted to the Blue Belts, 2 Purple belts, plus 2 Brown Belts. Besides all the students promoted with stripes. Afterwards a group of TBJJ Members met at The Amazon Brazilian BBQ restaurant to continue celebrating. The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to thank all the TBJJ Members and their families and friends for being a part of the 12th Belt Ceremony and for supporting the school and their teammates and celebrating their accomplishments. Below are a few pictures of the ceremony and a list of all promoted students.
White Belts Promoted with Stripes
Blue Belts Promoted With Stripes with The TBJJ Academy Black Belts
Purple Belts Promoted with Stripes with the TBJJ Black Belts
Brown Belts Promoted with Stripes with The TBJJ Black Belts
Students Promoted to The Blue Belt with the TBJJ Black Belts
Students Promoted to the Purple Belt along the TBJJ Black Belts- Instructors
Students promoted to the Brown Belt along with The TBJJ Black Belts-Instructors
TBJJ Academy 12th Belt Ceremony Group Picture
Students Promoted to The Blue Belt
Perry Miller
Raymond Quinto
Sonny Kang
Ben Lin
Jesus Lopez
Paul Roman
Brian Browne
Paul Egger
Emil Nguyen
David Mitchell
Matt Bassi
Robert Willyard
Students Promoted to The Purple Belt
Frank Ruiz
Jesus Gonzalez
Students Promoted to the Brown Belt
Lou Smith
Tony Saldivar
Students Promoted With Stripes:
Brown Belt- III Stripes
Grant Collins
Chris Gutierrez
Purple Belt IV Stripes
Russell Cantorna
Purple Belt II Stripes
Michael Shen
Purple Belt I Stripe
Paul LaPorte
Jack Lee
John Vitasa
Paul Polis
Zack Rapadas
Blue Belt IV Stripes
Dean Rivero
Blue Belt III Stripes
Kenny Weber
Nathan Stauber
Blue Belt II Stripes
Jeff Nolasco
Viktor Martinez
Herb Laano
Will Locklear
Brian Swienton
Matt Madden
Blue Belt I Stripe
Daniel Gonzalez
Jonny Weber
Tim Stephens
Noah Nagel
Irving Lai
Nathan Edelstein
White Belt IV Stripes
Alfredo Trevino Granado
White Belt III Stripes
Keith Miller
Shaheen Shaheen
Gene Ramirez
Nathan Gookin
David Hernandez
Justin Sutherlin
White Belt II Stripes
Carlos Gonzalez
Nathan Choi
Luis Flores
Steve Prejean
Jeff Nimsiriruengphol
Dennis Lapidario
7-10-09
"Gordo" Visit to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy
BJJ Black Belt Roberto "Gordo" Correia,who is back in California made a surprise visit to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy at last night's class (Thursday-July9th). "Gordo" taught a technique and trained at our classes. It was a very nice surprise and good to have him back at our school.
"Gordo" and Black Belt Marcelo Cavalcanti who is
training at The TBJJ for the Rio International Tournament
"Gordo" with The TBJJ group at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy
7-10-09
Visitors from New Zeland at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome two visitors last Thursday night and Friday morning, two police officers coming all the way from New Zeland to take advantage of our visitors program. It is very nice to be able to share and exchange our appreciation for the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and welcome students from so far to our school. Thanks for the visit guys!!
7-6-09
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu- A Powerfull Self Defense Tool
Here at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, we take great pride of the technical training quality and instruction and the friendly enviroment that we are able to provide at our school.We would never encourage any of our students to get involved in any violent act but we'd like to think that we are contributing with our classes on helping our students to be able to defend themselves if necessary at any given time. Recently we were approached by one of our students with a personal story that made us glad and inspired about the work that we do here at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy and we wanted to share his experience with everyone.
Below is his testimonial and we hope to inspire everyone to the benefits of the art of Brazilian JiuJitsu, not only as a workout but most importantly as a self defense tool...
"Recently I was involved in an attack. I was approached by a psychotic individual with a knife and I was forced to put my skills to the test. Using my self defense training I was able to submit the individual and walked away . The most important thing was the concern of my own life. I wouldn't be standing today if it wasn't for Tinguinha's training. With only a month of training at this Academy I was able to defend myself & survive an unfortunate event. I just wanted to say that I take great pride & honor to be training here at this Academy under the supervision and guidance of such an amazing & inspiring instructor as Tinguinha." Alex H.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to remind everyone of the 12th Belt Ceremony coming, Saturday- July 18th 2009. Taking place at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy at 11:00am. We will be promoting students to the Blue, Purple and Brown Belts as well as with stripes. On that day only we will also be having a SPECIAL SALE on select TBJJ Products so don't miss this opportunity to Save on TBJJ DVDS and Specialty products. Do not forget also to come celebrate with us at The Amazon Brazilian BBQ Restaurant following the ceremony. Below you will find more information about the Restaurant, Ceremony schedule and sale information. Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!!
Ceremony Schedule: Start: 11:00 am - Belt & Stripes Ceremony
Group Picture: 12:15pm to 12:30pm
Amazon Restaurant: 1445 S. Lemon St. Fullerton, CA 92832
Cost- $26.95 per person
TBJJ Belt Ceremony Select Products :
Dvds
TAKE $20 OFF SELECT DVDS DVDS ON SALE:
Extreme Back Attacks - Was $50 - NOW $30
Extreme Open Guard- Was $60 - NOW $40
Sitting Up Guard- Was $50 - NOW $30
Cross Guard- Was $50 - NOW $30
Spider Guard - Was $60- NOW $40
T-shirts:
Select T-shirts- $15 dollars Each SAVE 25%
Gis :
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Official Gis
White Gi- Org. - $110.00 - SALE- $95.00 - SAVE $15 Blue Gi- Org. -$120.00 - SALE- $105.00 - SAVE $15
Due to the 4th of July Holiday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be CLOSED Saturday, July 4th.
Classes go back to regular schedule the following Monday-July 6th.
Enjoy the Holiday!!
6-23-09
Tinguinha BJJ Affiliated school in Croatia latest tournament's results!!
The TBJJ Affiliated school in Croatia- The Triangle BJJ Klub, just competed last weekend in the Swiss Grappling Open 2009 in Swiss and one more time the team had a great performance bringing back 7 medals. TBJJ Croatia coach- Zeljko Vukovic is doing a great job there with the team. Below you can find the team’s results.
Tomislav Bunoza - golden medal (to 60 kg category, GI) Mirna Sabo - golden medal (to 50 kg, GI) Adriana Vuković - silver medal (to 50 kg, GI) Denny Vuković - silver medal (to 74 kg, GI) and silver medal (to 74 kg, NO-GI) Marija Šola - silver medal (open category, NO-GI) Željko Vuković - silver medal (to 84 kg category, GI)
The Tinguinha BJJ Visitor's program had a visitor from far away. Last Saturday, June 20th Danny from Honk Kong came to train at our school. It is the second time Danny visits our school. We hope he had a good time and comes back to visit us soon.
6-22-09
MC Brazilian Jiu Jitsu In House Tournament Results & Pictures
Last Saturday, June 20th The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had some of our team participate in The MC Brazilian Jiu Jitsu In House Tournament. We had few students competing and got 5 medals for 1st place and 1 for a 2nd place. It was a good opportunity for some of the TBJJ competition team to compete in a very friendly atmosphere and without the pressures of big competition's set. There were four schools competing. Besides Professor "Tinguinha" we had TBJJ Instructor Kenric Toliver and Assistant Instructor Russell Cantorna there, helping to coach our team and supporting the tournament. Congratulations to all the TBJJ students who participated.
Below are a few pictures and results:
Blue Belt- Adult- Open Division
First Place- Frank Ruiz
Blue Belt- Adult- 205 lbs. Division
First Place- Daniel Gonzalez
Blue Belt- Adult- 160lbs. Division
First Place- Jeff Nolasco
White Belt- Adult- 160 lbs.Division
First Place- Jeff Nimsiriruengphol
White Belt- Adult- 185 lbs. Division
First Place- Nate Gookin
Second Place- Raymond Quinto
6-15-09
Roberto "Gordo" Correia & Antonio Braga Neto Seminar Pictures
Last weekend, Saturday-June 13th we had the pleasure to welcome to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, BJJ Black Belts, Roberto "Gordo" Correia and Antonio Braga Neto who taught an amazing seminar at our school. The seminar had a very good turnout and everyone attending had a great opportunity to learn from two great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters. We would like to thank "Gordo" and Braga Neto for coming and sharing their knowledge with The TBJJ team and all the students attending for making the seminar a success. Below you will find a few pictures of the seminar.
The Tinguinha BJJ Website has just been updated and now we have available for SALE at our online store all of Professor Tinguinha's DVDS along with few other dvds. We will continue the updates, and will keep you posted. To visit the dvds store... http://tinguinha.com/dvds.html
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to remind everyone of The upcoming seminar with legendary BJJ Black Belt, Roberto "Gordo" Correia & Multiple times world champion, Antonio Braga Neto, taking place this Saturday, June 13th at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. The Seminar will start at 10:30 am and run until 1:00pm. Space is limited and we only have few spots open, so if you are planning on attending the seminar Please sign up ASAP. Don't forget: Price at The Door for TBJJ Students- $55 & for Non- Students $65.
For more information you can contact (714) 630-6218 or e-mail: tinguinha@yahoo.com
REMEMBER- DUE TO THE SEMINAR THE TINGUINHA BJJ ACADEMY WILL NOT HAVE ANY CLASSES THAT SATURDAY(June-13th)!!! ONLY THE SEMINAR
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has the pleasure to announce our 12th Belt Ceremony taking place at our school, Saturday- July 18th 2009. We will be promoting students to the Blue, Purple and Brown belts as well as with stripes in all belt levels.We will also have a SPECIAL DVDS and select merchandise SALE on that day ONLY!!!You can find more details about the ceremony below. Mark your calendars and come celebrate with the Tinguinha BJJ Family.
Where: Tinguinha BJJ Academy
When: Saturday- July, 18th 2009
Start: 11:00 am till 12:30pm
Family & Friends are welcome!!!
We will be going to the Brazilian Barbecue Restaurant- Amazon following the ceremony. Everyone is welcome to join. More information will be posted at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy.
6-6-09
Black Belt Training at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy!!
On our last Friday morning class The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to have a great Black Belt training at our school. We had three Black Belts visiting from San Francisco, here for the World Championship which is happening this weekend. The training had the presence of TBJJ Team Members Marcelo Cavalcanti, Kenric Toliver, Mike Brown, Professor Tinguinha and Visiting Black Belts Sandro "Batata", Julio Echeverria and Leonardo "Gloglo" Seixas along with the attending TBJJ students and a few students from the Sandro Batata BJJ School. It was a very good training session and a great opportunity for the TBJJ students to train with and watch all those Black Belts in action. Below are a few pictures from the training session.
6-4-09
Professor Tinguinha Croatia Seminar Pictures!!!
Professor Tinguinha just got back from a quick trip to Croatia to teach a seminar at bjj triangle club- an affiliated scholl of the Tinguinha BJJ Academy located in the city of Dakovo in Croatia. The seminar had a great turn out. Iit was a 2 days seminar. Day one- was just for the kids from 6 to 10 years of age and on Day 2- the seminar was directed to teens and adults. Besides all the students from the triangle bjj club who attended the seminar we had students from 2 differents cities in croatia and people from different countries in Europe attending the seminar. Professor Tinguinha would like to thank everyone that came to the seminar and thank the very warm hospitality from all the students from the triangle bjj club he had a great time he would also like to say special thanks for the instructor of the triangle bjj club mr. Zeljko Vukovic who is doing a very positive and outstanding job specially with the kids at his club we are really happy to have mr. Zeljko and the triangle bjj club representing our team in Croatia, below you can check some of the pictures from Professor Tinguinha seminar in Croatia.
6-2-09
Roberto "Gordo" Correia & Antonio Braga Neto Seminar at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy!!!
About Roberto "Gordo" Correia-Half Guard Creator :
The legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 4th Degree Black Belt master Roberto "Gordo" Correia, the inventor of the half-guard, will be coming to share his knowledge with the Tinguinha BJJ team. He has won every major Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) title at least once. Gordo is considered to be one of the top 5 BJJ masters in Brazil.And is responsible for revolutionizing the bjj competition game with the introduction of the half guard.
He has produced many BJJ World Champions and has also produced many MMA & UFC fighters. So don't miss this great opportunity to learn and meet not only a great athlete but a great coach.
About Antonio Braga Neto- Current World & Pan American Champion:
Antonio Braga Neto, the 2008 Mundial No Gi absolute Champion and 2009 Pan American Weight and Absolute Champion will be coming to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. He is a World Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with 16 years of experience. Neto is the 2008 Mundials (World) Super Heavyweight Black Belt World Champion. He is also the 2008 No Gi World Champion. He is the only person to have ever won the Mundials (World) Championships at the blue, purple, brown, and black belt levels. Neto is also a professional MMA fighter with fights in Brazil and Japan.
Neto is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under BJJ Black Belt- Roberto "Gordo" Correia.
Take advantage of this opportunity to work with a World Champion, learn his techniques and mindset and take your game to the next level!
SEMINAR:
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has the pleasure to announce a SEMINAR with the Half Guard creator, Roberto "Gordo" Correia along with Current World and Pan American Champion- Antonio Braga Neto. The seminar will have the duration of 2 hours and a half and both fighters will teach together.
Make sure to reserve your spot since SPACE IS LIMITED!!!
Besides the seminar, "Gordo" and Neto will be available for private lessons during the week from June,8th to 12th at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy.
You will find more information about the seminar right below. You can also contact The Tinguinha BJJ Academy for any additional information.
Event Info When: Saturday-June/13th/2009 Time: 10:30am to 1:00pm Address:
Tinguinha BJJ Academy
2970 E. La Palma Ave. Ste B
Anaheim- CA 92806 (714)630-6218 E-mail: tinguinha@yahoo.com
5-29-09
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Presents- The Roberto "Gordo" Correia & Antonio Braga Neto Seminar!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be hosting a seminar with BJJ Legend, winner of all existing BJJ titles and Half Guard creator,Roberto "Gordo" Correia, who is also coach to today's innumerous world champions and UFC and MMA Fighters and he will be teaching the seminar alongside Multiple times world champion and current weight and open divisions Pan American champion, rising BJJ Star- Antonio Braga Neto. The seminar will take place at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, Saturday- June 13th 2009.
We will be posting more detailed information about the seminar soon...
5-21-09
NEW Acai Products at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy
We have just received a new shipment of Acai with brand New Acai Roots products. Acai Smoothies, in two different flavors- AX3- a delicious juice smoothie with a poweful antioxidant triple combination: Acai + Pomegranate + Blueberry and also PROx- a healthy tropical blend of Acai + Pineapple + Coconut + Whey Protein. We also received the brand new Acai Root-Ready to Eat-Brazilian Style-PINT Size Sorbet. All Available NOW for sale at our Academy's store. Check it out after class for refreshing and replenishing.
5-18-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Techniques feature- May 2009
This Month of May The Tinguinha BJJ Academy brings two new techniques to our techniques feature of our website. This time we have TBJJ Instructor and Black Belt- Kenric Toliver, who have been training BJJ for over 10 years and is part of our TBJJ Family and Staff Team. Kenric will be teaching Cross Guard Techniques with the assistance of TBJJ Teammate, purple belt Russell Cantorna.
Due to the Memorial Day Holiday The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will ONLY have the Morning Class (intermediate/Advance- 10:30 am to 12:00) on Monday- May, 25th 2009. There will be NO CLASS MONDAY( 5/25) NIGHT!!
We will return to regular schedule Tuesday, May 26th.
5-18-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy 12th Belt Promotion!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy is very proud to announce our 12th Belt ceremony coming up Saturday- July 18th, 2009. We will post more details very soon but make sure to mark your calendars for the date and come celebrate our teammates progress!!
After a very successful seminar tour in South Asia, Professor "Tinguinha" is back with many experiences from the trip to share with us. "It was a great experience. I had a great welcome and hospitality in all the places I passed by. The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu martial art is still new and growing in South Asia but I was glad to see their will to learn BJJ, in all the schools I passed the instructors had a great attitude and are conducing BJJ in the right direction, in a positive and respectful way. It was very nice to meet all these people from different countries and cultures but most of all it was very special to see we all share the love for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I know it is just a matter of time for BJJ in South Asia to be getting big. I hope my visit to South Asia even though quick will contribute positively for the BJJ Growth there. I would like to thank all the students attending the seminars and thank Luke, Adam, Phil in Thailand, Alvin Aguillar, Christopher, and Cavalo in the Philippines, Danny and Quinton in Hong Kong and Rafael "Gordinho" and Chatri in Singapore for hosting the seminars. And thanks to the black belts Daniel and Makoto for attending and supporting the seminar!!!! I would also like to thank all the TBJJ Instructors team and Staff, Chris Gutierrez, Kenric Toliver, John Vitasa, Mike Brown, Jeff Nolasco,Alex Orozco, Grant Collins and Livia Mariano for having our school running smoothly and keeping everything on track. "- Tinguinha
Below you can find pictures from all the different countries Professor "Tinguinha" visited and from the seminars he taught.
Thailand
Visiting temples and a Muay-Thai Gym
Thailand Seminars- 1st day - 2nd day
Professor "Tinguinha" teaching spider guard techniques at the seminar- Phil Denzau receiving the Brown Belt
Philippines
Professor "Tinguinha" in the Philippines - Group Picture at The Philippines seminar
"Tinguinha" with the students who attended the seminar in the Philippines and Black Belt Alvin Aguilllar
Hong Kong
Professor "Tinguinha" sightseeing in Hong Kong including The Bruce Lee statue in the Hong Kong walk of fame
Professor "Tinguinha" teaching the seminar in Hong Kong - Group picture of the Hong Kong seminar
Hong Kong BJJ instructor Quinton with Professor "Tinguinha"
Singapore
Professor "Tinguinha" with BJJ Black Belt Rafael "Gordinho"- sightseeing in Singapore
Group Picture of the seminar in Singapore- Picture of the Singapore seminar
5-11-09
Competition Class BACK on Schedule for World Championship!!!
The World Championship of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is just around the corner and is open for all belts. This Saturday, May 16th The competition class will be back on schedule- From 12:00 to 1:00pm. The Mixed (All Levels) class will be taking place from- 11:00am to 12:00pm.
5-3-09
Professor "Tinguinha" Asia Seminar Tour Updates
Professor "Tinguinha" is already on the last stop of his seminar tour in South Asia. He is currently in Singapore and has really enjoyed all the places he was able to visit.The trip went well and all the seminars have been great so far. Everyone has been very welcoming. It's been an amazing experience and even though Professor "Tinguinha" has enjoyed being able to teach in all the different schools, he is looking forward to be back to The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and share it all with The TBJJ Team. He hopes to see everyone on the mat very soon...
Below are a few pics of some of the stops of the Tour.
4-13-09
Professor "Tinguinha" Seminar Tour in South Asia!!!!
Seminar official Promotional T-shirt:
The Spider guard master- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3rd degree black belt Mauricio "Tinguinha" Mariano will be teaching for the first time seminars in South Asia, in Thailand, Phillipines , China and Singapore. Professor "Tinguinha" is well known world wide for his open guard skills and techniques and he will be teaching two days seminars in each location. Professor ''Tinguinha'' is making a special affair of the Tour and will be offering All of his Dvds with a 50% OFF Discount for the attending students as well as presenting Certificates for all attending students. Below are more detailed information for each location's seminars. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to learn from and meet Spider guard master Mauricio "Tinguinha'' Mariano.
Thailand BANGKOK, TH (04.25-26) LOCATION: Bangkok BJJ (www.bkkbjj.com)
DATE: April 25 & 26
MATERIAL: 2-day gi seminar on aspects of the spider & open-guard
FEE: 1-DAY 1500 baht / 2-DAY 2500 baht
HOTEL: For guests visiting from outside Bangkok, the Golden Palace Hotel will extend a discount to those taking part in the seminar. (www.goldenpalacehotel.com)
CONTACT: luke@bkkbjj.com
Phillipines MANILA, PH (04.29-30) LOCATION: Deftac Sucat
BAMF, Gymaholics Fitness Center
Park and Shop, Dr. A Santos Avenue Corner Santa Rita Street,
Sucat, Paranaque City, PH
DATE: April 29-30
CONTACT: toffyilagan@yahoo.com
China HONG KONG, HK (05.02-03) LOCATION: Impakt HK (www.impakt.hk)
DATE: May 2 & 3
MATERIAL: 3hours each session, both days gi
FEE: 600 for 2-days (pre-book & pre-pay), 800 for 2-days (walk in on the day, if space available)
CONTACT: gi@samulime.net or gear88@gmail.com
***Space is limited to 30 students.
Registration will close once we've reached 30 people. Please pre-book ASAP.
Singapore
LOCATION: Evolve Mixed Martial Arts ( http://evolve-mma.com/ )
1 Selegie Road
Unit #02-22
Singapore 188306
DATE: TBA
MATERIAL: 1 day gi seminar
CONTACT: gordinhogb@hotmail.com
Congratulation for the following students on their recent promotion- March 09.
We would also like to Congratulate The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Juniors Program students promoted to new belts and stripes. We are very proud to see their growth.
KIDS
Belt Promotion
Jacob Hom- Yellow Belt- Orange Stripe
Osaze Madden Yellow Belt- Orange Stripe
Dylan Walters White Belt - Yellow Stripe
Stripes Promotion
Josh Rivero- White Belt- I Stripe
Jon-Marc- White Belt- IV Stripes
ADULTS
Stripes Promotion
White Belts
Nathan Lujan- White Belt- II Stripes
Nate Gookin- White Belt- II Stripes
Matthew Bassi- White Belt- II Stripes
Scott Walters- White Belt- III Stripes
Blue Belts
Dan Gonzalez- Blue Belt- I Stripe
Purple Belt
Wayne Matanane- Purple Belt- III Stripes
Starting this Saturday, April 4th our Saturday Mixed Classes will be back to regular schedule- from 11:00am to 12:30pm- Our competition class will take a break so the team can rest and keep fresh to start a new round of intensive training. Enjoy the break and recharge for the next session of classes.
4-1-09
Pan American championship- tinguinha bjj team results
We at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate all the TBJJ Competition team for the effort and dedication and for representing well our Academy. Our team brought home 8 medals- 3 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes. We would like to say thank you to our TBJJ Associated academies. They came together and unified our team to represent with a lot of dedication and loyalty. Special thanks for the Anchorage BJJ in Alaska they came a long way from home and had an impressive performance in the tournament. To check the TBJJ team results check below and soon we will be posting the pictures from our fighters.
4-1-09
Tinguinha bjj team Croacia on bjj open tournament!!!!!!!!!!
The TBJJ Team in Croatia had one more time a very impressive performance, this time on the bjj open tournament in Donji Miholjac (a town in Croatia). The tinguinha BJJ Croatia team had 48 fighters representing the team and brought home 34 medals- 9 gold , 8 silver and 17 bronze.The team got a cup of the tournament for being the most successful team. Congratulations for all the team! we here at the TBJJ Academy are proud and happy for the accomplishment!
This Thursday night we had the visit from Team Maguila in Maryland. Five fighters that are here from Maryland to fight the Pan American Championship came to the Tinguinha BJJ Academy to visit and train. It was a pleasure to have them come and visit us and we wish them good luck at the tournament.
3-26-09
Tinguinha BJJ Team Alaska visit to The TBJJ Academy!!
The TBJJ Alaska team just arrived in California where they are coming for the Pan American championship and stopped at the Tinguinha BJJ Headquarter for the final preparation to the championship. The Anchorange BJJ School's instructors Justin Charon, Todd Palmer and Ryder Spadafore arrived earlier this week to spend an intensive week of training and five fighters from their Competition team arrived Wednesday to do a final preparation for the upcoming competition. The TBJJ Team Alaska is ready to GO!!!
3-25-09
Pan American Championship Fight Schedule and TBJJ Academy's class information for Pan Ams Weekend!!
Due to the Pan American Tournament the Tinguinha BJJ Academy Will NOT have Classes Friday March, 27th and Saturday March, 28th.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be having a big team of students competing coming from The Tinguinha BJJ Headquarter in California and The TBJJ Affiliated schools as well. 28 all together competing- 10 White belts, 13 Blue Belts, 4 Purple Belts and 1 Brown Belt.
Below is the schedule for the TBJJ team fighting times in the many different divisions.
- 10 White Belts-All fighting- Friday from 9:00am to 1:00 pm
-13 Blue Belts-
- 7 TBJJ Blue Belts- Friday- Adult- from 3:30pm to 7:40pm
- 6 TBJJ Blue Belts-Saturday- Master / Senior1 / Senior2 from 9:00am to 11:40am
-4 Purple Belts- All fighting- Saturday- Adult/Master from 12:30pm to 8:30pm
Long Time TBJJ Student Wayne Matanane had his last training session at our Academy last Thursday March, 19th. Wayne who has trained at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy for many years, fully representing our school and being a true teamplayer is now returning to his homeland of Guam. His farewell class was a special training session. At the end of the class all the students present lined up to have a last train with Wayne and he trained with each and every student including the two Black Belts present, Professor "Tinguinha" and Kenric Toliver . We will certainly miss Wayne here at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy but we wish him all the best and hope to see him back to visit us soon.
Below are a few pictures of the class.
TBJJ Student Wayne Matanane- Wayne Training with Professor Tinguinha
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome a visitor from Texas through our Visitors Program, Nathaniel Corona, a green belt who has been training BJJ for many years and learned about Professor "Tinguinha" through his dvds. Nathaniel was able to come to train in our group classes and add to his BJJ learning by taking private classes with Professor "tinguinha" here at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy last weekend March 13th and 14th. We would like to thank Nathaniel for visiting and training with us and hope to see him back soon.
3-16-09
TBJJ Croatia Competition Team great results at Grappling Tournament
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate the Tinguinha BJJ Association in Croatia- Competition Team for their great performance at a Grappling Tournament that took place in Zagreb this month. The Croatia TBJJ team had 33 students competing and took home 26 medals- 12 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze. Getting also best team-1st place in the tournament. We at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy are very proud of our extended family in Croatia and congratulate their effort and accomplishment. Below you can find a picture of the team at the tournament.
3-5-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Copa Pacifica Tournament- Results!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just participated of the Copa Pacifica tournament that took place last weekend- Feb. 28th and the team did good. We had a couple of white belts fighting their first tournament and they went on to win their first two matches being stopped on the third one. In the Kids category we had TBJJ Junior program's student Jacob Rivero going on to win all his three fights by submission.And TBJJ White Belt Emil Nguyen getting second place. The tournament was a warm up for the upcoming Pan American championship and the Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be coming with quite a few competitors and the Copa was a good way to prepare for the next challenge. Below you can find a few pictures of some of the TBJJ Members who competed in the tournament.
2-23-09
New pictures added to our online picture galleries !!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's website had just updated our online picture galleries with 2008's pictures of our competition team, events and visitors at the Tinguinha BJJ Academy, Professor Tinguinha's seminars and more...
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy had the pleasure to welcome once again a visitor that came all the way from China, Wayne Fan. Wayne was able to train for a month with us taking advantage of The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's Visitors Program. It's Wayne's second time training with us, last year he visited from China where he resides and trained for the entire time he was in the US and this year once again he was able to return to train with the Tinguinha BJJ Team. We hope to see him soon.
2-18-09 Tinguinha BJJ Gis and Patches at ONLINE Store
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's official Gis, available in White and Blue as well as The TBJJ Lapel Woven Label Patches and Back Patches are NOW available for SALE at our online store.
You can find The Tinguinha BJJ products at our online store or at our Academy's store.
2-17-09
Students Promoted with Stripes- JANUARY 2009!!
Below is a list of all Tinguinha BJJ Students promoted with stripes in January 09. Congratulations to all the promoted students !!!
ADULTS
White Belts
David Hernandez-
White Belt I Stripe
Nathan Lujan- White Belt I Stripe
Gene Ramirez- White Belt II Stripes
Robert Willyard- White Belt II Stripes
Scott Walters- White Belt II Stripes
Cherese Robinson- White Belt II Stripes
Emil Nguyen- White Belt IV Stripes
Blue Belt
Glen DeGuzman- Blue Belt I Stripe
KIDS
Jon-Marc Rivero- White Belt- III Stripes
Jack Leslie- White Belt- IV Stripes
Jacob Rivero- White Belt - Yellow Stripe II- Stripes
Wyatt Hemerson- White Belt-Yellow Stripe- II Stripes
Lehna Orozco- White Belt-Yellow Stripe- III Stripes
Alex Lopez- White Belt- Yellow Stripe- III Stripes
2-16-09
New Techniques posted on our Techniques link!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just added to our website's techniques link two brand new techniques, this time being taught by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Julio Echeverria. He is a Roberto "Gordo" Correa's black belt and currently resides and teaches in Santa Cruz- CA while visiting our school he took the time to teach two techniques for our techniques link. You can check the techniques at www.tinguinha.com/techniques.html
2-10-09
Professor " Tinguinha" featured in the BJJ Legends Magazine!!
Professor "tinguinha" has been featured in the brand new magazine BJJ Legends, a magazine specifically about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The magazine's first issue features Professor "Tinguinha" in an interview and teaching four techniques of different BJJ guards partnering with Tinguinha BJJ Academy's Brown Belt Chris Gutierrez. The magazine comes with a dvd including the techniques thaught among extras. Along with professor "Tinguinha" , BJJ Legends features interesting articles, interviews and techniques with many BJJ Black Belts and fighters including Royce Gracie,Rigan Machado and many more...
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy has added the new magazine to it's store where it is available NOW for SALE.
For more info about the magazine or to purchase one check it out at our school's store...
2-2-09
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Competition Class Returning Date!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy's competition class will be back to it's schedule STARTING THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th!! In order to get ready for this year's tournaments such as the upcoming Pan American championship. we are bringing the class back. So mark your calendars and be ready to train hard!!!!!
TBJJ Academy's SATURDAY SCHEDULE:
MIXED CLASS- 11:00am till 12:00pm
COMPETITION CLASS- 12:00pm till 1:00pm
If you are interested in the competition class sign up at the School's front desk.
1-29-09
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Grand Master Helio Gracie Passes Away.
Today January, 29th 2009, The art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that we all share and love lost one of it's founders and creators, Grand Master Helio Gracie, who passed away at the age of 95. He was a martial arts icon and a pioneer. Teaching and sharing the art of Brazilian Jiu jitsu all over the world. We are sure his spirit will live in the hearts of all BJJ lovers and practitioners.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy leaves here an homage to a BJJ inovator and our gratitude for all he has done for this increadible and noble art .
Our hearts go out to his family.
He will be truly missed.
TBJJ Student Anthony Zaragoza was the only representative from our school competing at the latest Gracie Nationals Tournament that took place in Los Angeles, Jan. 24th and he did a great job. Anthony had three fights finishing all three with submissions and getting first place in his category. The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to congratulate Anthony for his performance and for representing the School at the competition.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy Visitors Program had another visitor This time TBJJ Affiliated school's student Josh Bowling who was visiting from our Affiliated school in Visalia- CA- The "Speedy" BJJ school,Josh drove 3 hours and 30 min. to train with us. The Tinguinha BJJ Team thanks Josh for driving from so far and hope to see you back here training.
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to announce a new addition to our team- the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Klub Triangle in the city of Djakovo, CROATIA. The BJJ club Triangle has as their instructor mr. Zeljko Vukovich who has been dedicated and teaching brazilian jiu jitsu in his city and he has been very positive at his job, teaching a lot of kids at his school. We are proud to have mr. Zeljko Vukovich and the bjj club triangle in our team and from now one we at the tinguinha bjj academy will gonna give our full support to the bjj club triangle and they will be under our supervision and fighting under our flag. Welcome to our team!!!
For more info about TBJJ Association in Croatia-
BJJ Club Triangle visit - http://www.bjj.hr/
TBJJ Affiliate in Croatia- Kids Team at Christmas time
Professor "Tinguinha" is featured in the masters magazine coming out this month. The Article is called "A force of one" with an interview and pictures in a 3 page article, the magazine comes with a dvd including the interview and techniques with professor "Tinguinha". if you want to check the magazine You can find MASTERS Magazine at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and other
bookstores, as well as at selected and premium newsstands. Or check the web site http://mastersmag.com/
Through our visitors program we had the pleasure to have BJJ Practitioner Mike Bush for a training session at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. Coming from Ohio and taking the time to stop by our school. Mike returned for the second time and did our Intermediate/Advance class. We would like to thank him for coming and training with the TBJJ Team.
1-20-09
Visit from members of our affiliated school in Alaska!!
Last week we had the pleasure to welcome our friends ABJJ Instructor- Justin Charon and his student- Ryder Spadafore from the Tinguinha BJJ Association in Alaska, The Anchorage BJJ for some good training sessions at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy, they were able to spend a week training with our team and visit with us. It is always good to be able to share and exchange with our extended team. Thank you guys for coming. Below a picture from their visit...
THE DATES for The TRIP to Brazil to compete in the Rio International Open Championship, will be from the 21st of July till July 30th. Don't miss this great chance to train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the source and visit famous sightseeings in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament DATES WILL BE 23, 24, 25 and 26th of JULY and will include Adults, Masters and Seniors categories.
The Trip package will include:
- Round trip airfaire
- Hotel Accomodations
- Transportation
- Unlimited Training
- BJJ workshop with TOP BJJ Black Belt
- Sightseeings
There will be a maximum of 10 people group for the trip. For more information you can contact us at: e-mail- tinguinha@yahoo.com / ph: (714)630-6218 or at the school's front desk with Livia.
we just received an e-mail from Justin Charon- Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor from the Tinguinha BJJ Academiy Association in Alaska with incredible pictures of our team from Alaska at a training session this winter in Alaska. Check Justin's e-mail and pictures below:
It’s been -20F up here for the last two weeks. When its +80F in the school and someone opens the door even quickly the moisture in the air turns to fog.
Check out these pics. Think about your cold friends in Alaska next time you roll.
We would like to start 2009 with a great story we would like to share with the tinguinha bjj academy team from a very brave young boy who is a practitioner of the brazilian jiu-jitsu art. We hope to inspire everyone and give the New Year a nice jumpstart. Check the story below.
"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A 9-year-old Bakersfield boy is being called a hero after he saved a girl and her dog from a pit bull attack.
Drew Heredia said he and a friend were walking a small dog Dec. 30 when a pit bull jumped on the dog. The unidentified 12-year-old girl reportedly tried to save her dog, prompting the pit bull to turn on her.
Heredia said he jumped on the pit bull and applied a choke hold that he learned while taking classes at a Brazilian jujitsu studio in southwest Bakersfield.
"It was kind of a heart-pounding moment," Heredia said. "It was very scary."
He said he held the dog for 20 minutes until an animal control officer arrived.
“At first, I wanted to kick it, but then I thought it’s not a good idea, because it could get my leg,” Heredia said.
The girl was taken to Mercy Southwest Hospital where she was treated for puncture wounds.
The pit bull was quarantined at the animal control office, where it will be euthanized after 10 days. No one has claimed the dog.
The girl's dog was injured, but it's expected to survive. The dog ran away during the attack but returned home Friday afternoon."
12-15-08
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Holiday Message!!!!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to wish All the students and their families Happy Holidays!! We thank all of the tinguinha BJJ team and the instructors and all the affiliated schools for the effort to keep the growth of our schools for the year of 2008. It was a great year for the tinguinha bjj team our network has been getting bigger and stronger, we have 7 affiliated schools with a network of over 400 students, in California ,Alaska and Canada. The Tinguinha BJJ Associations are an extension of the Tinguinha BJJ Academy's head quarter in Anaheim- California which has as a mission to bring the knowledge of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to schools all over the Globe. We are very proud of the growth of the program and the growth of the schools affiliated with The Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. We look forward to next year.
Next year we will be coming back bigger and stronger and keep working for the growth and quality of our schools.
So we hope to continue having your support and to grow together as a team and as people, always learning in order to progress. Thank you and have a very happy holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Below is the school's schedule during the holiday...
Due to the holidays The Tinguinha BJJ Academy will be taking a break to concentrate on renewing the energy to progress through the new year so we wish that you guys enjoy quality time with friends and family and rest to come back stronger and renewed. We really apreciate the great training sessions we had throughout the year and we look forward to many more in the next one. We wish you and your family Happy holidays!!
Tinguinha BJJ Academy Holiday Schedule:
WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM WEDNESDAY, December 24th till SATURDAY, January 3rd.
We will be back to REGULAR Schedule Monday, January 5th!!!
12-09-08
Tinguinha BJJ Academy New Products Available for sale NOW!!
The Tinguinha BJJ Academy just received all the new products that we were waiting for. Two new Gis, two new T-shirts, a New Rash Guard and a new woven label chest patch, all available for sale at our school's store and soon at our online store.
12-08-08
Tinguinha BJJ Academy 11th Belt Ceremony!!!
Last Saturday, December 6th We had our 11th Belt Ceremony and The end of the year Celebration at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy. We had 20 new belt promotions-12 blue belts, 5 purple belts, 2 brown belts and 1 black beltand 91 students were promoted with stripes. It was very nice to have everybody together with their families and friends celebrating the progress of their peers and a year of accomplishments on the mat and moving on to a next level in their training.It is very nice to be able to grow together and learn as a team.We had the presence of 8 BJJ Black BeltsMauricio "tinguinha", Marcelo Cavalcanti ,Mike Brown, Luis Gonzales, Kris Shaw, Andreh Anderson, Daniel T Cruz and Jeremy Geaga, that were able to give their testimonials on what Brazilian JiuJitsu and the Black Belt mean to them. It was one of our most emotionals ceremony, Tinguinha BJJ Academy's long time student Kenric Toliver was promoted with the Black Belt and all the school stood up applauding the moment which we shared with his family as well, The Black Belt is the higher belt in Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu and it is a long road till that moment and that makes each level of accomplishment rewarding and special even more the highest rank. Professor "tinguinha" was honored by surprise by Alex Orozco and all the kids from the TBJJ Academy with a plaque of appreciation. We also nominated Jeff Nolasco student of the year for 2008, for his attendance and dedication to the school and presented Tom Hoang with an appreciation award on for his dedication and support to the growth of our school by creating a bridge between The Tinguinha BJJ Academy and the Anaheim law enforcement agency, bringing so many students from that field. At the end of the ceremony we also had Professor "Tinguinha" award 4 black belts with degrees- Mike Brown, Luis Gonzales, Kris Shaw and Marcelo Cavalcanti for their years as Black Belts. We at The Tinguinha BJJ Academy would like to thank all the students and their families for attending the ceremony and as always supporting the school and the TBJJ team. We apreciate it!! Thank you also for all the Black Belts present for attending the celebration, supporting the school and for their kind words regarding the TBJJ team, for Scott Petersen for coming all the way from South Dakota and Shelli Hemerson for making the day even more special by presenting each kid and the Kids Instructors with a collage of their pictures and all the Luis "speedy" Gonzales students for coming from far to attend the ceremony.
Thank you all!!
TBJJ Black Belt Promotion Video:
Pictures:
1st Picture: Black Belts present from left to right- Marcelo , Luis , Mike , "Tinguinha", Kenric, Jeremy , Daniel ,Kris & Andreh
2nd Picture: Tinguinha awarding the Black Belts with degrees- from left to right- Kris, Luis, Mike, "Tinguinha" & Marcelo.
1st Picture: Jeff Nolasco being presented with the student of the year certificate
2nd Picture: Mike Brown & "Tinguinha" presenting Tom Hoang with an appreciation award
1st Picture: "Tinguinha" Getting ready to present Kenric Toliver with the Black Belt
2nd Picture: Kenric with his Black Belt being congratulated by Professor "Tinguinha"
1st Picture: Kenric celebrating his new belt with his mother
2nd Picture: Professor "Tinguinha" receiving an appreciation plaque by his students from the Kids Program
1st Picture: The TBJJ Kids Program Instructors receiving a picture collage frame from the kids students
2nd Picture: Tinguinha BJJ Academy Team during the Ceremony
Black Belts awarded degrees:
Marcelo Cavalcanti- Black Belt 2nd Degree
Mike Brown- Black Belt 1st Degree
Luis Gonzales- Black Belt 1st Degree
Kris Shaw- Black Belt 1st Degree
Students Promoted:
BLACK BELT
Kenric Toliver
BROWN BELT
Alex Orozco
Ray Alvarado
PURPLE BELT
Jack Lee
John Vitasa
Zack Rapadas
Paul Polis
Paul LaPorte
BLUE BELT
Irving Lai
Jim Weber
Jonny Weber
Daniel Gonzalez
Jose Arroyo
Luis Ruiz
Dan Gonzalez
Gilbert Gonzalez
Tim Stephens
Noah Nagel
Doug Tristao (Luis Gonzales BJJ)
Chris Basteceanu (Luis Gonzales BJJ)
Student of the Year 2008:
Jeff Nolasco
Appreciation Award Presented to:
Tom Hoang
tudents receiving Stripes:
KIDS White Belt II Stripes
Jon-Marc Rivero
White Belt- III Stripes
Jaelyn Otomo
Jack Leslie
White Belt IV Stripes
Dylan Walters
White Belt- Yellow Stripe I Stripe
Jacob Rivero
Wyatt Hemerson
White Belt- Yellow Stripe - II Stripes
Lehna Orozco
Alex Lopez
Yellow Belt- I Stripe
David Galdamez
Danny Galdamez
Kobe Escario
Alex Orozco
Yellow Belt- IV Stripes
Osaze madden
Jacob Hom
ADULTS
WHITE BELT
White Belt- I Stripe Robert Willyard
Gene Ramirez
Nate Gookin
Matthew Bassi
Mitch McGill
Cherese Robinson
Scott Walters
Greg Carillo ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Jose Puga ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
White Belt- II Stripes
Omar Orozco
Shaheen Shaheen
Michael Rodriguez
David Gonzales ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Adrian Chavez ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Benito Rodriguez ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Gracie Rodriguez
( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Dana Dillad ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Able Garcia ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Ruben Ruiz ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Jesus Castro ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Andres VFC ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
James Juniel ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Christopher Fernades
( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Matthew Gonzalves ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
White Belt- III Stripes
Jeremiah Neufischer
Anthony Zaragoza
Paul Egger
Raymond Quinto
Sonny Kang
David Mitchell
Nick Stephens
Alfredo Trevino
Daryl Bassin
Justin Milinich
( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Rolando Lopez ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Adam Gonzalez ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Fidel Garcia ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Tanner Bean ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Gustavo de Oliveira ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Randy Rider ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
White Belt- IV Stripes
Brian Browne
Luc Escario
Jesus LOpez
Ben Lin
Rudy Delgado
Paul Roman
BLUE BELT
Blue Belt- I Stripe
Juan Ruiz
Brian Swienton
Jeff Nolasco
Herb Laano
Matt Madden
Will Locklear
Blue Belt- II Stripes
Tom Hoang
Nathan Stauber
Kenny Weber
Joaquin Galdamez
John Villafuerte
Josh Bowling
( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Jason Bennet ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Victor Salmeron
( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Blue Belt- III Stripes
Dean Rivero
Toan Nguyen
Jesus Gonzales ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Jason Fairburn ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Andrew Lopez ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Joel Curriel ( Luis "Speedy" Gonzales BJJ)
Blue Belt IV Stripes
Oscar Navarro
Frank Ruiz
David Leon
PURPLE BELT
Purple Belt- I Stripe
Michael Shen
Purple Belt- II Stripes
Wayne Matanane
Rommel Jovellanos
Purple Belt- III Stripes
Russell Cantorna
Phill Denzau
Purple Belt- IV Stripes
Tony Saldivar
BROWN BELT
Brown Belt- II Stripes
Grant Collins
Chris Gutierrez
