Connecticut Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

On Sat…we enjoyed another awesome seminar from Master Marcio Stambowsky. I co-hosted the seminar w/ Rob Magao at his dojo (Bushido BJJ) for the second time and once again everyone left w/ a bag full of priceless adjustments, new tricks, and smiles. Thanks to Marcio, Brad, and Tiago for making the trip up to teach. [...]

Toby now wears a shiny new blue belt!  After training weekly for over a year he is a proud member of the blue belt rank.  We had a packed class on Monday where he rolled for 60 solid minutes against fresh partners.  Toby demonstrating great  BJJ fundamentals – survival and escaping.  Yep, the first part [...]

Thanks to Gerry Navarra for guest teaching this week.  Gerry trains/teaches at Bushido BJJ but pops into our studio to work out.  This week we all enjoyed learning a few solid foot sweeps – ko soto gari, and ko uchi gari.  Gerry is a black belt in judo, jiu jitsu, and holds a 4 stripe [...]

Yeah…I’m still a bit sore as I write this post.  Not from injuries but from tired muscles.  Last night was our first open mat for purple belts and above.  Rob from Bushido BJJ master minded the idea (although last minute police work kept him from attending and we missed having him).  I know it was [...]

Last Sat was just awesome!  Master Marcio and Brad made the trip north to our place for a few hours of BJJ.  Thanks to Rob Magao for co-hosting the seminar w/ us.  And also thanks to Rob’s students, my students, and friends who attended. Marcio is just one cool guy.  He is a 7th dan [...]

Calling all BJJ fans in the central CT area.  Don’t miss out on a chance to train with Master Marcio Stambowsky on Sat, April 30th from 3-5pm at my dojo in Glastonbury.  This seminar is being co-hosted by GB Martial Arts and Bushido BJJ.  Cost is $ 50 for pre-registrations by 4/27 or $70 at [...]

Big thanks to John Carlson for stopping by last Saturday to run a class on the finer details to the single leg takedown.  John is a cool dude.  He wrestled for Trinity in college and coached as several high school teams since then.  Pete is childhood friends w/ John so we have a hookup. The [...]

Thanks to my buddy, Brad for coming in and guest teaching a few weeks ago.  Brad is a brown belt under Master Marcio Stambowsky.  He never fails to energize and motivate me….he is a bjj machine!  Anyways, his focus was the finer details of feeling when to hit the windmill (aka – flower sweep), how [...]

Last weekend I made a cross country trip to visit my friend and instructor, Brian Johnson.  Brian visits us once or twice a year to hold seminars and offer private lessons in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  For years he has thrown out the idea of me and my students visiting his dojo, Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy [...]

Been thinking about giving Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a try?  Don’t wait any longer because you can’t go back…only forward.  First, call or email me with all of your questions.  Then come and watch a class before taking a FREE 2 week membership on us.  You can even borrow a training gi.  (note – you must [...]