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June, 2009
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June 29, 2009 in News by Gumby
Saturday Schedule Shift….No Class July 4th
In honor of American Independence day, there will be NO Class this Saturday, July 4th.
The next Saturday class (July 11th, we will shift our Saturday schedule.
Regular class will start at 10:00 AM and go until noon.
At 12:30 we will have the revamped Competition Class. A MUST if you plan on competing! We will start by hosting a mock tournament for Heroes only on Saturday.
June 28, 2009 in News by Gumby
Week of June 29th
Sweeps and transitions this week. The week after…a surprise 
June 26, 2009 in News by Gumby
June Promotions
Belt Promotions for June
Although we may or may not be done yet, here are the belt promotions (stripes) that have been awarded in the month of June so far.
White Belt 1st Stripe
Vladamir Fuentes
Stefan Mendoza
Ricky Lai
Justin Nguyen
White Belt 2nd Stripe
Mike “Colossus” O’Connor
Adrian Fuentes
Donald Littleton
Tri Tran
Chris Nguyen
Vincent Rallo
White Belt 3rd Stripe
Alex Lin
Congrats Heroes!
We have a stripe system for our white belts only. Four stripes and then the student is eligible for their blue belt. Philosophically, everY promotion from the white belt stripe through the colored belts (blue, purple, brown then black) will be roughly twice as difficult to accomplish as the previous ranking. For a description of our ranking system and fundamentals, click here: Heroes BJJ Fundamentals Checklist (PDF Format)
June 22, 2009 in News by Gumby
Catch Nike SB Debacle at Voodoo Lounge
Our own Joe Ruiz has been hard at work at his video release Debacle, the first skateboarding movie shot completely in HD. You can find out more information at the official website here:
http://www.nike.com/nikeskateboarding/debacle/
The official San Jose debut will take place this Wednesday at the Voodoo Lounge along with the Art N Soul Show. 21 and up We figure they will show the video around 10, so you we can walk down after the wrestling and no gi classes. Come check it out, and support one of our own:
June 22, 2009 in News by Gumby
Mike Strangis in Action *More Videos
Here is a clip of our own Mike Strangis, youth instructor at Heroes Martial Arts, in action at the Monterey Jiu Jitsu Submission Only Tournament:
Mike went on to take first place in the tournament, submitting all five of his opponents in the round robin format!
From all reports, it was a great tournament and a lot of fun. From the website description:
Monterey Jiujitsu holds their first gi optional, submission only jiujitsu tournament at Body Worx in Monterey California. Hosted by Bjj Black belt Daniel Thomas of Claudio Franca. This was a great Tournament with tons of submissions and a large turn out. Round Robin format, each contender had at least 5 fights.
Here is their introductory clip. On it you can see Mike catch his opponent in an oma plata
Download the video
Full match with Oma Plata
Another match:
June 17, 2009 in News by Gumby
Saturday Schedule Shift
Note that this Saturday, June 20th, class will run from 10AM-12AM instead of the usual 11AM-1PM. This is Gumby can get over to the Gordo seminar in Los Gatos at Batata’s school.
This schedule shift is a one time deal for this Saturday only. Next Saturday we will be back to the regular schedule.
June 14, 2009 in News by Gumby
Defense Week!
June 15-20
Offense sells tickets; Defense wins championships
All this week at Heroes we are going to be concentrating on a sometimes overlooked but obviously important aspect of grappling: Defense. Special attention will be placed on escapes and safety positions.
June 9, 2009 in News by Gumby
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Random Testimonial
- ~ Phi P.
"I came to Heroes after being invited by my friend to come out and roll. As I walked in to the academy, I was pleasantly surprised to find out big and spacious the mat was. The pictures don't really do it justice how much mat space there is. I was greeted by owner/ head instructor Gumby and openly welcomed into the gym.
The facility is top notch: Swain mats over 2400sqft, restrooms and private changing rooms, water fountain. I came as the team was getting their last training in before a tournament so Gumby worked mainly on fixing small mechanics. His teaching method is very methodical and detail oriented. I felt was very specific in his concept that he wanted to teach. I only expected to come for an open mat and I ended up staying for 2 and half hours.
There are lots of choices in the Silicon Valley for Jiu-jitsu, but I highly recommend Heroes for anybody at any skill level. Not only for the great instruction and facility, but for the friendly environment as well.
I will definitely come back to train here" - Read more testimonials »
What's the little bird saying?
- Al in the Open gets a heavyweight. Looks relaxed but gets caught 15 hrs ago
- Al wins on armbar from the guard in quick fashion! Takes third 15 hrs ago
- Al loses on points. Still has to fight for third plus the open division! 15 hrs ago
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