October 20, 2010 in News by Gumby

Wilbert Thigpen to Faxia Azul!

(That means that Wilbert Thigpen gets his blue belt!)

“Big Will” is known around Heroes as much for his big personality as anything else.  He used to be much bigger in fact, he’s lost over 50 pounds since starting Jiu Jitsu!

Will is actually one of Gumby’s original Warehouse students, the oft talked about “Secret Warehouse” where Gumby taught prior to Heroes.

Will is as skilled as he is boisterous, and in addition to being able to train HARD, he’s always quick to offer encouragement to his teammates.

Will earned a Gold Medal in his division at the US Open this weekend, showing complete domination in each of his matches with shut out victories!

Congrats Will!  We’re really lucky to have you here at Heroes Martial Arts!

October 20, 2010 in News by Gumby

Dennis Ruth promoted to Blue Belt

Dennis Ruth gets his blue belt!

Dennis was one of the first students at Heroes Martial Arts, but Gumby and Dennis had encountered each other years earlier at Dennis’s Judo home in Santa Clara.

Judo and Jiu Jitsu compliment each other very well in many ways of course, and to know both is to be well rounded, but for long time students of one or the other the transition can sometimes be tough.  Dennis has a ton of experience in judo, but now he can say when he gets on the mat he can think like a Jiu Jitsu person as well.

Dennis jumped right away into his first Jiu Jitsu competition at Blue Belt, taking Silver in his division at the US Open!

Congrats Denny!

October 13, 2010 in News by Gumby

Modified Scheduled for US Open

Schedule Change

Due to the US Open happening this weekend (Oct 15-17) and the large amount of competitors attending from our school, Heroes will have a modified schedule this week only.

Thursday
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM BJJ

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Fundamentals of BJJ
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM BJJ Intermediate
(Canada will covering class.  Gumby will be in Santa Cruz at the rules seminar).

Friday
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BJJ

US Open Open division Blue belt 2:00 PM

6:00 PM BJJ (Machine)

Saturday
10:00 AM -11:30 AM BJJ
(Canada will cover class)

Come out to Santa Cruz to support your teammates!  There are over 30 Heroes comepting this weekend!

www.USOpenBJJ.com

October 11, 2010 in News by Gumby

Jeff Glover Seminar November 20th!

Top American Grappler Jeff Glover will conducting a seminar at Heroes Martial Arts on November 20th from 12:00 to 3:00 PM

Jeff Glover is one of the most exciting Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the world. He began training and competing in the sport at an early age and quickly became one of America’s most recognizable and innovative black belts. One of the many things Glover is known for is his amazing half-guard game. He has accomplished so much in Jiu-Jitsu around the world and has already been invited twice to compete at the biennial Abu Dhabi World Championships (ADCC). Glover became one of the youngest Americans to reach the level of black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and has an even brighter future ahead of him in the sport.

In this three hour Seminar Jeff will cover many of the techniques that made him a champion many times over, including his famous half guard!

The Cost is $60 for pre-registration or $75 at the door!

Jeff will also be available for a limited amount of private lessons.

For more information call Heroes Martial Arts at 408-288-8857 or e-mail Gumby@heroesmartialarts.com

All Students and Acadamies are welcome!

Who:  Jeff Glover
When:  November 20th 12:00PM-3:00PM
Where:  Heroes Martial Arts 460 South Market San Jose CA 95113
How:  Jeff’s going to show you what made him a champion.
Why:  Because Jeff’s Jiu Jitsu is slick and he is an all around cool dude!

September 20, 2010 in News by Gumby

Fundamentals Reset!

This week we begin the Fundamentals Rotation anew, having come to the end of our 11 week cycle last week.  Don’t think of Fundamentals as being “beginner” techniques!  While the Fundamentals classes are designed to be very novice friendly, students of all levels of Jiu Jitsu can always sharpen their basic skill set as well.  In truth, advancing your skill set is often a matter of practicing your basics against more and more advanced competitors!

This week will be the fundamentals of posture and basic closed guard work.  These are skills everyone can continue to develop!

These are also excellent classes for a brand new student to start with!  Remember, we are still having our win an iPad contest from now until October.  Student who gets the most sign ups will win a free iPad!

September 7, 2010 in News by Gumby

Fitness Program Week 1

As we begin to prepare for upcoming events, fitness coach Scott Belzer has designed a Fitness program designed to work our strength and conditioning.  Each week before the event we will post a new workout.  Workouts are simple and able to be performed with all of the equipment we have at Heroes!

Heroes Conditioning

Week 1

2 Minutes Continuous x 3 sets

15 second per exercise

Athlete should always be moving forward as they perform each exercise

Run should be about 75-85% of maximum sprint speed

Jumping Jacks

Run

Jumps Squats

Run

Cross Country Jumping Jacks

Run

Burpees

Run

Rest 30 seconds

Jumping Jacks

Run

Jumps Squats

Run

Cross Country Jumping Jacks

Run

Burpees

Run

Rest 30 seconds

Jumping Jacks

Run

Jumps Squats

Run

Cross Country Jumping Jacks

Run

Burpees

Run

|Done

Heroes Strength

Week 1

Set 1

20 Wood Chops w/plate (10 Each Side)

Rest 30 sec

20 Back Squats w/ 45 lb bar

Rest 30 sec

20 Pull Ups  (Kipping or Jumping Pull Ups)

Rest 30 sec

20 Weighted Lunges (10 Each Side)

Rest 30 Sec

20 Push Ups ( Regular or Modified

Rest 30 sec

Rest 2 minutes

Set 2

20 Wood Chops w/ plate (10 Each Side)

Rest 30 sec

20 Back Squats w/ 45 lb bar

Rest 30

20 Pull Ups  (Kipping or Jumping Pull Ups)

Rest 30 sec

20 Weighted Lunges (10 Each Side)

Rest 30 Sec

20 Push Ups ( Regular or Modified)

September 4, 2010 in News by Gumby

We’re Open Labor Day

Time off from work or school?  Perfect time to come on in to Heroes Martial Arts and get your roll on!  We’re running our regular schedule this Monday for Labor Day, and we’re expecting a great turnout!

Our regular Monday schedule is as follows:

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM BJJ Fundamentals

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM BJJ

5:00PM to 6:00 PM Advanced Youth

6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Judo

7:30 PM to 9:00 PM BJJ

See you on the mat!

August 29, 2010 in News by Gumby

Dr. Armbar adds a blue belt to his resume.

Dino Del Mastro earns his Blue Belt!

Dino is a man of many talents.  Judo black belt, assistant coach for the wrestling class and Heroes Martial Arts official chiropractor/therapist (currently working over at TEAM Clinic in Santa Clara).  Now he can add Blue Belt in Jiu Jitsu to his extensive resume!

Congrats to the man they call “Dr. Armbar!”