Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructors:

Julio Cruz:  Assistant Instructor for kids class.  Purple Belt

Julio

Max Mangabat:  Assistant Instructor / Beginner Class Instructor.  Purple Belt 3rd degree

Max

Robert Dewar:  Assistant Instructor / Beginner and Advanced.  Brown Belt 4th degree

Rob

Chris Rudolph:  Kid’s Assistant Instructor.  Blue Belt 4th degree

Jestin Icasiano: Kid’s assistant instructor: blue belt 3rd degree

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Click on following links to be re-directed to each belt category.

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Orange Belt

Yellow Belt

White Belt

Brown Belt

Purple Belt

Blue Belt

White Belt

MCBJJ 5th In-House Tournament

MCBJJ is proud to present its 5th In-House Tournament! Held March 27th, 2010 at Marcelo Cavalcanti Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Carson, CA. Below is our flyer.

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3-08-2010

MCBJJ Academy Workshop and 5th Belt Ceremony

On April 24, 2010, MCBJJ Academy will be hosting a FREE workshop with Professor Marcelo Cavalcanti and BJJ Black Belt Guests. Near the end of the event we will have a BJJ Demonstration. This event is open for everybody.

After the workshop, we will be having the 5th MCBJJ Belt Ceremony. So invite your friends and family to come and celebrate with us in our open house event!

Where: MCBJJ Academy

Workshop: 9:30 a.m.

Belt Ceremony: 11:00 a.m.

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2-27-2010

Kids Pan-Ams Tournament

It was a incredible day of great competition during 2010 Pan-Ams as our Kids division brought home 3 Gold and 1 Bronze for the MCBJJ School! Congratulations to Jaeboy Alofaituli, Christian Luu, Jonathan Tanap for winning Gold, and Isaac Hernandez bringing home the Bronze! These guys have shown that hard work with great training by Professor Marcelo Cavalcanti pays off!

We also would like to say thanks to Professor Mauricio Tinguinha of TBJJ for supporting the MCBJJ teamn We would like to congratulate Jacob of TBJJ for winning 2nd place in the Kids Pan-Ams!

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Ist BJJ class at the city of Visalia with instructors Mark and Kayti Quesada. It was an incredible day with head MCBJJ instructor Marcelo Cavalcanti, who brought his 3 purple belt students Denney, Max, and Alex from the main MCBJJ Academy from Carson California.

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1/27/2010

Congratulations Chris Casarez for placing 1st in the Gracie Nationals Tournament!

Congratulations Jaeboy Alofaituli for placing 3rd in the Kids Gracie Nationals Tournament!

Jae Wins 3rd Place!

We also would like to congratulate Josh Elizaga, Brian Marquez, and Kevin Long for their participation in the Gracie Nationals Tournament!

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MATCHES START SATURDAY, JAN. 23RD. the fights start (white belts start) 1:00pm.

The tournament is at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the LA Fitness Expo:

for more information about directions and scheduled fight s go to:

Spectator fees are $15.00 a day or $20.00 for the full weekend at the Expo.

http://www.gracietournaments.com/US_Nationals/Home.html

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MCBJJ ACADEMY will be closed on Thursday, December 24th and Friday, December 25th for the Christmas Holidays. We will be open regular hours on Saturday the 26th.

MCBJJ ACADEMY will also be closed on Thursday December 31st, and Friday January 1st, 2010 for New Years Day. We will be open regular hours on Saturday, Jan 2nd 2010.

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CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO RECEIVED THEIR BELT AND STRIPE PROMOTIONS!  Keep up the hard work!

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Belt Ceremony – This Saturday 12/5/09 @ 11:00AM!

It’s a Lunch PotLuck so bring all your special dishes to share!

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You can find NEW pictures from 2009 SouthBay Open Tournament in the Gallery Section!

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-Congratulations Cesar Aldana for placing 1st in the 2009 Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-Congratulations Jayboy for placing 1st in the 2009 Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-Congratulations also for Jayboy winning the Best Submission Award

-Congratulations Christian Luu for placing 1st in the 2009 Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-We off special congratulations for Christian Luu winning Gold in 2 separate weight divisions

-Congratulations Isaac Hernandaz for placing 2nd in the 2009 Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-Congratulations David Beltran for placing 2nd in the 2009 Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-Also, congratulations for David Rudolph and Raymond Paisa for participation in the 2nd Kids World BJJ Tournament!

-Both had a good performance!

-MCBJJ Academy would like to thank all the parents who supported their children in the MCBJJ Kids Class!

*Pictures can be found @ our Gallery! http://www.mcbjj.com/category/gallery/

*Videos can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDLfKDRfIVc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drYauxApUn0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMNPsJNi_4

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CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS CASAREZ AND ESTEBAN DE LA CRUZ FOR BOTH PLACING 1ST IN THE

OCTOBER 2009 GRAPPLERS QUEST!

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9-14-2009

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX UZETA FOR 1ST PLACE IN THE 2009 AMERICAN NATIONAL

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP!

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-8-05-2009

CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR MARCELO CAVALCANTI FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE  2009

INTERNATIONAL OPEN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP.

WE ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MC BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU STUDENT AND PURPLE BELT ALEX

UZETA FOR 1ST PLACE IN THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL OPEN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP.

07-13-2009

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-CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MCBJJ STUDENTS WHO COMPETED IN THE 6TH ANNUAL SOUTH BAY

OPEN BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU TOURNAMENT! WE LIKE TO OFFER OUR SPECIAL

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

-JAE ALOFAITULI: 1ST PLACE

-CHRISTIAN LUU: 1ST PLACE

-ISAAC HERNANDEZ: 3RD PLACE

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We now have pictures of Esteban De la Cruz at his silver medal performance at Jiu Jitsu World Championships in 2008 up. A belated congratulations to Esteban for that achievement.

Congratulations are in order for Kayti Quesada for winning her division at the 2009 Pan-Americans. She can now add that trophy to the one she has from the 2007 world championships.

Also congratulations to Esteban De la Cruz for his silver medal at 2009 Grappler’s Quest in March.

Marcelo Cavalcanti has over 18 years of experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has developed a curriculum with a large variety of drills and techniques that allow a better evaluation of the student’s progress. To optimize the learning process, students are taught in separated groups in accordance with their skills and experience. The curriculum was designed to help students at all levels to achieve the best result for their time and effort.

KIDS CLASSES

The Kid’s class offers a fun, friendly and safe environment for your children. We work to develop the physical skills necessary to perform Jiu-Jitsu techniques and understand the applications of leverage. The classes are conducted under very close supervision of a certified instructor with many years of experience in training, teaching and competing. Kids will have a chance to develop a sense of discipline, respect and confidence. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes are also strongly recommended to increase awareness, physical conditioning, flexibility and self-esteem.

• Little Tappers kids BJJ class
  • For children 3-5 years of age. Get your kids started on the right track to success in athletic competition. Classes are held twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-4:50pm
  • Classes are taught my Marcelo and at least two assistants at any given time, ensuring your child gets the supervision and instruction he/she needs.
• MMA kids
  • Class is held once a week on Mondays from 5-6pm. Teaches proper standing up striking techniques and fundamentals.
• Kids BJJ
  • For children 7 years of age and older.
  • Classes held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5-6pm

ADULT / BEGINNER CLASSES

Beginners will initially focus on building a solid foundation in technique and theory with an emphasis placed on practical and efficient self-defense methods. A solid foundation in the basics is essential for progress in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Our beginner’s program provides the student’s the chance to learn all of the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a dynamic and detailed class. Some of the beginner techniques include: Breaking falls, Take downs, Submissions, Escapes, Holds, and Leverage and balance techniques. The adult classes are open to men and woman.

ADULT / ADVANCED CLASS

Along with the continued development of the applications taught in the beginner’s classes, the advanced class allows you to train with multiple partners of varied skill levels, providing a more developed understanding of techniques and the fighting process.
Intermediate and advanced students will primarily focus on strategy, refining their technique and learning to “flow” with their opponent. As a student acquires increasing technical proficiency and skill, he or she will be allowed to apply their knowledge in free sparring sessions with other students. Sparring builds stamina and endurance while allowing the student to test their technical skills against an uncooperative opponent.

NO GI / SUBMISSION GRAPPLING

This class focuses on learning and applying all the effectiveness and versatility of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu without the traditional Gi (uniform). No Gi training is very similar to Jiu-Jitsu and is build on all the same principals. The participants do not wear the traditional kimono, therefore the techniques are slightly modified to accommodate inability to hold the opponent by the clothing. The training much like Jiu-Jitsu concentrates on the ground control and submissions. The No Gi/Submission classes are open to all ranks, but a good foundation in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu technique is strongly recommended.

MUAY THAI 

Muay Thai is known as “King of the Ring” in kickboxing circles.  These fights feature punches, kicks, elbows, knees, standing grappling and head-butts to wear down and knock out their opponent.  Thai training methods develop devastating power, speed and superb cardio-vascular endurance as well as fighting spirit.  Muay Thai  training as also quite safe thanks to sophisticated pad training that evolved to keep fighters healthy between fights.  Muay Thai has also proven very effective outside the ring and has been embraced enthusiastically by practitioners of a variety of self-defense, sporting, military and law enforcement activities.  Our Muay Thai kickboxing program installs the fundamentals that all fighters will need to succeed at any level.  Classes will employ a variety of workouts to keep students constantly learning and adapting.  The class is a safe and enjoyable way to learn stand-up fighting techniques.

Our kickboxing classes will include:

• Circuit workouts for conditioning
• Striking fundamentals
• Movement in fighting stance
• Clinch techniques
• Heavybag and Thai Pad training
• Situational training (multiple attackers, etc.)

PRIVATE CLASSES

Private classes are a great way to improve your Jiu-Jitsu game. If you are having difficulty executing certain techniques or need to work on a certain aspect of your game, private classes give you an opportunity to take your skills to the next level.

You will learn new techniques appropriately designed to fit your body type and grappling style. The instructor will setup a plan to optimize your techniques and develop a strategy to help you to achieve the best results on the mat.

During your private class you will receive:

• 1-on-1 instruction
  • All of the attention is focused on you without the distractions of a group class.
• Technical Analysis
  • The instructor will analyze the way you perform techniques, point out any flaws and work to correct them.