A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships - Part Deux

Wed, June 2, 2010

Cathy and I left for BWI for a direct flight to LAX. I suffered a neck injury the week before and thus packed in my carry on all the niceties I felt I would need to cure my neck during the five-hour flight. Slathered with Arnica (for those of you who don’t . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships – Part Deux

A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David Zwanetz

As most people know, the “Super Bowl” is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the premier association of professional American football. It was first played on January 15, 1967, as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League. It was agreed that the two leagues’ . . . → Read More: A Lawyer in Long Beach : My Experience at the BJJ World Championships by David Zwanetz

Blogging About Brazil

Enjoying the View from Barra Bella

Something like a paleontologist excavating his first fruitful site or a young astronaut making his first step on the moon, my dedication, sacrifice and embracement of the brazilian jiu jitsu lifestyle had culminated into a great opportunity. I was headed to Brazil to compete in the Brazilian Nationals, better known . . . → Read More: Blogging About Brazil by Tye Ryan

To Brazil and Back Again pt 3

Everyone woke fairly early the next day. We made our daily early morning trip to the diner up the street from Guigo’s house. After a few cups of cafe espressos and a ham sandwich, I felt great. JT Torres and Mike Fowler were up first that day. Both Mike and JT lost first round on very . . . → Read More: To Brazil and Back Again pt 3

To Brazil and Back Again pt 2

Athletes Prepare for Battle!

I was the first member of Team Lloyd Irvin to fight on Saturday morning in the open weight class division. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I had heard so many stories of how different Brazilian fighters are and how much higher the level of competition is. Well, its . . . → Read More: To Brazil and Back Again pt 2

To Brazil and Back Again by Jon Delbrugge part 1

I was sitting in the Crazy 88 Jiu Jitsu school office typing emails to people and making phone calls when my phone rang. Master Lloyd Irvin informed me that I was needed to go to Brazil to cover Mike Fowler and JT Torres in Sao Paulo at the World League Pro Jiu Jitsu tournament, and the . . . → Read More: To Brazil and Back Again by Jon Delbrugge part 1

2009 Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship Roster

These are the listings for the Team Lloyd Irvin confirmed Competitor list for the 2009 Pan No-Gi Championships.

For simplicity sake, all White Belts, all Masters, and all Seniors division competitors will list their team as Lloyd Irvin / Affiliate. For examples, students from my school will list themselves as Lloyd Irvin / Crazy 88.

The two “A-team” . . . → Read More: 2009 Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship Roster

Crazy 88 vs. Fort Meade BJJ Dual Meet

Crazy 88 BJJ held a White Belt dual meet on Wednesday, Sept 10th vs. Fort Meade BJJ, starting at 7:15 PM.  All matches will follow normal CBJJ rules with the addition of a “mercy” rule or Technical Fall when one grappler gains an advantage of 20+ points on his opponent. 

Team scoring will be as follows…

Submission Victory – . . . → Read More: Crazy 88 vs. Fort Meade BJJ Dual Meet