Open Door Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Sergio Silva won his MMA debut with an americana submission hold at the first round(2min and 19 seconds).

The even it was hold in the indian reservation of Jackson Rancheria!03/22/07

Derrick Esterling also wins his MMA debut by TKO in the first 49 seconds of the first round!

Both fighters are now ready for any event of MMA!

Good job guys and one more day at the office!

Congratulation!

For as long as I’ve been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I’ve heard the name ‘Ricardo De La Riva ’. My primary BJJ training took place at a Gracie Academy, and perhaps because of this, the name was mentioned quietly, almost reluctantly, like the admission of a secret, shameful sin. It was for this reason that the name ‘De La Riva ’lodged itself so firmly in the recesses of my brain. I felt like something about this man was hidden from me; maybe not purposely, but there was definitely something left unspoken. I could feel it.

The Deities of BJJ are jealous Gods. They despise sharing their dominion with lesser mortals. Despite this, throughout the history of the art, there have been innovators outside the Gracie family who have changed the entire defining structure of how the game is played. A very select few of these gifted men have had the holds or moves which they created named after them, thus ensuring their place in the verbal history of BJJ, passed down from one generation to the next. The ‘Kimora ’shoulder lock and the ‘Ezekiel ’choke are two examples of this. The ‘De La Riva Hook’ is a third.
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I’m currently reading a book about time; how it’s experienced, and our perceptions of it. Some of the observations the book makes I’ve found extremely relevant in regard to training, both my own and also to that of the students here at the Academy, and I wanted to share those with all of you.

The memories of my first few years studying BJJ primarily are those of a deep and abiding frustration combined with feelings of complete and utter failure and embarrassment. It didn’t matter that I had won tournament after tournament…. (I was only going against other women after all. As BJJ instructors don’t take their training very seriously anyway – according to my coach and team mates at any rate – my wins didn’t really mean very much in the overall scheme of things. Sure I was good…for a girl)
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