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NJGC Results

One of the premiere events on the East Coast is the New Jersey Grappling Championships (NJGC), which offers cash prizes and stages Professional Divisions for world class grapplers, in addition to holding Gi and No Gi divisions for all levels. Paramount BJJ brought 3 of our top competitors to the event this weekend and they represented well. Here are the results, with clips below:

Zach Farhenholtz: Gold, Intermediate No Gi
Ryan Zuver: Gold, White belt; Bronze, Intermediate No Gi
Kevin Macmullen: Gold, Blue belt; Bronze, Intermediate No Gi

In the Professional No Gi division, 19 yr old Team Lloyd Irvin phenom JT Torres took home 1st place and $1000 after beating 3 very tough opponents. JT has 6 (SIX!) Gold medals from International BJJ competitions in the past 8 months alone, from events in California, Portugal, and Japan. Stay tuned for video of JT's awesome performance this weekend.


Kevin submits his first opponent.


Ryan passes and mounts to win the Final.


Zach scores the winning sweep in Intermediate No Gi.

* Special thanks to Glenn for recording the matches!

Congrats Coach Matt!

We just received word from our always enthusiastic Boxing coach Matt Chambers, he's the father of a brand new baby boy! Mother and son are healthy and the word on the street is that Coach Matt is already working on the little guy's jab. Unfortunately this means No Boxing Class Tonight- a small price to pay for a future member of Paramount!


Coach Matt (baby not shown)

Childrens Class Promotions

Today we held our Belt Test as well as a Stripe Test and the kids did NOT disappoint! From throws and take downs to offense and defense on the ground, each student showed impressive technique and great attitudes.



Congratulations to all of the newly promoted students in our Children's Program! Our next Test is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28th.

3 Minute Conditioning Routine

Not enough time to fit in your workout? Is the gym too far away? No weights or machines at home? No Problem. You only need 3 minutes and a good work ethic for this Conditioning Routine. Check out the video below, as some of the students go thru the "Squat, Crawl, Push-up" after Tuesday night's Boxing class..

Father vs Daughter BJJ Match

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the already famous father vs daughter challenge match video! Dad (42 yrs old) calls out his 12 year old daughter during "Open Mat" at Paramount BJJ and pays for it!



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Belt Promotions 2009

The official announcement was made tonight: Belt Promotions for 2009 are just weeks away! Our Belt Promotion Event for 2008 was enormous, with students in both the Children's and Adult classes awarded new belts all on the same day. This time we'll be doing them separately, check below for the dates and times...

Saturday, January 31st at 10am: Children's Belt and Stripe Test
* Parents, feel free to take pictures or record video!

Saturday, February 21st at 11am: Adult Belt Promotions
* Adult students, clear your schedule and show up to support your teammates!