BJJU Tournament Results

Paramount BJJ brought 11 students to compete at the BJJ United In-House tournament this weekend- our biggest competition turn-out to date! Each and every student performed up to or above expectations, I couldn't possibly be more proud. Check out the results below and stay tuned for more pics!


Competitors get instructions before the Tournament


Brian Sieb - 2nd place, Blue belt Featherweight (won submission of the day with a superfast wristlock!)
Ryan O'Connell - 3rd place, White belt Featherweight (just started training this year!)
Matt Bauer - 3rd place, White belt Lightweight (lost his first match, and battled thru the consolation bracket with 3 straight submissions!)
Steve McKenna - 2nd place, White belt Middleweight (Steve decided to do the tournament yesterday! Still he won a total of 4 matches including a katagatame choke and triangle choke.)
Steve Miller - 2nd place, White belt Open weight, 3rd place Middleweight (Steve had a total of 6 matches and was very impressive. In the semi-finals of the Open he swept a much bigger opponent before finishing him with a cross choke from the mount.)
Eric Young had some wars in Blue Belt, losing an exciting 7-6 battle in his weight class and winning 6-2 before losing in the Open weight.
"Chef" lost a super close 2-0 match in Blue belt Middleweight, but showed strong passing and composure.
Evan Henderson lost a controversial 0-0 decision in a fantastic match in the White belt Lightweight.
Joe Marciano faced teammates in his weight class, so he jumped into the Open and lost a close 7-3 match to a big and very strong opponent, it was a war!
Mike Todd finished his first opponent with a guillotine choke before losing on points in the White belt Open weight division.
Chad Bender had a tough draw, losing to the Open Class champion in his weight class then taking on the same giant that Joe fought. Both matches were impressive, Chad showed that he's been drilling his techniques and its only a matter of time before they're unstoppable.


Paramount BJJ Competition Team at BJJU


Every single competitor from Paramount showed technique, potential, and most importantly heart- Not once did I anyone consider quitting, and almost everyone jumped into the Open just to get more practice. As I said I am very very proud of each student, I can't wait for the next tournament!

Kids Class going Strong!

Here are just a few pics from one of our recent Kids Classes, check them out and stay tuned for more!


Warming up before class.


Practicing our gripping.


Escaping from a headlock.


A test of balance and grips!

BJJ United Tournament- April 12th

It's that time again! The Annual BJJ United In-house (Team Lloyd Irvin) tournament is right around the corner. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in testing themselves and gaining an invaluable experience. There's nothing like the tournament experience, come see for yourself!

Even better, BJJ United's tournament is inexpensive and double elimination, so no matter what every competitor gets at least two matches. Check out some of the action from last year's event!

Children's Classes!

The Children's Program is set to launch at Paramount Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on Saturday March 8th! Here are the details:

Schedule: Tues/Thurs - 5pm, Sat - 10am
Ages: Roughly 6-12 (exceptions can be made)

Programs: Month to Month (Free uniform for first 10 sign-ups)
or 3 Months (30 Days Free plus Free uniform for first 10)

Specials:
10% discount for children who sign up before March 8
20% discount for children of current members who sign up before March 8

* Check out this Mini-Documentary about Team Lloyd Irvin's Cedric Bryant, age 13, from Southern Maryland. His mother and teammates detail the many benefits he's gotten from training Jiu-Jitsu.


Contact Brad (at 610-348-6295 or Brad@ParamountBJJ.com) if you'd like to set up a consultation and/or Intro lesson with you and your child. We're limiting the number of sign-ups to ensure the proper Instructor to Student ratio, so give us a call today!

Stopping the Mount Escape

If you can maintain the mount position indefinitely on your opponent, you're guaranteed to submit him or her. So how do you keep the mount? Well, here is a video we shot a while back on one of the ways to maintain the mount position when you have an opponent actively trying to escape.



As you can see, this technique can be easily practiced with or without a partner. If you need more evidence of it's effectiveness before you practice it, check out BJJ World Champion and UFC Lightweight Champ BJ Penn using it here during training:

Video Technique: Triangle from Sidemount

Check out this video- it's a triangle set-up from the sidemount position. If you haven't already, make sure you take a look at the "Side Mount Drill" video, it sets up this triangle perfectly.

Special Thanks to Wilson Reis

This past Wednesday we had the honor of hosting a seminar with BJJ World Champion and undefeated Pro MMA fighter Wilson Reis. The seminar was 2 hours and every minute was filled with awesome details as Wilson broke down some of his signature moves and showed step-by-step how to make them work.



The first hour was all No-Gi, the moves that Wilson used in his first few MMA fights to overwhelm his opponents. He showed takedowns, hot to control your opponent on the ground and how to seize the opportunity to finish and apply the submission. The second portion was all Gi techniques for sport Jiu-Jitsu. Wilson showed his famous "half-guard" techniques as well as the crazy spin he does to take the back and finish with the choke.



It was a pleasure to have Wilson at Paramount BJJ, and I look forward to having him back again in the near future! In the meantime stay tuned for more seminar announcements.