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Kimurawear Head sponsor of the AZ BJJ State
July 4, 2009 — gdjiujitsu
www.kimurawear.com
GD Jiu-Jitsu Events and AZSBJJF are proud to announce Kimurawear as the Head Sponsor of the AZ BJJ State Championship 2009. Kimurawear has been sponsoring MMA Stars such as: Thales Leites, Fabricio Werdun, Thiago Tavares, Jeff Monson and others. You can find more info at about kimurawear at www.kimurawear.com
Gustavo Dantas wins in Japan
July 3, 2009 — gdjiujitsu
The Rickson Gracie International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Cup took place in Hamamatsu, Japan on June 28th, 2009. The event promoted by the Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Japan, brought 700 competitors to the Hamamatsu Arena. Arizona was well represented by the Vice-President of the AZSBJJF, Gustavo Dantas, who won the Black Belt/Adult/Light weight division.More pictures at www.gdjiujitsu.com
Here are the results:
BLACK / ADULT / LEVE
1. GUSTAVO DANTAS (NOVA UNIAO )
2. SILVA RENATO (INFIGHT JAPAN )
3. SUTO YOSKI (GRACIE BARRA AICHI)
4.VITAL ADALBERTO (KRAZY BEE)
New Black Belt in AZ
June 21, 2009 — gdjiujitsu
Steve Rosenberg received his black belt from Gustavo Dantas on June 10th. Rosenberg, Gustavo’s fifth Black Belt, won the 2009 Pan Am and took 3rd place at the 2009 World Championship at the Brown Belt/Light Weight Division.
AZ Females at the Worlds Video
June 21, 2009 — gdjiujitsuThis is the video of Mackenzie Dern (Megaton/Gracie Humaita) competing against Kristina Barlaan (GD Jiu-Jitsu/Nova Uniao) in the Semi-Finals of the Adult Female, Blue Belt, Featherweight Division at the World BJJ Championship.
World BJJ Championship Highlights
June 21, 2009 — gdjiujitsuBlack Belt Men’s and Women’s recap from the 2009 World jiu Jitsu Championships from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach California.
Features highlights from:
Worlds BJJ 2009 Results
June 20, 2009 — gdjiujitsu
The World BJJ Championship 2009 took place in Long Beach, Califonia from June 4th to 7th. Check out the results of our Arizona Competitors:
Black Belt
Luciana Dias (Heavy/2nd place) – Megaton
Food Drive at the 1st Kids Cup (04/25/09)
June 1, 2009 — gdjiujitsu
GD Jiu-Jitsu Events Food Drive
DO YOUR PART IN LENDING A HELPING HAND IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
GD Jiu-Jitsu Events will be sponsoring a Food Drive for the United Food Bank at the 2009 AZ BJJ State Championships. During these difficult times, it is important to be thankful for the things that we have by coming to the aid of those who are in need. Take this opportunity to practice the importance of helping others.
Our last Food Drive brought in 124 pounds of food. That’s 97 meals! We hope to top these numbers!
Join in making a difference in YOUR community! Prizes will be raffled off to everyone who donates at least 5 items to the Food Drive!
Currently, the United Food Bank is in need of:
-Granola bars
-Nutrition bars
-Juice boxes
Also, the United Food Bank is ALWAYS in need of:
-Enriched pasta
-Oatmeal
-Chicken
-Tuna
-Chili con carne
-Beef stew
-Apricots
-Peaches
-Peas
-Asparagus
-Kidney beans
-Black-eye peas
-Pinto beans
-Refried beans
-Peanut butter
-Tomatoes
-Prunes
-Nuts
Any other NON-PERISHABLE food items would be GREATLY appreciated!
No donation is too big or too small! Open your hearts and be an advocate for change!
For more information about the United Food Bank, visit www.unitedfoodbank.org
Kids Cup Highlight Video
May 13, 2009 — gdjiujitsuCheck out this video made by www.manyweapons.com from the 1st AZ Kids Cup on April 25th.
