Capital Jiu-Jitsu

Spencer "AITOR" Canup will be at CJJ on Saturday August 4th!

He will be teaching the Muay Thai Kickboxing class from 11:30 - 12:30. Any member of our Muay Thai Kickboxing program should not miss out on this exciting training opportunity!

For those of you who don't know Aitor, he is a Royce Gracie brown belt, an MMA fighter, and seasoned practitioner of Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Military Combatives! Check out Aitor's Bio.

Private class opportunities for both Muay Thai Kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu and MMA TBA.

Learn Muay Thai Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) for Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax Falls Church and Washington DC.

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Date: August 16th, 2007
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Cost: $15.00

Today's headlines make it clear that attacks and assaults can happen to anyone, anywhere. We want to stop the statistics! That's why Capital Jiu-Jitsu is proud to present another She'Safe, a one-hour self-defense seminar specifically designed for women.

She'Safe Seminars are held quarterly and are open to all interested women. This seminar will cover NEW TECHNIQUES from our women's defense cirriculum. Attendees will leave with a resource page outlining the course material, a renewed sense of confidence and potentially life-saving knowledge.

Space is limited so call Jeremy at 703-346-8828 today!

P.S. Soon we will be offering our She'Safe seminars as regularly scheduled classes at our Alexandria headquarters and, eventually, in Loudoun County/Dulles area, serving residents of Avonlea, Reston, Centreville, Leesburg, Middleburg, Stone Ridge, Clifton.

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KYRA GRACIE will be at CJJ on Saturday, August 18th!

This will be a women's only seminar taught by the top ranked women's competitor in the WORLD. Women of all levels are welcome! Kyra has blazed the trail for women in BJJ and submission grappling - don't miss the chance to train with this amazing competitor.

Here are the details of the seminar:

Saturday, August 18th
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu / MIXED LEVELS from 3:00pm - 5:00pm = $FREE$

Though this is a FREE seminar, please read about SharedHope.org to find out about how a donation from you can help girls and women around the world! Also, you don't need to be taking the seminar to donate money towards this very worthy cause. Capital Jiu-Jitsu will add up all the donations on August 20th; that evening we'll be making our charitable contribution to SharedHope.org.

No Private Classes Available.

See ADCC and BJJ World Champion Kyra in action:

Bookmark the CJJ News page to keep updated. Look for the premiere school of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Muay Thai Kickboxing coming soon to the Dulles/Route 50/Loudoun County area, serving residents of South Riding, Brambleton, and Ashburn.

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Here's the video of Jerry Jones v. Michael Bernhard. This was Mike's first trip to Capital since moving to Florida, and he's definitely taken his game to the next level while training at Freestyle Figthing Academy (FFA) with Marcos and David Avellan.

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Capital Jiu-Jitsu has made television once again! We will be featured on the show Daily Cafe, a talk/news program geared towards Baby Boomers. Iman and Cheryl will be demonstrating some basic self-defense techniques for women. The segment will air this Monday, July 30th, at about 3:00pm. The whole show will last from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Daily Cafe is broadcast nationally, not just to the Northern Virginia, South Riding to Arlington/Alexandria area.

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Capital Jiu-Jitsu took large group of comeptitors to Richmond VA for the US Grappling Team Jiu-Jitsu Tournament. CJJ took home its first purple belt gold medeal and took 3rd place in the team standings. Capital Jiu-Jitsu is becoming more and more of a force on the competitiong scene, even outside Northern Virginia and Washington DC. Below are the full results.

Executive gi
White Belt Cruiserweight
1. Benjamin Nall (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

White Belt Combined Light/Middle
3. Melvin Del Rosario (Team Royce Gracie)

Executive no-gi
Beginner Middleweight
3. Jeff Ferris (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Kids gi
Beginner 70-79.9
3. MacLeod Zee (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Kids no-gi
Beginner 60-69.9
1. MacLeod Zee (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Teens no-gi
Advanced 130-144.9
3. Justin Loeb (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Men gi
White Belt Middleweight
1. Zachary Jones (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

White Belt Heavyweight
1. Sean Croushorn (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

White Belt Super Heavyweight
2. Aaron Carter (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Blue Belt Welterweight
2. Michael Reilly (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Blue Belt Super Heavyweight
2. Jerry Jones (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Purple Belt Light Heavyweight
1. Garrett Bontempo (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Men no-gi
Beginner Middleweight
3. Joseph Poulter (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Beginner Flyweight
3. Mat Snow (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Beginner Super Heavyweight
2. Aaron Carter (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Intermediate Welterweight
1. Michael Reilly (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Intermediate Cruiserweight
2. Sean Carrow (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Intermediate Heavyweight
1. Sean Croushorn (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Intermediate Super Heavyweight
1. Japheth Brubaker (Team Royce Gracie)

Advanced Featherweight
3. Jason Minor (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Advanced Cruiserweight
2. Taylor Dixon (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Women gi
White Belt Open
2. Betsy Jones (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)

Blue Belt Lightweight
1. Iman Achhal (Capital Jiu-Jitsu)
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Here are the Full Team Results for the US Grappling Tournament:

1. LIMAA - 492 + 200 (for winning Team Challenge) = 692
2. BJJ Revolution Team - 72 + 75 (for second place in Team Challenge) = 147
3. Capital Jiu-Jitsu - 73
4. YJJ - 72
5. Dragon Spirit FT - 43
6. Alliance - 12 + 50 (for third place in the Team Challenge) = 62
7. Maguilla BJJ - 37
8. Eastern Academy - 30
9. LINXX - 21
10. Hybrid Martial Arts - 18
and so on...
Gustavo Machado - 17
Ryoma Evolve - 16
Pedro Sauer - 12
Sachetti's Martial Arts - 10
MMA Institute - 10
WCKC - 8
De La Riva - 8
BAL - 8
Royce - 7
World Class - 7
TR - 6
Gaijin Ryu Jiu Jitsu - 6
Pro Fitness - 5
DCA - 5
SJJA - 5
NBBJJ - 5
Tri City A. - 5
Baltimore BJJ - 5
Hybrid Academy - 4
TRG - 4
Clinch - 3
Triangle Jiu Jitsu - 3
LP - 3
Trident - 3
Team Choco - 3
Team Hybrid - 3
TL - 3
Balance - 2
LB - 2
Team One - 2
Modern American - 2

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The Capital Jiu-Jitsu In-House Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, August 11th, 2007. This will be an adults only No Gi Tournament, and divisions are open ONLY to current members of Capital Jiu-Jitsu. Pre-registration forms are coming soon; sign up then and compete.

Registration Fee: $10

Weigh-ins: 1:00pm

Fights Begin: 1:30pm

Superfight
To Be Announced

Adults' Divisions
Adults are divided by weight with the exception of the Absolute Division which is open to all competitors, regardless of size. There will be three weight divisions, and the cut-off for each division will be determined after the weigh-ins to ensure competitors will be equally distributed in each bracket.

There will also be a women's Absolute Division (no weight brackets.)

Rules coming soon!

Stay updated to learn about the premiere school for mixed martial arts, Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai Kickboxing in Loudoun County Virginia, including South Riding and Chantilly.

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UFC 74 is coming up on August 25th:

Randy Couture Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

Name: Randy Couture
Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight: 220 (100 kg)
Record: 15-8-0

"The Natural"

Name: Gabriel Gonzaga
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 242 (110 kg)
Record: 8-1-0

"Napao"

Roger Huerta Vs. Alberto Crane

Name: Roger Huerta
Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 20-1-1

"El Matador"

Name: Alberto Crane
Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 8-0-0

Josh Koscheck Vs. Georges St-Pierre

Name: Josh Koscheck
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 11-1-0

Name: Georges St-Pierre
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Record: 13-2-0

"Rush"

Kurt Pellegrino Vs. Joe Stevenson

Name: Kurt Pellegrino
Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 16-2-0

"Batman"

Name: Joe Stevenson
Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 32-7-0

"Daddy"

Patrick Cote Vs. Kendall Grove

Name: Patrick Cote
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 11-4-0

"The Predator"

Name: Kendall Grove
Height: 6' 6" (198 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 10-3-0

"Da Spyder"

Ryan Jensen Vs. Travis Lutter

Name: Ryan Jensen
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 11-1-0

Name: Travis Lutter
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Record: 12-4-0

"The Serial Killer"

May not be broadcast. Click for details.

Renato Sobral Vs. David Heath

Name: Renato Sobral
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record: 27-7-0

"Babalu"

Name: David Heath
Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight: 205 (93 kg)
Record: 9-1-0

May not be broadcast. Click for details.

Frank Mir Vs. Antoni Hardonk

Name: Frank Mir
Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight: 240 (109 kg)
Record: 9-3-0

Name: Antoni Hardonk
Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight: 245 (111 kg)
Record: 5-3-0

May not be broadcast. Click for details.

Clay Guida Vs. Marcus Aurelio

Name: Clay Guida
Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 21-5-0

"The Carpenter"

Name: Marcus Aurelio
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Record: 14-4-0

"Maximus"

May not be broadcast. Click for details.

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Jeremy is featured on this week's Fightworks Podcast episode #75, "The Business Side of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu." Based in San Diego, California, the Fightworks Podcast is a nationally recognized BJJ and MMA show that is sponsored by OnTheMat.com. It features prominent members of the Jiu-Jitsu and MMA community.

Listen to the MP3 version and hear Jeremy discuss how CJJ's success has helped make a better training environment for CJJ members.

See the writeup.

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This video shows black belts Reinaldo Ribeiro and Marcio Feitosa competing in a sport BJJ match in the under 154 lbs division. Reinaldo shows some great guard work in this one.

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Thinking about joining Northern Virginia's premiere school of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Muay Thai Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)? Become a member of Capital Jiu-Jitsu (Alexandria or Manassas) before July ends and get your first month of training for free. Discover the Washington DC area's most fun workout that will get you in shape, teach you self-defense and prepare you for competition. Our locations in Old Town Alexandria and Manassas are convenient to residents of Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Southern Maryland, South Riding, Stone Ridge, Brambleton, Sterling, Chantilly and Centreville. Find out how much fun BJJ and Muay Thai can be.

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