We had a great first week of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Thai Kickboxing classes at our new Five Dock Academy for adults and children. Check out some photos. Everyone is welcome to train at Team Perosh. Come and visit and join us!
Team Perosh won 17 gold in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Oceanic Titles in Sydney on 1st October. The adults won 15 and the kids 2 gold medals.
Gold medals went to Michael De Marco, Frances Bavaro (2), Shane Chen, Andrew Huynh, Guy Vaccaro (2), Rebecca Beuk (2), Mike La Fleur, Grant Barlow (4), Steve Rudic (2), Axyl Howie and Harry Herrera. Silver medals went to Andrew Khare (2), Damian Iacono, Aryan Singh, Emma Hunt and Dante Barbanera. Bronze medals went to Jake Herrera, Natasha Iacono, Keegan La Fleur, Jayda La Fleur.
Team Perosh is part of team Will-Machado. Will-Machado won the team’s trophy for adult males and kids and came second in the female teams!
Congrats to everyone who graded in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)at Team Perosh affiliate schools IMC Kemps Creek, Liverpool, Wetherill Park and Prosepect last Friday night. It was a record grading!
Congrats to everyone who graded at Team Perosh affiliate academy Dubbo BJJ on 30th September. Extra congrats to new BJJ blue belt Jacen Huggett. Well done to Dubbo Head Coach Simon Tratt for preparing all the students.
We have moved our MMA. BJJ and Muay Thai Kickboxing academy from Concord to Five Dock. Classes at the new location at Ground Floor, 97 Queens Road started Monday 25th September! Check out the timetable and photos of the new and the new academy.
The last ever class at Concord was the Nogi BJJ class yesterday on Saturday morning. MMA, BJJ and Thai Kickboxing classes continue tomorrow at the new location in Five Dock!
Big congrats to everyone who graded at the make up grading last Friday night in BJJ and Thai Kickboxing. Big thank you to Michael De Marco and Nathan Maitre for running the make up grading.
Team Perosh competed in the AUS SUB ONLY competition (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) in Sydney on 16th September.
The 5 kids who competed won 5 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in gi and no gi divisions. Sam Cassaniti and Damian Iacono both won double gold, Anthony Roufas won gold and silver, Amelia Roufas won Silver and bronze and Natasha Iacono won double bronze.
We had 2 students compete in BJJ in Melbourne and Tokyo on 9th September.
Tony Pycroft won a gold and silver medal at the Machado BJJ National Titles in Melbourne in the black belt division. In his weight division he won a silver medal and in the open division he won all 3 matches by submission to win the gold.
Frances Bavaro lost her first match at the Asian BJJ Championships in Tokyo. She lost her first match 2-0 against the eventual gold medal winner. This match could have easily been the final.
Grading week is finished. I love grading week. You see results in terms of perfect technique from students which only comes from of a lot of hours and drilling on the mat. Big congrats to everyone who graded this week.
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