Our small team of 5 students did us proud at the Pan Pacific BJJ Championships on 27th-29th October in Melbourne. Jayda La Fleur won gold, Nathan Maitre won silver and Michael Ali won 4 bronze medals. Everyone put in great preparation for the comp and did their best on their day. I am proud of everyone!
My good friend and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) 2nd Degree Black Belt Matt Cooper came to Sydney in October and took classes for 3 days at Team Perosh. Matt is the head instructor at our affiliate school in Brisbane called Advance Martial Arts. Matt is the second student I awarded a black belt to back in 2009. Thank you to all the students at Team Perosh for making him feel welcome.
Team Perosh had 6 kids and 1 adult compete at the Central Coast BJJ Open on 15th October. They won 2 gold and 5 silver medals! Axyl Howie and Amelia Roufas won gold, Wayne Fotheringham, Alexei Fotheringham, Anthony Roufas, Jake Lapi and Emma Hunt won silver. Team Perosh is part of the Will-Machado team and the Will-Machado team won the Kids team trophy. Well done to everyone who competed!
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.
