Joe "Bamboo" Wissmann has been training Jiu Jitsu since 2003, and is a brown belt under Rob Kahn. Bamboo competes in grappling competitions regularly and is currently 3-2 in MMA competition. Bamboo teaches NO GI Jiu Jitsu at Gracie Tampa's West Chase location and is available for private lessons.
We fly out tomorrow morning to make weigh ins on Friday, This time Dan is making a 165 catch weight, and Trey is taking a step up to 168. I am expecting some really good fights, and I will post the results Sunday morning for you guys.
The gym will be open Saturday morning for the normal Open Mat at 11, and Kids at 12. I will see you all Monday morning to get back to the grind!
Congratulations to all the Gracie Tampa students that got a new belt or some new stripes. Special congratulations to Dan Martinez for earning his Purple belt.
I hope to see everyone back on the mat next week training hard. Hard work = success.
This SATURDAY, December 3rd, 2011 we
will be hosting an adult Belt Promotion Ceremony at Gracie Tampa NORTH from 12pm – 2pm.
All North, South, and West members should attend!!
There will be a ton of very well deserved and high ranking promotions!!
After Belt Promotions, we will be having our 1st Annual Gracie Tampa Holiday Party. We have hired a DJ and
will have food and drinks for all of our loyal students.
We are very proud to have each and every one of you as a part
of our family and team and hope to see all of you this Saturday.
Please wear your No-Gi attire with your Belt.
2011 has been an amazing year, and we know that 2012 will be even better!
Happy Holidays!
(There is still class at 10:30 before the party, feel free to come roll around.)
Gracie Tampa West will be closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (the 24th-26th) for Thanksgiving. Be sure to pick up your new Team Bamboo shirt before you leave for the holidays!
We have one more fight card this year, its looking like its December 10th, in Alabama. Dan Martinez and Martin “Trey” Brown will be fighting as a warm up for the San Do even January 6th, 7th, and 8th in Miami. Details on that coming soon!
Great news! I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico! In other news, I have ordered new school shirts. They should be here in 2 weeks. They are a nice new design, and I am sure you will love them.
Martin “Trey” Brown is Gracie Tampa West’s new striking coach. He has been training boxing / kickboxing for over 7 years, and is an extremely good teacher. His classes run Monday – Thursday both in the mornings at 10am, and in the evenings at 8PM. I encourage everyone to come in and try his class. Beginners are welcome, the classes focus on basic footwork and movements first, be prepared for a nice work out.
Starting next week, Monday 10/17/2011 Gracie Tampa West will be adding more classes to the schedule for everyone. The calender on the site has been updated, but I have posted below the new schedule.
Monday:
10AM Striking for MMA
11AM Jiu Jitsu
12PM MMA Sparring
6PM Kids
7PM Jiu Jitsu
8PM Striking for MMA
Tuesday
10AM Striking for MMA
11AM Wrestling
12PM Jiu Jitsu
6PM Kids
7PM Jiu Jitsu
8PM Striking for MMA
Wednesday
10AM Striking for MMA
11AM Jiu Jitsu
12PM MMA Sparring
6PM Kids
7PM Jiu Jitsu
8PM Striking for MMA
Thursday
10AM Striking for MMA
11AM Wrestling
12PM Jiu Jitsu
6PM Kids
7PM Jiu Jitsu
8PM Striking for MMA Friday:
Closed
Dan and Kit both won their fights via unanimous decision. They looked good, had pretty dominate performances. Kit improves now to 4-0, and Dan is now 4-1 as ammys.
I competed at Grapplers Quest over this past weekend while I was in Houston at the UFC expo, and the UFC. I won the Men’s Advanced NO-GI 170-179 class, submitting everyone I rolled. After my division I entered the advanced absolute as well, I submitted a couple of tough guys, I lost my 3rd absolute match via kneebar, I was ahead 5-0, but basically got lazy and he was awesome with the leg locks. it was a fun experience, I am looking forward to the next one!
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