by Julius Park | Jun 4, 2017 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News, Uncategorized
The pinnacle of this year’s tournament: Vannessa Griffin won Purple Belt IBJJF World Championships 2017 in Long Beach, California, in the Light Weight Division. She also won the Blue Belt Light Weight World Championships in 2015 and she took Bronze her first year at...
by Julius Park | Apr 9, 2017 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
The Crazy 88 girls were crowned champions at the IBJJF New York Spring 2017 tournament on April 8 and 9, 2017. Crazy 88 Mixed Martial Arts traveled with 15 competitors from the Elkridge and Owings Mills locations to compete with white, blue, and purple belts....
by Julius Park | Mar 19, 2017 | Articles, BJJ, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Competition Results, News
Baltimore BJJ Star Vannessa Griffin wins gold and newcomer Tafon Nchukwi takes silver at the IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships 2017. Crazy 88 Mixed Martial Arts traveled with a team of 12 competitors, the largest in recent years, to Irvine, California to test their...
by Julius Park | Jun 10, 2016 | Articles, Blog, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, FAQ
So there are 5 belts in Jiu-Jitsu for Adults: White, Blue, Purple, Brown, and Black. Children under age 16 can also receive Gray, Yellow, Orange, and Green Belts which are intermediate belts between White and Blue. Some academies use stripes to represent the...
by Julius Park | Oct 24, 2015 | Articles, Competition Results, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, News
Maryland MMA Fighter Jon Delbrugge improved his professional MMA record to 7-2 on Saturday, October 24th, 2015. Jon had his second fight with an organization known as Shogun Fights in Downtown Baltimore at the Royal Farms Arena, which is relatively close to his Howard...
by Julius Park | Oct 7, 2015 | Articles, BJJ, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Training Tips
A quick google search indicates that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts worldwide suffer from a behavioral pattern referred to as the “Blue Belt Curse”. Formerly-disciplined students that would be at the gym 4-5 times a week, slowly fade away until newer...
