Scratch another win for Gracie Barra Texas! We took 1st place for the overal team championship at ADCC Texas Regional! Everyone did extremely well and represented us like true champions!

Special thanks to Gracie Barra Beaumont's Professor Patrick Head and Gracie Barra Woodlands Professor Chad Robo and Marcelo Arroz (Primo) for their incredible students and their great coaching at the tournament. We will post individual results soon along with some videos. 

 1st Place

Junichi Sugiura

Nik Felder

Marcelo Azevedo 2x

Josh Ackeman

Taylor Herbert 

Kristin Sommer

2nd Place

Gabriel Gomez

Camilio Olivieri

Black and Red Belt Master Carlos Jr will be hosting a seminar here at Gracie Barra Texas on Saturday, September 19th from 11:00am - 1:30pm. This will be a rare and Incredible opportunity to learn from a true legend and historic figure in our sport. Signs ups are at the school but there is only 40 slots allowed and most of those are already filled up so hurry and sign up now!

http://www.trelles2020fund.com/index.html

 One of our Students, Trelle lost her sight in 2001 after a traffic accident and has spent almost a decade overcoming this tragedy. She not only became dive certified and began to dive with the sharks in the 1,000,000 gallon tank at the Caribbean exhibit at Moody Gardens of Galveston, Texas....but also began her Jiu-Jitsu career here at Gracie Barra. Any one that knows her will account for her incredible technical ability.

Now we have a chance to help some one who has brought smiles, a positive attitude and set such a wonderful example for us. There is a surgery that she can get in Asia that will most likely restore her eyesight and has already been successful with multiple patients. There is a donation web site set up were we can help make this possible. If you can't help financially Please do what you can to spread the word and pass the link along in your email and myspace bulletins to reach those that can.

(Here is the website with her story, accomplishments and her donation options)

http://www.trelles2020fund.com/index.html

Information about the doctors and procedures can be emailed to anyone who wishes..please contact me at coboblack@gmail.com Thanks

We will be painting the school on Saturday and Sunday while the majority of our students will be competing in the tournament on Saturday in spring. If you are not competing please put on a  Team shirt and come represent our brothers at the tournament! We will meet you back on the mats bright and early on Monday!

(Here is a link for information on the competition)

http://www.adccregionals.com/

Here is a great interview with Draculino telling stories about how he got his nick name, how he got into Jiu-Jitsu and about a time a guy started a fight with him and he used Jiu-Jitsu to submit him.

On Friday the 10th, 11 to 12-30 pm,  Draculino will put on a special training for the ADCC Texas explaining and working on these rules for the competition. This will be open to all the students of the Black Belt program and we will have special Black Belt guests- Patirk Head, from GB Beaumont- Chad Robo- GB Woodlands- Leo Cantu- GB Corpus Christi. This will be invauluable knowledge for those competing and an incredible experience for those wanting the chance to train with these black belts.

No class on our Nations Birthday, Have a Happy 4th of July!

We had 4 represenatives at the Texas Police Games, 2 of which took home medals and all of them represented Gracie Barra Texas like true warriors.

Heavyweights No Gi Advanced

1st Place: Chad Cooks

Middle Weights No Gi Advanced 

2nd Place: William Palmer

 Christopher Fisher and Roberto Barrionuevo both did really well and we were proud to have them representing us at the competition.