Gracie Barra Santa Barbara

Gracie Barra Santa Barbara is holding our first GB Kids Day on Sunday July 12! Students will have the opportunity to bring their kids and other young family members to enjoy a FREE kids class! This event is open for kids and parents that want to participate. Our intention is to create a nice atmosphere where parents and kids can enjoy Jiu-Jitsu together. Most people are very busy all day and sometimes don’t have as much time as we would like to spend with the most important people of our lives: Our own family! Thinking about that Professor Rodrigo Clark decided to organize the GBSB Kids day where kids and parents will have the chance to learn Jiu Jitsu in the same class while having fun and playing lots of games!

NEW GB FUTURE CHAMPS PROGRAM: Gracie Barra Association has recently launched its official GB Future Champions Program. One year of discussion, experimentation, and the contribution of more then twenty black belts were encapsulated in a set of best practices to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to students under 16 years old. The new program brings even more excitement and challenges to our future champions by combining effective self-defense techniques with a variety of games and drills. The goal of each class continues to be supporting the development of each student’s character so they can become black belts on and off the mats.

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The 100th Grapplers Quest, The World’s Largest Grappling Supershow will be hosted at the UFC Fan Expo on Friday and Saturday, July 10th and 11th at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Come compete in front of 15,000+ MMA Fans in attendance. Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo will be the largest Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament in the history of the sport - GUARANTEED!
Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo (UFC 100 Weekend)
When: Friday and Saturday - July 10th & 11th 2009
Event Location:
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89119

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Professor Rodrigo Clark congratulated new belt winners for their dedication and hard work, and also awarded new stripes during the belt ceremony held on Saturday June 13, 2009.

Mario Segura - Blue Belt
Eduardo Borges - Blue Belt
Tyler Shelbert - Blue Belt
Sean Morrill - Blue Belt
Nick Dumond - Purple Belt
Casey Persson - Purple Belt
Nathan Thaler - Blue Belt

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Join us for a BELT CEREMONY at the Gracie Barra Santa Barbara Academy on Saturday June 12 at 11:00 AM. Students will be recognized for their progress on the mat and promoted to the next belt and stripe levels as they progress through the Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu curriculum. Come out and support your friends and teammates!

• Refreshments will be served following the ceremony!

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We would like to inform you the academy will be closed on Monday, May 25th, for Memorial Day. We will resume our classes on Tuesday May 26th.  Also Belt Ceremony will be coming up on June 13th!

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Gracie Barra Santa Barbara invites you to join us at Sharkeez 516 State Street in Downtown Santa Barbara this Saturday May 23rd at 6:00 PM. Join the Gracie Barra Team for some fun, food, drinks and great fights. This is going to be one of the best UFC cards ever! See you there!!…

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With the Brazilian National Championship, in Rio now a thing of the past, the attention of the competitive Jiu-Jitsu world returns to the other side of the hemisphere, to the California State University gymnasium, in Long Beach, California. There, between the 4th and 7th of June, the biggest and most heavily-anticipated tournament on the Jiu-Jitsu calendar will be held, the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

It is worth remembering that sign-ups for the Worlds are open until Tuesday, May 26. If you haven’t signed up yet and wish to participate in the tournament don’t forget to check out the International Federation website.

To register, visit: www.ibjjf.org.

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Don’t Miss It • Have Fun • Get More Training Time!
Once a month Gracie Barra Santa Barbara will host a Special Training Day for all it’s students! What’s so special about this training day? It’s simple: The most important thing to us is to get to know each other and share our knowlege with the other students. We now have classes for beginners and advanced and lots of students still don’t know each other. So, this meeting will provide the chance for all the students to get together on the mats and practice techniques, shares some personal BJJ tricks and socialize.  After this training session we will have a nice BBQ on the beach.

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Last Saturday, Gracie Barra Santa Barbara held another awesome kettlebell class! This time almost 20 students came to try the one hour class. Instructor Lara did a great job replacing main instructor Doug Nepodal this weekend. “It was very exciting training the GBSB students this weekend. It seem like the students are getting more familiar with the execises and each class more and more students been showing up for the kettlebell ” said Lara. Instructor Doug will be back this week and will resume the classes this Sunday - from 10AM to 11AM, just before GBSB’s Special Training Day!.

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SUNDAY APRIL 19 11:00AM - 12:00NOON

Free Class and Refreshments Afterwards -

BRING A FRIEND!

This is a FREE class for all guests. The idea is to provide a different activity for you and your partner (or friend) to enjoy together! This can be an option for you to save money on your date and show to your loved one (or friend…) all your skill on the mats! We will be practicing some basic self defense drills designed especially for women in case of an street attack. Don’t miss this opportunity. Bring your lady (or friend…) to a training date and enjoy the class! Invite your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, or just a friend! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a healthy, beneficial, and fun activity to share with family and friends. Come join the fun on Couples Day!

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