Royler Gracie

Recently, Gracie Magazine surveyed many great BJJ teachers and competitors in an attempt to determine who was the greatest competitor of his era. The era's were broken down by decade (80's, 90', and the first half of the present decade).

It comes as no surprise that Royler was easily voted the best competitor of the 1990's. Here is the article which details the voting and also has some great information on our instructor.

Greatest Of All Time III

Kids Classes

Kids classes are coming to Total JJ!!

Classes will begin March 21, 2006 and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-6:45. We will be targeting the 8-13 year old age group.

If you have children that are interested in the class or if you would like more information please contact Jason to reserve your spot. Class size will be limited.

Jason Fox
574.514.1875
jason@totaljj.com

In-House Tournament Results

The first In-House tournament was a tremendous success!

Students representing Total Jiu-Jitsu (Warsaw), Summit City Jiu-Jitsu (Ft. Wayne), Team 100% (Plymouth), and the Kaizen Jujutsu Club (Walkerton) took to the mats for a great day of competition and fun. Students competed in 6 weight and belt classes and also in the absolute division (open belt/open weight). Division winners were:

White Belt
Lightweight: Dennis Minix (Total JJ)
Middleweight: David Kwist (Team 100%)
Lt. Heavy: Chad Mauer (Total JJ)
Heavyweight: Jim Katris (Total JJ)

Blue Belt
Lightweight: Jay Luce (Summit City JJ)
Heavyweight: Chad Gabrich (Team 100%)

Absolute
Champion: Jim Katris (Total JJ)

Thanks to all of the competitors and spectators who helped make the day a great success. Special thanks to Branden, Shereen, Tom, and Longmire for their help with registration, score keeping and refereeing.

Carlson Gracie Dies At Age 72

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grandmaster Carlson Gracie Sr. died last week at age 72. Carlson was a pioneer of MMA competitions and was undefeated throughout his career. In addition to his personal accomplishments he was also a wonderful instructor. Our thoughts are with the Gracie family during this time of loss.

RIP Carlson Gracie Sr.