Mestre De la Riva

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Check out Mestre De la Riva rolling with his students at his academy in Rio!

Updated Class Schedule

Updated Schedule!

Just a reminder our schedule has changed slightly as of last week

The only classes effected are Tuesday and Thursday classes are half hour later, making them from 7-8:30pm

Also team training will take place this Friday 21st, all De la Riva Team affiliates are invited!

De la Riva Team #2 Ranking at the Good Fight

 Congrats to all the competitors this past weekend that participated in both the Good Fight and the Maxercise Tourneys. At the Good Fight the kids and teens dominated the the mats and proved to be a force to be reckoned with in 2011. Check out the results of the Good Fight and all of the divisions we won or placed in.

Upcoming Competitions

New next few months are chock-full of BJJ competitions both small and large, here is a small list of events by date:

Maxercise In House Tourney
Jan 14-15th
Philadelphia, Pa

Maryland Grappling Championships  - The Good Fight 
January 15th
Annapolis, Md


New York Open - The Good Fight
February 19th
Nyack, NY

Tournament of Brotherly Love - The Good Fight 
March 12th
Langhorne, Pa


IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships
March 24th-27th
Irvine California


Beast of the East - Grapplers Quest 
April 9th
Asbury Park, NJ


IBJJF New York Open
April 16th
New York

US National Championships - Grapplers Quest 
June 18th
Morristown, NJ



The DLR Team will be competing in most if not all of these, starting this weekend!

VJ BJJ Belt Promotions in Brazil

This was a huge weekend the Vicente Junior De la Riva Team. This past Sunday January 9th over 60 De la Riva students in Brazil came out the train and celebrate the 30+ students that were taking belt tests. De la Riva students from all over the area were in attendance including several of VJ's Black Belts; Professores: Tarciso Manso, Kleber Nascimento, Ná, Celio Formiga, and Edilson. This was a very special weekend for all students and professors involved and we will continue to grow the Vicente Junior academies and the De la Riva Legacy in the New Year.