DE LA RIVA INSTRUCTIONAL

Check out these great setups from the master himself!

BIG WIN AT GRAPPLERS QUEST THIS WEEKEND

We would like to give a big congrats the Chris Bower for winning the Grapplers Quest US National Championship. Way to go and this should inspire everyone to keep working hard for VJ and De la Riva Team!

BIG NEWS THIS WEEK!

Lots of stuff going on at the Vicente Junior De la Riva Academy. This past weekend Steve Rinker (VJ BJJ Brown Belt) hosted a seminar at the Pennyslvania Academy. The seminar had a great turn out and special guest from Brazil, Jonas who is VJ's brown belt, who also holds a black belt in Judo. The seminar went great and ended with VJ handing out lots of stripes. Congrats to all!

Please join us for a hard week of training as the final days tick down to the NY Open happening this coming Saturday. A lot of guys from the team are competing and could use your support.

Another note Samir Chantre will be in town all weekend and he will be teaching a seminar at the Vicente Junior Dover Academy. Please contact them for times and prices.

VJ BJJ De la Riva Team ready for Pan Ams this weekend

A large group of competitors from VJ's school's have traveled to California this week to partake in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship.VJ is also competing for the first time in almost a year and he is ready for war. Show your support by following the blog and watching Facebook for updates. Keep in mind that all of Saturdays action is free, streaming live on Budovideos. Sundays finals will cost you a small fee of $10 which is well worth the price. Good luck team!

De la Riva v Royler Gracie: The fight that meant everything!

This is part one of the fight between Mestre Ricardo De la Riva's and Royler Gracie for the “Cantão Cup.” De la Riva won by sweeping the Royler with his trademark guard. This was Royler Gracie’s first competitive defeat as a Black Belt. After beating Royler, De la Riva's highly effective guard techniques were simply called the "De la Riva Guard," which is currently used by the top fighters in the world to this day. This is truly an amazing fight and its great to watch each fighter attack and counter.

Interview with Mestre De la Riva

Mestre De la Riva

Master De La Riva from riosportstour on Vimeo.

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!

ADCC Trials and Good Fight competitions today!

Please come out an support the De la Riva Team today, several students will be competing in New Jersey at the Thanksgiving Day Throwdown and Kail of De la Riva Maryland will be competing at the ADCC (Abu Dhabi) trials in Belleville, NJ,. Please come by, support the team and watch some great matches today!

VJ BJJ Belt Promotions!

Last night was a very special night for a lot of people in the De la Riva Family. Promotions were held at the De la Riva Maryland Academy / BJJ Conquest and the academy was not only full of students, but friends and family as well. After warmups and a detailed technique on passing guard and countering, it was time for promotions. The challenge was for the entire academy to spar with all four promotion candidates for two minutes each, non-stop until the end, but the pain and exhaustion was well worth it for all four students: Allen and Toby to Purple belt and Ed and Paul to blue belt. And to go along with that, Vicente added several well deserved stripes to the students and added stripes to both owners of the Maryland Academy / BJJ Conquest Lance and Kail. A special thanks goes out to everyone who was able to participate and show support including friends, family, and other students from  Vicente Junior Academies. Also congrats to everyone who received stripes and belts. More pictures will be up later today!

Vicente Junior opens new Dover Delaware Academy

 We would not only like to welcome Team Viper of Dover Delaware to the Vicente Junior De la Riva family, but we would also like to congratulate them for their hard work and many belt promotions yesterday. After a hard two hours of cardio and technique VJ handed out stripes and welcomed a brand new orange belt, Jordan Tribbett. Check out the album!

Miami Open: Two Big wins for De la Riva Team

Gil and Kail Bosque win big in this past weekends Miami International Open.

Gil, a blue belt, competed in his first tournament and won a gold metal in his division. Kail took 2nd place in 154 purple belt division. This marks another big victory for the Vicente Junior BJJ Team / De La Riva Maryland.

Grand Opening - Vicente Junior Pennsylvania Academy

The long awaited grand opening of VJ's Pennsylvania academy, De la Riva Pa, is finally here! Come in and check it out the new academy. There will be lots of students new and old on-hand, and everyone is excited to celebrate and get some hard training in. More details coming soon on the date and time for November!


Vicente Junior De La Riva Pennsylvania Academy
1100 Grosser Road  
Gilbertsville, PA, 19525
Phone: 215-767-2710
Facebook Page

De la Riva MMA: Darren Carter wins via 1st round Armlock

Darren came out and imposed his will tonight landing some vicious shots on his opponent and winning in the first round with a nasty armlock.   Check out the pics here!

Vicente Junior student Darren Carter's MMA Fight

Darren Carter steps into the ring this Saturday for his second 155 pound fight of the year, under the OnSlaught Fights "Urgent Fury" banner, his fight will take place this Saturday October 9th in Virginia. Darren is known for his explosive athleticism, dynamic striking and grappling. Darren's last fight took place July 16th 2010 at Battlefield Fighting Championships. Darren's MMA debut that night ended with a 2nd round KO of his opponent.

Vicente Junior BJJ Air Force Seminar

Another Great Seminar this week with the guys for Dover Air Force base. Thanks to all who attended!

SEMINAR WITH CAIO TERRA

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Seminar with Caio Terra  OSSSSSS

Vicente Junior BJJ Academy in Gracie Magazine!

Huge news! not only has Caio Terra been on fire the past few months, he beat Bruno Bastos of Nova União this past weekend at IBJJF’s American Nationals. Caio has been written about in Gracie Mag twice (1, 2) this week alone, and of course he will be doing seminars this coming weekend in Maryland (BJJ Conquest) and Delaware (Vicente Junior BJJ Academy / XS Combat).


Check out the Gracie Mag article with both BJJ Conquest and the VJ BJJ listed along with the details to Caio's seminars this weekend!

Caio Terra Gi Seminar at De la Riva Delaware

De la Riva Delaware: Vicente Junior's academy in Delaware - XS Combat will be hosting a Caio Terra Gi Seminar on October 3, 2010 from 11am - 2pm. Price is $75 and for more information please contact us.

XS Combat 
727 Naamans Road
Claymont, Delaware
Phone: 410.599.5750


Caio Terra:
Just for 2010 Caio has won the following

Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship

1st Place (Black Belt Adult Light Feather & Open Class)
Las Vegas
IBJJF.org
American National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
1st Place (Light Feather)
Las Vegas
American National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
3rd Place (Open Class)
Las Vegas
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation)
2nd Place
Long Beach
IBJJF.org
NAGA Vegas Grappling Championship
Mens NO-GI Absolute Advanced
Champion
Las Vegas
nagafighter.com
NAGA VEGAS Grappling Championship Mens NO-GI Advanced Fly Weight
Champion
Las Vegas
nagafighter.com

Caio Terra No Gi Seminar at Bjj Conquest

BJJ Conquest will be hosting a Caio Terra No-Gi Seminar on September 30, 2010 from 6pm - 9pm. Price is $75 and for more information please visit the website.


Caio Terra:
Just for 2010 Caio has won the following

Las Vegas International Open IBJJF Championship
1st Place (Black Belt Adult Light Feather & Open Class)
Las Vegas
IBJJF.org
American National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
1st Place (Light Feather)
Las Vegas
American National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
3rd Place (Open Class)
Las Vegas
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
IBJJF (International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation)
2nd Place
Long Beach
IBJJF.org
NAGA Vegas Grappling Championship
Mens NO-GI Absolute Advanced
Champion
Las Vegas
nagafighter.com
NAGA VEGAS Grappling Championship Mens NO-GI Advanced Fly Weight
Champion
Las Vegas
nagafighter.com