HUGE WINS THIS WEEKEND AT THE IBJJF NY OPEN

 We can't express how happy we are with all of the medals we brought home this weekend. Vicente Junior De La Riva team killed it, and these are all of this weekends winners.

Vicente Junior: black belt master light feather - three times new York open champion
Jonas Junior: brown senior 1 ultra heavy
Shelly Ponce: white adult light feather
Mindy Mcentee: white adult middle
Kail Bosque: purple adult light feather
Toby Lunsford: senior 1 purple light
Patrick tribbett: blue master ultra heavy

Congrats to everyone and keep up the incredible work!

VICENTE JUNIOR SEMINAR AT CHARM CITY BJJ

Vicente Junior will be hosting a seminar at our new affiliate in Baltimore Maryland: Charm City BJJ. Check out their site and be sure to mark your calendars.

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.

Jiu Jitsu Life: Interview with Vicente Junior and Caio Terra

Check out Part 1 of Jiu Jitsu Life, Featuring Vicente Junior and Caio Terra. Caio was in town a few weeks ago and stopped at several of Vicente Junior Schools to teach seminars and privates. Watch, enjoy, and learn about two great black belts of the gentle art. Also check out Caio's new DVD available on his website. Congrats to both Caio and VJ for both winning Gold Medals over the weekend at the 2011 Pan Am Championships. Osss!

VICENTE JUNIOR 2011 Pan Gold Medalist!

There is not much to say here, but Vicente Junior is the 2011 Pan Champion. Parabens Mestre!

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 Open guard pass

Another great technique from Mestre. Passing the open guard with ease is the name. Mestre shows you a two on one lapel grip to easily pass someones guard with little strength and maximum efficiency.