The team has academies at different places on the East Coast.

Here is a taste of what he teaches at his schools.

Dedeco teaches a De La Riva guard pass.

For more info, go to bestwayjiujitsu.com

Best Way BJJ

GMA school Best Way BJJ will be moving to a new headquarters in Connecticut.

Black belt Luigi Mondelli announces that the grand opening will be on May 7th.

A seminar by Alliance’s black belt Lucas Lepri will celebrate the new home in Danbury, CT.

Here is the new address:

16 Beaver Brook Rd – Rear

Danbury, CT 06810

For more info, go to bestwayjiujitsu.com

Formiga no Miami Open.

Faixa-preta da Soul Fighters, Rafael Formiga subiu de categoria e foi o campeão do Miami Open 2010 no peso médio.

“Estou nos EUA há quatro meses e aqui fica mais difícil de manter a dieta. Estou me acostumando nesse peso e lutei bem. Fiz duas lutas no peso. Na primeira, raspei e finalizei com um armlock. Na segunda, enfrentei o Palito, aluno do Rodrigo Cavaca, e foi o maior lutão. Venci por 8 a 2, o moleque tem as pernas grandes e tentava um triângulo que me incomodou. Também fui no absoluto, e estava até bem contra o Marcus Bochecha. Vencia por uma raspagem e quase peguei as costas. Mas ele me surpreendeu com uma leglock”, comenta.

Depois de competir, Formiga começa organizar os treinamentos para manter o ritmo. Além dos rolas com CP, da Nova União, o lutador deve se encontrar com JT, da Lloyd Irvin.

“É ótimo viver do Jiu-Jitsu, mas perco um pouco dos treinos que tinha no Brasil. Tenho treinado bastante com o Danilo Cherman “CP”, da Nova União, que mora bem perto de mim. Quem também tem me chamado para treinar é o Jonathan Torres, outro que mora perto de mim. Devemos nos encontrar para treinar duas vezes por semana”, diz a fera, que está em Connecticut, dando aulas na Best Way BJJ.

“Esse ano devo lutar mais alguns campeonatos regionais e vou fazer a seletiva do ADCC em Nova York. Com todos os documentos em dia, vou lutar tudo no próximo ano. Também deve vir uma galera para ficar aqui comigo antes do Mundial”, finaliza.

Formiga at Miami Open.

Soul Fighters black belt Rafael Formiga moved up in weight and won the middleweight division at the 2010 Miami Open.

“I’ve been in the USA for four months now and it’s harder to stick to a diet here. I’m getting used to the weight and fought well. I had two matches at weight. In the first, I swept and got an armbar submission. In the second, I faced Palito, a Rodrigo Cavaca student, and it was a major fight. I won by 8 to 2. The kid has long legs and tried a triangle that caused me some problems. I also entered the absolute, and I was even doing well against Marcus Bochecha. I was winning by a sweep and nearly got back mount. But he caught me by surprise with a kneebar,” he comments.

After the competition, Formiga set about organizing his training to keep up the pace. Besides training with Nova União’s Danilo “CP” Sherman, the fighter should also meet up with Lloyd Irvin’s JT.

“It’s great to make a living through Jiu-Jitsu, but I’m missing out on the kind of training we’d do in Brazil. I’ve been training a lot with Danilo “CP” Sherman, of Nova União, who lives really close to me. Another who called on me to train is Jonathan Torres, who also lives near me. We should be getting together to train twice a week,” says the black belt now living in Connecticut and teaching at Best Way BJJ.

“This year I should compete at a few more regional championships and I’ll do the ADCC qualifiers in New York. Since all my papers are in order, I’ll be competing in everything next year. There should also be a group coming to stay with me here before the Worlds,” he says in finishing.

Mondelli at The Pit

Founder Andre “Dedeco” Almeida and Luigi Mondelli, leaders of BWBJJ, announced the great news on the academy website.

“Great news for Best Way BJJ Association. The Pit Head Quarters in Arroyo Grande, CA is now featuring BJJ classes led by Adrian Iriarte, who is a Pit Black Belt and Best Way BJJ Instructor. The Pit is a world famous Martial Arts and Fitness school that has always integrated Jiu-Jitsu in their program.”

Other than California, BWBJJ has schools in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts and Oklahoma.

For more info, go to bestwayjiujitsu.com

Our GMA member school Best Way BJJ has a new outlet to spread the knowledge of Jiu-Jitsu.

They have launched the BJJ Institute, an online tool for learning.

For just US$ 17,99 a month, members will have access to different videos featuring techniques.

Best Way BJJ is led by Andre “Dedeco” Almeida and Luigi Mondelli.

For more info, go to bjjinstitute.com.

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Our GMA members Luigi Mondelli and Andre “ Dedeco”  Almeida send the good news. The cost is US$ 50 and the deadline for enrollment is January 15^th.

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Katel also has a huge experience as a Muay Thai and MMA fighter certified inThailand. Check out this video:

Register at: http://www.attctseminars.com