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Romulo Cavalcanti of GMA Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu wins superfight on rare terms

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:06:35 +0000

The team at GMA Carlson Gracie Las Vegas Cavalcanti BJJ took to Fightblok III recently for a superfight event. Head instructor Ricardo Cavalcanti led his son, Romulo Cavalcanti to a 20 minute no-gi submission-only superfight against Fredson Peixao.

After Romulo dominated much of the match, the fight went to the ground, off the mats and chaos ensued. Romulo was awarded the victory based on his dominating performance prior to the altercation.

You can catch the video below:

Learn more about Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu at www.rcjiujitsu.com

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Ricardo Cavalcanti leads int’l team to twelve medals at European competition

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:05:32 +0000

Cavalcanti International team at the 2014 NAGA Europe Championship. Photo: Personal archive

Professor Ricardo Cavalcanti of GMA Carlson Gracie Las Vegas – Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu, is currently in the midst of his 2014 European Seminar Tour and Luxembourg Training Camp. But as a stop on the way, he was able to help coach his affiliated students to numerous victories.

On the weekend of Nov. 15, the Cavalcanti Jiu Jitsu Teams from Luxembourg, GMA Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu Luxembourg, and Poland gathered in Paris to compete side by side at the 2014 NAGA Europe Championship.

The Cavalcanti International Team entered with more than 15 competitors in different categories.

By the end of the tournament, the crew had accumulated:
6 gold medals
3 silver medals
3 bronze medals
1 NAGA championship belt

Learn more about Master Ricardo Cavalcanti and his international tour/affiliates by visiting www.rcjiujitsu.com

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Master Ricardo Cavalcanti European seminar series starts Nov. 8 in Poland

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:49:37 +0000

Master Ricardo Cavalcanti of GMA Carlson Gracie Team Las Vegas – Cavalcanti BJJ will be headed to Europe for a seminar tour starting in November. Traveling from Las Vegas, NV, the fifth degree black belt will be sharing his knowledge to other parts of the world.

The dates and locations are as follows:

Nov. 8 & 9 in Poland: Cavalcanti Jiu Jitsu Poland – MMA Poznan

Nov. 14 in France: Budo Club Cergy – Shinko Team and Cercle Tissier

Nov. 17 in Belgium: Jeet Kune Do – Dragon Style School

Nov. 21 in Luxembourg: Cavalcanti Jiu Jitsu Luxembourg – Team Miketo (European headquarters)

Nov. 22 in Germany: Cavalcanti Jiu Jitsu Germany – Kampfsportschule Geib

To find out more information as it comes, check out http://cavalcantijiujitsu2104seminarseries.wordpress.com/

To learn more about Cavalcanti BJJ visit www.rcjiujitsu.com

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GMA Cavalcanti Carlson Gracie Team takes home another team trophy at Grapplers Quest

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:03:09 +0000

Master Ricardo Cavalcanti accepts the team trophy. Photo: Personal Archive

On July 5-6 the Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu team took to the competition mats in their hometown of Las Vegas at the Grapplers Quest UFC Expo.

The team won yet another team trophy for their performances.

Leader of the Carlson Gracie Team in Las Vegas, Master Ricardo Cavalcanti is proud of his students and believes in their momentum to take the team trophy home for even more tournaments coming up on the year’s agenda.

Learn more about Master Ricardo Cavalcanti and his GMA Carlson Gracie Las Vegas Team at www.rcjiujitsu.com

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Video: Pick up a new armbar set-up from the guard with Ricardo Cavalcanti

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:49:56 +0000

Even though we learn the basics early on in our Jiu-Jitsu training, there are always new ways we can learn them. Master Ricardo Cavalcanti of GMA Carlson Gracie Team – Cavalcanti Jiu-Jitsu teaches us a unique set-up for the armbar from guard:

Check out more moves by Cavalcanti and info about his GMA academy at www.rcjiujitsu.com

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