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Sophia Drysdale returns to home down under for seminar tour

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:30 +0000

Sophia leading seminars in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

Robert and Sophia Drysdale recently returned from Australia where they both taught seminars throughout the country. The couple lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and own GMA academy Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu.

Sophia is well known in Australia as she is the first female black belt and is a multiple time Pan American champion and also a No-Gi World champion. While back in her home country she taught workshops and seminars throughout Melbourne and Sydney. Her first stop was at Dominance (DMMA) in Melbourne on April 27 and then after some work shops she went to Sydney to teach a seminar at Gracie Oceania on May 4 and then at Gracie Humaita on May 5.

With the help of Australian Girls In Gi run by purple belt Jess Frazer who helped to promote the events, the turn-out for all the seminars was huge with the gyms packed with all girls. There were guys in attendance as well to show their support and learn techniques specifically for smaller people dealing with larger opponents.

In response to the outcomes of her seminars she says, “I love that more and more women are becoming involved in the sport and that I can teach and help inspire other women to achieve their dreams in BJJ.”

She will be in Australia early next year to teach another series of seminars but first plans to compete later on in the year once she is back in competition shape after recently giving birth to her second baby.

Look out for details of Robert Drysdale’s tour throughout Australia shortly.

For more information on Sophie and Robert Drysdale you can go to www.DrysdaleJiuJitsu.com

Dominance MMA seminar April 27

Gracie Oceania seminar on May 4

Gracie Humaita seminar on May 5

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Yokoyama to teach seminar in Japan

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:27:45 +0000

Ryan Gracie black belt and head instructor at GMA member school Gracie Oceania, Mario Yokoyama will be visiting Japan in December to teach seminars at the Academy’s local branch. The seminars will be conducted in Japanese, English and Portuguese.

Yokoyama will be presenting a 4 hour seminar open to students from all Academies on the morning of December 3rd. In the evening, Yokoyama will conduct a special instructor training seminar for all current and prospective Gracie Oceania instructors.

This is not Yokoyama’s first visit to Japan, who previously lived in the country and taught at Gracie Oceania Japan. Yokoyama is also a veteran of Japan’s Deep MMA promotion.

For more information, please contact Gracie Oceania Japan on 090 1789 2035 or visit gracieoceania.com.

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Gordinho teaches successful seminar at Gracie Oceania

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:24:20 +0000

GMA member Rafael ‘Gordinho’ Lima held seminars at fellow GMA member school Gracie Oceania (Ryan Gracie team) in Sydney, Australia on July 30 and 31.

The seminar was well attended by students from Australia and New Zealand, with Gordinho going through technical detail of the most basic positions, clearly demonstrating why he is considered amongst the best coaches in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Gordinho will return home to Brazil via Singapore where he is the co-leader of the Evolve MMA Fight Team.

Kyra Gracie will join him at Evolve to train for her MMA debut before heading to Gracie Oceania Sydney for her first Australian seminar in October.

For more information on the Gracie Oceania team and seminars, visit www.gracieoceania.com.

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BJJ Girl Power in Australia

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:32:56 +0000

Some of the top girls in Australia, including Abu Dhabi Pro Gi and ADCC qualifiers have come together to organise Australia’s first female only BJJ Day Camp, on August 28th.

The day will feature gi and no-gi seminars, a referee workshop, rolling, Mundials videos and lunch.

Gracie Oceania's Laura Jayne (black gi) and Megan Green will be at the event

BJJ is still not popular with girls in Australia, so they hope that this will encourage some new girls to try BJJ.

Also, it is a chance for the handful of Australian girls that compete internationally to meet in a non-competitive environment.

This event is 100% not for profit and attended by girls from all teams.

For more information you can see the blog iheartbjj.com or the event site australiangirlsingi.com

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Gordinho helps reinforce attack from the mount

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:11:49 +0000

Pass, mount, choke. That’s how Roger Gracie beat most of his opponents in recent years. Basic moves that, when repeated thousands of times over, strengthen a fighter’s foundation.

Rafael Gordinho and Roger come from similar schools, and Roberto Gordo’s younger brother, the head of Evolve academy’s Jiu-Jitsu department and our GMA in Singapore, also makes a point of reinforcing his students’ base so they can evolve without weaknesses in their games.

In the video below the black belt demonstrates tight moves for mounting and getting the choke. Lower belt-rank practitioners, pay close attention. Higher-level practitioners, maybe you can pick up some useful details.

Speaking of Gordinho, he’s heading to Gracie Oceania (Ryan Gracie Team), our GMA in Australia, to teach some seminars. For further information, email gracie.oceania@gmail.com or call 0406 456 766.

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Gordinho ajuda a reforçar o ataque na montada

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:54:28 +0000

Passar, montar, estrangular. Dessa forma, Roger Gracie venceu a maioria dos adversários nos últimos anos. Movimentos básicos que, repetidos milhares de vezes, fortalecem os alicerces do lutador.

Rafael Gordinho e Roger vêm de escolas parecidas, e o irmão mais novo de Roberto Gordo, responsável pelo Jiu-Jitsu na Evolve, nossa GMA em Cingapura, também costuma reforçar a base dos seus alunos para que evoluam sem brechas no jogo.

No vídeo abaixo, o faixa-preta mostra (em inglês) alguns movimentos bem justos para montar e estrangular. Menos graduados, prestem atenção. Mais graduados, quem sabe não dá para pegar mais alguns ajustes?

Falando em Gordinho, ele parte para alguns seminários na Gracie Oceania (Ryan Gracie Team) em Sydney, nossa GMA na Austrália,. Mais informações pelo e-mail gracie.oceania@gmail.com ou 0406 456 766.

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Gordinho seminar at Gracie Oceania

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:19:29 +0000

After a succesful trip in 2010, Rafael ‘Gordinho’ Correa will again visit GMA member school Gracie Oceania (Ryan Gracie team) in Sydney to teach two exclusive seminars.

For the first time in Australia, Gordinho will also be coaching a class for children aged 4-13 years – a sign Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is gaining popularity ‘down under’.

Gordinho (right) with Roger Gracie

Multiple world champion and 4th degree black belt, Gordinho will also enjoy training and teaching alongside Gracie Oceania resident coaches Marco ‘Gigante’ Villela and Mario Sergio Yokoyama during his week-long stay.

The head of Singapore’s premier MMA facilty – Evolve MMA – Gordinho will return to Singapore following his visit with Gracie Oceania students Julian Alva and Laura Jayne Ng who will train intensively at Evolve for 2 weeks.

For more information contact Gracie Oceania on gracie.oceania@gmail.com or 0406 456 766

To know more, go to evolve-mma.com, gracieoceania.com

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Welcome to Gracie Oceania

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:45:19 +0000

The GMA has another member in Sydney, Australia.

Gracie Oceania, a Ryan Gracie school, is now part of the team.

The school is headed by Mario Sergio Yokoyama, a Ryan Gracie black belt.

Black belt Adriano Magnani also teaches BJJ at Gracie Oceania.

Welcome to Gracie Oceania.

For more info, go to gracieoceania.com

Gracie Oceania – Ryan Gracie Team

Level 1 26-28 Cook Road,

Marrickville N.S.W. 2204 Sydney – Australia

+ 61 406 456 766

www.gracieoceania.com

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