GMA member Rafael Ellwanger and the South USA Grappling Association invite to the 2011 Louisiana Open.

The event is scheduled next November 5th, in New Orleans.

The cost for registration until October 30th is $65 and after that goes up to $80.

For more info and to register, go to bjjhome.com

GMA member Rafael Ellwanger is promoting and organizind another Jiu-Jitsu competition in the south of the USA.

The 2011 Mississippi State Championship is scheduled next September 24.

The event is open for men and women of all ages and belts.

The cost to register is US$ 65 until September 17, and US$ 80 until September 23.

For more info and t register, go to bjjhome.com.

Chico Garcia, a cheer-leading coach at Louisiana State University and Ellwanger’s white belt suffered a serious boat accident recently.

Chico (second from the left) with Marco Joca, Marcio Feitosa, Ellwanger and Flavio Almeida

He is hospitalized since with severe spinal injury and could be paralised from the neck down.

His firends have started a campaign to raise money for his medical bills and other costs.

GRACIEMAG.com joins the effort.

Got to the “Cheering for Chico” website and learn how you can help.

Click here and watch the news report about the accident.

Find out more by clicking www.bjjhome.com/reg_now or by calling (985) 605-3169.

The 2011 Louisiana State Championship is scheduled next Saturday.

GMA member Rafael Ellwanger calls on all competitors to take part in this traditional event.

Registrations are open and are also possible at the door.

For more info, go to bjjhome.com

The 2011 Louisiana State Championship is scheduled next Saturday.

GMA member Rafael Ellwanger calls on all competitors to take part in this traditional event.

Registrations are open and are also possible at the door.

For more info, go to bjjhome.com

Professor Rafael Ellwanger taught the kids and helped them with some basic knowledge from BJJ.

The class had around 20 kids from all over Tangipahoa parish under the supervision of Sargent Vernon and Sargent Jackson

After the 2 hours training session, the kids got a participation medal, Gracie Barra t-shirt and were offered lunch with hamburgers and hot dogs.

For more info, go to gbnorthshore.com

Professor Rafael Ellwanger taught the kids and helped them with some basic knowledge from BJJ.

The class had around 20 kids from all over Tangipahoa parish under the supervision of Sargent Vernon and Sargent Jackson

After the 2 hours training session, the kids got a participation medal, Gracie Barra t-shirt and were offered lunch with hamburgers and hot dogs.

For more info, go to gbnorthshore.com

Ulpiano, Draculino and team at Gracie Barra Houston / Photos: publicity

Honoring last weekend’s Houston Open, Gracie Barra three a major party for its students and associates.

They scheduled a Master Vinicius Draculino seminar for nearly eighty on the very same weekend at Ulpiano Malachias’s Houston, Texas, academy. Eight black belts were there.

At the championship, everything went just as Gracie Barra wanted it to. In the end, the team took first place, with Nova União in second and the Lovatos in third.

Kudos to our GMA Rafael Ellwanger’s Gracie Barra Louisiana, having sent eight athletes to and won eight medals at the Houston Open: four golds, two silvers and two bronzes.

Rafael Ellwanger with medium heavyweight Brendan Allen, champion at weight and open weight as a juvenile blue belt

Ulpiano, Draculino e equipe na nova Gracie Barra Houston. Fotos: Divulgação.

Por ocasião do Houston Open, no último fim de semana, a Gracie Barra armou uma festa completa para seus alunos e associados.

Marcou para o mesmo fim de semana a abertura da novíssima academia de Ulpiano Malachias em Houston, Texas, oferecendo um seminário de mestre Vinicius Draculino para quase 80 inscritos – com direito à presença de oito faixas-pretas.

No campeonato, tudo correu como a Gracie Barra desejava. No fim, a equipe abiscoitou o primeiro lugar, com a Nova União em segundo e a Lovatos em terceiro.

Destaque para a Gracie Barra Louisiana, de nosso GMA Rafael Ellwanger, que mandou bem no Houston Open com oito atletas e oito medalhas: quatro douradas, duas de prata e duas de bronze.

Rafael Ellwanger com o meio-pesado Brendan Allen, campeão no peso e no absoluto na faixa-azul juvenil azul.

Next Saturday, November 20th, takes place the 4th Louisiana Open, a good opportunity for you to put your BJJ to prove.

It will be held at Ponchatoula High School, 19452 Highway 22 East, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

From 8:00 AM to 9:00AM he will be recieving last minutes registrations.

For more info, go to bjjhome.com/louisiana_open

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