The winner of TUF 13 sharpens his ground skills at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu, in Ventura, California.

His professor, black belt Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, took the time to explain how the position came about and also show how it works.

Take a close look and add this efficient submission technique to your game.

Click here to watch Ferguson using it in the UFC.

PARAGON BJJ ACADEMY

PROFESSOR:

Black Belt Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller

ADDRESS: 617 N. Salsipuedes, Santa Barbara, CA, ZIP: 93103

PHONE: (805) 252-3624

WEBSITE: www.paragonbjj.net

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Jiu-Jitsu-Kickboxing

ABOUT:

Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program is composed of a beginner, intermediate, and advanced curriculum making the sport easy to pick up for anybody. The Jiu-Jitsu program involves learning the better parts of Greco-Roman wrestling, Judo, and submission wrestling for a complete feet to floor game. Our Kickboxing program is an awesome workout involving heavy bags, kicking targets, focus gloves, and Thai pads. The Kickboxing class is instructed by professional kickboxing coaches so you will learn perfect technique and avoid injuries as well. The combination of Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing are perfect for those interested in MMA training. Our Boxing program consists of learning all the fundamentals of the sport. Students learn how to utilize the heavy bag, speed bag, double end bag, as well as the conditioning and footwork needed for sparring in our competition size Boxing ring. Our Kids classes are great for confidence and character development as well as bully busting. Paragon Academy is proud to offer Santa Barbara’s only youth mixed martial arts summer camp!

VIDEO:

Ricardo Miller

The IBJJF welcomed the Jiu-Jitsu community last Saturday for the Long Beach Spring Open.

As usual, our GMA members were present at the LB Convention Center and had a great showing.

At the teams’ competition, Gracie Barra took the first place, followed by BTT Long Beach and Check Mat.

Here are the results of our members.

Black belt

Ricardo Miller (Paragon BJJ) – senior 2 middleweight and open class champion

Marcos Torregrosa (Yemaso BJJ) – master lightweight and open class champion

Adem Redzovic (Gracie Barra The Loop)- master superheavy champion

Brown belt

Orlando Sanchez (Gracie Barra Pasadena) – adult ultra-heavyweight champion

GMA member school Paragon BJJ has scheduled a nice attraction for January 25.

Black belt Aurelio Gallegos will be at Paragon RGV BJJ, in Edinburg, TX, for a seminar.

He will be teaching exclusevly sweeps.

For more info, go to paragonrgvbjj.com.

Franjinha and Milton

GMA member Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, head of Paragon BJJ in Santa Barbara, California, has some great news.

He just promoted another of his students to the rank of black belt.

Following Jeff Glover and Bill Cooper, Milton Bastos has joined the club.

Franjinha has only good things to say about his pupil: “He was the 2009 No-Gi world champion, brown belt 2009 Pan champion and 2010 world champion. As a black belt, I’m sure he will be a handful for his opponents”.

Congrats to Milton nad his professor Miller.

For more info, go to paragonbjj.net

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Hermes tira o kimono para lutar Jiu-Jitsu. Foto: East West Combat Club

Depois da aposentadoria no MMA, Hermes França disse ao GRACIEMAG.com que se dedicaria apenas ao Jiu-Jitsu (ver aqui). E é isso que o lutador tem feito.

Nosso GMA na East West Combat Club, Hermes estará em ação numa luta de Jiu-Jitsu sem kimono na UFC Fan Expo, que acontece nos dias 28 e 29 de maio, em Las Vegas, evento que é paralelo ao UFC 114. O faixa-preta terá Bill Cooper pela frente, aluno do nosso GMA Ricardo Miller, da Paragon BJJ.

E outras feras da luta de chão estarão em ação. O tricampeão mundial de Jiu-Jitsu Fredson Paixão, que se apresenta no WEC, enfrenta o japonês Caol Uno. Completando o card do desafio de chão, Shayna Baszler enfrenta a campeã do ADCC Penny Thomas e Jeff Glover encara Javier Vazquez.

There will be a GMA battle next May 28th.

Hermes Franca, of East West Combat Club, will be fighting Bill “The Grill” Cooper, BJJ black belt under GMA member Ricardo Miller, of Paragon BJJ.

The wrestling combat will take p;lace at the Grapplers Quest showcase at the UFC Fan Expo, in LAs Vegas, Nevada.

Fopr more info on the fight, go to grapplersquest.com.

For more info on the academies, go to paragonbjj.net, eastwestcombatclub.com.