Rafael Lovato Jr. of GMA Lovato’s School of BJJ & MMA will be out on the road for a few seminars coming up this summer. This Saturday, July 26, he will be making his way to the Texas area for a three-hour seminar in Garland.

The seminar starts at 12 p.m. and will run until 3 p.m. at Redemption Jiu-Jitsu located at 354 E. I-30 Suite B Garland, TX.

The cost is $90 for students of Redemption Jiu-Jitsu and $100 for guests.

To reserve your spot call 972-861-2551.

On the following day, Lovato will visit Wichita Falls, TX for another three-hour event. This seminar runs from 12 to 3 p.m. at Texoma BJJ located at 4020 Rhea Rd Suite 7C Wichita Falls, TX.

The cost is $85 for Texoma BJJ members and $100 for guests.

Reserve your spot by visiting www.texomabjj.com

And on August 5, GMA Seaside Jiu-Jitsu will host Lovato in Seaside, OR. This seminar will cost $75 per person. The location will be 1601 S. Roosevelt Seaside, OR.

Register at www.oregonjjevents.com

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Learn more about Rafael Lovato Jr. and his GMA academy at www.okbjj.com

The event will be on Saturday, July 12 starting at 11 a.m. at 1601 S. Roosevelt Seaside, OR 97138.

The cost is $75 per person which will give entry to the seminar, a meal and a raffle ticket for prizes.

You can pre-order your ticket by calling Professor Nathan at 503-739-0278 or register via paypal at www.oregonjjevents.com

Adamson brothers on the podium of the brown belt featherweight division at the IBJJF Lisboa Open. Photo: Personal Archive/Instagram

Summertime is the American vacation window and Europe is often the most popular destination. With the newest additions on the IBJJF calendar, the Rome Open, Lisboa Open and European No-Gi Championship made the continent an even more desired location. Two Americans, who are also GMA members, traveled to all three competitions and taught a seminar in Ireland.

The Adamson brothers Zach and Nate are brown belts under Rafael Lovato Jr. who value all that the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle offers and are constantly looking to advance their skills. Traveling to the three IBJJF tournaments they fared well, gained knowledge and shared theirs.

See how their trip went and what they feel about the Jiu-Jitsu scene over there:

GRACIEMAG: How did you and your brother do at Rome Open, European No-Gi and Lisboa Open?

ZACH ADAMSON: We started our journey in Rome and took silver in the featherweight brown and my brother [Nathan Adamson] took third. In the no-gi Euros I took third place.. Next we flew up to Munich, Germany to teach and train at Sanefighting, run by European brown belt Champion, Johannes Wieth. This was part of our plan to network so we can continue to teach seminars abroad and make more opportunities for our up-and-coming students to follow in our footsteps. Our next stop was Lisbon. I won in the featherweight brown belt and took third in the absolute as well.

Seminar in Ireland. Photo: Personal Archive/Instagram

How did your seminar in Ireland go?

Our seminar in Ireland was a huge success and we had over 30 students in attendance. We taught some of our best guard positions and the students were very receptive to the information.What can you say about the quality of European Jiu-Jitsu?

The quality was on par with that in the U.S. and I believe as Jiu-Jitsu spreads across Europe they we’ll see more and more high level black belts emerge. They love the Jiu-Jitsu life and are very eager to learn all the newest positions. All in all it was an unforgettable experience for my brother and I. We brought back IBJJF medals, taught our first international seminars and networked with many of the most influential practitioners and coaches across Europe. It’s safe to say the Adamson Bros will be back annually. We can’t say enough about how well we were treated, the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle is alive and well here!

For more information on the Adamson brothers and their Oregon academy Seaside Jiu-Jitsu, visit www.OrBJJ.com

Rafael Lovato Jr seminar at new affiliate and GMA members Kaboom BJJ. Photo: Kaboom BJJ

GMA member Rafael Lovato, Jr. is an American black belt world champion who resides in the midwest state of Oklahoma. His reach, and we’re not talking about his long arms even though they are impressive too, extends all over the world including another one of our GMA members Kabir Bath.

The brown belt in Surrey, BC runs Kaboom BJJ and after holding a seminar with Lovato, was granted with an official title of affiliate.

Rafael writes on his facebook page: “I had an awesome day teaching my seminar at Kaboom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Mixed Martial Arts today in Surrey, BC, Canada! I had a great group of students soaking up all of my techniques and giving me some great energy! At the end of the seminar, I had the pleasure to recognize Coach Kabir Bath and Kaboom BJJ as an official Lovato Jiu-Jitsu affiliate and award Kabir with his first stripe on his Brown Belt! I’ve had such a great time here in Vancouver and I really appreciate all of the hospitality I have received from the Bath family and the Kaboom students.”

Don’t miss out on his run of visits down the west coast, visiting another GMA Seaside Jiu-Jitsu next Saturday, July 20!