Thomas Beach | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:41:49 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg Thomas Beach | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 Video: Try not to cry as you watch GMA Toronto BJJ earn a new black belt https://www.graciemag.com/video-try-not-to-cry-as-you-watch-gma-toronto-bjj-earn-a-new-black-belt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-try-not-to-cry-as-you-watch-gma-toronto-bjj-earn-a-new-black-belt Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:41:49 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=122280 On July 26, GMA Toronto BJJ held a seminar with Xande Ribeiro and a special promotion took place. Professor Jorge Britto promoted one of his long-time students Thomas Beach to black belt with the help of Xande. In this video you can see just how emotional the promotion was for everyone involved. Watch the special…

The post Video: Try not to cry as you watch GMA Toronto BJJ earn a new black belt first appeared on Graciemag.]]> 0_HayabusaGi_StampSiteOn July 26, GMA Toronto BJJ held a seminar with Xande Ribeiro and a special promotion took place.

Professor Jorge Britto promoted one of his long-time students Thomas Beach to black belt with the help of Xande. In this video you can see just how emotional the promotion was for everyone involved.

Watch the special moment and try not to leak from your eyes!

Check out more about Professor Jorge Britto and GMA Toronto BJJ at www.torontobjj.com

The post Video: Try not to cry as you watch GMA Toronto BJJ earn a new black belt first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Learn a guard pass with Toronto BJJ’s Thomas Beach https://www.graciemag.com/learn-a-guard-pass-with-toronto-bjjs-thomas-beach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-a-guard-pass-with-toronto-bjjs-thomas-beach Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:55:44 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=102680 Brown belt Thomas Beach is a fierce competitor and devoted instructor at GMA member academy Toronto BII, in Canada. He has sent us this slick guard pass with a lot of pressure. Watch and add the technique to your game.  

The post Learn a guard pass with Toronto BJJ’s Thomas Beach first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Brown belt Thomas Beach is a fierce competitor and devoted instructor at GMA member academy Toronto BII, in Canada.

He has sent us this slick guard pass with a lot of pressure.

Watch and add the technique to your game.

 

The post Learn a guard pass with Toronto BJJ’s Thomas Beach first appeared on Graciemag.]]> GMA Toronto BJJ dominates IBJJF Toronto Open with two team trophies https://www.graciemag.com/gma-toronto-bjj-dominates-ibjjf-toronto-open-with-two-team-trophies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gma-toronto-bjj-dominates-ibjjf-toronto-open-with-two-team-trophies Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:37:45 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=93570 This last Saturday, August 3, GMA Toronto BJJ competed at the 2013 IBJJF Toronto International Open. With more than 70 competitors representing the Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team in Canada plus teammates from the U.S. Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team, Professor Jorge Britto split the team in two and conquered first and third place overall at the competition. The teams…

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Toronto BJJ helped Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu earn two team trophies at the 2013 IBJJF Toronto Open. Photo: Toronto BJJ

This last Saturday, August 3, GMA Toronto BJJ competed at the 2013 IBJJF Toronto International Open.

With more than 70 competitors representing the Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team in Canada plus teammates from the U.S. Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team, Professor Jorge Britto split the team in two and conquered first and third place overall at the competition. The teams were listed as Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu and Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Intl.
Professor Jorge Britto says, “This was a huge accomplishment and we are really proud to represent Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu in Canada !”
Alongside Professor Jorge Britto athletes like brown belts Thomas Beach and Matthew Pasquale, purple belts Dante Leon and Khalil Fadlallah just to name a few earned gold medals contributing to the accomplishment.
Last year the team won the first place trophy at the 2012 IBJJF Toronto Open under the Toronto BJJ banner alone. The Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team is growing in Canada and Toronto BJJ is a proud representative.
To learn more about Toronto BJJ visit www.torontobjj.ca
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