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Video: Armando Basulto teaches a back-take counter to the hip bump sweep

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:04:25 +0000

When in closed guard, the hip bump sweep is an efficient way to not only get on top but in a dominant position, the mount. That’s why a good defense is important.

Professor Armando Basulto of GMA Gracie North Carolina in Waynesville, NC shows a way to defend and counter the move. When the opponent initiates the hip bump, step over the leg and advance to the back.

After you secure the back, submit with a choke or armbar. Check it out:

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Royler Gracie to teach at Gracie North Carolina this Sunday, Oct. 11

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:21:06 +0000

GMA member Armando Basulto of Gracie North Carolina will be hosting the legend Royler Gracie this Sunday, Oct. 11.

You can learn from Royler, a multiple time world champion and ADCC world champion at this three-hour seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The location of the event will be at Tuscola High School: 564 Tuscola School Rd., Waynesville, NC 28786.

To reserve your spot fast, contact Armando Basulto at 828-230-5056. Learn more about GMA Gracie North Carolina / Basulto Academy of Defense at www.gracienorthcarolina.com

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GMA Gracie Humaita North Carolina takes “Polar Bear Plunge” into icy water for charity

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:38:25 +0000

Team from Gracie Humaita NC getting ready for Polar Bear Plunge. Photo: Rachel Robles

A team of students from Professor Armando Basulto’s GMA Gracie Humaita North Carolina helped raise money for local school programs by jumping into the icy waters of Lake Junaluska, NC on Feb. 1. The team from Basulto Academy of Defense was sponsored to take the icy plunge in order to raise money for the Haywood Waterways Association’s Kids in the Creek program.

Lake Junaluska and Haywood Waterways staff spent a lot of time on Friday breaking through several inches of ice near the beach so plungers would be able to jump in the 30-degree water on Saturday.

Check out more of what the Basulto Academy of Defense team gets into besides freezing cold water here: www.wncbjj.com

Justin Laille and Kevin Dinofa of Gracie Humaita NC in frozen Lake Junaluska. Photo: Jessie Stone

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GMA Gracie Humaita North Carolina hosts in-house tournament for kids

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:30:14 +0000

The group at the Gracie Humaita North Carolina In-House Tournament. Photo: Personal Archive

GMA Gracie Humaita North Carolina (Basulto Academy of Defense) held its annual Fall In-House Tournament on Saturday Nov. 16 in downtown Waynesville. Nearly sixty Jiu-Jitsu practitioners were in attendance along with family and friends to see the exciting sportive aspect of this self-defense art.

The tournament is organized to offer a chance for the children in the academy’s Young Warriors program to be exposed to their first Jiu-Jitsu competition. The event was also an opportunity for the young Ji- Jitsu students and their parents to learn the rules and etiquette of the sport, in which competitors are awarded points for takedowns and positional dominance or can win by submitting their opponent with a joint lock or choke.

In addition to all the mat action, a band formed by the academy’s students provided a musical background to the proceedings. Eric Peavy, Caden Painter and Kendrick Carpenter were named the “Acai All-Stars” and jammed for the duration of the tournament with a percussion cameo by Prof. Armando himself!

Here are the results of the tournament:

White belt ages 7 & 8 – Gold: Elijah Park, Silver: Everett Mahan, Bronze – Jack Briggs

White belt ages 12 & 13 – Gold: Daniel Birmingham, Silver: Matteo Foglio

Grey belt Featherweight – Gold: Parx White, Silver: Torin Pinault, Bronze: Kale Stephenson and Armand Basulto

Grey/yellow belt lightweight – Gold: Martin Tox, Silver: Christian Basulto, Bronze: Landon Yarrington and Tegan Laursen

Grey belt middleweight – Gold: Graham McLelland, Silver: Cameron Gerlach

Yellow belt – Gold: Levi Tox, Silver: Walker White, Bronze: Reilly Laursen

More information about Basulto Academy of Defense can be found at: www.gracienorthcarolina.com

The Acai All-Stars band. Photo: Personal Archive

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Royler Gracie seminar at GMA Gracie North Carolina in Waynesville on Oct. 19

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:55:26 +0000

On October 19 the Gracie Humaita leader and Jiu-Jitsu legend Royler Gracie will be holding a seminar at GMA Gracie North Carolina. The academy otherwise known as Basulto Academy of Defense is home to head instructor Armando Basulto, first degree black belt under Royler, who has made way for Royler to extend his knowledge to his students and those eager to learn in the area.

The seminar will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the location is: 218 Branner Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786

More information can be found regarding pricing, details and reservations by contacting Gracie North Carolina at 828-230-5056

Don’t miss the chance to learn from a legend of the Gracie family. Check out www.gracienorthcarolina.com for more info about the academy.

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