Wednesday

4/27/2011

Good Morning Members of El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! 

The MS Walk and American Cup are just around the corner! Hope you can make it to one of these events! 

In this message, 

1. FREE Tickets to "Thor"
2. Wedding Celebration
3. Online Review
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1. FREE Tickets to "Thor"
Bring a New Friend to train with you twice next week (May 2 ~ 5) and EACH of you will get a Ticket to go watch the movie "Thor" 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/

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2. Wedding Celebration

There will be no practice on Friday May 6th....  Instead, join us for the Wedding Celebration of Jonathan & Rebecca


Friday, May 6th
We will celebrate KJN Jonathan & Rebecca's Wedding. 
We will share appetizers & dessert.
Come dressed Hawaiian-Style!
  
Please Sign up at the front desk if you can attend ...
If your last name begins with A-L please bring an appetizer to share and if your name is M-Z please bring a dessert. 
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3. Online Review
When you get a free moment, please write a review for El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on google and/or yelp. I don't have a link for google here, but here is the one for yelp. 
Yelp:

There is also a contest going on right now by KCRA 3. Click on the link below and vote for us! 
A-List:
http://kcra.cityvoter.com/cia-paulista-el-dorado-hills-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/biz/605225

Finish this Month with lot's of ACTION!!
-- 
Eliot Kelly 
Head Instructor 



MARTIAL ARTS Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA

Monday

4/25/2011

Dear Members of El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 

     Thank you Parents for your participation and encouragement during VIP Week! The kids had a great time and I am already excited about our next one ^_^ You can find pictures from Thursday's class on our facebook page! 
     Also, this is our last week in April, let's make it an ACTION packed week and get lot's done!! Before the end of the month I would like to schedule a 3~5min. Goal Setting Review with each one of you on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. There will be a sign up sheet with time slots so don't forget to mark your time! 

In this Message, 
1. Testing 
2. MS Walk / BJJ Tournament
3. Weekly Tricks
4. Video Contest
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1. Testing
This week Eliot will be testing individuals on the tricks they acquired during the month. I expect to see 2~3 from the adults and 1~2 from the kids. Be sharp and ready to show your tricks at anytime during practice. Feel free to include the drills / mat exercises as a trick you learned. 
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2. MS Walk / BJJ Tournament
- April 30 is the MS Walk in Folsom, CA. Feel free to Join Eliot's wife Jenni and her "TEAM." More details can be found here: 
- April 30/May 1 is the American Cup in San Jose, CA today is the deadline to register. There is no pressure to compete,competition is optional! Even if you are not competing you could go have some fun with the everyone at Santana Row, and support the team during competition! 
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3. Weekly Tricks
This is an UNLISTED video for EDHBJJ Members ONLY. Feel free to download it onto your computer or save the URL. There will be a blog post to go along with the video to emphasize some of the finer points and help you visualize the technique in your spare time! Feel free to send/post any input on these videos. It is still a work in progress and I would love to know how I can make it better for you! 

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4. Video Contest
Our Viral Video Contest will start May 1. Put together a short clip about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in El Dorado Hills and post it on youtube. The first video to receive over 1,000 Views will win a Flip Video Camera. You may post more than one video (No More than 5) and combine the total view count to reach 1,000 Views! Please send your video's to me before posting for content approval. 

Have an ACTION packed week! 




--
Eliot Kelly
Head Instructor
916-595-4064
www.edhbjj.com
MARTIAL ARTS Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA

Wednesday

4/20/2011

Dear El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Members, 

In this message, 

1. No Training Friday 4/22/2011
2. Gracie Article Translation
3. Take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.
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1. No Training Friday 4/22/2011
The gym will be closed on Friday April 22nd. There will be Morning and Evening Practice on Thursday April 21. 
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2. Gracie Article Translation
Rickson Gracie, the legend with 400 undefeated fights, has published a book in Japanese. To generate curiosity and publicity. Diamond Publishing company came out with a four part series interviewing Rickson Gracie. The article is in Japanese, but Eliot has been translating it and posting it on our blog. If you have some free time click on the link below.
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3. Take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.


 WRITTEN BY A COP. - "IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE" -  
In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...
This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know.
After reading these 10 crucial tips, share them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
1. Tip from martial Arts: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.
Toss it away from you.... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back taillights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy..
The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF.
Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead, gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it.
As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door.
Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side... If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.
RUN, Preferably in a zigzag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.... The police told her “Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..”
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The policeman said, “We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.”
He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.
10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!
This information should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana.
Feel free to share this with everyone you know.


Have an ACTION packed Wednesday! 

--
Eliot Kelly
Head Instructor
916-595-4064
www.edhbjj.com
MARTIAL ARTS Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA

Monday

4/18/2011

Dear Members of El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 

In this message:

1. VIP Week
2. American Cup / MS Walk
3. Viral Video Contest
4. Fit & Fun 
5. Weekly Tricks
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1. VIP Week
4/18~4/22 is VIP (Very Involved Parents) Week. We invite all the parents to join their sons and daughters for class this week. It just an opportunity to feel what your children are learning and see how much they have improved from the last VIP Week! We also invite the parents to join our adult classes during this week! 
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2. American Cup / MS Walk
- The American Cup is on April 30/ May 1. Register online or go support your team in action! 
http://americancupbjj.com/
- The MS walk is on April 30. We would love to have you and your family support our cause and come out to walk in Folsom, CA . To find out more information click on the link below. 
http://learnaboutjiu-jitsu.blogspot.com/2011/04/ms-walk-in-folsom.html
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3. Viral Video Contest
This is a Viral Video Contest on Youtube. The first Video to reach 1,000 Views will win a Flip Video Camera. You may start posting Videos on Youtube as early as May 1st. The contest will run until someone's video reaches 1,000 Views! Here are the rules.
The Video MUST Contain:
- Information about Jiu-Jitsu in El Dorado Hills / Folsom
- You and someone else from outside of Jiu-Jitsu Class
All Videos must be approved prior to posting. 
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4. Fit & Fun 
We will be hosting a booth at the Fit & Fun 1st Annual Lifestyle Expo on Sunday, May 15 at the El Dorado County Fair Grounds. Let us know if you would like to join Eliot to give a short demo or talk and pass out information at the booth! 
http://fitandfun2011.webs.com/
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5. Weekly Tricks
This is an UNLISTED video on youtube to help EDHBJJ students remember the technique from the previous week. Please refrain from sharing it online or embedding it on any website. Feel free to download it and save it on your computer for future reference! If you have any input or comments please let me know! 

Have an Action packed Week! 

--
Eliot Kelly
Head Instructor
916-595-4064
www.edhbjj.com
http://www.youtube.com/edhbjj
MARTIAL ARTS Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA

Wednesday

4/13/2011

Dear Jiu-Jitsu Members,

In this message:

1. April Takedown Series

2. Rickson Gracie Interview Translation

3. Red Flag Warriors

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1.April Takedown Series:

Here is another unlisted video for the month. Please refrain from sending it to others or posting it online. The technique is meant to help students at EDHBJJ get the most out of their tuition and training! This has been and will be the takedown series we will be focusing on during the month of April. 

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2. Rickson Gracie Interview Translation

I found a great article interviewing Rickson Gracie, but it was in Japanese..... So, I have been translating it and updating it on the blog. If you are interested in learning from a man with 400 undefeated fights, this will be a great read! 


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3. Red Flag Warriors

Congrats to those who became first time Red Flag Warriors! You now have an entire new definition for what it means to work hard! 
Alijandro, Andrew, Ben, Beau, Conner, Jordan, Kev, Kyle, Matt, Stef, Steve, Trevor, Vandy

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Have an Action packed Day! 
MARTIAL ARTS Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA

4/11/2011


Dear Members, 

In this message:

1. ADULTS: RED FLAG TRAINING 4/12/2011
    KIDS: VIP WEEK 4/18 ~ 4/22

2. Tricks of the Week

3. Win a FlipVideo Camera

4. Tournament: American Cup 

5. MS Walk 
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1. RED FLAG TRAINING

We will have our first RED FLAG Practice on 4/12/2011. This will be the hardest workout you have ever done! Come MENTALLY prepared to push yourself and your TEAM! If you are training for any tournaments this practice is a MUST! 

  - KIDS VIP WEEK -
Very Important Parents (VIP) Week is a chance for the parents to join class and do some jiu-jitsu with the kids. It is also an opportunity for the parents try any of our morning or evening jiu-jitsu classes. Just wear some comfortable workout clothes and you will fit right in! 
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2. Tricks of the Week

This is an UNLISTED video on youtube to help EDHBJJ students remember the technique from the previous week. Please refrain from sharing it online or embedding it on any website. Feel free to download it and save it on your computer for future reference! Notice there may be a few extra tricks on there! Let me know if you have any difficulty viewing the video. The word of the month: Action!

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3. Win a Flip Video Camera

This is a Viral Video Contest on Youtube. The first Video to reach 1,000 Views will win a Flip Video Camera. You may start posting Videos on Youtube as early as May 1st. The contest will run until someone's video reaches 1,000 Views! Here are the rules:
The Video MUST Contain:
- Information about Jiu-Jitsu in El Dorado Hills / Folsom
- You and someone else from outside of Jiu-Jitsu Class
All Videos will be approved prior to posting. 
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4. Tournament: American Cup 

The American Cup is a great tournament for all ages. This tournament will take place in San Jose on April 30, May 1. Please let your instructor know if you will be competing in the tournament. Everyone is encouraged to compete, but no one should ever feel forced to compete. It's just another way to test your skills! 

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5. MS Walk 

On April 30, yes it's the same day as the tournament, there will be the first Folsom MS Walk. Join Jenni and friends on a fun 5k walk around Folsom. Notice: this is an open even for everyone! Get your friends and family involved for this great event! 

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Have an AWESOME week! 




-- 
Eliot Kelly 
Head Instructor 
http://www.youtube.com/edhbjj
Training for Health and Fitness in El Dorado Hills, CA