EDHBJJ Updates

http://edhjiujitsu.com/pre-order-edh-rashguard/

9/12/2017

Dear Team,

Congrats to Slater, Mateo, and Marshall on their weekend tournament at JJWL in SF! Also a congratulations to Jerel and everyone at the dojo for graduating our second black belt at EDH BJJ!

As we enter the last qtr of 2017, find growth and progress in consistency. We will get busy with parties & many fun things... and life can become a little chaotic. Take a few minutes to PLAN your week before your week plans you. That will ensure you get to things that are important!

::Team Rash guard Pre-order::

Pre-order and save on our team rash guards. Deadline is September 27th.

No Pre-orders will be taken after that day.

Great for the NoGi Uniform or to wear under your gi.

(rash guards should be ready around the end of October)

::NoGi Submission Only Tournament::

We will finish the kids NoGi season with a Tournament & food drive! We will also have an adults Gi & NoGi Submission Only Tournament that night!

- Wednesday, September 27th

- Pre Schedule online

- $45 Registration

http://edhjiujitsu.com/edh-tournament/

::Kids Transition to Gi::

PeeWee ~ Kids ~ Juniors class will transition back to the Gi on October 2nd! Please feel free to use the facebook private forum to sell used Gi if you grew out of the one you had. If you need to order a Gi our preferred vendor is:

http://akbjj.com

Discount code: "ek"

::ADCC Party::

Eliot will be competing in the "Olympics of Grappling" ADCC Championships in Finland on September, 23/24. Keep an eye out for a live streaming party that weekend at the Dojo!

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See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

Thursday

8/31/2017

Dear Team,

Congratulations to the recent Master World Competitors! Michel, Jerel (BRONZE), Kiet, Sean, Aaron, Allan, D-Lock.

Adam makes a difference in our community with the diaper drive! Thank you to all who donated to the diaper drive!

No Class on Labor Day

BLACK BELT PROMOTION:

This Friday, September 1st Jerel will be receiving his black belt. EVERYONE from the KIDS CLASS / JUNIORS CLASS & ALL ADULTS are INVITED to celebrate the occasion!

OUTLINE of EVENT:

- 7:00pm Belt Promotion & Team Pictures

- 7:15-7:45pm Free Seminar by Jerel

- 7:45~ Open Mat & Rolling

Here is a little bio of Jerel and his jiujitsu journey:

Jerel first became interested in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after watching the Ultimate Fighting Championships. After finding out that Royce Gracie’s brother lived and taught in Hawaii, he signed up for classes and started his journey in January of 1996 under Relson Gracie.

Through the years, Jerel has been fortunate to train under Renato ‘Charuto’ Verissimo, Mark Laimon, John Lewis, Michael Jen, Terry and Davin Maxwell, and finally Eliot Kelly where he has found his home at El Dorado Hills BJJ.

Although it was BJJ’s application to ‘No-Holds-Barred’ fighting that initially attracted him to the art, Jerel has also found enjoyment in the sport aspect of Jiu-Jitsu. He has found a true passion for the entire process of competing in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, from the preparation leading up to the competition, to the performance on tournament day, and finally the reflection on what worked well and what can be improved after it is over. Jerel’s most treasured competition memory was when he was able to participate in the US Open alongside his wife Aiza and three children Angelo, Ethan, and Ryan.

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

Wednesday

8/23/2017

Dear Team,

MASTERS WORLD is this week in Las Vegas! Michel, Jerel, Kiet, Aaron, Sean, Allan, and D-lock are all competing in the tournament starting this Thursday! Watch the event live on flograppling!

No PeeWee & Kids:

There is no class today, August 23rd.

- PeeWee (age 4-6) 4:10pm~

- Kids (age7-9) 5:10pm~

- The Juniors class (age 10-14) is as scheduled

Adult Class this week:

- Wednesday Open Mat 7:10pm~8:00pm

- No Friday PM Class August, 25th

EDH NoGi Points & Submission Only Tournament:

- Saturday, September 9th

- Kids (age 4+) will be NoGi with points

- Adults NoGi Points / Submission Only

ONLINE REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

Join the facebook forum for Updates/ Reminders/ Training Insight! Ask Eliot how!

Please do not respond directly to this email.

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

http://edhjiujitsu.com/kids-camp/

Saturday

6/17/2017

Dear Team,

We hope you are getting ready for the HEAT! Please make sure to bring plenty of WATER to class! We will be enforcing mandatory hydration breaks in classes. Thank you to all the participants in our EDH Tournament there are some great photos from the tournament on our facebook page by Aiza!

NoGi:

PeeWee / Kids / Juniors are training NoGi starting Monday, June 19th.

- Rashguard

- Shorts with no pockets or metal

Field Trip:

Pee Wee class (age 4-6) field trip to Soil Born Farms // Come play & learn about food & farming!
- Saturday, June 24th
- $15/child
- 20 children limit
- Room for 3 more free adults
- Register: edhbjj@gmail.com

Kids Camp (June 26-29):

First week of camp is coming up! We will play games, chess, anti bully jiujitsu, crafts, and have fun! Sign up with Coach Aaron or Coach Eliot.

Registration link below with more info on camp details!

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

http://edhjiujitsu.com/edh-tournament/

Sunday

5/28/2017

Dear Team,

The IBJJF World Championships are just around the corner. Keep up the hard push for a couple more days as competitors get prepared to perform! Make sure to rehydrate through the entire day to be in the best condition to train!

MEMORIAL DAY SCHEDULE:

We would like to see everyone on Memorial Day!

- Monday, May 29th

- PeeWee / Kids / Juniors: 9am-10am (Jiu Jitsu & Games)

- Juniors & Adults: 10am-Noon (Rolling & Drilling)

SEMINAR IN EDH:

Seminars are a great opportunity to get instruction from an alternative perspective at the convenience of your own dojo. Taiki Ozaki from ROLL BJJ in Japan will be teaching a technical series on the berimbolo back take and finishes. He is an ASIAN OPEN Champion and International competitor.

- Monday, June 5th

- Juniors & Adults: 6pm-8pm

- $40 (Register with Coach Eliot or Coach Aaron)

NUTRITION CLASS:

Good nutrition is DIETARY SELF DEFENSE! Dr. Ban, of WELLNESS, will be giving a lecture on how we should be eating foroptimal health. In an interview with him, he said good nutrition is healthy and free!

- Wednesday, June 7th

- EVERYONE (ALL AGES ARE WELCOME)

- FREE 6:30-7:30pm

(Juniors Class will be combined with Kids Class on Wednesday 5:10pm start)

EDH TOURNAMENT:

Tournaments are a great opportunity to enjoy jiujitsu on another level. Register online early and get a discount:

- Sunday, June 11th

- Gi (Everyone)

- NoGi (Adults)

SUMMER CAMP:

Summer Camps are always fun! We will be doing self defense jiujitsu, games, chess, and some cross cultural games!

EDH Members must register in person to get a discount

- June 26 - 29

- July 31 - August 3

http://edhjiujitsu.com/kids-camp/

EDH is CLOSED:

- JUNE 12 - JUNE 16

Please check the schedule for OPEN MATS & SPECIAL CLASSES!

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

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Wednesday

3/8/2017

Dear Team,

Congrats to the following competitors in their recent competitions! We've had people competing all over California! EACH victory is a reflection of the ENTIRE team!

Josh Bacon: Gold -- SJJIF San Diego

Jamie Gomez: Gold & Silver -- NAGA San Jose

Danny Deal: Silver -- NAGA San Jose

Ricky Friend: Competitor NAGA San Jose

Rich Ramirez: Silver -- Grappling X Fresno

SURVEY:

When you have the time, please fill out this survey to help us become a better jiujitsu team & small business. THANK YOU!

5 Grappling Party this Saturday

Come watch Eliot compete for $5,000 in the 5 Grappling Pro Invite Tourney!

- Date: March 11th

- Time: Around 5pm

- Event site: Flograppling.com

- More details coming soon!

- Bring food & friends, and please help clean up!

Friday

2/10/2017

Fundamentals Camp this weekend! No Class or Open Mat on Saturday or Sunday. We have a great camp planned to start the year! It's not too late to register: CAMP DETAILS

- 11 hours of instruction

- 2 hours of Open Mat

- 3 Guest Speakers (details below)

Allan Scott (Surviving & Thriving with JiuJitsu)

Allan will talk about his experiences and lessons learned over the last 5+ years of training jiu jitsu and how it has influenced all the different aspects of his life. He will offer tips on what has worked and what hasn’t while trying to make jiu jitsu into a balanced, lifelong passion.

Ryan Flager (Lasting Impact of Leadership)

Ryan has been deployed 6 times to Afghanistan and Iraq serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Jobs included rifleman, sniper, sniper team leader and Sniper section leader. He took part in many combat operations and was awarded for his work while under fire. He took part in the rescue and recovery of the the extortion 17 helicopter crash, arguable one of the most catastrophic events from war on terror. After the military he worked for the state department providing security for the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Ryan will be talking about the lasting of impact of leadership.

Jackson Gudel (Perseverance Through Adversity)

Jackson was born in Sacramento, CA and attended Casa Roble

HS where he was captain of the football team. After graduation from Humboldt State

University in 2000, he

for 5 years as the operations manager of a ceramic tile installation company, for the family business

. Joining the Army in November 2005, he went thru OSUT as an infantryman at Fort

Benning, GA, Airborne School, Ranger Indoctrination Program, and

assigned to 3 rd PLT B CO 3/75th Ranger Regiment in 2006. He graduated Ranger school in 2008.

He was deployed six times in support of OIF/OEF, 3 times to Iraq, and 3

times to Afghanistan. While deployed to Mosul,

Iraq he was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. His wounds included gunshots to

pelvis and shoulder, a suicide bomber detonation resulting in

TBI, and a gunshot wound resulting in a fractured pelvis. After recovering enough to deploy to the same

position 7 months later, he did 3 more deployments as Fire Team Leader after his injuries. After being me

dically retired from the Army in December of 2013, he is now married with 3 children.

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

1/27/2017

LIVE at the DOJO

Join the team tonight from 8pm ~ 10pm for a LIVE broadcast of Fight to Win Pro 23! The premiere SUBMISSION ONLY Jiu Jitsu event!!

- Family & friends are welcome!

- Food & drinks if you want (please help clean up)

FUNDAMENTALS CAMP

Wanna get an extra month of training in one weekend?!? Register for the fundamentals camp! February 11th & 12th. (Saturday & Sunday)

- 11 hours of instruction

- 2 hours of open mat

- 2 Gest Speakers

- Group Lunch on Saturday

- Register online before the 4th & save $$.

FORUM on facebook

The forum is a place to connect with everyone on the team outside of practice. Even if you are not a facebook user I recommend making an alias profile to get connected.

1. Send "Eliot Kelly" a freiend request

2. Send him a message "add me to the forum"

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

Sunday

1/22/2017

SUNDAY FUNDAY

Wrestling practice for all ages with D1 All-American & Coach Ryan Loder

- 3:00-5:00pm every SUNDAY* MORE INFO on Coach Ryan

- Drop in: $20

- BJJ Members: $10

PRO JIU JITSU

I will be competing at the Fight to Win Pro Submission Only even in San Jose, CA on January 27th! Tickets are online https://www.cagetix.com/

FUNDAMENTALS CAMP

Get a month of training in one weekend!

13 hours of coaching for the price of a private lesson

- February 11 & 12

- Detailed schedule online

- REGISTER HERE

*please check calendar for schedule changes

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

Tuesday

1/17/2017

Dear team,

I hope everyone is off to a great start in 2017. The new year is exciting because...... It just is!! But hopefully everyday of the year is full of excitement!

Today let's talk about TIME

The one thing we all have in common, 24 hours in a day. I've attached a schedule template and an example for your reference to make the best use of your time. I learned this in college from our wrestling coach, and I've used this template for 10+ years. The basic idea is:

1) ORGANIZE your day

2) FOLLOW through with the plan you organized (means nothing if you don't)

3) PLAN AHEAD when conflicts prevent your follow through

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Notes on the schedule template example:

- USE COLOR for you to see how much time you spend doing stuff.

- Make sure it's REALISTIC: (Studying the Odyssey at 11pm on Friday is probably not a good idea).

- COMMUNICATE with your spouse or coach what time is for what.

*** If you have a non traditional work schedule, it's important to update your schedule every time it changes.

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064

Monday

1/2/2017

Dear Team,

Full Schedule starts Tuesday, January 3rd. Here are a few things to think about to help you find success on and off the mat in 2017. Please check the schedule online for details.

1. CONSISTENCY is CONFIDENCE

2-3 times of consistent training a week is enough to make progress. It takes discipline to get started but from that we gain freedom.

2. FRUSTRATION is PROGRESS

Thrive and embrace frustration. It means you're close. The keys to getting through the door of frustration is patience, deep thought, and knowing the process will yield a better you.

I hope these things contribute to your progress in 2017!

Happy year of the Rooster!

Eliot

See you on the mat!

916-595-4064