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04/21/12

cgoddard — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Who New York International Open IBJJF Championship When Saturday, April 21, 2012 TBD - All Ages Where (map) « Back to the calendar

03/29/12

cgoddard — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Who Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship When Thursday, March 29, 2012 TBD - All Ages Where (map) Other InfoHeld annually in the United States since 1995, the Pan Championship represented the first step towards the internationalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a sport. Back then, in the first event, a group of almost 250 athletes took part in [...]

Chicago, IL – 03/03/12

cgoddard — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Who Chicago Winter International Open IBJJF Championship When Saturday, March 3, 2012 TBD - All Ages Where TBD (map) Chicago, IL, USA « Back to the calendar

02/19/12

cgoddard — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Who Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship When Sunday, February 19, 2012 TBD - All Ages Where (map) « Back to the calendar

Congratulations Wrecking Ball Students!

cgoddard — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:59:38 +0000

First of all, we want to thank all of the family and friends who came out to Wrecking Ball today to support the students on their testing day. It was a fantastic day and we were so happy to see all of you. And most importantly we want to congratulate all of the students on their achievements today. You all worked very hard to get where you are at and deserve the new promotions you received today.

Youth Jiu Jitsu Belt Promotions:

Luke Corpuz – promoted to Grey Belt

Max Goddard – promoted to Grey/White Belt

Grayson Kongkaeow – promoted to Grey/White Belt

Mya Moskowitz – promoted to Grey/White Belt

Sophie Moskowitz – promoted to Grey/White Belt

Cade Tannenberger – promoted to Grey/White Belt

Olivia Corpuz – promoted to Yellow/Black Belt

AJ Davila – promoted to Yellow/White Belt

Isaiah Davila – promoted to Yellow/White Belt

Ender Kongkaeow – promoted to Yellow/Black Belt

Matthew Lee – promoted to Yellow/Black Belt

Bobby Pryhocki - promoted to Green/White Belt

Stephan Wawrzos – promoted to Orange Belt

Adult Jiu Jitsu Promotions:

(you did an amazing job making it through all 5 rounds!)

Tyler Gruzalski – promoted to Orange Belt

John Sutschek – promoted to Blue Belt

Scott Gave – promoted to Purple Belt

Matt Tobie – promoted to Purple Belt

Dale Bowser – promoted to Brown Belt

We also want to send a special thanks to Clint, Mark, Marcelo, Dante, Richard and Josh for helping with the testing today.

Muay Thai Promotions:

Congratulations to Kayla Altergott, Sebastian Montoya, Jason Seebacker and Zach Rudder for making it through the Blue Round of Muay Thai testing today. Results will be announced next week.

Q1 Grading Day!

cgoddard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:21:30 +0000

We are really excited here at Wrecking Ball to start the new year with an awesome team and to welcome all the new members who have recently joined. And we are also really looking forward to our first grading day of 2012 here at Wrecking Ball. We are rescheduling the Q1 grading day to January 28, 2012… so mark your calendars! This is a great opportunity for all members to support your teammates who have worked hard to earn their next belt promotion in Jiu Jitsu and to cheer on our Muay Thai team members who will be testing for Blue Level. All members are welcome to attend and watch! We will post the list of members who will have to opportunity to test for their bjj belts on Monday, January 9, 2012, and we will post the Muay Thai testing list by January 13. So keep an eye out for them!

As a reminder, the list will include both kids and adults for jiu jitsu, and only adults for Muay Thai at this time. We will also be awarding belts aligned with the new IBJJF guidelines for kids! If you are interested in learning more about the new belt system, we have some printouts (thanks to Marcelo!) on the front desk. If you are eligible to test, please see Patti at the front desk to sign up and pay the testing fee. Members will only be scheduled once their testing fees have been paid. All fees are due by Wednesday, January 25th in order to participate in the Q1 testing. We will share an agenda on Thursday, January 26th.

Please feel free to speak to your coaches if you have any questions on the tests. Good luck and congratulations to all the members who have worked hard to be eligible for Q1 Grading!

Christmas Party!

cgoddard — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:31:35 +0000

We hope you all come out to celebrate Christmas and everyone’s accomplishments over the past year with us!

Date: December 23, 2011

Time: 5:30-9:00 PM

Where: The Gym

See Patti at the front desk for more details.

Merry Christmas Wreck Squad!

Richard Dey is the new Amateur XFO Bantamweight Champ!

cgoddard — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:22:03 +0000

Congratulations to coach Richard Dey for his win Saturday night at the Sears Center at XFO 42. Richard was fighting for the amateur bantamweight championship and won the belt by TKO in the first round.

Richard… Your dedication, hard work and perseverance have paid off and you deserve it! We are proud of you… on to the next one!

Hoffman Estates, IL – 12/10/11

cgoddard — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Who XFO 42: Professional & Amateur Live MMA Cage Fights When Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:00pm - All Ages Where Sears Centre Arena (map) 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway Hoffman Estates, IL, USA 60192 Sears Centre Arena is an 11,800-seat multi-purpose family entertainment, cultural and sports center. Seating capacity for the arena ranges from 3,000-6,000 for [...]

East Chicago, IN – 11/05/11

cgoddard — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:00:00 +0000

Who NAGA Great Lakes Championship When Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:00am - All Ages Where East Chicago Central High School (map) 1100 W. Columbus Drive East Chicago, IN, USA 46312 From Chicago (I-90 East): Follow I-90 East into Indiana, take Exit 3 (IN-912 S/Cline Ave). Take the Calumet Ave/US-41 exit. Turn right at the end [...]