Check out this interview of 9 time World Champion Ricardo Viera, on what it takes to become a champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I actually got to train at his academy while i was in Brazil. I thought he was a very good instructor, and it was nice to be able to get good training while i was away.
One of the biggest things that i took away from this video is how important to find the right instructor. I feel very fortunate to such a great instructor and to be on the best American based Jiu Jitsu Team in the world.
If you are interested in learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Check Out this Video of the Light Weight Finals of the Brasileiro. The Brasileiro (Brazilian Nationals) is one of the toughest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments in the world.
If you are interested in learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
The Brazilian Nationals is known as one of the toughest tournaments of the year. Very few Americans make this trip, and even fewer come home with medals. Team LLoyd Irvin sent two seasoned Purple Belt competitors, Keenan Cornelius and Jon Delbrugge. Jon and Keenan are both middleweights, and compete in the same division on opposite sides of the bracket.
After some hard fought battles, both John and Keenan had cleared out their side of the bracket to meet in the finals. They split the middleweight division and both moved on to fight in the Absolute (open weight class). After a hard fought battle in the open Jon got edged out. Keenan Made It all the way to the Finals to rematch Joao Miyao. It was a tight match but Keenan was able to win the referee decision. Keenan has now won double gold at the first three Grand Slam events of the year (European, Pan Ams, Brazilian Nationals). Up next is the World Championships, which is the most important of all the grand slam events.
Below is a video of one of keenan’s matches in Brazil. If you are interested in learning Jiu Jitsu, Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Check out this video of Team LLoyd Irvin’s Keenan Cornelius in the Purple Belt Absolute division at the Pan Ams. Keenan won his Middleweight Purple Belt Division as well as the absolute. In this match against Joao Miyao he gets an armbar from 50/50 to end the match. This is the same submission that Black Belt teammate Jt Torres used to submit world champion Caio Terra.
Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Check out this Video of Team LLoyd Irvin Brown Belt DJ Jackson in his first match in the Gi against a Black Belt. This match is from the 2012 Abu Dhabi Pro Trials held in New York. DJ defeats Alliance Black Belt Raphael Rosendo in his first ever Gi Match facing a Black Belt.
Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Check out this video from the NYC Ultimate Absolute that was held on February 26th. This video features Team LLoyd Irvin Black Belt Wilson Reis. This match is exactly what you expect to see from Wilson, showcaseing his skills with a 26-2 point blowout.
Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Last week i was the first student from Paramount BJJ to travel to Europe to compete in the European Championships. The European Championship is held in Lisbon Portugal and is the first Grand Slam event of the year.
This was also my first trip outside of the United States. The flight to london wasnt that bad, but we had an 8 hour layover before we left for Portugal. We used this opportunity to ride the subway into Mayfair and see a little bit of the city. After site seeing for a little bit, we returned to the airport for a short flight I arrived in Portugal.
Thursday was the first day of the tournament and my division was scheduled for 12pm. We arrived at the venue at 9am and i felt relaxed, but ready for what was ahead of me. I got a bye in the first round, so i ended up waiting around in the bullpen for about an hour after my division was called. When i was finally called i felt ready to perform. I won the first match 11-0, controlling all areas of the fight. The second was even through about 5 minutes with not much happening. The referee called a stalling penalty and took away an advantage point. Having never been on the good end of a stalling call i thought that he had taken the advantage away from me, when it was actually called on my opponent. Since i thought i was down an advantage i decided to open up an go for broke. I ended up getting my guard passed and my opponent taking my back after i turtled up.
After getting knocked out of my division i had the opportunity to fight again in the National Team Tournament. I was selected as one of five members to represent America. The National Team Tournament is County vs Country in a best of five match battle. Our Team consisted of four Team LLoyd Irvin members, Devon Delbrugge (Crazy 88), Al Washington (Crazy 88), Joey Ruggerio (Third Law), and myself Eric Desmarais representing Paramount BJJ.
I am second from the left
This was my first time competing as a team, which made it very different from what im used to. We represented America well by being the loudest and craziest team in the bullpen. We were all feeding off each others energy and getting hyped for the matches. In total we defeated 4 different countries, Russia, France, Norway, and Finland in the finals. I really enjoyed competing alongside my teammates and helping take the gold medal home to America!
Check out this video of BJJ United’s 10 Year Anniversary. BJJ United is the Team Lloyd Irvin Training Center in Jenkintown, PA.
Members of Paramount BJJ in Downingtown, Pa came out to support the team. Paramount BJJ is the Team Lloyd Irvin training center for Chester County, Pa. They provide the best quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Click here to learn more about the programs or to find out about the 30 Day Free Trial!
Check out this arm bar from Bruno Rocha at the 2011 Houston International Open. He hits this arm bar from the Toma Nagi(SP) position that we have been working on in the basics class at Paramount BJJ.
Blue
Belt
Promoted to Blue Belt Oct 18th 2010
Nov 20th 2010
3rd place Absolute- The Good Fight Thanksgiving Throwdown 3
Dec 4th 2010
1st place Cruiser Weight- Grapplers Quest World Series of Grappling 2
White
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2nd place Light Heavyweight- Bjj united In house
3rd place Light Heavyweight- The Good Fight Thanksgiving Throwdown 2
1st place Light Heavyweight- Pabjjf Pa State Championship
2nd place Light Heavyweight- Rupture Bjj Tournament
1st place No Gi Light Heavyweight-Rupture Bjj Tournament
1st place Light Heavyweight- The Good Fight Battle on the Battleship
