BJJ Lifestyle Academy News

3rd BJJ LIFESTYLE ACADEMY OPEN TOURNAMENT

2011-03-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

Time: Saturday, April 9 · 10:00am

Location: BJJ LIFESTYLE ACADEMY
5308 North Belt West
Belleville, IL 62226

Weight ins: 10am-11:30am

Rules: 11:30am-12pm (Standard IBJJF rules for Gi and No-Gi)

Weight divisions: 139.9lbs and bellow
140lbs to 154.9
155lbs to 169.9lbs
170lbs to 184.9lbs
185lbs to 199.9lbs
200lbs to 224.9lbs
225lbs and above

Price: $30 for one style (go or no-gi) or $50 for both
$10 charge for Each Open Class (gi or no-gi) or $20 for both

*MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE!!!

ABSOLUTE WINNERS (BEGINNER AND ADVANCE) IN NO-GI WILL WIN $100 !!!!

ABSOLUTE WINNERS (BEGINNER AND ADVANCE) IN GI WILL WIN A BRAND NEW "ON THE MAT" GI !!!!

Coach Mike award his 1st purple belt!!

2010-08-26T14:07:00.000-07:00

Richard Graeff was awarded his purple belt by Coach Mike after winning his division and open class at the international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Open tournament in Chicago, IL!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Coach "Brazilian" MIke win International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open in Chicago!!

2010-08-26T14:04:00.000-07:00

On 8-22-2010 Coach Mike Rethmeyer win his 1st black belt tournament in Chicago hosted be the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation!!

2010 Arnold Classic Info

2010-02-18T09:26:00.000-08:00

https://www.onthemat.com/events/2010-arnold-grapplingjiu-jitsu-challenge-0

Leo Pecanha Seminar on 2-16-10 (ONLY $20!!!!!)

2010-02-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

On 2-16-2010 Leo will be at BJJ Lifestyle academy in Belleville, IL giving a seminar on "butterfly guard" at 6:30pm...everyone is invited!!!

2010 KIDS PAN-AMS

2010-01-29T18:49:00.000-08:00

Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2010
Ages 4 to 15 years old
Saturday, February 27th .

California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747

This event intends to bring the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu values and moral codes to the young generations by introducing the young athletes to the competition experience in a healthy family orientated environment.

The fee for registration in the Pan Kids 2010 gi tournament , received by, february 18, 2010 11:59pm is US $72.00.

Note: For this event an exception will be made, IBJJF will accept copy of birth certificate as proof of identity for the athletes prior to the match.

more info: www.ibjjf.org

Leo Pecanha fighting on VFC!!!

2010-01-14T08:48:00.000-08:00

Victory Fighting Championships 30 - Pro Fight Previews

Victory Fighting Championships returns to the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa on February 5th putting on one of the Midwest region's best attended Mixed Martial Arts events. Pro fight previews are being updated as we speak, and the Bantamweight battle for the belt features two cage warriors that are no stranger to the VFC:

Ted Worthington vs Leonardo Pecanha

Ted Worthington: Worthington is not a stranger to most cages in the Midwest Region of the United States and has fought and won in many mid-major events, to include past outings in the VFC. Recently had a war at MaxFightsDM against Rob Roy where Worthington attempted over 20 submissions per round showing his submission skill and versatility. Worthington's experience level in the cage is nearly unmatched for not only most fighters in the Midwest, but probably around the country. Worthington currently trains at Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy with the likes of Josh Neer, Timmy Gorman, Brian Green and Chuck Grigsby to name but a few. Still young at 25, and having a world of experience behind him, Worthington will certainly rely on his cage knowledge to try and pull out the win over a comparative newcomer to a man with his number of fights.

Leonardo Pecanha: Leonardo is a 10-5 Pro with significant wins over Rudy Bears and Bobby Volker finishing both fights in under 2 mins by submission. He is training out of BJJ Lifestyle Academy with “Brazilian” Mike Rethmeyer in Belleville IL, but will be spending some time in Omaha at Mid-America Martial Arts to prepare for this fight. He is a 2nd degree Black Belt under Andre Pederneiras and Gustavo Dantas out of Nova Uniao. He is a very accomplished Jiu-Jitsu competitor with multiple Brazilian National Championships and World European Championships. Born and rasied in Rio De Janerio he has made the move to the US to pursue a Fighting career full time with hopes to fight in the UFC.

Our View: We envision this fight with Worthington, even with his edge in cage experience, to try to keep the fight standing or use his own ground skills to reverse and or escape any attempts by Leonardo to keep him on the ground. This could end in just about any fashion as just because both are skilled on the ground and in jiu jitsu doesn't mean this couldn't end up being a stand up war for the ages. We greatly anticipate seeing exactly how this fight plays out as it is nearly a perfect match of experience and skill versus highly technical jiu jitsu.

Written by :
Mark Powell

Great and affordable GI...

2010-01-14T08:42:00.000-08:00

Try a Fuji GI: http://www.jiujitsuprogear.com/category-s/57.htm

Features:

The Fuji Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Single Weave Gi is a great all around gi for both training and competition use
The fabric is medium weight, not too light and not too heavy, which makes it great for dual use even in hot weather.
Strong pants, excellent reinforcements
True BJJ cut with shorter jacket and well tapered arms.
Intended to last for years and built with quality
Made from 100% cotton
Includes both jacket and pants (belt not included) and comes with free Fuji patches

Size Chart:

Height (in.) Weight (lbs.) Recommended Size
5'2-5'5" 110-140 A1
5'5"-5'9" 140-170 A2
5'9-6'1" 170-200 A3
6'0"-6'4" 200-250 A4
6'0"-6'4" 225-275 A5

*AND DON'T FORGET TO PURCHASE A BELT!!

2010 Local Tournaments

2010-01-01T10:31:00.000-08:00

Vaghi In-house tournament: January 16th at Vaghi MA in Fenton, MO

NAGA: April 24 (Saturday) NAGA Chicago
Chicago, IL. 300 Gi & No-Gi Divisions - Confirmed

September 4 (Saturday) Midwest Grappling Championship
Chicago, IL 300 Gi & No-Gi Divisions - Confirmed

December 4 (Saturday) NAGA Tennessee
Nashville, TN. 300 Gi & No-Gi Divisions - Tentative

Aronld World Grappling Championship: BJJ Gi Divisions Saturday March 6, 2010
No GiDivisions & Rules Sunday March 7th, 2010
Columbus, OH

For more info on tournaments: http://www.grapplingtournaments.com/platnew/
http://www.ibjjf.org/
http://www.nagafighter.com/index.php?module=homepage
http://www.onthemat.com/news.php

ATTENTION: MMA ON THURSDAYS!!!

2009-11-19T19:45:00.000-08:00

The thursadys night classes will now be: From 6pm-7pm BJJ rolling and from 7pm-6pm mma training. It's all included in the program with no extra charge!! Come and learn how mma for self-defense, to get in shape or to fight!!! You will crosstrain: Muay Thai, western boxing, wrestling and no-gi brazilian jiu-jitsu!!

Leonardo Pecanha's seminar on November 14 at BJJ Lifestyle Academy

2009-11-04T20:31:00.001-08:00

Leonardo Pecanha's seminar on November 14 at BJJ Lifestyle Academy. Start at 10am break at noon restart at 1pm and ends at 3pm. Gi in the am and no-gi in the afternoon. $40 for any Team Vaghi members (St Charles MMA, Vaghi Martial Arts, North Broadway Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ Lifestyle Academy, Omaha/Fox Valley/Minesota affiliates) $80 for outsiders. FYI: Pecanha is a 2nd degree black belt World champion with victories over guys like: Tarsis Humphrys, Mike Fowler, Sergio Morais, Andre Galvao and Rani Yahay!!

Leonardo Pecanha win in MMA!!

2009-10-28T20:57:00.000-07:00

Check it out: http://www.rie-mma.com/battle-film/pecanha-vs-meisner/

Great cheap Gi's!!!

2009-10-23T12:58:00.000-07:00

http://www.jiujitsuprogear.com/Fuji-Blue-Gi-p/fujigibl.htm

Classes at BJJ Lifestyle Academy start on 10-19-2009...

2009-10-14T21:16:00.000-07:00

...It's officiall! This monday (10-19-09)...BJJ Lifestyle Academy located in Belleville, IL will start it's classes! Please, feel free to come and check it out! www.bellevillejiujitsu.com

October 10 Inhouse tournament

2009-09-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

Hosted at the main gym in Fenton, MO. Weight-ins start at 10am. Entry fee is only $10. Weight divisions are: 140lbs-150lbs, 150lbs-160lbs, 160lbs-170lbs, 170lbs-180lbs, 180lbs-190lbs, 190lbs-200lbs, 200lbs-220lbs, 220lbs and over.

"Brazilian" Mike Rethmeyer receives his black belt

2009-09-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

"Brazilian" Mike Rethmeyer and Todd Fox received their blacks belts Saturday September 5th from Rodrigo Vaghi. Congratulations to them both.

BJJ Lifestyle Academy Coming Soon to Belleville, IL

2009-08-24T16:20:00.000-07:00

BJJ Lifestyle Academy is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School coming to Belleville, Illinois. The head instructor is "Brazilian" Mike Rethmeyer, a brown belt under Rodrigo Vaghi. Our new school is coming soon to 5308 North Belt West, Belleville, IL 62226. If you are interested in joining please call us at 314-780-4222 or email us at michael_brjj@juno.com. Our new website is in the works, but you can visit us at www.bellevillejiujitsu.com.