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4-13-08
COMING SOON....
We are getting TOOO BIG meaning more changes, more classes and more space (we are tearing down more walls next door)!
3-30-08
CONGRATULATIONS MURILO VASCONCELOS!
Murilo was awarded a bronze medal in the Pan-American Championships held March 28-30 in L.A., California. He fought in the Heavy, Blue Belt, Senior 3 division. Way to go in representing Corpus Christi!
3-7-08
CONGRATULATIONS AURELIO GALLGEOS JR ON YOUR BLACK BELT!
After 12 years of extensive training Aurelio finally received his Black Belt with the help of Bob Arredondo & Franjinha (Paragon California, Jeff, Grill, Adam, T$, Lalo, Flambori, Bruno, etc...), his students and family. "I'm a white belt that NEVER gave up", Aurelio comments...
Also Congrats to my students:
Derrick Garza - Brown Belt
Trey Wiggins - Purple Belt
Paul Carolla - Purple Belt
John Ovalle - Purple Belt
Eric McKnight - Purple Belt
Gregorio Diaz - Blue Belt
Rob Parks - Blue Belt
Frank Fonseca - Blue Belt
2-17-08
Paragon BJJ offered it's 1st Conquering The School Bully Seminar with much success! May 3rd will be our next FREE Seminar from 9am - 10am. Channel 10 was kind enough to show up and do a story regarding this educational seminar. Check it out!
2-11-08
Paragon BJJ members have a new temporary schedule for the 2008 Pan-Ams. Monday through Thursdays from 2pm - 3pm an intense session will be available to all athletes and members. Don't miss out! Check out the SCHEDULE for times.
2-6-08
Take advantage of our new class "Freestyle Wrestling Takedowns" taught by Andrew Adams. Andrew is a All American (Hight School - 4 letter), All American (College - 3 letter) for the Naval Academy, and a Division I Wrestler for the Naval Academy. He will be showing takedowns on Thursdays from 5:30 till 6:30 right before the no-gi submission wreslting class. See you then! Check out the SCHEDULE for times.
12-15-07
The 1st Mundial (World) No-Gi Tournament was held this past weekend in Los Angeles, California. There was talent from all over the WORLD! Aurelio and Rachelle competed and brought home some medals to add to the list of Paragon’s accomplishments. The West Coast Paragon guys also did very well bringing home plenty of medals! We competed as Alliance to support Franjinha's coach's team.
Rachelle Ramirez – Silver Medal (Blue/Purple Belt Middle Heavy)
Aurelio Gallegos Jr. – Bronze Medal (Brown Belt Master Middle)
Bill "The Grill" Cooper - Silver Medal & Bronze Medal (Black Belt Adult Middle & Open Class)
Jeff Glover - Gold Medal (Black Belt Adult Light)
Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller - 2 Gold Medals (Black Belt Senior 1 Heavy and Open Class)
Check out the run down on how things went with a recorded interview (Podcast #97) with The Grill, Franjinha and Jeff Monson! www.ONTHEMAT.com
11-12-07
The South Texas Grapplers Challenge in Corpus Christi was held this past weekend at Ben Garza Gym with Paragon BJJ coming in full force! Derrick, Hector, and Trey ended up closing the Absolute Gi Division bringing home the belt! Major props to our Edinburg Paragon school for bringing a strong team winning 4 Gold’s and 3 Silvers!
With only 15 competitors we took 15 Gold’s, 6 Silvers (2 of which they tied teammates for 1st), and 4 Bronze. Congrats to all teams and their coaches who participated in this event especially Paragon BJJ for representing in winning fashion!
1st
Trey Wiggins - Blue Belt
Derrick Garza - Absolute
Derrick Garza - Purple Belt
Gabe Reyna - Nogi
Rob Parks - Nogi
Rob Parks - White Belt
Hector Gutierrez - Nogi
Hector Gutierrez - Purple Belt
John Ovale - Blue Belt
Bobby Gomez - Nogi
Ramon Rodriguez - White Belt
Gregorio Diaz - White Belt
Dylan Gonzalez - Adv Kids Gi
Pablo Huerta - Gi Teen 120-149
Pablo Huerta - Nogi 101-110
2nd
Ralph Gutierrez - Nogi
Ralph Gutierrez - White Belt
John Ovale - Blue Belt
Bobby Gomez - White belt
Abraham Rodriguez - Nogi Teen 120-149
Abraham Rodriguez - Gi Teen 120-149
3rd
Mark Garcia - White Belt
Derrick Garza - Nogi
Gregorio Diaz - Nogi
Tommy Guerrero - Blue Belt
Also Congrats to teammate Bill "The Grill" Cooper for winning just about everything the East Coast had to offer! READ MORE...
10-22-07
The U.S. Open XII was held this past weekend in Santa Cruz, California. There was talent from all over the U.S. including Brazil. Aurelio and Rachelle competed and brought home some medals to add to the list of Paragon’s accomplishments. Congrats to all who competed!
Rachelle Ramirez – Bronze Medal (Blue Belt Lt. Heavy AND Open Class)
Aurelio Gallegos Jr. – Silver Medal (Brown Belt Master Super Heavy*)
*Aurelio could have taken Gold in the middle weight division because no one showed, he wanted to fight and asked to be bumped up 3 weight classes to Super Heavy Weight and competed with the BIG BOYS! Unfortunately he was stopped in the finals to ever so talented 2007 Mundials Silver Medalist Carlos Melo.
10-15-07
The re-grand opening was a huge success with family and friends from all over. Special guest appearance was Brown Belt sensation Leo Cantu, great to see the BJJ community getting together! Also we had another huge successful seminar this past weekend with Franjinha at Paragon BJJ. He recapped a lot of fine detail with new turtle-guard setups. Also congratulations to my students on their promotions! Thank You to all my students and friends who supported Paragon on being the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in Corpus Christi, Texas!
Gabe Reyna – Blue Belt
Murilo Vasconcelos – Blue Belt
Daniel Jimenez – Blue Belt
Brian Harrison – Blue Belt
10-6-07
The 2nd Annual Austin Martial Arts Festival and Grappling Tournament was held this past weekend in Austin, Texas. Although it was not a huge turnout there was still some tough competition. Congrats to all who competed and to my students on their victories!
Robert Parks - 1st White Belt (Heavy Weight)
Trey Wiggins - 1st Blue Belt (Middle-Heavy Weight)
Trey Wiggins - 1st Blue Belt (Open Class)
9-9-07
ANTALYA, TURKEY - The United States had a dominant performance at the historic first World Grappling Championships, sweeping all nine gold medals in the final event of the World Wrestling Games in Antalya, Turkey September 9th! With teammate BILL “The Grill” Cooper in the final taking home the Silver Medal!!!! Congrats on a job well done!
Stats:
80 kg/176 lbs. - Bill Cooper, Santa Barbara, Calif. (Paragon BJJ Academy), silver medal
WIN Gareth Roristan (Great Britain), submission, 0:57
WIN Florentin Amorin (France), submission, 1:15
WIN Mike Kelly (United States), submission, 1:46
LOSS Don Ortega (United States), 2-3 (VERY CLOSE MATCH!)
8-27-07
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship took place in Long Beach, California this past weekend. This was the first time it took place on U.S. soil (usually held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). This is the largest BJJ event in the world with over 1,800 competitors over four days competing for GOLD! Paragon BJJ took seven of its competitors with the majority of our group winning the 1st round and defeated in the 2nd. Only one standout with little over a year and half training with us, Gabe Reyna took home the Gold in the middle weight white belt division. Also a special congrats to teammate Bill Cooper for taking silver in the Brown Belt Absolute division! Paragon BJJ was the “Only” team to bring home such results not only in Corpus Christi but also in South Texas! Congratulations to all who competed and to all who help us get there! Paragon BJJ, home of a WORLD CHAMPION and PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONS!
8-1-07
Since the demand for quality instruction in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is wanted all over the South Texas. Paragon BJJ has a new location! Paragon BJJ is now the “ONLY” school in Edinburg, Texas. Romi Rodriguez is now teaching BJJ to the people of the south with frequent visits from purple, brown, and black instructors! Give him a call first week is always free! Stay tuned for more details!
5-12-07
The Texas International Grappling Festival took place this past weekend and with only 4 competitors we took 2 Gold’s, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze. Congrats to all teams and their coaches who participated in this event especially Paragon BJJ for representing in winning fashion!
Trey Wiggins - 1st No-Gi Advanced & 2nd Blue Belt
Gabe Reyna - 1st White Belt (fought 6 times for gold)
Ralph Gutierrez- 3rd Beginner No-Gi
Paul Carrolla - 3rd Blue Belt
4-9-07
Jeff Glover will be making his second ADCC appearance fighting in the lightweight division this coming May 5th and 6th in Trenton, New Jersey! He was invited this past week and will be a force to be reckoned with! Congratulations Jeff and bring home that Gold!
4-1-07
Congratulations to Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller and Bill Cooper for obtaining the Gold Medal at the 2007 Pan-American Games held in Los Angeles. This is Franjinha’s third time achieving the Gold at the Pan-Am Games! Also several other team members placed winning several silvers and bronzes! Congrats to all you guys!
1-22-07
There was another huge successful seminar this past weekend with Franjinha and Jeff Glover at ParagonBJJ. They recapped a lot of fine detail with new closed and half-guard setups. Also congratulations to my students on their promotions! Thank You to all my students and friends who supported Paragon on being the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in Corpus Christi, Texas! Check out the GROUP PIC.
Adam Gonzales – Purple Belt
John Porter – Purple Belt
Ismael Arreola – Blue Belt
John Quintanilla – Blue Belt
Tommy Guerrero – Blue Belt
Carl “Guam” Wilson – Blue Belt
A Special “Good Bye” to Carl, KiKi, and Kya as they were relocated to Hawaii from the Coast Guard. You guys will be deeply missed. Your LAST CLASS PIC and KYA and AURELIO III PIC!
1-1-06
Franjinha is coming to his second home, Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Corpus Christi. Learn from the man who trained world class competitors such as Jeff Glover, Bill “The Grill” Cooper, Tyrone Glover, Adam BenShea, Katie and many other champs! He will be giving a two day seminar from 11am – 1:30pm Saturday (no-gi) and Sunday (gi) January 20th & 21st. All are welcomed to participate cost is $100 for one day and $110 for both.
12-3-06
Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Secrets of our Success (Instructional Video) ORDER NOW!
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ricardo ”Franjinha” Miller started training Jiu-Jitsu with the legendary Prof Romero Cavalcanti ”Jacare” founder of Alliance Team, in 1989.
With his black belt, Ricardo set for himself challenges extending beyond Brazil. In 1996 he came to the United States to compete and to teach. He was proved to be successful at both. With American partner Mike Florimbi, the Paragon Academy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was founded in 1998 in Santa Barbara, California.
Paragon BJJ Academy produces some of the finest Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the U.S. and now we open up our arsenal of moves to you. For the first time, learn from four Black Belts and three Brown Belts in the same DVD. Each technique is explained and displayed clearly, so all of the intricate mechanics of the move are shown.
Over 30 of the Paragon family’s best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques are featured including the five best moves from all the best fighters we had produced. Starring Tyrone Glover, Jeff Glover, Adam Benshea, Lalo Salazar, Aurelio Gallegos, Bill Cooper and Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller. Also we could not forget to include Interviews, Bonus section and the ever so funny Blooper section. Whether you are beginner or advance this instructional collection features something new for everyone.
ORDER NOW! Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is selling the first of many instructional DVD’s for $65. Check out www.paragonbjj.net for details. If you are a wholesaler and are interested in selling this DVD, we got the hookup for you! Please contact Franjinha at 805-252-3624 for all information. Here's a Sneak Peak Preview!
11-13-06
The Professional Submission League’s, “X-MISION” is this Friday November 17, 1006. Kron Gracie, the youngest son of BJJ legend Rickson Gracie, is set to face Bill ‘The Grill’ Cooper a BJJ brown belt from Paragon BJJ in Santa Barbara, Ca. ‘The Grill’ is coming off a big win at the 2006 Grappler’s Quest US Trials and has been looking forward to this match since a controversial decision at the 2005 Copa Pacifica where Gracie was declared the victor. The slate will be wiped clean Friday, November 17, 2006 as both men fight for submission dominance at ‘X-Mission’…‘where the mission is submission’.
Join the PSL crew, Special musical guest Cris ‘The Mouse’ Shiflett of the Foo Fighters, ‘The Voice of MMA’ Bruce Buffer, referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy along with expert commentator Josh ‘The Baby Faced Assassin’ Barnett at the Culver City Veterans Memorial for Professional Submission League’s, ‘X-Mission’. Doors open at 6pm and matches begin at 7:30pm.
For more info on the card, the LIVE PPV Webcast or the FREE LIVE Audiocast please go to www.prosubleague.com
RANDY COUTURE vs RONALDO "JACARE" SOUZA
JAKE SHIELDS vs MARCELO GARCIA
VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO vs VINICIUS MAGAHLAES
ALBERTO CRANE vs RANI YAHYRA
BILL COOPER (Paragon BJJ) vs KRON GRACIE
RAFAEL LOVATO JR vs ROBERT CAMARGO
JEFF GLOVER (Paragon BJJ) vs SHANE RICE
ANDY WANG vs ALLEN ZVBOROSKY
11-06-06
Ground Control Championship was held this past weekend with great results from our team! Although we only took four competitors we still brought home 5 medals!
We also want to thank Revolution Dojo (Jeff Messina) for there hospitality on there warm welcome for letting us train at their academy and Raphael Lavato, Jr on welcoming us to there family (Team) for dinner these guys were all class especially Sampson! Hi-Light video up soon!
Ryan Dean – 1st place Blue Belt
Gabriel Reyna – 2nd place White Belt and 3rd No-gi
Paul Carrola - 2nd place No-gi Advanced
Bill “The Grill” Cooper – 2nd place No-Gi Pro Division (Defeated in the finals to the ever so talented Brazilian Black Belt Romulo Barral)
10-01-06
The South Texas Grapplers Challenge in Corpus Christi was held this past weekend at Ben Garza Gym with Paragon BJJ coming in full force! The tournament started off with the first Superfight Derrick “Darkness” Garza (Paragon BJJ) defeating Bryan “Brightness” Bowman (CCBJJ) by points 7-2. The second Superfight was with Paragon’s All-Star Bill “The Grill” Cooper defeating Shervin Alavi (NDBJJ) putting him to sleep with a guillotine in under 12 seconds! Major congrats to Derrick & Bill for bringing home those nice Superfight Title Belts! Also our hats off to Bryan & Shervin, these guys were all class! Click here to see Superfight Video.
Also Bill "The Grill" Cooper took home the Adv Gi Absolute & Adv No-Gi Absolute Belts! Hector Gutierrez (Paragon BJJ) ended up fighting Bill in the finals of the Adv Gi Absolute. Normally people on the same team will throw an exhibition match (staged fight) but there coach (Aurelio) made them fight for real making it the fight of the day! Gabe Reyna (Paragon BJJ) ended up fighting Bill in the finals of the Adv No-Gi Absolute. This kid has talent written all over him. With less than 6 months of training he cleared out his own path to the finals before Bill reminded him what belt he was, white.
NOTE! All of Paragon's students equaled up a total of 33 ACTUAL WINS and 6 DEFEATS against all teams!
With only 12 competitors we took 16 Gold’s, 5 Silvers (4 of which they tied teammates for 1st), and 3 Bronze. Congrats to all teams and their coaches who participated in this event especially Paragon BJJ for representing in winning fashion!
1st
Derrick Garza Superfight
Bill Cooper Superfight
Bill Cooper Adv Gi Absolute
Bill Cooper Adv No-Gi Absolute
Bill Cooper Adv Gi
Bill Cooper Adv No-Gi
Hector Gutierrez No-Gi
Hector Gutierrez Purple
Adam Gonzalez Blue Belt
Adam Gonzalez No-Gi
Gabe Reyna No-Gi
Gabe Reyna White Belt
Roy Carniato No-Gi
Roy Carniato Blue Belt
Ryan Dean Blue Belt
Rob Parks No-Gi
2nd
Paul Carolla No-Gi
Eric Mcknight Blue Belt
Hector Gutierrez Adv Gi Absolute
Tommy Guerreo White Belt
Gabe Reyna Adv No-Gi Absolute
3rd
Alex Rodriguez Beg 70lbs Gi
Paul Carolla Blue Belt
Rob Parks White Belt
9-20-06
CONGRATULATIONS to Rachelle "THE ROACH" Ramirez, for making the cut to 2007 ADCC TRIALS! She has worked hard here in Texas and in California winning the PanAm Gold in her weight class for this chance. Now is her chance to compete with Who's Who of female grappling in the United States! Also, other notable Paragon BJJ teammates are Katrina A. Weilbacher, Jeff Glover and Bill "The Grill" Cooper will be competing in this prestigious event! Good luck to all!
2007 ADCC TRIALS BOUND - FIRST COMPETITORS ANNOUNCED
The Road to ADCC 2007 starts with the official ADCC North American Trials on Saturday, October 28th at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.
Seventy-Two of North America's Best Submission Grapplers and Competitors will battle for prestigious invitations to The ADCC 2007, Abu Dhabi Combat Club's Submission Fighting World Championships, also known as The Olympics of Grappling. Below is the OFFICIAL invitations issued so far.
65 kgs and under:
*Confirmed: Jeff Glover (16-Time GQ Champ)
*Confirmed: Darren Uyenoyama (Ralph Gracie)
*Confirmed: Dave Jacobs (Yamasaki Jiu Jitsu)
*Confirmed: Mike Mrkulic (Royler Gracie)
*Confirmed: Sim Go (8-Time Grapplers Quest Champ)
66-76 kg:
*Confirmed: Mark Bocek (ADCC Canadian Rep in 2003, 4-Time GQ Champ)
*Confirmed: Bill Cooper (Paragon Jiu Jitsu/2006 GQ U.S. Trials Champ)
*Confirmed: Mike Fowler (Lloyd Irvin/7-Time GQ Advanced Champ)
*Confirmed: Kurt Pellegrino (2-Time Defending GQ Superfight Champ)
*Confirmed: Brian McLaughlin (Sport Fighting Lightweight Champion)
77-87 kg:
*Confirmed: Rafael Lovato, Jr. (Saulo Ribeiro/2006 GQ U.S. Trials Champ)
*Confirmed: Chris Moriarty (Alliance/2006 GQ U.S. Trials Finalist)
*Confirmed: Justin Garcia (Jungle Gym/Undefeated in MMA, 2005 ADCC Vet)
*Confirmed: Rick Macauley (2005 GQ U.S. Trials Champion, 2005 ADCC Vet)
*Confirmed: Sean Spangler (Team Grapplers Quest)
88-98 kg:
*Confirmed: Eliot Marshall
*Confirmed: Stephan Kesting (Canadian - GrappleArts.com)
*Confirmed: Eric Shafer
99 kg+:
*Confirmed: Dustin Ware (Jorge Gurgel)
*Confirmed: Pat Stano (MFC veteran)
*Confirmed: Peter Nolan (Bocek JJ, CANADA)
*Confirmed: Roy 'Big Country' Nelson ()
Women Flyweight: under 55 Kg (121 lbs.) and Under:
Confirmed: Felicia Oh (10th Planet BJJ)
Confirmed: Michele Mills (Jackson's Gaidojitsu)
Confirmed: Yael Young (Toronto BJJ)
Confirmed: Crystina Coats
Women Lightweight: 55 KG to 60 KG (121 lbs to 132 lbs)
Confirmed: Katherine Rozzi (Saulo Ribeiro)
Confirmed: Amanda Buckner (Academy of MMA)
Confirmed: Marie Colangelo (Arnold's Finalist, MMA Fighter)
Confirmed: Amy Moses (Lloyd Irvin)
Women Middleweight: 60 Kg to 67 Kg (132 lbs to 147.4 lbs.)
Confirmed: Debi Purcell (FighterGirls.com)
Confirmed: Kizma Button (3rd Place in ADCC as alternate)
Confirmed: Kathy Brothers (Machado Black Belt - 1st Woman Black Belt in the
World)
Confirmed: Emily Kwok (Team Renzo/Almeida)
Confirmed: Rachelle Ramirez (Paragon BJJ)
Confirmed: Sheila Bird (Roy Harris)
Women Heavyweight: 67 Kg and over (over 147 lbs)
Confirmed: Caryn May (#1 RATED Heavyweight Female in GrapplingRatings.com)
Confirmed: Olga Bakalopoulos (Canada - she is good)
Confirmed: Celita Schultz (Royler Gracie - Olympic Judoka, 2-Time GQ champ)
Confirmed: Katrina A. Weilbacher (Paragon BJJ, GQ-West Advanced Champ)
6-22-06
A Mundial and Pan-American Champ will be at ParagonBJJ giving us a mindfull of techniques! ASA FULLER (Brown Belt under Cleber Luciano), this guy is a 2004 & 2005 Pan American Gold Medalist! Winning his weight class and the open. He will be doing a seminar this Saturday, June 24, 2006 from 12pm - 2pm for ONLY $20! Trust me I thought I heard him wrong but he is serious, only $20 for 2 hours! So be there and see you on the mat!
6-11-06
Franjinha just conducted another of his Sold Out Half-Guard seminars here at Paragon BJJ. Just when you think you know it all and BAM! Your game changes tremendously! There were major changes in belt color including mine. Thank You to all my students and friends who supported Paragon on being the most successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in Corpus Christi, Texas! Franjinha will be back in September, so don't miss it!
Aurelio Gallegos Jr. - Brown Belt
Jeremy Loftin - Blue Belt
Mark Gonzalez - Blue Belt
Rachelle Ramirez - Blue Belt
Roy Carinato - Blue Belt
Ryan Dean - Blue Belt
Rick Rodriguez - Blue Belt
5-10-06
Our very own Will Buck has been training at Paragon BJJ since he was 12 years old. The commitment that he has put in the academy and in life is priceless. Paragon not only signifies excellence but so do the students. At age 18, Will has been nominated to be possibly selected to be on the permanent honor roll “wall of fame” at King High School, here is the resume that was submitted after we found out he had been nominated. Eight will be selected from the 25 nominees. Wish him luck, it is a great honor to be nominated, even greater if he is one of the 8 finalists chosen. On a side note… I pray to God that when my newborn daughter grows up, she meets a gentleman like WILL BUCK!
Education:
Rank: 29 of 534, GPA: 101.65 weighted 92.54 unweighted
Extracurricular Interests & Activities
Academic Decathlon Team Member 11, 12
National Honor Society 12
Math tutor, Bayfest volunteer, PeeWees Pets volunteer
Youth Alive Club 9, 10, 11, 12
Prayer Minister 12
Latin Club 9, 10, 11
Laureate Program 9, 10, 11, 12
VASE Art Show 10
School Activities:
Spring Break Mission Trip (Juarez, Mexico)9, 10, 11
Assistant TaeKwonDo Instructor at CCAC
Lumampao Martial Arts Institute Black Belt TaeKwonDo
Blue Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Paragon BJJ
Invited to test for 2nd degree Black Belt TKD 5-26-2006
Trained at Relson Gracie Academy, Honolulu Hawaii
Youth Core Leader, youth group-St Marks Episcopal 11, 12
Acolyte since 5th grade
Delivery of food baskets – SeaGulf Villa 9, 10, 11, 12
Maintenance of wheel chair ramps 10
Achievements and Awards:
National Merit Finalist12
UIL District Literary Criticism 3rd Place12
Permanent Honor Roll
State Finalist Academic Decathlon 11, 12
Team earned 5th place in State 12
40 various medals (1st, 2nd, & 3rd) District & State Decathlon 11, 12
Lechner Fellowship, CJ Davidson Scholarship, Director’s Excellence Award,
Merit Plus Scholarship, and the National Merit Recognition Award
Summer Honors Invitational Program 11
4-30-06
Throw Down in H-Town BJJ Tournament went down this past weekend (April 29, 2006) in Spring, TX. Despite some delays and some heavy rain Paragon took four of its competitors to the tournament. With The Roach, Adam, Roy and the newest addition to the team Rob Parks they displayed what Paragon was all about. Keep in mind that Roy and Rob fought in the same weight class and made it to the finals and decided to fight it out for fun. So in other words they split 1st in the gi and no-gi divisions! Also Adam was the lightest guy in the open class and lost the semifinals to a guy who looked like Wesley Snipes on points. Hi-light video now up... Congrats! You guys rock!
Rachelle – 1st place Gi Division (Middle Weight)
Adam – 3rd place Gi Division (Advanced Open Class)
Roy 1st place Gi Division & No-Gi Division (Cruiser Weight)
Rob 2nd place Gi Division & No-Gi Division (Cruiser Weight)
4-10-06
Well the 2006 Pan-American Games were this past weekend and let me tell you that Corpus Christi Paragon BJJ tore it up! It is the 2nd largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in the WORLD! Just about everyone won the 1st round and giving everyone a tough time in the second only loosing by points. Congrats to Romi, Daniel, Tommy, Carl, and Jeremy! You guys make me proud! Check out ADCOMBAT.COM for pictures and more info!
Ryan Dean (Bronze medal) Competed in the White Belt, super heavy, adult, Won his first match on points defeating a very game opponent and losing in the semi-finals to the man who took second in his division.
Rachelle “The Roach” Ramirez (Gold Medal) Competed in the White Belt, middle heavy, adult, keep in mind she is only 17 years old! I am very pleased with her performance not giving up a single point to her opponents and tapping both of them out. She has only been training with me a little over a year now and now is the Pan-American Champ, Congrats girl!
Aurelio Gallegos Jr. (Bronze Medal) Competed in the Purple Belt, light weight, master, not giving up a single point in my first two matches, but was submitted in the semi-finals to Joel Tudor who won my division. I lost 27 pounds for this fight and trained hard with the U.S. Army in Fort Carson in Colorado Springs for this tournament and not to mention my incredible and talented students here at Paragon BJJ.
Jeff Glover (Gold Medal) Competed in the Brown Belt, Feather Weight, adult, won all his matches without breaking a sweat! When he was on the podium, when he was awarded his BLACK BELT from Franjinha. Big congrats to you Jeff!
Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller (Gold Medal) Competed in the Black Belt, Middle weight, senior 1, won both his matches by points playing his smooth half-guard game. Also he won the Bronze Medal in the open class beating Amal Easton by points and losing the semi-finals on points. He is a fine example of excellence on why Paragon BJJ is one of the top leading teams in the world!
Again Congratulations to all who competed here at Paragon and to all the other Texans who represented there teams! Especially, Leonardo "Batatinha" Xavier (Gold Medal), Alvis Solis (Bronze Medal) and Leo Cantu. You guys performed well! Hi-light Video is now up!
3-25-06
Rachelle "The Roach" Ramirez tore it up in Dripping Springs winning 1st place in the female division. She went all by herself and did acceptionaly well finishing all her fights combined less that a minute. This 17 year old has a lot of heart! This was a warm up for the Pan-Ams in April. Congrats girl!!!
3-22-06
A sad day has come as I had recieved information that a former student and childhood friend had passed away...Matt "The Gazelle" Lambert. Matt always brought his A-Game as he was always eger to learn in just a short period of time. He looked like "Stiffler from American Pie" and moved like a Gazelle (really fast). He was my sons first visitor the day we brought him home from the hospital from being born. I will NEVER forget that. Everytime he smiled he brought life into the room with his crazy jokes. Check out the photo Gallery to see his pic and to keep him in memory when praying to the man above. We will ALL see you soon brother man...
2-6-06
One of Paragon’s finest players is coming to Corpus! Bill “The Grill” Cooper, this kid just won the superfight at The Central Valley Submission Tournament against Chuck Kim (a well known Vale-Tudo fighter) held in California! His record and his attitude speak for itself. This kid is amazing and will be here to help our team for the next 2 weeks! He will be getting ready for his Vale-Tudo debut in Japan! He will also conduct a 2 day seminar, Saturday February 11th (No-Gi) and Sunday Feb 12th (Gi) from 12pm – 2:30pm for $80 for one day and $100 for both! These series of instruction will take place at the Main Academy in Corpus Christi. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with the #1 RATED lightweight fighters in the United States!
1-27-06
In 2004, 214 cases of forcible rape were reported to the Corpus Christi Police Department. However, police statistics do not accurately represent how many women are sexually assaulted, as more than half of all assaults go unreported, according to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Some sources report that as much as 90 percent of all instances of rape go unreported.
There are many ways for women to protect themselves against rape situations, such as never leaving a drink unattended, being aware of their surroundings, and never isolating themselves with someone they don’t know or trust.
Unfortunately, women do end up in situations where they need to protect themselves. In Corpus Christi, Aurelio Gallegos, owner of Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, teaches a free class that instructs women on how to defend themselves in rape situations. Corpusbeat.com produced another article regarding the Free Rape Prevention Seminars hosted by us. Check it out!
1-17-06
The most reputable online magazine, Corpus Beat released a special article on me regarding my success as a first-time business owner teaching Martial Arts. Check it out!
1-8-06
On January 13, 2006 (FRIDAY THE 13th) Paragon BJJ and Extreme MMA have decided to get together and have “Start the New Year Right” party at "The House of Rock" located at 511 Starr St downtown Corpus Christi. Call our very own Casey Lane at 882-7625 for more details. There will be free food from 7pm - 8pm with drink specials and a huge designated smoke free area. This is what Corpus needs to build a better foundation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the community. Look for big things from us in the future! So please invite as many friends and family as you can to this event!
1-7-06
Just a friendly Reminder that we are having a FREE RAPE PREVENTION SEMINAR this weekend at the academy (6313 Wooldridge Suite #8) Saturday 1-14-06, from 10am - 12pm. All female participants recieve a Free Rape Prevention Seminar Series T-Shirt! Tell your friends and hopefully we'll see you there.
12-22-05
Paragon BJJ would like to announce the 2006 RAPE PREVENTION SEMINAR SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS for taking the time to participate in help protecting the women of Corpus Christi from domestic violence.
- GALLEGOS SIGNS
- CORPUS CHRISTI HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- KING OF SLEEP
- PETE’S CHICKEN-N-MORE
- SOUTH TEXAS WOMEN’S WORLD
- JENNY PORTER - MARY KAY
- ELITE EXTERMINATING
- DOLCE DIVINO
12-05-05
STATE CHAMPS! I am so proud to announce that Corpus Christi Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Kids Team placed 1st out of the Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation for 2005! There were three tournaments hosted by the Federation in 2005 and after all the points were calculated for the three tournaments, Paragon BJJ came out on top! Congratulations to all my little competitors as we, a little team from Texas comes out victorious! Why? “Because We Can!”
Honorable Kids and Juniors Mentioned:
Kathrine Flores
Steve Flores
Dylan Gonzalez
Joshua Mettlach
Rene Pineda
Chris Rodriguez
Francisco Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Dominique Martinez
Rachelle Ramirez
Adam Gonzalez
Clint Gonzalez
David Cervantes
10-30-05
Corpus Christi Paragon BJJ did it again taking only 7 competitors and bringing home 8 medals! Grapple Mania was action packed with competitors from all over Northern Texas competing in Waller, Texas. Congratulations to our Team on a Job Well Done, especially Rachelle "The Roach" Ramirez (just turned 17yrs old) who fought in numerous categories even with the big boys. Check out the Video Gallery for one of her 8 fights and a Hi-Light Video of the Team! If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
Alex Rodriguez (8-10yrs Kids Fought his heart for a controversial stoppage)
Ryan Dean - 1st (No-Gi Heavy Weigth)
Tommy Guerrero - 1st (No-Gi Heavy Weight)
Jimmy Lugo - 2nd (No-Gi Extra Heavy Weight)
Derrick Garza - 3rd (Purple Belt Light Weight)
Adam Gonzalez - 1st (No-Gi Middle Weight) 2nd (Blue Belt Cruiser Weight)
Rachelle Ramirez - 1st (No-Gi Women's 121lbs and up) 1st (White Belt Women's)
10-17-05
CONGRATULATIONS to Jeff Glover and Bill Cooper on their successful wins in Japan this past weekend! They beat the unbeatable and took home the golds in the Feather and Lightweight categories! They represent Paragon in any way imaginable! Even though the articles are in Japanese the title says..."'The future of USA Grappling' kicked ass in Japan. Jeff and Bill, two young fighters from Paragon JJ won their brackets." Check out the LINK.
10-10-05
A special congratulations goes out to David Cervantes (15yrs old) and Romi Rodriguez for there Blue Belts and to Hector Guiterrez and John Alvarez for their well deserved Purple Belts. The seminar and group photo was a huge success! Make sure to check out the ADULT section for the pic. Thanks again Franjinha for another successful seminar!
9-24-05
Paragon BJJ Japan Invasion! Jeff Glover and Bill Cooper will be making their professional grappling debut on 10/16/05 in Tokyo, Japan. They will compete in seperate 4-man tournaments. Good Luck to America's Top Fighters!
9-19-05
Check out the Video Section with CH.10 News segment on our Rape Prevention Seminar held this past weekend. If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
9-12-05
The Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Fall Jiu-Jitsu Kids Tournament happened this weekend in Dripping Springs, Texas. ParagonBJJ Adults & Kids Team came out victorious with the 1st place Team Trophy once again! These guys put on quite a performance giving other Texas Teams a hell of a time on the mat once again!
Alex Rodriguez - 2nd (Kids)
Katherine Flores - 1st (Kids)
Chris Rodriguez - 2nd (Kids)
Rachelle Ramirez - 1st (Teen Divivion) and 1st (Women's Adult Division)
Carl Wilson - 3rd (Adult)
Jeremy Loftin - 3rd (Adult)
Adam Gonzalez - 1st (Teen Divivion) and 1st (Adult Heavy Division)
*Note, Adam was the lightest guy in the heavy weight division weighing in at 175lbs!! Congratulations to our team for a job well done! You guys make me PROUD!!!!!!!
8-26-05
Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu welcomes our newest SPONSOR, Pete's Chicken-N-More. They have been serving the community for many years and this is another way of supporting the women of Corpus Christi for the 2006 Rape Prevention Seminars here at Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Thanks, Pete's Chicken-N-More.
7-24-05
It is with great regret to inform you that Che Valdez will be venturing away from the academy. Che and his wife, Dawn, have chosen to move to Austin where their new home is 98% completed. Che will finish school in Culinary Arts where his dream of owning his new restaurant is not too far away from becoming a reality! For those of you who have never eaten Che’s BBQ, you will die unfulfilled! Just kidding, but it is tasty!
Che has been training with me for over 5 years and has won nearly everything he has competed in. Also, he participated in “ALL” Paragon BJJ events which included Rape Prevention Courses, BJJ seminars and he donated his time to teach Judo to all Paragon members for FREE! Yes folks….FREE!
This Thursday, July 28th, from 6pm – 7pm will be Che’s last Judo class. There will be NO BJJ class at 7pm…instead we’ll be headed to Chili’s for a get-together! Please be there no later than 7:30 p.m. so we can celebrate and wish a farewell to Che and Dawn for all the remarkable things they have done!
Che was and will always be a major asset to my academy wherever he may grow. Good Luck in the future and May God Be With You Always!
7-20-05
Check out the Video Section for updates on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and CH.3 News segment on our Rape Prevention Seminars. If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
7-10-05
Just a friendly Reminder that we are having a FREE RAPE PREVENTION SEMINAR this weekend at the academy (6313 Wooldridge Suite #8) Saturday 7-16-05, from 10am - 12pm. Tell your friends and hopefully we'll see you there!
7-9-05
The Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Summer Jiu-Jitsu Kids Tournament happened today in Dripping Springs, Texas. ParagonBJJ Kids Team came out victorious with the 1st place Team Trophy! These kids put on quite a performance giving other Texas Teams a hell of a time on the mat! Noticeable standouts were Alex and Chris Rodriguez, these kids just started training with me 2 weeks ago and learned the fundamentals on what it takes to win and they did just that….WIN!
Alex Rodriguez - 1st
Dominque Martinez - 3rd
Katherine Flores - 4th
Chris Rodriguez - 1st
Francisco Rodriguez - 3rd
Dylan Gonzalez - 1st
Clint Gonzalez - 2nd (David and Clint Batteled it out for 1st)
David Cervantes - 1st
Rachelle Ramirez - (Won 1 and Lost to the "BOY" who got third without being tapped!)
Congratulations to our team for a job well done! Also Congratulations to Dominque and Katherine on their well deserved Yellow Belts! You guys make me PROUD!!!!!!!
6-26-05
Another Pan-American Champ will be at ParagonBJJ giving us a mindfull of techniques! ASA FULLER (Brown Belt under Cleber Luciano), this guy is a 2004 & 2005 Pan American Gold Medalist! Winning his weight class and the open. He will be here this week rolling night and day with me and whoever wants to roll! Asa adds..."tell who ever wants to learn some great jiu-jitsu to show up and don't be late!" He will be doing a seminar this Saturday, July 2, 2005 from 12pm - 2pm for ONLY $20! Trust me I thought I heard him wrong but he is serious, only $20 for 2 hours! So be there and see you on the mat!
6-13-05
All registered students please check out the updated members section! Plenty of updated news and summer specials that would benefit you tremendously over the next few months! Also find out how you could win a trip to sunny Santa Barbara, California and train with Franjinha and the rest of the crew! If you forgot your password please see me in class!
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER BECAUSE IT'S GETTING HOT!!!!!!!!!!
6-5-05
Our 10 day 2005 ADCC Trip was a blast! The training was intense and California was beautiful! We were all along the West Coast, such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Oxnard, and Long Beach. The tournament was unforgetable with talent from all over the world fighting nearly 10 feet in front of us (we had 2nd row seats). Tyrone's academy was NICE with talent all over the mat. Franjinha's academies was a "Champion Factory", with guys and girls and children tearing up the scene! Thanks to all who participated and look forward on doing this again in the future!
Oh yeah! Congratulations to Patrick Morales (Yellow Belt), John Ovalle (Blue Belt), Max Salinas (Blue Belt), and Derrick Garza (Purple Belt) on their well deserved promotions! Check out the Gallery for some pics of the trip!
A special "Thank You" to Che Valdez for holding down the fort while I was gone, you are the man brother!
5-7-05
Paragon Competition Team tore it up in Houston this past weekend at the Texas International Grappling Festival bringing home 17 MEDALS! All the kids did outstanding especially David Cervantes, this kid is “ONLY” 15 years old and was the nominated The Most Technical Fighter (6’ trophy). Not to mention Bill “The Grill” Cooper winning the belt for the Advanced Open Gi-Division. At the end of the day, after all the calculations we found out that Paragon BJJ team took 2nd place overall! Pictures and high-light video up soon! If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
Kids:
Josh Mettlach – 1st
Rene Pineda – 3rd
David Cervantes – 1st (Heavyweight), 1st (Open Class)
* Also Most Technical Fighter *
Adults:
Rachel Ramirez - 3rd (Gi Light Weight)
Jeremy Loftin – 3rd (Gi Light Weight)
Ryan Ramirez – 3rd (Gi Featherweight), 3rd (No-Gi Featherweight)
John Pineda – 2nd (Gi – Open Class)
John Ovale – 3rd (Gi Featherweight)
David Cervantes – 2nd (No-Gi Featherweight)
* This kid entered the Adult division and gave the Adults HELL! Going into 2 overtimes in the final!
Adam Gonzales – 1st (Middleweight Blue Belt), 1st (Middleweight No-Gi)
Bill “The Grill” Cooper – 1st (Gi Lightweight), 1st (Gi Open Class)
1st (No-Gi Lightweight), 2nd (No-Gi Open Class)
* Bill had a total of 14 fights throughout the day with the majority all by submission! *
4-30-05
Paragon Judo Team dominates local Judo Tournament! With our team placing in 1st Place! Congratulations to Che Valdez for coaching his Judo team into victory! Hi-lite Video up soon! If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
Adam Gonzales - 1st Middle weight, 1st Open Class
Ryan Ramirez - 1st Feather weight
Bill Cooper - 1st Light Weight
Derrick Garza - 2nd Light Weight
* Ismael Arreola did not place but won several matches and losing to Paragon teammates
* Rachelle Ramirez was winning her first fight until she was thrown, by a man! Expect big things from her in the future!
4-25-05
One of Paragon’s finest players is coming to Corpus! Bill “The Grill” Cooper, this kid just won the USA vs Brazil Tournament at the Pan-Am Games in California AND just Won 3 Gold Medals at the Best of the West Tournament in California! His record and his attitude speak for itself. This kid is amazing and will be here to help our team for the next 2 weeks! Franjinha produces great talent in California and here in Corpus! Bill will be conducting a Group Class, Friday April 29 from 6pm – 7:30pm for only $20! He will also conduct a 1 day seminar (Gi & No-Gi), Sunday May 1st from 11am – 2pm for only $55! These series of instruction will take place at the Main Academy in Corpus Christi. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with the #1 Ranked lightweight fighters in the United States! Did I mention he is only 17!
3-14-05
Since the demand for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been overwhelming in Corpus Christi… Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has another location in Alice, Texas! Andres from Del Cielo Homecare has dedicated his life on helping others and looks forward on helping the youth stay off the streets and promote Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the most respectful way. That is why he got the best, Zebra Mats for the safety of our students! Check out the SCHEDULE for times. Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is training you to be the best in what life has to offer! Classes start April 4, 2005, so get there early!
2-13-05
Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu welcomes our newest SPONSOR, King of Sleep. They have been serving the community for many years and this is another way of helping the kids of Corpus Christi have a self-discipline and positive life here at Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Thanks, KING OF SLEEP.
2-2-05
ParagonBJJ is producing some talent! One of ParagonBJJ, California's students TYRONE GLOVER has been one of four individuals selected throughout the World to fight in one of Mixed Martial Arts prestigious fighting events...PRIDE! This is huge news for ParagonBJJ and our head instructor Franjinha! Check out this link to ADCOMBAT.COM for more info!
1-17-05
WHAT A MEMORABLE WEEKEND! On January 13, 2005, The Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce officially opened Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu doors for business! There was a tremendous turn out with family, friends, students, and fellow members. Thanks to all who attended and especially to all who enrolled that day! Check out the Photo Gallery!
On January 15, 2005 Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu empowered the confidence of many more women from Corpus Christi with our ever so powerfull Rape Prevention Seminars. I am still getting calls from the women who participated with how it really touched there lives! See how you can participate in our next FREE RAPE PREVENTION SEMINAR!
Also on January 15, 2005 Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller performed what was one of best yet “Tournament Tested Techniques Seminar” Thanks to all who supported and left with a greater and stronger competition game!
1-1-05
Happy New Year! Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wishes everyone On & Off the mat a Prosperous New Year! 2004 was a successful year for our academy with our student ratio tripling since January 1, 2004. Now 2005 will be our huge target for a stronger Jiu-Jitsu & Judo Team! Come be a part of what will be a historical event on January 13, 2005. Our Grand Opening of our New Location! The Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will officially open our doors with Ribbon Cutting at 5:30pm sharp! So mark your calendars and tell others! Special appearance by Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller, the man who made this possible!
Did I mention that Paragon BJJ will be offering FREE RAPE PREVENTION COURSES! Just another way Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gives back to our community without asking for a penny!
12-25-04
A PERFECT WHITE CHRISTMAS! Merry X-Mas to all my students and family! Our student christmas party was a blast with TONS of food for everyone. Thanks to all who made it possible! Entertainment from our 13yr old "Clint", hit us up with some nice tunes on the guitar. Thanks and God Bless you all! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
11-20-04
Today was an emotional and intense day for some of the women here in Corpus Christi. Father Joe at St. Joseph's Church and Tammy organized a HUGE & Successful Rape Prevention Seminar! A special "Thanks" to the Ray High School Girls Softball Team for showing their support! Again "Thanks" to all participants and to my students for all their support and for making this seminar a success!
10-18-04
Franjinha rocked the new academy with his highly demanded skills! His 3 day seminar fulfilled the new academy with many new faces and old smiles! With the new opening of the academy he was speechless on the turnout and very impressed with the location and the professionalism at Corpus Christi ParagonBJJ! He will be back in January '05 for the Grand Opening!
He was so impressed with the children's program that he felt that many needed a promotion. Good going to all the "Little Panthers", you guys deserve it!
Now for the adults, Adam, Erik, Adrian, & John finally got their Blues, some were overdue and some were just too talented that they deserved it with a little over a year of training!
Finally, Che Valdez received his "Purple Belt"! This 2nd Degree Judo Black Belt was such and open-minded sport that he brought in Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into his life to make him that much better of a fighter, instructor, and a friend of many! Congrats to the "Gentle Giant"!
10-5-04
I am so Proud to announce that ParagonBJJ took 10 of it's dedicated fighters to Houston this past weekend to compete in the H-Town Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament. We brought home 7 medals! There was some tough competition there with fighters from all over Texas. The children's divison was much impressive with tons of little warriors going out there putting on an impressive show! Thanks again for the parent's support and my adult class! Results as follows:
Childrens:
Robert Arredondo Jr.(5yrs) - Fought two hard fights with a lot of heart!
Rene Pineda (8yrs) - Fought a 15yr old twice giving him all that he could!
Patrick Morales (10yrs) - 3rd place
David Cervantes (14yrs) - 1st place
Adults:
Ismael Arreola (White Belt Middle) - Fought a hard and was ahead on points until he got caught.
Adam Gonzalez (White Belt Super Middle) - 3rd Place
Roberto Vela (White Belt Cruiser) - 3rd Place
Ralph (Blue Belt Heavy) - 2nd Place *Tied with Che to Split 1st
Che Valdez (Blue Belt Heavy) - 1st Place
Derrick Garza (Blue Belt Light) - 1st Place
9-15-2004
We finally have our own place! Our new location is located at 6313 Wooldridge St #8. This place is huge and located right next door to your home! We will have Tatami Mats from Zebra Mats, these are Olympic style mats and used for Pan American Games. We will have a shower, huge dressing rooms, and a Play Room for kids while you train, so that means NO BABYSITTERS! We will also have bleachers for parents or spectators to view their childs performance! Doors open October 4, 2004! Check SCHEDULE for new times. See you on the mat!
8-23-2004
This past weekend was a blast with Batatinha! He put on a clinic at our academy and showed us why his BJJ is much respected and represented! Thanks to all our students who showed up to learn some detailed positions that will improve our game tremendously!
8-9-2004
Check out our newest link to our website, "SPONSORS". We welcome Reaction Fitness, Phoenix Structure & Maintenance and Gallegos Signs to be our Proud Sponsors for 2004-2005. This is a major breakthrough for our academy! Look for bigger and better things yet to come, possibly a 3rd location! For more info on how to sponsor the “ONLY” Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Corpus Christi, Texas click HERE.
6-10-2004
School is out and Summer is here and classes are getting bigger and hotter, so come by and try out a free class for a week! Adults and Children are always welcomed at the "Only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy" in Corpus Christi, Texas!
5-17-2004
Jeff Glover will be giving a bjj & submission seminar at the Sunrise Mall location. May 29th (no-gi) and 30th (gi). Don't miss this opportunity to train with one of ParagonBJJ finest purple belts! Cost is cheap; $45 for one day or $45 for both. 1-3 pm both days! Thats right! CHEAP for some sweet halfguard moves and some tight chokes! All schools are welcomed so come out and support ParagonBJJ in Corpus Christi, Texas!
5-3-2004
Franjinha's Seminar was a SUCCESS! With Jeff Glover was just an added bonus! Thanks to our whole team who showed up and learned some smooth chokes and sweeps! I am proud of you guys!
BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Will Buck and Ruben Arredondo for there well deserved BLUE BELTS! That is one promotion in there life they will NEVER forget! Don't forget Jeff Glover will be here the entire month of May so take advantage and train with ParagonBJJ finest Purple Belts!
4-19-2004
Franjinha is BACK! The Top Instructor of Paragon BJJ and a seasonal competitor with a team of champions! Come check out another great seminar on May 1st & 2nd! This technical and intense seminar will take place at our second location, Sunrise Mall, 12pm - 3pm Saturday and Sunday. Cost is ONLY $75 for one day or $100 for both. Gi Required! Call the academy for more details or stop by and check out why ParagonBJJ in Corpus Christi, TX is the top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in South Texas!
Also Jeff Glover (Purple Belt & 4 time Grapplers Quest Champion) from ParagonBJJ Santa Barbara, CA will be here in Corpus Christi all the Month of MAY! He will be here helping out while I am here being a father! Hope some of you out-of-towners can come by and check him out as he will be here for the Franjinha Seminar May 1st & 2nd!
3-30-2004
Another addition to the ParagonBJJ Team, Baby Aurelio Isaac Gallegos III. Thank the LORD & MY WIFE FOR HE IS HEALTHY! Check out the Photo Gallery for my little man! Thanks to Hector, Derrick, Emmanuel, and Jeff for helping me out with the classes while I was away going crazy with lack of sleep, but it's well worth it! See you on the mat!
3-01-2004
A NEW Schedule has come out for the Kids Classes! Also beginning this month is our Rape Prevention Course available for all women ages 10 on up! Check out both links to get a better understanding of how Paragon BJJ is improving it's academy, students, and REPUTATION for the past 5 years in Corpus Christi, Texas!
The academy just had a face lift with NEW MATS! Come by and check it out!
Cleber Luciano's VII Copa Pacifica went down smoothly this past weekend at the Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, Ca. Highlights included Ricardo "FRANJINHA" Miller win over the large and very good Taka from Judo - Japan. Check It Out! ADCOMBAT.COM
2-07-2004
Draculino will be at Corpus Christi Paragon BJJ on February 7th & 8th, as part of his Texas Tour. This 2 day seminar will consist of gi & no-gi. Cost of the seminar is $70 (1 day) and $100 (2 days). It will be held at Lumampao Martial Arts. Check it out and hopefully I will see you guys there!
12-06-2003
Paragon BJJ Competition Team traveled down to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Submission Fighting Championships. The tournament and competitors were a success! Thanks to Luis Benanvides from TEAM POUND for inviting us down. We took 7 guys down with MUCH success! If you can't view these videos please download this FREE update from Divx.
David Cervantes - 1st Place
Will Buck - 3rd Place
Rick Rodriguez - 1st Place
Emmanuel Arreola - 1st Place
Erik McKnight - 2nd Place (Tie for 1st to Emmanuel)
Romi Rodriguez - 1st Place
Jose Cervantes - 2nd Place (Tie for 1st to Romi) |
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