Start to finish, the month of June has been very special for us at the Codella Academy. From legends of BJJ gracing our humble mats, to our teammates, young and old, displaying the tried & true techniques of the Gentle Art in the competition arenas and in the cage. We were honored to receive a masterful and mesmerizing seminar by the esteemed Prof. John Danaher. We also celebrate the launching of this blog, Cageside at Codella's, and look forward to doing bigger and better things with this site for your entertainment and edification!
There was a small but determined squad of two and a half men who invaded New England and just wrecked and pillaged the mats at NAGA and returned home with a treasure trove of medals, championship belts and swords! Props to Big Joe Terranova, Bobby Brown and his son Kieran for repping our Academy in "enemy" territory! Our very own walrus enthusiast Will Couchon took to it the next level at the Dead Serious Tournament, giving professional MMA fighters all they can handle on the mats and coming away with a bronze medal!! At Grappler's Quest, Rene, Joe, Albert Medina and Mike Bergamo brought their A games, fought tough matches and left it all on the mats! Despite some questionable reffing, they all held their heads up high in victory and defeat! Congratulations to Mike on his Silver Medal!! Later that same evening, at Asylum Fight League, Joe 'Thiago' Peteroy would go on to completely dominate and submit his opponent in a grappling match; Nick The Hammer Scianna put up a valiant and determined effort that led to a majority draw; and unfortunately, Mike 2K Hanrahan would not have the opportunity to unleash his skills due to his fight being cancelled as a result of poor cage surface conditions.
All of the above brings us to the Why we're able to do battle in all arenas and excel at it! More specifically, the Who.. our champion and torch bearer for 100% Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...Master Renzo Gracie!
This Thursday, June 30th at 5:30ish!!, Master Renzo will be at Codella Academy to lead the no gi class. Prepare to be wowed, not only by his disarming smile and infectious humor but by his extraordinary knowledge and brilliant breakdown and delivery of these techniques!! Here are some videos of Master Renzo to whet your appetite until Thursday!!
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