Holiday Cheer

We’ve been fortunate to have several guests/instructors on our mats these last few days as old friends drop by while in town visiting family for the holidays. Just want to take a moment to say thank you to our friend Greg Soares aka “Trog” for visiting and sharing some nice leg drag passes in advanced…

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Congratulations, Sebastian!

Congratulations to St. Pete BJJ’s newest purple belt, Sebastian! At 53 years young, Sebastian brings a loving and positive attitude to the mats, along with a deep and practical knowledge of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! When asked how he got started at St. Pete BJJ, on the long and arduous path of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sebastian had this…

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Congratulations, Kelly!

Congratulations to Kelly for receiving his brown belt from Professors Eduardo de Lima and Sean Lynch! Kelly started learning BJJ in 2012, and has rapidly progressed due to his technical and high energy style of jiu-jitsu. “I started because I love MMA, which is where BJJ was proven to be the most effective individual self…

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Come Roll For A Good Cause!

Professor Rodrigo’s girlfriend Jenn is battling a stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer. Let’s come together as a BJJ community and help Jen fight this disease with our donations. Professor Fabiano Estrela of Gracie Barra Clearwater will be teaching a seminar — Sunday October 1st  at Gracie Barra Clearwater — on half guard attacks utilizing the…

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A Tale of Two Blues!

  Congrats to our newest blue belts Eric Cobelens and Sean Watson! Professor Sean Lynch awarded their blues after these two competed for the last time as white belts at the FFBJJ 2017 State Championships! Sean and Eric began their BJJ journey together in January 2016 and have challenged each other since day one. We…

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