12.9.09

It's the holiday season again, and we're running our annual Holiday Sale at Paramount!

$5 Off all T-Shirts (Kids & Adult sizes, all designs)
$10 Off Hoodies
$20 Off MMA gloves, Headgear, and Shin guards

* Paramount BJJ will be closed on Thursday, December 24th and will re-open on Monday, December 28th. We'll be closing Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1st to ring in the New Year!

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

Bigger & Better as of December 1st 2009!

I'm very excited to announce that Paramount Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will be relocating to a bigger space inside the United Sports Training Center! The new space is over 2x the size of our current studio, and will feature brand new Zebra tatami mats as well as heavy bags, a climbing rope, and much more. The first class will be held on Tuesday, December 1st.

The timing couldn't be better, as the Thanksgiving holiday is approaching and we'll be able to use the time off to get everything ready to go for December. There will be no classes Thursday November 26 through Monday November 30.
*Classes Resume Tuesday, Dec 1st in our Brand New Academy!

Special thanks to each and every loyal Paramount student, this wouldn't have been possible without your dedication and commitment to training. This is for you!

Grapplers Quest Southeast Championship Results

This past weekend Team Lloyd Irvin sent members of the competition team from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida to the Grapplers Quest Southeast Championships in Coral Springs, Florida. Our mission: to test ourselves against American Top Team, Gracie Tampa, and all the top schools and competitors in Florida.

Team members from Crazy 88, Paramount, and Third Law BJJ represented well and altogether brought home over 10 medals. Notable performances included Jon Delbrugge and Kwami Mensah from 88 BJJ. Jon won all three of his matches (2 by submission) to take the Purple belt Cruiserweight division after just 11 months of BJJ training. Kwami competed in 4 divisions and won 6 of 8 matches to bring home two Gold medals. Congratulations also to Tye Ryan Murphy, Timothy Spriggs and Al Washington who also medaled.

Paramount BJJ head instructor Brad Court made the trip down to Florida from Downingtown, PA and won the Black belt Lightweight division with an armlock from the mount in the Finals. You can watch the submission on youtube by clicking here: Paramount BJJ at Grapplers Quest Aug 8 2009

Paramount, Crazy 88 and Third Law BJJ at the Grapplers Quest Southeast Championships on Aug 8 2009

Congratulations to the new Team Lloyd Irvin black belts JT Torres, Jay Hayes, and Mike Easton! All three were promoted last night at BJJ United in Jenkintown, PA. Close to 100 students and training partners were present for the event, many of which travelled from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York to see the ceremony.

After the belts were awarded Master Lloyd and Jared from BJJU said a few words about the dedication of the new black belts, about their commitment to training and the team. Master Lloyd then surprised us by teaching a few techniques then began the training by pairing up the 15+ black belts in attendance and starting matches. Lower belts got into the mix next and everyone ended up with a great workout.

It was an awesome experience that I'm sure none of those in attendance will forget.