Happy New Year!

 Wishing everyone a great 2013!  Work hard, Play hard, Rest hard, and reap the rewards!

2013 San Diego EXCEL Jiu Jitsu!

working hard...Jason Mageo and Joe Pugh

 Action sows the rewards...Work hard and you will receive...

EXCEL Oceanside Jiu Jitsu

Joe Pugh gets recognized for his hard work put in

 Promotions are a big part of the celebration!  Keep it going!!!

Sean Pura and Levi Summerlin

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Oceanside

Train, train, TRAIN!!!


Have a happy New year!!!


-Michio

EXCEL MMA OCEANSIDE

 We had a small group head to San Bernardino this past Saturday to compete in the Adrenaline sponsored United States Fight League Kids Pankration show.

EXCEL KIDS MMA OCEANSIDE

 Congratulations to Cian Bennin, Shane Davis and Levi Summerlin for stepping up and putting it on the line!  These young men work hard, have fun, and love to compete!  Coaches Corey Bennin and Chris Davis both took care of these little studs and as always...proud to represent!

Cian Bennin and Levi Summerlin warming up before the fights

 Teamwork and effort is the hallmark of a great fighter!  Having the right partners, coaches and atmosphere will allow one to EXCEL.

Shane Davis in the warm up room

Levi Summerlin getting the throw in his SUPER FIGHT Bout!

 GREAT WIN for Levi Summerlin!  This little Stud (thanks to his mom and family) travel all over the country to compete in some of the best shows in grappling, striking, and MMA

Cian and Corey heading to the Ring!

Shane Davis in the middle of Battle!

 Hard work, preparation and the day of the event = Heart Stopping Excitement!

Good Job everyone!  and one more HUGE Congrats to Levi Summerlin on his SUPERFIGHT win!


-Michio

EXCEL End of year/Promotion Party

 EXCEL had their end of the year/Promotion party last Sunday, Dec 9.  It was a blast!  We had a one hour open mat from 2-3, Promotions from 3-4, then Upper Crust Pizza from 4:30- 8:30!

Great Spirited, hard working, and super friendly group of people!

 Team atmosphere is what really brings everything to the top!

Andy Atkinson gets promoted to the Brown Belt!

 Promotions are a symbol of the hard work, effort and dedication put in.  Our team had about 25 people receive Stripe and Belt promotions this week!  Promotions are earned throughout the year but it was cool to see so many in one week.

John Lemus and Berto Alvarez working hard

Congrats to Peter Flotron on his first stripe promotion in Jiu Jitsu!

Everyone has so much fun training!  It's addicting!!

Peter Flotron and Dan Hoopes training hard!

 Training throughout the year, year in/year out is the hallmark of a Jiu Jitsu fighter!

Levi Summerlin and Sean Pura

 You cannot learn Jiu Jitsu by yourself.  Having great training partners, solid instruction and coaching, and a team atmosphere will help to accelerate your performance!

Nathan Murphy and TC Watts

 Pushing yourself through the highs and lows of training requires substantial dedication and commitment.

Sean Pura and Andrew Evans having fun!

Having the drive and passion to excel...will most certainly propel you to the top!

-Michio

EXCEL Oceanside at XPlode Jiu Jitsu Tournament

 Xplode Jiu Jitsu had their first In-House Jiu Jitsu tournament for kids and adults yesterday and it was a BLAST!!!  All competitors from this tournament, win or lose, will make jumps in their Jiu Jitsu game because they pushed themselves in competition.

Xplode Jiu Jitsu tournament, North County San Diego Jiu Jitsu!

 There was lots of action, excitement, and great back and forth matches!

Andy Atkinson and Armando Contreras in the Finals Match

Edward Calderon and Sergio Fonseca Batle!

Gabe Gonzalez in Action

 It's one thing to spar tough in the academy and it's another battling against someone you just barely met, in live competition, with the timer ticking away!

Levi Summerlin gets the win

 Awesome Camaraderie amongst all competitors!

It takes a lot of dedication and commitment to get to that next level

 Inherently, competitors make the biggest jumps because they get pushed!

Shawn Pura and Irvin Reyes gave an incredible performance!

The kids divisions had some stand out matches that had the audience going nuts!


-Michio

XPlode Jiu Jitsu tournament!

 Jiu Jitsu tournament in Escondido tomorrow!  There will be some local talent and we will be bringing a team to compete, have fun, and make friends!  Also, I will be giving a one hour seminar to all the competitors after the tournament that will cover the concept of building a game plan and tournament strategy

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament North County San Diego

 Jiu Jitsu is a long journey that requires many, many hours of Dedication, Commitment, and Perseverance.

Michio Grubbs  @  EXCEL Oceanside Jiu Jitsu

EXCEL Jiu Jitsu  =  Fun, Friendly training!

Dedication in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Make the extra push in training!!!


-Michio

DECEMBER Training!

There are some folks out there working hard...pushing the training!  These are the folks that are determined to make the jumps!  My hat off to you guys and gals!

Bubba Pugh and Dan  Hoopes having fun!

 Working technique...doing the drills...repping out the reps   = IMPROVEMENT!

www.EXCELjiujitsu.com

Very tough group (including baby!)

Finish the year out strong! Get your training in!


-Michio

EXCEL Jiu Jitsu Oceanside Photo Gallery

 Started new Photo gallery for EXCEL!  You can view these pics on www.flickr.com/photos/exceljiujitsu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/exceljiujitsu/

 Still have a lot more pics to post but wanted to share some pics of EXCEL from this year.

Bubba Pugh and Armando Contreras Battle!

Shane Davis putting the hurts on Dan Hoopes!

Check out more pics on: FLICKR.com, EXCEL Jiu Jitsu

-Michio