Jiu Jitsu Promotions, Pako Gonzalez gets Blue Belt!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Oceanside, Ca

 Every morning you have two choices; continue to sleep or wake up and chase your dreams.  The choice is yours.

Pako Gonzalez with coaches Michio Grubbs, Jon Romero and Charlie Grant

Congratulations to Pako Gonzalez on achieving his Blue Belt on Aug 1st!  The guy is a hard worker and always comes in with a smile.  Good job Pako!

Also, congrats to the following on their Stripe Promotions;

Eric Rivard = 4 Stripe Blue, Jason Mageo = 1 Stripe Blue, Nick Bogart = 1 Stripe Blue, Berto Alvarez = 3 Stripe White, Clay Dykes = 2 Stripe White, Junior Ramirez = 1 Stripe White, and Levi Summerlin = 2 Stripe Grn/Wht.

Eric Rivard with coaches Charlie Grant and Michio Grubbs

  Jason Mageo with coaches Charlie Grant and Michio Grubbs

Nick Bogart with coaches Michio Grubbs, Jon Romero and Charlie Grant

  Berto Alvarez with coaches Michio Grubbs, Jon Romero and Charlie Grant

 What a way to start off the month of August!  Everyone is working hard and making that push of improvement.

-Team Excel

Ray "Ray Gun" Sloan gets the win at the XPlode Fight series!

Armando Contreras, Jon Romero, Ben Jackson, Ray Sloan, Michio Grubbs, Bubba Pugh, Charlie Grant

 Congratulations to Ray Sloan and the Excel Fight Team on an awesome win at the Xplode Fight Series on Jul 20th!  He finished his opponent in the first round with a beautiful arm lock!

Ray Sloan displaying explosive power!

 Ray "Ray Gun" came out blasting with power and then picked his opponent up in the air in a double leg attack with a huge slam into the mount!  The opponent tried to escape and Ray took his arm in an arm lock to get the win!

Ray Sloan in full mount looking to finish the fight!

Ray Sloan with the post fight interview with Ben Jackson

Special thanks to MMA coaches & Partners; Bubba Pugh, Jon Romero, and Armando Contreras. Jiu Jitsu Coaches Michio Grubbs & Charlie Grant.  Boxing Coach Sio Makihele of Pound 4 Pound Boxing!  Thank you to all of Team Excel that bought tickets and came out to support!


-Team EXCEL