Grading dates are as follows:

BJJ: (stripe grading only) 06/09/10, big end of year grading 13/12/10.

MMA: (not to be missed) 29/11/10.

Kids: 03/09/10, 17/12/10

Check out some great pics of Robs fight at Danielle Butters Photography facebook page or follow the link from tuffa mma website.

After a year out of the MMA scene Robert Sabaruddin stepped up for his second pro MMA match at Tuffa 6 on Saturday night. Although suffering from a little fight rust, Rob went straight in for the kill scoring several takedowns in a very exciting first round, in which both fighter showed good Jiu-Jitsu skills & had opportunities to finish the fight.
Round 2 started in much the same fashion, Rob shooting in for a well executed takedown. Positioning his opponent against the cage & carrying out some grueling ground & pound that nearly finished the fight. In a good show of strength & heart his opponent was able to reverse the position & sink in a rear naked choke that ended the fight.
Although a disappointing result, this was a great peformance from Rob & certainly has his name buzzing amongst promoters & spectators alike.
Not to be forgotten that Rob was fighting up a weight class from his natural weight let alone his cutting weight & fighting a guy coming down a weight class that didn't even make weight.
Well done Rob, you are a true warrior. We are all very proud of you.     

John Will is coming to our club and presenting a special two part BJJ and MMA seminar. As usual we will be treated to the very best BJJ instruction from one of the worlds best.
The first hour will be BJJ then the gi's will come off and the remaining hour will be John's unique blend of striking and grappling.
Anyone looking to get an edge on the competition or just wanting to take your personal game to the next level, this seminar is a must.
Participants are welcome to do either BJJ or MMA as 1 part or both parts of the seminar.

Taking bookings NOW

When:    Saturday August 28
Time:     BJJ 1-2pm  MMA 2-3pm
Place:    Horticulture Pavilion
               Doran Drive
               Castle Hill 

Cost:      1 part $40, 2 parts $60
Contact: Simon 0409 911 945
                mma@simonfarns.com.au  

Robert Sabaruddin is fighting at Tuffa 6 in Newcastle 07/08/10. He is currently in had training & we wish him all the best.

Events BJJ comp. at Five Dock 01/08/10

BJJ Australasia, Asian/Pacific championships, Melbourne Sports Centre 11/09/10. Rigan Machado seminar the following day at Dominance Martial Arts.

Well done to all the kids that participated in the recent colour belt grading.

Jake Farnsworth put on a great display, finishing with 25 minutes of wrestling to recieve his junour blue belt.
Lleyton Smith recieved his long overdue red belt, Kai Don & Harrison Smith showed much improvement &
were graded to orange belt, also Zakky Azimi was awarded his yellow belt. 

Last night we hosted our first BJJ grading of the year. The technical standard of our club is now at an exception level & many coloured & white belts received stripes on their belts.
Peter Sardelich received the highest grade of the night displaying great technique as he went through combinations from omoplata, butterfly guard, x guard & the mount. Well done Pete, you simply don't get this far in BJJ without massive commitment & sacrifice. I'm very proud to have you as BJJ Castle Hill's first brown belt.
Kris Nubla, by far one of the most technical BJJ practitioners on our mat received his purple belt after an exceptional demonstration & very hard fought round against all the other colour belts. Kris is a wonderful person & martial artist & it's a pleasure to have him on our mat.    
Shaun Galardi & Frank Gehret both received blue belts after displaying a level of technique way ahead of their rank, both guys were put through a grueling 25 minutes of wrestling with the last 6 rounds against colour belts. The blue belt grading really is the essence of the BJJ character, requiring technique, spirit, heart, commitment, determination etc. & Shaun & Frank came through with flying colours. Well done guy's, I'm proud to call you both students & friends.

Well done to Carlo Junker, winning his division at the state Pankration titles.
Also to Jason Ferreira going down on points to the eventual winner of his division.

Carlo & Jason went in to this with little more than one week preparation. Great work guys,
imagine what you could do next time when we actually prepare. 

Jake Farnsworth & Kai Don flew the flag at the ISKA comp on the weekend. Jake put on a great display of Jiu-Jitsu dominating his first 2 matches to make it into the final. After an extremely even match Jake went down by 2 points taking 2nd place.

Well done to Kai, jumping in for his first comp. going down on points after a very hard match.

Ara won his 2 freestyle wrestling matches & is concentrating very hard on his wrestling skills at the moment. 

ISKA gi & no gi comp. this weekend 14/03/10
For entries go to www.iska.com.au

Be there by 9am for 9;30 start.