Congratulations to Ronin Athletics’s own, Erik Ryerson, on his recent promotion to Purple Belt by BJJ Black Belt Dave Ginsberg.

Erik has been training with us for nearly 4 years and is our resident Gi specialist. He has also been training with Mr. Ginsberg through the NYU BJJ club, formerly run and founded by Mike Harmon, himself also a Purple belt under Dave Ginsberg. Make sure you congratulate him by giving him an extra tough roll next time you see him on the mats :)

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the last NAGA World’s tournament last month out at the Jersey City Armory!!

We had a nice turnout and good showing overall on the mats with a some sound victories, exciting defeats during the long, but fun day.

A special nod to Alex Horowitz (2nd place), Roger Dardas (3rd place), and Dan Dillon (4th place) who placed in the top 4 of the same division comprised of 30+ competitors! No-Gi Beginner Middlewieght Very exciting matches filled submissions (RNC by Alex and Triangles by Roger and Dan Dillon), great positional dominance and exciting transitional play.

Enjoy the pics in the gallery that also include some exciting matches by Vinh Hua, Eric Mahecha, Mark Pinhasovich, and Mike Medel.