For the past two months, RONIN ATHLETICS has been on fire with exciting news, competition victories, special guest visits, much deserved promotions, and (as always) incredible and functional training!
So, in no particular order…
COMPETITION:
A proud shout-out goes to the RONIN ATHLETICS competitors who made the trek down to the NAGA Battle at the Beach 10 in Wildwood, NJ on Aug. 01.
Results:
- Angelo Vicari - GOLD, Mens Gi Masters White Belt Feather Weight
- Justin Choi – Bronze, Mens No-Gi Beginner Lightweight
So, congrats to all the competitors and supporters who went down and put it all on the line. Great job, guys!
SPECIAL GUESTS:
August brought two incredible friends/competitors/instructors to our mats and the energy was off the hook!
Ryan Hall:
On Thursday, Aug 13th, our long-time friend and grappling phenom, RYAN HALL, dropped in for an exciting night of training and coaching!
Ryan wasted no time getting onto the mats to work with our students in both the no-gi Fundamentals class and the BJJ gi class, dropping choice bits of knowledge and devastating beatings! :)
It’s always a great thing when old friends drop in and this time was no different!
Many thanks, Ryan!
Dave Ginsberg:
Two nights later, on Saturday, Aug 15th, our good friend and one of RONIN ATHLETICS’ BJJ black belt mentors, DAVE GINSBERG, made the trek down from Boston to work with a group of our students and the experience was outstanding!
Dave’s workshops are always something that every serious grappler should experience and this time Dave tailored the night around working and rolling with each individual student, paying special attention to individual progress, needs, games, and strategies.
After crushing the life out of everyone back-to-back (a feeling that we can’t even begin to describe in words…seriously!), Dave, closed the FOUR HOUR workshop with some much deserved promotions, words of encouragement, and wisdom.
Many thanks to Dave for the incredible visit!
PROMOTIONS:
The gym saw a number of promotions these past two months and each person who moved up in the ranks should feel extremely proud and confident of their new color!
So in no particular order… huge congrats go out to:
- Derek Hill – Purple Belt
- Mike Medel – Purple Belt
- Manny Villafane – Purple Belt
- Matt Weber – Purple Belt
- Tom Apgar – Blue Belt
- Dan Dillon – Blue Belt
- Fabio Tellez – Blue Belt
- Oz – Blue Belt
- Carlo – 3-stripe Purple
- Erik – 4-stripe Purple
Congrats to everyone! Pics coming soon!
