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More Timetable Updates
[03 Apr 2008]
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Check out the Locations & Times page for our updated Newcastle timetable with a new Saturday morning Gracie Jiu Jitsu class which now means we have Gracie Jiu Jitsu classes 6 days a week.
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2008 IBJJF Pan American Championships Results
[31 Mar 2008]
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Our first ever Pan-American representatives competed this week in the prestigious Pan American Jiu Jitsu championships
in California, USA. Luke and Keith "Suave" both coached by Taff Davies at our West Coast academy travelled to the USA with Taff to
train at a number of the top academies there, as well as to compete.
I've just heard from Taff and he is very proud of both guys, Luke lost his first match, and Keith "Suave" had a great day making it to the finals and taking home a
Silver Medal
Well done to both Luke & Keith for their hard work and results, and to Taff & the other West Coast coaches for producing competitors of international standard.
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2008 NSWBJJF Submission Grappling Championships
[17 Mar 2008]
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A big congratulations to all our athletes who competed yesterday in the Submission Grappling championships.
All of our representatives performed very well and we took home 3 gold, and one bronze medal. Congratulations to
John Reynolds who won gold in his division winning most matches by submission. A big congratulations to Big Ben who
won his weight division in the combined blue/purple belt category, and Sparkle who won the absolute in the combined
blue/purple category. In the white belt absolute Mick Eckford took Bronze - well done Mick.
Overall the Gracie Sydney team took first place with many great performances by competitors from all the Gracie Sydney academies - congratulations to Prof. Bruno and all the other instructors.
Thanks to all of our competitors who represented us so well, everyone else who helped them train for the competition, and a
special thanks to all the coaching staff - Ben, Steve, Matrat, Lucozade, and Sparkle who all played a huge part in the teams preparation.
On the same day, our West Coast team competed in the West Coast No-Gi Commpetition with many great results for the team
Congrats to all the competitors and coaches Taff, Gav, Simon on their good work with our team taking 2nd place overall.
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Updated Timetable
[10 Mar 2008]
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Check out the Locations & Times page for our updated Newcastle timetable with a new Thursday night Gracie Jiu Jitsu class before Sparkle's Combat Conditioning class.
Also starting from the first Tuesday in April, we will now have a second daytime Gracie Jiu Jitsu class at our Newcastle academy.
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New Gracie Jiu Jitsu Techniques & Articles
[10 Mar 2008]
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Check out our Online Techniques page for two new techniques taught by Gracie Sydney head instructor Prof. Bruno Panno (Assisted by Luke), which
appeared in BLITZ Magazine recently.
Also on our Online Articles page see an article which appeared in the West Coast media recently, sent to us by West Coast Head coach Taff Davies.
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Gradings Congratulations
[22 Feb 2008]
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Congratulations to the following team members who have been graded in recent months Newcastle, Central Coast, West Coast, and Foster Academies.
Well done to all, especially all those who have achieved new belts.
Special mention to Jay "King" Riege (Purple), Paul "Matrat" Haffenden (Brown), and Luke "Lucozade" Nutley (Brown) who all
achieved their new senior grades at the Prof. Royce Gracie Seminars - Congratulations from your friends and teammates, and thanks
for all your massive contributions to our team. Big Congrats also to our friend Chris McCracken who was also awarded his Purple Belt at the Newcastle Royce Gracie seminar.
From our kids team, well done to Karmen & Kellen (Orange-White), Brandon & Tony (Yellow-White), and Clara (|||| Stripe White) who received their grades from Prof. Royce.
| Conner (Foster) |
| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Vinne (Foster) |
| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Fin Murdoch |
|| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Declan Murdoch |
|| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Kateland Clark |
|| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Tallon Crowe |
||| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Taylor Crowe |
||| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Brianna |
||| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Clara Legovitch |
|||| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Tyson |
|||| Stripe White Belt (Kids) |
| Tony Legovitch |
White/Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Brendon Legovitch |
White/Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Kiara Gormille |
White/Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Tori Gormille |
White/Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Ryan Von Rosen |
Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Daniel Von Rosen |
Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Halle Riege |
||| Stripe Yellow Belt (Kids) |
| Kellen Riege |
White/Orange Belt (Kids) |
| Karmen Gracie-Izaguirre |
White/Orange Belt (Kids) |
| Peter Carruthers |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Ernest Kapornik |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Sam Nosworthy |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Sam William |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Paul Cuppit |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Dan |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Christian "GN" (Foster) |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Jordan (Foster) |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Jarra Pinheiro |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Jason |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Scott Evans |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Luke Olsen |
| Stripe White Belt |
| Jonathan Milgate |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Ben "Cement" (Foster) |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Mark Dawson |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Paul Murdoch |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Paul Jones |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Jay Bradshaw |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Joel |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Scott |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Scott Corbett |
|| Stripe White Belt |
| Louise Purcell |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Luke Taylor |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Paul "Simba" |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Matt Madden |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Marty Udihir |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| John Reynolds |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Paul "Simba" |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Andrew Crowe |
||| Stripe White Belt |
| Brian Hayes |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Daniel Wokjo |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Mick Eckford |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Theren Saxon |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Todd Ingrey |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| John Gormille |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Jarrod Weston |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Michael Keaney |
|||| Stripe White Belt |
| Lloyd Clark |
Blue Belt |
| Tim Van Duren |
Blue Belt |
| Ruben |
Blue Belt |
| Brian Taylor |
| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Simon "Taree" |
| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Grant "Grande" Bradshaw |
| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Andrew "Sparkle" Bennett |
||| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Jay "Moonk" Mankelowe |
||| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Michael "Pencil" Galvin |
||| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Shane "Huggy" Haffenden |
||| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Ben Patterson |
||| Stripe Blue Belt |
| Jay "King" Riege |
Purple Belt |
| John Thompson |
|| Stripe Purple Belt |
| Luke Nutley |
Brown Belt |
| Paul Haffenden |
Brown Belt |
| Ben Thomas |
||| Stripe Brown Belt |
| Steve Williams |
||| Stripe Brown Belt |
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| ROYCE GRACIE Seminar Dates
[17th January 2008]
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UFC Champion and Martial Arts Legend Prof. Royce Gracie will be returning to Australia at the end of February to conduct
seminars at the locations below. Stay tuned to this page as additional seminars will
be listed as Prof. Royce's schedule is updated
Beston-Gracie West Coast - Wednesday 13th of February - contact Taff on 0417 099 775
Submission Factory (Perth) - Thursday 14th of February - contact Troy on 0419 197 083
Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (Perth) - Friday 15th of February - contact Adam on 0415 999 483
Beston-Gracie Newcastle - Sunday 17th of February - contact Angela on 0438 270 342
Beston-Gracie Central Coast - Monday 18th of February - contact Angela on 0438 270 342
Ground Zero (Melbourne) - Tuesday 19th of February - contact Rob on 0421 729 868
Roots Bexley - Wednesday 20th of February - contact Rob or Prof. Paulo Guimaraes
Gracie Sydney (Carringbah) - Thursday 21st of February - contact Prof. Bruno Panno on 0404 708 385
For more information please contact Angela Gracie at info@GracieSeminars.com
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| ROYCE G R A C I E coming to Australia!
[1st January 2008]
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UFC Champion and Martial Arts Legend Prof. Royce Gracie will be returning to Australia at the end of February to conduct
seminars in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
Full details will be posted on this page once exact dates are confirmed.
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| Taff Davies - Kettlebell Seminar - Newcastle
[1st January 2007]
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Introduction to Kettlebells for Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts Seminar. Learn how to use this revolutionary tool to take your strength and conditioning to new levels.
This seminar will be taught by Taff Davies, Gracie Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt, former SAS Regiment member and Combat Conditioning Instructor for the Australian Army.
Seminar will happen Saturday, 9th of February, 1pm to 4pm (3 Hours)
For more information and to register, please see Angela or Luke at the academy

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