Gracie Jiu Jitsu Classes will continue as normal over the XMAS except for the following days:

• Christmas Long Weekend: 23rd / 24th / 25th / 26th of December
• New Years Eve Long Weekend: 29th (Friday Kids Class ) / 30th / 31st of Decmeber & 1st January

Thanks from Angela and Luke to all BGC coaches and students for another great year and all their support & dedication.

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2007 to all the readers of our website and their families.

Well done to Adam Obrien who won his Professional MMA fight on the KOTC last Friday at Penrith Panthers. His record moving to 6-0 Adam added a submission win with a choke to his previous 5 KO victories. Congrats to Adam and his other trainers also including cornerman Dave Frendin.

Huge congratulations to Brendon Campbell who with the blessing of Gracie Sydney founder Bruno Panno was today awarded his Purple Belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

A great year of competition for Brendon becoming 2006 NSW State Champion, Silver medal in the Nationals, and then another Gold in last weekends NSWBJJF State Circuit tournament.

Thanks also to our Central Coast coaches Matrat and Lucozade who have been a big influence on Brendon's development as well as Bruno who Brendon has trained with extensively.

Well done Brendon from all the team!

Check out the latest edition of BLITZ (with Bruce Lee on the cover) to see Luke's interview with our recent visitor, Prof. Xande Ribeiro.

Congratulations to Bruno Panno and the Gracie Sydney team for a great performance at today's competition. Gracie Sydney finished third overall missing out on first place by only 3 points.

As part of Gracie Sydney we had 2 representatives - State Champion and Nationals silver medallist Brendon Campbell added another gold to his collection with a submission victory in the finals, and competing after only a couple of months training Duncan Dark had a great performance and showed his huge potential for future competitions. Well done both guys.

Thanks to all the training partners and coaches Steve, Ben, Matrat and Lucozade who helped our athletes prepare.

The next NSWBJJF competition will be the Submission Grappling (No-Gi) competition in early 2007. Students intending to compete are especially encouraged to attend friday nights no-gi training, and Luke Nutley's Saturday class which also includes No-Gi training.

A note of appreciation for 2006 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Absolute Division World Champion Prof. Xande Ribeiro who taught seminars and private lessons at our Newcastle and Central Coast Gracie Jiu Jitsu academies last week.

Thanks also to all who supported the seminar and we look forward to Xande and Saulo visiting us in 2007.

Xande fans should also keep an eye out for Luke's upcoming interview with Prof. Xande in a future edition of Blitz magazine.

After teaching in Newcastle, Xande spent the weekend teaching seminars at our West-Coast academy hosted by Taff Davies and the Beston-Gracie team.

On Wednesday Xande then taught his final NSW seminar as part of the grand opening of Prof. Bruno Panno's new full time Gracie Sydney academy in Carringbah. Bruno's new facility is amazing and anyone who has the option to train with Bruno should definitely take advantage of that opportunity.

Please note the update to the seminar schedule for 2006 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Absolute Division World Champion Prof. Xande Ribeiro.

His seminar for Gracie Sydney has been moved to Wednesday the 22nd of November to allow his seminar to coincide with the Grand Opening of Prof. Bruno Panno's new full time academy in Carringbah. For more information on this seminar please contact Prof. Bruno Panno

We have just added a new technique from Gracie Sydney founder and Royler Gracie Black Belt Bruno Panno on our Gracie Techniques page. Enjoy.

Royler Gracie Black Belt Prof. Xande Ribeiro and multiple time and current CBJJ Black Belt World Champion has now confirmed his seminar schedule.

Prof. Xande will be teaching a seminar at the Beston-Gracie Central Coast Academy on Tuesday the 14th of November from 7:30 to 9:30

Between his seminars, Xande will be staying with Luke and Angela, and is available for private and group private lessons, by appointment.

Prof. Xande's full schedule:

Gracie Sydney founder Prof. Bruno Panno would like to congratulate all his team who participated in the recent AFBJJ Australian National Championships.

A great performance by all our team, espcially Jack Kelly and Heath Mcnamus (<73Kg Blue Belt Vice Champions), Colin Enery, new purple belt Jimmy Olsen, Michael Machine who won white belt 91kg in just 2 months of training, Craig Sav (Great perfomance), and Johnny Gannon and Buda who closed out the over 97 blue belt master division. Bruno also sends his congrats to the Newcastle & Central Coast contingent of the Gracie Sydney team for their medal haul.

Thanks to the AFBJJ, Peter de Been and all the staff for making a great competition.

Thanks to all those who helped our athletes prepare for the competition, particularly Ben Thomas, Steve Williams, Paul Matrat, and Lucozade who instructed the classes in the weeks leading up to the competition.

Luke has just returned from a week of training on the west coast where he conducted a series of workshops for our team there.

Also while in Perth Luke had the rare honour of conducting a GJJ/MMA seminar for Australia's elite Special Air Service or SAS Regiment at their barracks near Swanbourne.

A message from Luke to his friends in Perth:

Thanks to Taff, Gav, Simon, and the entire West Coast crew for having me at your Rockingham Academy. An extremely dedicated and talented bunch of guys and a pleasure to train with. I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Anyone living in, or visiting the region is encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to train with Taff and the team, for contact information please see our Locations and Times page.

Congratulations to all Beston-Gracie students who competed in the recent Amateur MMA competition on the Central Coast, with several of our representatives winning their respective divisions.

Also thanks as always to those who helped our team prepare especially the senior coloured belts, and our Professional MMA veterans Adam Bourke, Dave Frendin, and Nathan White.

Semesa Brown	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Katelyn Killalea	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Tim	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Tori Gormile	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Wade	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Kiara Gormile	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Zack Taylor	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Liam "Smiley" Taylor	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Jordan "Jordie" Taylor	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Liam Shoesmith	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Sonny Sponza	| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Kellen "Cougar" Riege	||| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Halle "Mike Tyson" Riege	||| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Sheboya Russell	||| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Daniel "Future Prime Minister" Von Rosen	||| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Ryan "Vonnie" Von Rosen	||| Stripe White Belt (Kids)
Luke "Luca" Morisson	|||| Stripe Yellow Belt (Kids)
Zack "Zack Attack"	Orange Belt (West Coast - Kids)
Matt "Matador"	Orange Belt (West Coast - Kids)
Simon Bath	| Stripe White Belt
Michael	| Stripe White Belt
Mark	| Stripe White Belt
Justin Killalea	| Stripe White Belt
Ivan	| Stripe White Belt
Eli	| Stripe White Belt
John Reynolds	| Stripe White Belt
Shane Stevens	| Stripe White Belt
Jason	| Stripe White Belt (West Coast)
Michael Brown	|| Stripe White Belt
Josh Kerr	|| Stripe White Belt
Carl	|| Stripe White Belt (West Coast)
Derrick Hooper	|| Stripe White Belt
Bryan Taylor	|| Stripe White Belt
Grant "Grande"	|| Stripe White Belt
Steve Blackwell	|| Stripe White Belt
Lloyd Clark	||| Stripe White Belt
Adam Metse	||| Stripe White Belt
Lucas McGrath	||| Stripe White Belt
Colin "DJ Steady" Stedman	||| Stripe White Belt
Ben Patterson	||| Stripe White Belt
Michael Desira	|||| Stripe White Belt
Keith "Suave"	Blue Belt (West Coast)
Jaye "Moonk" Mankelowe	Blue Belt
Michael "Mickey G" Galvin	Blue Belt
Shane "Huggy" Haffenden	Blue Belt
Andrew "Sparkle" Bennett	Blue Belt
Mathew "Matty" Allen	Blue Belt
Gordon	| Stripe Blue Belt (West Coast)
Simon Smith	| Stripe Blue Belt (West Coast)
Gavin "Big Gav" Davies	|| Stripe Blue Belt (West Coast)
Nathan "Nate" White	|| Stripe Blue Belt
John Thompson	Purple Belt
Taff Davies	| Stripe Purple Belt (West Coast)
Paul "Matrat" Haffenden	| Stripe Purple Belt
Luke "Lucozade" Nutley	| Stripe Purple Belt

Luke has just received word from his cousin, Prof. Rolker Gracie, that Gracie Humaita has captured the Masters World Championship for the 4th time! Congratulations to Prof. Royler and Prof. Rolker, and the extended Gracie Humaita team.

Congratulations to Prof. Ryron Gracie who won his supefight against Mike Fowler at the IGJJF World Championships in Los Angeles. Ryron submitted Fowler with a straight ankle lock.

Congratulations to Aussie MMA star and student of Prof. Bruno Panno, Ian Schaffa who won his match at the Sydney Xplosion event on Friday night.

Prof. Bruno Panno, Founder of Gracie Sydney and Chief Instructor for Royler Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Australia is proud to announce his new Sydney CBD Academy. Classes are now held at the PCYC on 51 Cathedral St. Woolloomooloo.

After a recent meeting of the Official NSW BJJ Federation Directors, the competition schedule has been updated. Please see our Calendar page for details.

Thanks from the East Coast crew to two of our West Coast representatives Taff & Gav who recently visited us for a couple of weeks of training, we hope you had a fun stay and look forward to training with you again in the near future.

Luke will be travelling to Perth in September for a seminar at our West Coast academy.

See the latest edition of BLITZ magazine for Luke's latest interview. In this interview, Luke talks with legendary boxing trainer Prof. Claudio Coelho who has coached many members of the legendary Gracie family of Brazil, as well as many other top MMA fighters from Brazil such as BTT's Murillo Bustamante and Mario Sperry.

See the Academy page for our updated and expanded timetable.

Our Sunday Muay Thai class has now been replaced with a 2 hour Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) class.

Muay Thai Champion and MMA Veteran Adam Bourke will continue to teach the Muay Thai component for the first half of the 2 hour class followed by clinching, takedown, and groundwork techniques, drills and sparring, and conditioning training in the second hour.

Also now available for sale at BJJMart.com is the second installment of "Arte Suave" DVD Magazine.

The DVD contains a lot of footage of many champions of Jiu Jitsu, including Prof. Royler Gracie, the instructor of Prof. Bruno Panno and Luke Beston.

Check out the latest edition of the "Masters of Grappling" DVD series for a video interview with best-selling author Kid Peligro conducted by Beston-Gracie Chief Instructor and MMA Journalist Luke Beston.

The DVD is available for purchase at www.BlackBeltDigitalVideo.com and contains a ton of techniques and other footage.

See the Techniques page for our 2nd technique for July - this month Kid Peligro and Rodrigo Medeiros demonstrate a submission from the guard.

Firstly congratulations to Aussie MMA legend Dave Frendin who fought on Friday night in QLD, taking the fight on less than one day's notice. Dave won his fight by Judges decision - congrats dave from all your team mates and friends!

Friday night was also the date for the hugely anticipated matchup between BGJJ Muay Thai instructor Adam Bourke, and PRIDE veteran Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett. In what can only be described as "a war", Adam & Krazy horse had an epic fight with both fighters showcasing their awesome talents. Congratulations to Krazy Horse who won the fight by submission in the second round. Thanks to all the crowd who came up to Adam after the fight for their support.

A huge thanks to Adam for such a great fight and representing us so well - and thanks to the entire BGJJ team who all who helped Adam in his preparation, especially the BGJJ Muay Thai class, Central Coast Purple Belts Paul Haffenden, Luke Nutley, Dave Frendin, and MMA Veteran Nathan White.

Finally, thanks to Mr. John Pedro, King of the Cage Australia, and Charles "Krazy Horse" for giving us this opportunity.

See the Techniques page for our latest technique - this month Royler Gracie Black Belt, and Gracie Sydney founder Bruno Panno demonstrates a submission from the mount.

See the Gracie Diet page for our latest recipe - this month's is Stuffed Zucchini

In huge news, BGJJ Kickboxing Instructor Adam Bourke is now scheduled to fight PRIDE veteran Charles "Crazy Horse" Bennett in the upcoming King Of The Cage show in Sydney on July 7th.

For more information about Adam's opponent, internet MMA fans may be interested to check out Krazy Horse's MMA Record

Good luck Adam from all your teammates, students, and friends!