Blue and Purple Belt Testing

Will take place in June 2011. If you are interested in testing, please contact me, and start attending the Level 2 class on Mon and Wed.

Thank you!

Rich Martens

New BJJ Schedule starting Feb 21st.

Mon and Wed classes remain the same and are covered by your current contract.
If you want to attend the extra classes on Tue and Thur, you need to convert your contract at the front desk.

Mon & Wed (Lundi & Mercredi):
BJJ Level 1&2: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
BJJ Level 2:   7:30pm to 8:30pm (Preparation for Belt Testing)

Tue & Thur (Mardi & Jeudi):
BJJ Level 1&2: 6:00pm to 7:30pm (Gi Class, come out even if you don't have a Gi)

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Rich Martens

Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Facebook News is Moving!

We've decided to move to a Facebook Fan Page, instead of a group. This will allow us to keep all our members up to date with upcoming events. Please head over here and join this fan page! We'll only be using the Fan Page in the future, so please join there. Thank you!

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Side Mount Seminar - Controlling and Attacking

Date: December 4th, 2010
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Cost: $50

This is the 3rd seminar in a new series offered to members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team, and Harris International Members.

This seminar series is designed to provide the serious practitioner with a tonne of extra information to help them focus on certain aspects of their game. This seminar is targeted at all student levels!

On December 4th we'll focus on Controlling and Attacking from the Side Mount Position.

Are you ready to control and crush your opponents, come on out and I'll show you some fairly simple ways to prevent their escape and set up your attack! This is one of my favorite positions, so don't miss out!

I guarantee you will get a lot of info that will help you build a stronger side mount, so make sure you bring a pen and notepad!

This is a closed seminar, it is only available to members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team, and/or members of Harris International.

Please send me a message if you need additional information.

Follow this Event on Facebook!

This will be a lot of fun! I'm looking forward to seeing you there!

Richard Martens

MMA Seminar with Ultimate Fighter Competitor Nick Ring at Force Xtreme

Date: Saturday November 20th, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm (with a 1 hr lunch break)
Cost: $50

Nick Ring is an accomplished MMA fighter who recently competed on The Ultimate Fighter (Season 11) that aired earlier this year!

During his time at the house he won 2 fights including the defeated of Court McGee. Unfortunately Nick was forced to exit the competition due to a knee injury, but Court McGee was then brought back as a replacement and went on to win the entire show! argghhhh ;)

Don't miss this opportunity to train with one of the toughest and most technical fighters I've had the opportunity to train with!

Nick Ring's Credentials Include:

• Black Belt Muay Thai Instructor
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt under Roy Harris since May 2009
• MMA Instructor with 10 - 0 fight record
• Professional Boxing record of 4 - 1 - 0
• Instructor at BDB Martial Arts in Calgary since 2001
• Former Intercontinental, North American & Canadian Muay Thai Champion
• Winner of Japan's "Pride Fighting Championship" US Auditions
• Bronze Medalist at the FILA Grappling World Championships in Switzerland 2008 and Florida in 2009
• Competitive experience all over the world including Australia, Thailand, Switzerland, the United States, and Japan.

Nick is a good friend of mine, and a great instructor who takes the time to help all his students progress and improve.

We're looking forward to seeing you at this event!

Rich Martens

Mount Escape Seminar

Cost: $50

This is the 2nd seminar in a new series offered to members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team, and Harris International Members.

This seminar series is designed to provide the serious practitioner with a tonne of information to help them focus certain aspects of their game. This seminar will be targeted at all students levels!

On November 13th we'll focus on escaping the mount position, including postures, escapes, combinations, and MMA variations. Tired of getting stuck under the mount and getting submitted? Then don't miss this event.

I guarantee you will get a lot of into that will help build a strong foundation for you mount escapes, so make sure you bring a pen and a notepad!

This is a closed seminar, it is only available for members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team, and/or members of Harris International.

Please send me a message if you need additional information, or if you’re not sure if you’re able to attend.

See you there!
Richard Martens

Arm Triangle Choke Seminar - Iis Great Success. ;-)

On Saturday we had a good turn out for the Arm Triangle Choke seminar. Everyone had a lot of fun and seemed excited by the new material. I'm sure they are looking forward to unleashing some of their new moves at their next sparring session!

Muwahaha :P

I'd like to thank everyone for attending. I'm hoping that we have as many if not more at the next event in at Force Xtreme in Sherbrooke.

I think December 11th will be the date of the next seminar, so mark it on your calendar, and start thinking of suggestions for a topic. Please run them by me at class.

Thank you Vincent for choosing the Arm Triangle as a subject, I had a lot of fun organizing this material!

Rich

Arm Triangle Choke Seminar

Date: October 9th, 2010
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Force Xtreme Sherbrooke, Qc
Cost: $50

This is the first seminar in a new series offered to members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team.

This seminar series will provide a tonne of useful information to help super charge your game.

On October 9th we'll focus on the Arm Triangle Choke, including positioning, mechanics, entries, follow ups and combinations. This is a super high percentage submission that can be used in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts! So don’t miss out!

I guarantee you will get a lot of into out of this seminar, so make sure you bring a pen and a notepad!

This is a closed seminar, it is only available for members of the Nomad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team.

Please send me a message if you need additional information, or if you’re not sure if you’re able to attend.

Please mark if you plan to attend on this facebook page.

See you there!
Richard Martens

A nice article from Cranbrook BJJ mentioning me ;-)

Thanks Brian, it is nice to get a compliment.

http://www.cranbrookbjj.com/

Richard Martens Teaching Seminar in London Ontario Sept 25th and 26th

I'll be teaching a 2 day seminar at the University of Western Ontario.

Day 1 will focus on Guard Control from the Closed Guard, and possibly the Open Guard if we have enough time.

Day 2 will focus on No-Gi chokes. We should be covering a lot of information on the Guillotine, Arm Triangle, Rear Naked Choke etc.

This seminar is only open to members of the hosting club, I'm really looking forward to teaching at the University!

Rich Martens