The new Gracie Barra school is opening Monday, February 2. Kids classes will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:00-5:00 pm. The school address is 2505 152nd Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052. If you are interested in the program please contact Cindy at 206-605-1078 or email cindyh@bjjseattle.com
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Boy saves girl from dog attack with rear naked choke
Friday, January 23, 2009
Mike "The Mouth" Gavronski boxing in Golden Gloves
Mike "The Mouth" Gavronski is boxing in the Golden Gloves tournament at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Mike is 23 years old and recently came to visit Gracie Barra Seattle kid's class to talk about positive self talk, having confidence and just to check out what the kids are up to.On top of being a master of positive self talk, Mike has an impressive amatuer boxing record. Last year he won the prestigious Golden Boy award for being the Best Boxer in the entire tournament. Mike has a flair all his own and approaches everything he does with dedication, tenacity and, of course, humor.
Mike was my stand up coach and cornerman during my fight against Fiona Muxlow in the Princesses of Pain promotion in New Zealand. I won the fight in the 1st round after a great training camp with Mike. We ran in the woods, flipped tires, cut wood, boxed, kickboxed, grappled, sweat and cried together. It all paid off when we brought home the belt.
I look forward to having Mike coach me again and also hope that he is able to come back and visit the kid's class very soon. Best of luck to Mike.
Read Damon Agnos' blog about Mike Gavronski in the Seattle Weekly.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Kids class photos taken for the Seattle Weekly
Seattle Weekly came out to take pictures of the Kid's class for the January 7 cover story. I hope you enjoy the photos. Thanks to all of the kids and parents for helping Damon with the article and for being a part of the Gracie Barra Kid's Team! Keep up the good work and train hard.
Please welcome new kid's class instructor, Nick Huntington
Nick Huntington is 24 years old. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas and wrestled for Ronald Reagan High School. Nick is also an Eagle Scout and organized a project transporting physically disabled children to the top of a small mountain 1825 feet above sea level. His goal was to provide the children with the opportunity to experience the feeling of accomplishment upon scaling a summit. It involved over 200 hours of combined volunteer planning and execution.
Nick then headed to Seattle to attend school at the University of Washington where he graduated in 2006 and attained a B.A. in History. While at UW he volunteered tutoring at Bryant Elementary school in the Homework Center. Upon graduation he worked for a year at Microsoft Game Studios on Xbox 360 and PC games. He began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the summer of 2007 after the game studio he was working at was forced to shut down. He continued training while looking for another job in the games industry and is currently a Software Test Engineer for GameHouse.
Emmanuel grapples with legend Marcelo Garcia
In September of 2007, Emmanuel Ardena attended the Marcelo Garcia seminar at Shockwave BJJ in Olympia. Emmanuel was by far the youngest grappler at the event and impressed everyone with his technique, discipline and ability to learn new moves quickly. Check out the video of Emmanuel grappling with Marcelo. A big thanks to Robert Owens and Marcelo Garcia for a great seminar and for including Emmanuel.
Christian Martinez promoted to yellow belt
Congratulations to Christian Martinez for receiving his yellow belt!Christian began training Filipino Kali, Jeet Kun Do, Muay Thai and wrestling at Martial Arts Training Center in Bremerton, WA when he was 4 years old. In July of 2007, he received his black belt in the kids program. Christian moved to Corpus Christy, Texas and began training BJJ at Paragon. He trained in Texas for 4 months and then relocated back to Seattle. From there Christian joined the Gracie Barra Kids Team. He quickly established himself as a leader in the program. He competed in The Revolution 11/08 tournament where he won a silver (no-gi) and bronze (gi) medal.
When he isn't training, Christian attends the 4th grade, enjoys reading and watching Naruto. He also plays basketball, soccer and gymnastics.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Eastside location opening Feb. 2, 2009
We will be opening a new location in Bellevue/Redmond on February 2, 2009. I will be teaching kid's classes 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4-5 pm. The school will also have adult BJJ and no gi classes, as well as women's conditioning/boxing/kickboxing classes and women's self-defense and BJJ classes. Check out Gracie Barra Seattle/Bellevue website at www.bjjseattle.com for general school information.
SEattle kid's class schedule will not change. We will still have classes Tuesday and Thursday 5-6 pm and Saturdays 10-11 am, with competition training Saturdays 9:30-10 am.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in the kid's program or if you want additional information about any of the classes, feel free to contact me at cindyh@bjjseattle.com, call 206-605-1078 or visit www.bjjseattle.com
GB Kids team at Revolution 11/08
Check out photos of the kids at the Revolution Tournament 11/08. Congratulations to all the kids on a job well done. Gracie Barra Seattle won the overall title once again!
Seattle Weekly cover story: Cindy Hales - Spoiling for a fight
I was recently featured in the Seattle Weekly (January 7, 2009) story by Damon Agnos. This is an excellent story about my life, my BJJ and fighting career and my kid's program. The kids and I had a great time working with Damon and having him attend several classes. Please support the Seattle Weekly and Damon for their support of Gracie Barra Seattle.Welcome to the Gracie Barra Kid's Team Blog
This blog is a work in progress and I hope to continue to improve and add to it in order to create a resource and forum for students and parents. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, criticisms or feedback in general. I will be updating this regularly with basic class information, student highlights, upcoming events, and other fun stuff.
Thanks for you support and check back regularly for updates about classes and other events.
You can contact me any time at cindyh@bjjseattle.com or 206-605-1078.
See everyone in class soon.
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