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“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” ~Mia Hamm This past week was the 2nd annual CTA association Camp. CTA is little over 2 years old and I feel truly blessed […]
This past weekend was the 2015 San Francisco Open. For this tournament everyone trained very hard and I couldn’t be prouder of the team. We lived up to the motto printed on our shirts “one team”, as the one team philosophy was displayed through out the day. In the black belt division, my brother Kim […]
Last weekend Professor Caio Terra started the year off right winning the 2015 European Championships! The Euro’s along with Pans, Worlds and No-gi worlds are considered one of the four “majors” of our sport. Although it was great to see him on the mat competing again, unfortunately it also revealed he isn’t 100% yet. From […]
Yuri is an amazing person and one of the hardest workers on the team. As an elite athlete he is always trying to improve himself, but what makes him extra special is that he always takes the time to make those around him better. Building champions on and off the mat, the CTA way!! The […]
In the world of professional sports when a player leaves a team, especially some one that was a captain it’s hard, we see it in the reaction of the players, the fans and sometimes even the city. In Jiu Jitsu because of the bonds we form on the mat it is even harder. People get […]
East West Martial Arts, in Hazel Dell Washington was one of the founding members of the Caio Terra Association! Specializing in Krav Maga, Kajukenbo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu they have a program for everyone!!
Congratulations to everyone who competed at the 2014 Long Beach BJJ Pro this past weekend. Yuri Simoes was the big winner on Sunday, in his first match he took on a game Carlos Eduardo de Araujo Farias, Yuri was able to come up with a big take down before dominating the rest of the match […]
I’d like to congratulate everyone who competed this weekend at master worlds!! It’s easy to train when you are young. You have less responsibility and way more time. As We get older we have added responsibilities, mortgages, kids, careers. To spend that little free time you do have on the mats shows amazing dedication. Although […]
We have been competing a lot nationally so it was great to compete locally for a change! I believe in supporting local tournaments, and the US Open is one of the best! With that said this weekend was a bitter sweet. On the mat, in Kaniela, I saw the skill of a future black belt […]
