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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 […]
The thing that makes me most proud about my association isn’t the titles we win, or any single accomplishment of any one person, it’s our sense of team. In the good times and the bad we are always here for each other. This past weekend Yuri, who was still recovering from his injury from No-gi […]
In December of 2012 JAO became a member of the CTA family. The process started many months earlier and after tons of emails, txt and phone calls we knew he would be a great fit. He came to us as blue belt in BJJ, and a black belt in Taekwondo. Above everything else he had […]
This past weekend affiliates from North Carolina made the trek to Fort Mill, South Carolina to compete in the 2014 Newbreed Crystal Cup Open. They say kids are the future and if this is true, than the future looks extremely bright in North Carolina! In the 6 and under division Bryson Bushart took home 2nd. […]
What an amazing year this has been! When I started the association, it wasn’t to win titles but to spread my style of Jiu Jitsu and change lives. Thats why I was so overwhelmed this past weekend at the 8th Annual no gi world championships, when as a team we took home 2nd in the […]