Madama Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

Black Belt Celebration!

On July 10th, Madama Jiu-Jitsu Academy celebrated Professor Madama's promotion by offering free classes to the public. Over 200 people attended, many who had never taken a class before.

At the end of the day, several Madama Team Members received their own promotions!

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Safe, Fun, & Informative

Classes at Madama Jiu-Jitsu Academy are always well-supervised. The safety of our students and respect for each other are cornerstones of our philosophy.

Here Professor Madama closely watches and encourages two of his senior students as they participate in live training.

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Four Reasons to Start Training at Madama Jiu-Jitsu

World Class Instruction

1Professor Josh Madama has over 15 years experience in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is a black belt under Matt & Nick Serra. He is a two-time North American Grapplers Association (NAGA) champion and was formerly ranked number one in his division.

Get In Shape

2There is no better way to lose body fat, increase muscle strength, and improve your endurance than by training at our academy. Student after student, time after time, we've seen results seldom seen by hours working out in a gym. And it's FUN!

Learn Self-Defense

3Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a modern adaptation of the Samurai warrior's fighting art. It was developed as and has proven to be the world's most efficient and effective form of unarmed self-defense. The techniques of Jiu-Jitsu are time & battle tested.

It's Just Fun!

4You'll enjoy the comraderie fostered at Madama Jiu-Jitsu Academy. We've created many real & lasting friendships. Some or our students enjoy competing in tournaments. But most of us just love rolling around and hitting the pads!

No Class Monday!

All classes are cancelled on Monday, September 6th for the Labor Day holiday.

Regular classes start back up on Tuesday. See you there!

Check our Schedule Page for more details.

Announcements

Celebration Photos

Check out our Flickr page to see some of the photographs taken during the recent Black Belt Celebration!

Click here for the photos.

UFC 116 at Jimmy C's

Madama Jiu-Jitsu students and friends, join us on Saturday, July 3rd at Jimmy C's to watch UFC 116 at 9PM. There is a $5 cover charge to watch the fights

The fight card includes:

  • Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Chris Leben
  • Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown
  • Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar
  • Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropoulos

We'll see you there!

Free Black Belt Celebration!

On July 10, 2010, Madama Jiu-Jitsu Academy will be opening its doors to the public to celebrate head instructor Josh Madama's recent promotion as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

The day will be filled with free classes that are open to the public, as well as food and drinks. The class schedule for the Black Belt Celebration is:

  • 10AM - Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • 11AM - Kids Kickboxing
  • 12PM - Adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • 1PM - Adult Kickboxing
  • 2:30PM - Black Belt Seminar

Go to our Black Belt Celebration page for more details!

Win a Free Year of Jiu-Jitsu

If you are a current student of Madama Jiu-Jitsu Academy and you refer someone who joins the team, you will be put in a drawing to win a free full year of unlimited classes at the academy.

There will be only one winner. The drawing will be held during our Black Belt Celebration.

Ask Professor Madama at the academy for details.

Academy News

NAGA Results

First off, congratulations to all the Team Madama members who went to NAGA's "Battle at the Beach." In all, Team Madama brought home fourteen medals:

  • Jorge Rosal, White Belt, Silver
  • Mike Kutchta, Intermediate No Gi, Bronze
  • Mike Kuchta, Intermediate No Gi Absolute, Silver
  • Joe Kuchta, Intermediate No Gi, Gold
  • Sang Son, Intermediate No Gi, Bronze
  • Diera McLaughlin, Womans Beginner No Gi, Silver
  • Jessica Taxiera, Womans Gi White Belt, Silver
  • Rob Weir, Blue Belt, Silver
  • Mike Elshamy, No Gi Expert, Gold (Title Belt)
  • Mike Elshamy, Purple Belt, Bronze
  • Franco Golasso, Kids Gi, Gold
  • Franko Golasso, Kids No Gi, Silver
  • Joe Fischerella, Teen Gi Blue Belt, Gold
  • Kyle Henninger, Teens No Gi, Silver

Again, congratulations to all our fighters. A great showing by Team Madama. We'll give you the team results as soon as they are posted on the NAGA website.

Monday, August 9, 2010

NAGA Day 1

Team Madama represented at NAGA's "Battle at the Beach" bringing home 10 medals on day one! Day two is kids and teens and we have several students fighting.

Details soon.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Two New Blue Belts

The promotions keep on coming. In the last week, Professor Madama promoted several students giving them the first stripe on their white belts. One of the stripes came during the Kids Class where Professor Madama's daughter, Allie Madama, received her first stripe.

Earning their Blue Belts this week were:

  • Jay "Crazy-Eyed Killa" Ryan and,
  • Felipe "Coach" Lopez.

Congratulations to everyone who was promoted!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Stripe 'em Up Saturday

On Saturday, Professor Madama awarded so many stripes during the Beginners and Advanced classes that it is almost impossible to mention them all here. Congratulations to all our team members who earned their well-deserved stripes!

The day culminated with Professor Madama presenting Jeremy Dinardo with his well-earned PURPLE BELT. Congrats, Jeremy!

Saturday, July 18, 2010

Another Purple Belt

Congratulations to Phil Romano and Yif Yang who were promoted to purple belt by Professor Madama this evening. Way to go, Phil and Yif!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Black Belt Celebration

Saturday's Black Belt Celebration went off without a hitch! Everyone had a great time.

We had free food and classes for everyone that attended. Professor Madama gave away some hats, shirts, and other shwag!

And three team members got promoted to purple belt.

Read more about it here: Black Belt Celebration!

Saturday, July 10, 2010

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