Holiday Schedule 2008

Because many people will going away for Thanksgiving, we are altering the schedule slightly this week.

Monday: practice will be as usual.

Tuesday: J will not be in class. If Juan is available we will keep it open as a regular session. In the even that Juan can't make it, please treat it as an open mat, or a day of recovery, everyone has been working very hard.

Wednesday: No Class as usual.

Thursday and Friday we will obviously be closed to celebrate the pilgrims tricking the natives into giving them all their food.


Additionally, there will be testing in December for promotions.


Those eligible for a stripe/belt test in December are as follows:
Aaron
Jason
Pete (both)
Tom
Jody
Drew

December 4th is the tentative date.

NAGA New Jersey 2008

This weekend Capitol Combat Sports' Sijara Eubanks trekked up to New Jersey for the North American Grapplers Association tournament. Although she was the only one from CCS competing that day, she laid down the law, won all her matches and came back with two gold medals. Sijara won first place in the women's white belt divisions in both gi and no-gi. Congratulations, Sijara.


-Pete Law

CCS Merchandise

Hey Guys, just a quick note. I ordered school patches for the uniforms and they should get here in a couple of weeks. They look like the logo on this blog. I wanted to get them in before the next tournament.

Also, I found a place that will give us wholesale pricing on Gis. I ordered a few to start out and we'll see how it goes. I ordered single weave gis to give new students something they could start out with without spending an arm and a leg (and also because the place that would wholesale double weave gis to us wanted a large order). If this goes well, we'll try to keep some in stock so that when you guys need another one you can order it directly through the school which will help keep our dues down. If anyone needs another gi, let me know. They should be here in a few days.

And finally, people have been asking about ordering another round of CCS shirts with the school logo. We hope to get some new shirts or hoodies in soon. Last time we sold out, so this time please pre-pay so that we are sure we'll order enough for everyone that wants one.

-Pete Law

US Grappling Submission Only Tournament Nov 1, 2008

This weekend some of Capitol Combat Sports' students took a roadtrip from DC to Winchester Virginia to participate in US Grappling's Submission Only Tournament II. This is a tournament with no time limits or points. A win can only come from a submission. Congratulations on some hard fought matches!

Men's No Gi Beginner
Beginner 149 lbs
2nd Place Andrew Elwell

Beginner 159 lbs
3rd Place Jon Christophel



Men's Gi Divisions

White Belt 140-149.9
3rd place Andrew Elwell



Women No Gi Divisions
Beginner 145-159.9
1st Place Sijara Eubanks

Women's Gi Divisions
White Belt 159
1st Place Sijara Eubanks

White Belt Absolute
1st Place Sijara Eubanks

US Grappling Junior Championships II Oct 25, 2008

Recently some of Capitol Combat Sports' youngest students got to feature their skills at the US Grappling Junior Championships II in Richmond VA. Congratulations guys!

Children Beginner No Gi

77 lbs
2nd place Rael Griffin

89 lbs
3rd Place Will Wests


Teen Advanced No Gi
129 lbs
1st Place Grier Freedman


Teen Beginner No Gi
159 lbs
2nd Place Michael McDonald
3rd Place Dean Szollosy

Teen Beginner Gi
139.9 lbs
1st Place Michael McDonald

Recent Tournament Results

Naga Virginia Championship 2008

Greer Freedman
1st place teens no-gi
2nd place in teens gi

Sijara Eubanks
bronze medal: women's 135+ no-gi division

Victor
4th place adult no-gi

Jeff Freedman
3rd in the Executive no-gi division

Jim
bronze medal: Novice gi division



Mission Submission 2008

Cody
2nd Place White Belt Gi

Pete Sanchez
3rd Place Novice White Belt Gi
3rd Place Novice White Belt no-gi

Sijara Eubanks
3rd Place Womens Gi


Copa Nova 2008

Tom Mooney
2d Place Mens Open White Belt - Gi

Jason George
3rd Place Mens Open White Belt -Gi

Class Schedule

Monday - Thursday

• 8:30 - 10:00 pm
  

Location:

• Hard Training Club - 1726 Kalorama Road Northwest, Washington D.C

New Mats, more space for practice!

Knox Gym recently removed the exercise bicycles from the second floor. As a result, Capitol Combat Sports was able add more workout space for our Jiu jitsu class. We purchased a large wrestling mat which gives us an additional 250 square feet of practice space. Several people who were at the open mat session Saturday morning helped carry it upstairs and put it in place. Nice Teamwork, guys!

With more mat space, we can now accomodate more students interested in learning jiu jitsu at our metro-accessible gym, in the heart of Washington DC.

Our classes are in the evening on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, with an open mat workout on Saturday Mornings.


-Pete Law

Class Schedule

Mondays:

• 7 - 8:15pm Striking
• 8:15-10pm Jujitsu

Thursdays:

• 7 - 8:15pm Striking
• 8:15-10pm Jujitsu

Fridays:

• 6 - 8pm Jiujitsu

Saturdays:

• 9:00-10am No Gi Grappling

Val, J., Victor, Stefano, Juan

J COLEMAN: J.Coleman has been training in Martial Arts for over 20 years begining at the age of seven. He has studied Jiu-Jitusu, Judo, Kempo, Uechiryu, Wing Chun and Philipino stick fighting.He began studying jiu jitsu around the age of ten and at eighteen years he choose to focus soley on Jiu-Jitsu. He holds a black belt in Shorijimatokendo (Japanese system encompassing, grappling, self defense, and judo) under the training of John Bannon (4th Dan Jiujitsu, black belt in Judo) and Rob Rivers (5th Dan), Coleman is also second degree black belt in Judo under Master Quoc Dung (6th Dan) , and a brown belt in Kempo. He started his own school in VA with Dave Kang (brown belt) in 2002 and in 2006 he founded Capitol Combat Sports in Washington DC. In 2008 Capitol Combat named Stefano Tempelton (Sukata Jiu-Jitsu) honorary Professor, with Dave Kang and Val Penascino (formerly of Alive BJJ in Japan) as co-instructors with Coleman as head coach and instructor .

VAL PENASCINO : From the first time he saw the Karate Kid Val knew he wanted to do martial arts. After dabbling in the more traditional forms of Karate, Kenpo and Tae Kwon Do, his search for a more practical art was satisfied when he began studying grappling and kickboxing in 2000. From 2001 to 2005 Val lived and studied in Japan where he had the opportunity to train in Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, mma, and grappling with a number of professional fighters who have competed in K-1, Pancrase, Pride, and Shooto. While in Japan, Val competed on the amateur Shooto mma circuit going 2-0.

Val has been with CCS since March of 2007 running the striking/mma and helping out with jiu jitsu classes.

STEFAN TEMPLETON: Bio Coming Soon: In the meantime, you can hear about Stefan's humanitarian work in the Sudan, and the book they are writing about him on NPR.

JUAN: Bio Coming Soon

DAVE KANG: Bio Coming Soon