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Old 06-24-2007, 03:56 AM   #1 (permalink)

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Tell me what you think of this place?

Hey y'all, I was wondering if you could take a look at this place for me and tell me what you think just from looking at the site. It's a Gracie Barra school, and really the only BJJ school around me.


http://graciebarrabloomington.com/


Here's the intructors they have:

Source: http://graciebarrabloomington.com/Instructors.html


Name: Agnaldo da Silveira

Age: 29

Credentials: I’ve been a black belt for 3 years now and student for 10 under my mentor, Professor Carlos Alberto Liberi. Furthermore, I have been instructing for 4 years as a Gracie-Barra professor here in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Place of Birth: Bandeirantes, PR, Brazil.

Accomplishments: Brazilian champion (2002); third place in World Championship (2003); three times champion of Sao Paulo state – Paulista federation (2000, 2001, 2002); Sao Paulo state champion – Sao Paulo State Federation (2005); Inter-Gracie champion (2005); two times champion of Ubatuba Submission Summer Festival (2002, 2003).


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Name: Tim Lee

Credentials: Tim Lee, has been training in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 6 years now and holds the ranks of purple belt under Eduardo De Lima, Tampa FL, who is a Gracie Barra 3rd degree black belt.

Accomplishments: Tim Lee has competed in several national and international events including the Arnold Gracie Classic 2003 (1st); St. Louis Open (2nd); Chicago Naga (3rd) Lakeland, Fl-High Performance (1st and 4th);2006 Pan American Games, Purple Belt (3rd); and the 2007 Pan American Games, Purple Belt (3rd). This being said, Tim Lee remains an active player.

From: Tampa, Fl.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Any feedback would be nice (if anyone has lived in this area and taken courses here.)
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Old 06-24-2007, 09:36 AM   #2 (permalink)

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looks pretty solid to me, dude. if this is the only BJJ place around, and you want to train some BJJ, what are you waiting for? get on the mat!
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Old 06-24-2007, 12:10 PM   #3 (permalink)

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seems like a good school and good instructors to me.
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Old 06-24-2007, 03:34 PM   #4 (permalink)

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Nothin wrong with Gracie Barra. We get GB guys coming to our gym every now and then, and they're real stand up guys.
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Nothin wrong with Gracie Barra. We get GB guys coming to our gym every now and then, and they're real stand up guys.
That's a bad sign, I think he was looking for ground specialists.
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Looks like a good school
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Looks decent. The students look young and inexperienced though. If its the only one, you might as well.
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That's a bad sign, I think he was looking for ground specialists.
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