Sunday, August 20, 2006

EMIRATES HEADED FOR MASTER & SENIOR:


EMIRATES BJJ TEAM MEMBER HEADED FOR INTERNATIONAL MASTER & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Head Coach for the Emirates BJJ Team, Carlão Santos, and Coaches Olavo Abreu & Suyan Queiroz announce Emirates BJJ Team member, Bruce Tafoya, will be competing in the International Master & Senior Jiu Jitsu Championships to be held on August 26th & 27th at the Tijuca Tenis Clube gymnasium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Bruce will be competing in the Middle Weight and Open Weight categories as a Purple Belt.

Bruce recently represented the Emirates BJJ Team at the Abu Dhabi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Cup held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and came away with the championship in the Under-81Kg weight category. He is currently training with his coaches and teammates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in preparation for the upcoming tournament. The majority of his past BJJ training has come under Cleber Luciano (Cleber Jiu Jitsu) in Huntington Beach, California, USA, as well as Tim Cartmell (Shen Wu Academy of Martial Arts) in Garden Grove, California, USA.
Bruce hopes to build on his past success and experience to bring back the gold in 2006! Good luck from your coaches and teammates!

EMIRATES BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU TEAM - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The Emirates BJJ Team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates trains at the World Black Belts Center along Sheikh Zayed Road – Defence Roundabout/Interchange 1, Mazaya Centre exit, past Safestway, in the House of Cars Building, left side of building on the Mezzaline Floor.

For more information, please contact:
Carlão Santos (Portuguese & English) at
+9714-050-827-3934
Ammar Al Ahmad (Arabic & English) at
+9714-050-617-5919
Bruce Tafoya (English) at
+9714-050-293-0421

For other information, please contact us at:
Website: www.emiratesjiu-jitsu.com or E-mail: abudhabi@emiratesjiu-jitsu.com

For Emirates Jiu Jitsu News go to: http://emirates2006.blogspot.com/