Hope everyone had an amazing Holiday weekend! We will be closed this week on the 31st and 1st. There will be open mats for ALL students at HQ on those days! MONDAY (December 26th) CLOSED Open Mat in San Jose 6:30 am and 6:00 pm TUESDAY (December 27th) 6:30 am (CTA Fundamentals): MOUNT: HIP PRESS […]
Academy News
CURRICULUM WEEK OF DECEMBER 19th
Thank you to everyone who came to HQ to support our team this past Saturday. Also, huge congrats to Zahir and Alex on their recent promotion to blue belt. Both worked extremely hard, were consistent, and did well on their test. Congrats guys, keep training, studying, and evolving. Also, we will be closed from DECEMBER […]
CURRICULUM WEEK OF DECEMBER 12th
As we approach the halfway point, we hope everyone is having an awesome December! Reminder we will be closed from December 23rd through the 26th. We reopen on Tuesday, December 27th. MONDAY (December 12th) 5:30 pm (Intro): Warm-ups and introduction to BJJ 6:15 pm (CTA Fundamentals): BACK: ARMLOCK 7:30 pm: No Gi TUESDAY (December 13th) […]
CURRICULUM WEEK OF DECEMBER 5th
December has officially started. The last month of the year also typically is Palo Alto’s coldest. I hope everyone is staying dry, warm and has a safe holiday season! For those looking to get a jump on their New Year’s resolution, December is also the perfect month to start training!
CTA PALO ALTO STAFF
This week we would like to welcome our newest instructor, Gabriel Marangoni! Gabriel, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been training and competing since he was 14! Gabriel would often travel to San Jose to train under the guidance of Professor Caio Terra. In 2016 Gabriel and his brother, Rafael Marangoni, officially became Caio Terra […]
MASON FOWLER REPRESENTS TEAM USA
This past weekend CTA Athlete and BJJ Palo Alto instructor, Mason Fowler traveled to England to represent Team USA at the Polaris Invitational. In the first half of the event, Mason’s submission over Kywan Gracie gave the US team a 1-0 lead. In the second half, the Brazilians came back and were able to get […]