Michelle Welti placed first in the Women’s White Belt Heavyweight division, second in the Women’s White Belt Absolute, and second in her Women’s Advanced No-Gi division.
Larry Gillet looked impressive winnning the title in the Men’s Masters Blue Belt Lightweight Divsion and placing second in the Men’s Masters Advanced No-gi Lightweight division.
Christian Gillet, despite some time off from training, fought well and placed second in the Teen’s Advanced no-gi under 115lb division.
Walter Kimmel, competing in his first tournament, placed first in the Men’s Masters Blue Belt Heavyweight division and second in the Men’s Blue Belt Heavyweight division.
Big Josh Wehrmann, Rage Fight & Fitness Head personal trainer/Strength & Conditioning Coach, competed in his first tournament, placing second in the Men’s White Belt Super Heavyweight Divsion.
Congratulations to everyone who competed and a special thanks to all those who came out to support the team.
Look for the Jiu-Jitsu team to make a name for themselves and compete often in 2010!
Head Jiu-Jitsu Instructor David Trader won the Men’s Advanced Lightweight Divsion, closing it out with a triangle submission victory over Yamasaki Jiu-Jitsu black belt Luis Pantoja.
Michelle Welti placed first in the Women’s White Belt Heavyweight division and second in her Women’s Advanced No-Gi division.
Mitch Freeman, competing in his first tournament, placed second in the Men’s Beginner Absolute No-Gi division.
Bill Nagle won his first two matches, finishing fourth while fighting through an injury. Ryan Wright gained valuable experience competing in his first tournament. Look for Ryan and Bill to bring home some medals in their next competitions.
Saturday May 16th starting at 2:30pm sharp, Rage Muay Thai Fight Team members will be competing in exhibition bouts in Arlington, VA. Fighters scheduled to compete include:
In the opening bout, on only 24 hour notice, both Mujahid “The Butcher” Ali representing Rage Fight Club and NOVA MMA and Damon “Death By Chocolate” Daniels step up to bring you some exciting Boxing action. Mujahid will be fighting early so he can corner his students in the later bouts. In other action…
Aaron “American Psycho” Weatherspoon – Rage Fight Club vs. “Gentleman” Jared French- NOVA MMA – 3 x 2 min. rounds K-1 Rules style kickboxing
Pat “The Commando” Maritato – Rage Fight Club vs. Matt “The Demon” Hershman – NOVA MMA – 3 x 2 min. rounds Boxing
Deryck “D-Wrizzle” Deblois – Rage Fight Club vs. “OLDBOY” Quang – NOVA MMA – 3 x 2 min rounds Boxing
and in the main event…
Arturo “Lil Napoleon” Ayala from Rage Fight Club will square off against NOVA MMA’s Vivek “Nepals Finest” Nakarami in K-1 rules style kickboxing, 3 x 2 min rounds
Event location: S.A Fights 2407 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA
These fights are a FREE exhibition event, are open to the public, and feature some of the best up and coming talent from a number of Northern Virgina boxing/martial arts schools.
This event will feature 8 free bouts in Boxing, Muay Thai and K-1 rules kickboxing to entertain and inform the public of these amazing martial arts, while offering a safe and fun environment for the fighters to gain ring experience.
So be sure to come out and have a great time while supporting your local athletes.
Congratulations to all the Team Rage Jiu-Jitsu students who competed in the Copa Nova Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Ashburn, Virginia this weekend. As a team, we placed 7th overall in the Adult team standings despite fielding only 4 competitors. Our children’s team, despite some very tough competiton, did even better placing 5th overall in the Children/Teen standings.
Jeremy West won the Men’s Advanced No-Gi under 165lbs division and Men’s under 150lbs blue belt division. Jermey won all of his matches by submission. Included in his victories were impressive submission wins over top competitors Dave Jacobs (black belt Yamasaki/Fairfax JJ) and Tim Koren (purple belt 50/50).
Larry Gillet dominated his opponent and came close on several submission attempts before winning on points to take the Men’s 30+ No gi Intermediate under 160lbs division title.
Michelle Welti fought a tough match in the Women’s Absolute division losing on points to a very game competitor from Team Lloyd Irvin. Look for Michelle to continue to step up her game and bring back the gold in her next tournament.
Kristopher Bishop, competing in his first BJJ tournament, won the Mens 30+ No-Gi Intermediate under 200lbs division and placed third in the Men’s Intermediate over 195lbs division.
Children’s Team results
Christian Gillet, dominated both his Children’s Advanced Gi and Advanced No-Gi under 110 lbs divisions winning all his matches by submission
Abby Ayala, competing in only her second tournament, took 3rd in the Children’s Advanced No-Gi under 80lbs division
Koen Gorham, competing in just his second tournament, fought well in the Children’s advanced Gi and No-Gi divisions losing each time to eventual champion Jamir Johnson
Patrick Hailey, competing in his first tournament with only weeks of instruction, took 2nd in the Children’s Beginner No-Gi under 95lbs division and placed 3rd in the Children’s Beginner Gi under 95lbs division
Taylor Prejean, competing in her first tournament, fought an extremely strong competitor after moving up a weight class and ended up taking 2nd in the Children’s Beginner No-Gi under 80lbs division
Keegan Daley, competing in his first tournament and facing tough competition, took 2nd in the Children’s Beginner Gi under 80lbs division
A special thanks to all those parents and team members who came out and supported the competitors.
Be sure to sign up today for a Free one hour Personal Training Session with Rage Fight and FitnessStrength and Conditioning Coach Josh Wehrmann.
Josh has been working and training in the strength and fitness industry for over 10 years and has zeroed in on his true passion as a Strength and Conditioning Coach that not only works with athletes, but brings his challenging style of training to the general public. Josh believes that a strength and conditioning approach works exceptionally well for all clients, having successfully trained and reached fantastic results with men, woman, seniors, kids, and special populations as well as athletes.
Josh is nationally certified through the American Counsel on Exercise, and the National Personal Training Institute. Josh is new to the Rage Team, and is happy to offer all current and new members a FREE hour long coaching session/workout to get you on the right step to wellness.
Member USA Powerlifting Federation
Member North American Strongman
3 Time Virginia Powerlifting State Champion
2 Time Virginia Open Powerlifting Champion
2 Time Mid Atlantic Powerlifting Champion
SHW Jr. Class Virginia State Deadlift and Total Record Holder
This Saturday, March 25th, Rage Fight and Fitness is proud to host a Youth Jiu-Jitsu Workshop by Team Lloyd IrvinChildren’s Martial Arts Instructor Donnie Achnick.
Donnie is the head coach of the #1 ranked youth grappling team in the country. Donnie, along with a number of his top students, will be sharing the techniques that have turned these kids into the nation’s top competitors.
This is an opportunity for your child to work with and be inspired by some of the top youth competitors in the country including:
Ryan Villogram – a 16 year old who already has numerous victories in Adult competition Carlo Levell – 2008 Number 1 RATED Youth who is currently undefeated in his weight class for over 2 years of competition (over 40 matches) Cedric Bryant – 2008 Number 1 RATED Teenager who impressively submits over 90% of his opponents Aarae Alexander – One of the top RATED women competitors in the country despite only being 14 years old. Isaiah Edmond – Amazing 8 year old who is a perfect example of hard work and focus.
The seminar will feature:
The best collection of grappling games ever seen under one roof
New techniques being demonstrated to your child by children just like them
The opportunity to train with the nations best kids and have a blast while doing it!
Moon bounce from All Bounce Party rentals
and finally….its for a good cause. The proceeds will be donated to sending a number of deserving kids to this year’s Jiu-Jitsu World Championships.
I highly recommend you dont miss out on this great opportunity!
The seminar will run from 1:00pm to 4:30pm Saturday April 25th. The cost is $50 per child.
Congratulations to Rage Instructor Mujahid Ali and his students Alex Fearnley, Arturo Ayala, and Cory Fritzsching who competed this weekend at NoVAMMA in Arlington, VA. It was a great experience for everyone involved and we expect to have students fighting in these events on a regular basis. Be sure to check this website frequently to be updated on upcoming events.
Rage Fight and Fitness is proud to announce our partnership with MMA clothing supplier Demigod Fightwear. Check out their full line of merchandise, from boardshorts to t-shirts, now available at our frontdesk.
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Jiu-Jitsu students be sure to set your alarm clocks. Rage Fight and Fitness will be moving our morning BJJ class to 6:00am as several students have mentioned that an extra 1/2 hour would make it easier for them to get to work on time. Classes now run from 6:00am to 7:00am on Tuesday and Thursday and are taught by BJJ Blackbelt Dave Trader. So far we have had a great turnout and the training has been excellent. We expect these classes will continue to grow. So, if you can make it, come in and start your day off with a great workout.
The Rage Jiu-Jitsu competition team returned to the Copa Nova Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in Ashburn, Va on January 9th. 
This Saturday, March 25th, 
Jiu-Jitsu students be sure to set your alarm clocks. Rage Fight and Fitness will be moving our morning BJJ class to 6:00am as several students have mentioned that an extra 1/2 hour would make it easier for them to get to work on time. Classes now run from 6:00am to 7:00am on Tuesday and Thursday and are taught by BJJ Blackbelt Dave Trader. So far we have had a great turnout and the training has been excellent. We expect these classes will continue to grow. So, if you can make it, come in and start your day off with a great workout.