Congratulations Jared!

Jared Brito earned his blue belt in Family Martial Arts Saturday March 21. He broke a board resolutely on the third try after demonstrating proficiency in forms and Gracie self-defense techniques in front of his family and Sensei Joseph Diamond and assistant instructor Gerard Woel. We applaud Jared's dedication to his training, his courage, and his belief in proper technique.   Yesterday (3/24/2009) Joe tested Leah (earned her purple belt) and Ricky (earned his green belt) at Philly Fight Club at City Fitness Gym. Both students persisted in achieving perfect form, emphasizing the correct deep stances that gives a fighter good base, speed and powerful techniques, proper use of legs, core, and hips, proper hand position in blocking, striking, and flipping. Leah and Ricky also demonstrated the Gracie self-defense techniques including defense against a grab from behind over the arms, a grab under the arms, and against a choke from the back. Also demonstrated were the Gracie techniques against a grab of the shoulder with straight or bent arms. We applaud their outstanding effort and dedication to their training.