Female BJJ World Champion Penny Thomas Now Teaching in San Clemente
Now our San Clemente Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy and its students have the privilege to be taught by female BJJ World Champion Penny Thomas. Our Jiu Jitsu Master, Paulo Guillobel, decided to add one more top black belt to its team. ‘Our Guillobel BJJ is 100% committed to provide the best performance and environment to [...]
San Clemente Jiu Jitsu Interviews BJJ black belt Cadu Francis
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu head instructor, Paulo, interviewed last week his friend and training partner, BJJ black belt Cadu Francis. Cadu paid us a visit last Thursday, when he shared with our students some top secret techniques. ‘Francis is an amazing athlete, and professor. He and his wife are devoted to teach the most premium [...]
San Clemente Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Helping our Local Schools – Concordia Elementary
Our San Clemente Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a very strong phisolophy that goes along with the practice of Jiu-Jitsu. “BJJ is not about throwing techniques on the air, it’s not about forms, it’s not an individual sport . BJJ is a very dinamic game with action-reaction that NEEDS an opponent. BJJ is a team-oriented sport that requires partnership”, explain San [...]
BJJ San Clemente asks you: what is your Jiu-Jitsu New Year’s Resolution?
I know, I know… A lot of people have a huge list of new goals for this new year, including training Jiu-Jitsu. But what is your Jiu-Jitsu New Year’s Resolution? Do you have one? Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente asks you this question. If you train Jiu-Jitsu, take the time to understand why you do so and how [...]
BJJ San Clemente – Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Andre receives his 3rd Stripe
Our BJJ San Clemente school recognized Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Andre Lucic’s dedication to our Martial Arts and Students. In 2010, Andre completed more than 9 years as an active BJJ Black Belt. Because of his devotion to the mat, our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu friend received his 3rd Stripe from his BJJ Master Paulo Guillobel last Wedesnday, [...]
Guillobel BJJ San Clemente brought you the Women Self-Defense Seminar
Guillobel BJJ San Clemente School brought you the Women Self-Defense Seminar last Saturday, Dec 11 2010. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Paulo Guillobel and Police Officer Robert Foss made this event remarkable. Both brought a lot of information and statistics about women sexual assaults, ways to prevent and how to physically defend against a real attack [...]
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu teaches The 10 Common Mistakes BJJ Beginners Make
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu brings to you one more tool to speed up your BJJ learning experience. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente head Instructor Paulo Guillobel shares with you the 10 Most Common Mistakes that BJJ beginners make. This overview is extremely important for any BJJ martial artist, including advanced practitioners. Jiu-Jitsu mistakes such as bad posture [...]
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu: Move of the Week
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu brings to you on more Move of the Week. In this video, BJJ Black Belt Paulo Guillobel teaches you how to defend against an armbar. Please remember safety always come first. If you decide to practice this Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu technique outside the mat, practice at your on risk. It’s always better to [...]
San Clemente Jiu Jitsu Move of the Week: Triangle Scape 1
San Clemente Jiu Jitsu brings to you one more BJJ Move of the Week, with no cost. Last week BJJ Black Belt 4 stripes Paulo Guillobel taught you how to defend against an armbar. This week, our Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente Head Instructor teaches you another scape from another BJJ submission, the triangle chock. “To attack [...]
Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente – Technique of the week: Triangle Defense
Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente brings you an amazing escape from one of the most famous BJJ chokes, the triangle. The triangle technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a very effective submission for who is on the ground. With the help of our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt Jonathan Nasseri, Black Belt Paulo Guillobel teaches you all the details [...]
Guillobel BJJ San Clemente – Testimonial Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu head Instructor Paulo interviews one of his oldest student from US, Eric. Eric is being with Paulo for more than 8 years and in their journey through Pasadina, Torrance, San Pedro and finally San Clemente, they developed a great respect and admiration for each other. Besides their friendship, together both accomplished lots [...]
San Clemente Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Seafest Guillobel BJJ
Last year, our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy had a booth at the 2009 San Clemente Seafest in partnership with our dear jiu-jitsu student Roberto Diaz. It was unbelievable how many complements we heard from Roberto’s secret panamanian clam chowder recipe. It was so tasteful that as I’m writing now, I get watery mouth. Unfortunately, this year we didn’t [...]
Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente Move of the Week: Pendulum Sweep 2.2
Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente Move of the Week: Pendulum Sweep. Professor Paulo Guillobel teaches how to apply a pendulum sweep correctly. This video was recorded during one of his classes at his San Clemente BJJ academy. This jiu-jitsu technical video is intended just to review the techniques. Please, safety comes first. Practice under guidance of a [...]
Less than 2 weeks to our Jiu-Jitsu Pro Gear Open San Clemente
We are counting the days: it’s less than 2 weeks to our Jiu-Jitsu Pro Gear Open in San Clemente. In partnership with Head Wrestling Coach from San Clemente High School Mark Callentino, and owner of Jiu-Jitsu Pro Gear Store Gilberto Faria, Guillobel Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente is bringing to you the biggest and the best [...]
Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente: Testimonial
Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente is diligently working to make sure that our students get the best out of our Jiu Jitsu Programs. And it makes us extremely happy, energized and even surprised with the out standing results that our students got in so short period of time: some students quit smoking, others lost 30 [...]
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu Move of the Week: Triangle
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 4th degree Black Belt, Paulo Guillobel, teaches from his San Clemente BJJ school a very effective way to apply one of the most famous submission, the triangle choke. This submission is really easy to use on your opponent, specially if the person on top does not have a good posture; and/or if his/her arms [...]
Jiu Jitsu San Clemente Move of the Week: Stretching
When you practice a Martial Art like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you learn that your body is your tool. Even if your mind knows all the techniques, your body is the one that applies it. So your sharp mind and strong body must be align for you to have a good performance. What we do in [...]
San Clemente Jiu Jitsu at the 2010 BJJ Nationals
Guillobel BJJ stands for P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-N-C-E Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente did great at the 2010 BJJ Nationals Championship, last weekend Sep 25th and 26th. Our academy was represented by 3 of our top martial arts fighters: Blue Belt Jason Hughes, Blue Belt Andre Pretzel, and Brown Belt Ira. After amazing fights, each one brought [...]
San Clemente: Jiu-Jitsu Schedule for Sep 25th
Our Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente team will be busy this weekend. This Saturday, Sep 25th, part of our team will held to Dominguez Hills/Calrson to compete at the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Nationals Championship. The other part of our BJJ martial artists students will be at the Character Counts! Jamboree, at Vista Del Mar School [...]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente Move of the week: BJJ Guard Pass
A lot of martial artists get frustrated when training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because they don’t know how to pass the guard properly – specially if they practice with someone that knows how to use their legs and hips to have a great guard. But from now on, you will no longer be frustrated when practicing our [...]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and its Science
At Guillobel Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente Academy when someone talks about leverage, they are talking about using minimum effort for maximum effect. In a martial arts sense, generally we are talking about ways of controlling/moving/effecting someone whereby a smaller person can do so to a bigger guy with minimum effort. Leverage is a mathematical formula [...]
San Clemente Jiu-Jitsu Move of the Week: Sep 13th
San Clemente, CA, Sep 13 2010 – This week Sensei Paulo Guillobel teaches you a great counter to single leg take down. Single leg takedown is one of the most used takedowns in wrestling, MMA and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, so it is extremely important to a BJJ student to have at least one good counter [...]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Move of the Week: Sep 6th
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners have a very clear goal: to control and finish the fight as soon as possible, with no injuries. And how do you make your partner/opponent give up and tap out? The answer is: applying correctly a submission. And there are 2 big “groups” of submissions: the joint-locks and the chokeholds. Today [...]
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Class: Learn How to Open the Guard
2010 Jiu-Jitsu Pan American Champion Paulo Guillobel teaches you for FREE a Jiu-Jitsu Class. The technique of this week, Aug 30th, is How to Pass the Guard. Any BJJ practioner, kids, women, adults and teens, must know how to do it – and do it properly. Notice that before train, always warm up first. Safety always [...]
