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In December of 2012 JAO became a member of the CTA family. The process started many months earlier and after tons of emails, txt and phone calls we knew he would be a great fit. He came to us as blue belt in BJJ, and a black belt in Taekwondo. Above everything else he had […]
This past weekend affiliates from North Carolina made the trek to Fort Mill, South Carolina to compete in the 2014 Newbreed Crystal Cup Open. They say kids are the future and if this is true, than the future looks extremely bright in North Carolina! In the 6 and under division Bryson Bushart took home 2nd. […]
What an amazing year this has been! When I started the association, it wasn’t to win titles but to spread my style of Jiu Jitsu and change lives. Thats why I was so overwhelmed this past weekend at the 8th Annual no gi world championships, when as a team we took home 2nd in the […]
After a couple of months of emails, phone calls and text, it is with great pleasure that we announce we have our first affiliate in Utah! Ultimate Combat Training Center in Draper, Utah, owned and operated by the Stidham family, great people with great programs! In addition to Caio Terra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, UTC offers […]
Today was an unexpected surprise for our gym and association. At the end of the day we were awarded the 3rd place team trophy at American nationals.I forgot sometimes how far we’ve come, and it’s simply amazing. In little over two years it’s humbling to stand on the team podium next to two giant’s in […]
This past weekend Patrick Beaudoin from Modern Jiu Jitsu in Montreal Canada headed down to Glens Falls, New York for NAGA. Patrick wrote that this it was an all around great day. None of his students could make the trip because they had another one next saturday and they didnt want to risk injury but […]
Last weekend members of the Caio Terra Association headed to Nevada for the 2014 IBJJF Las Vegas Summer International Open. Affiliates from California, Arizona, and Canada made the journey, and at the end of the day CTA finished in 4th place. Considering we have no affiliates in Nevada and our association is just over 2 […]
This past weekend Caio Terra affiliates from the Institute of Martial Arts, Strong Heart Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Gravity BJJ traveled to Sin City to compete in the 2014 Vegas Open. In the black belt division, Vitor Pashoal and Milton Bastos fought hard but came up a little short taken home the bronze. Also in […]
This past weekend I was invited to go over to Arizona for two very special occasions. The first was to award our affiliate and my good friend Jay Pages his second degree on his black belt. For many, degrees on black belt are a way to mark the time, for Jay this is not the […]