Click on their website and RSVP for a free seminar with Leandro Lo, Paulo and Joao, Murilo, Luis Panza and others in a grand opening celebration. Dates are Jan 31 for Gi and Feb 1st for Nogi. Plus, you can take classes for free the entire week.
http://unityjiujitsu.com/
Leandro Lo and Luis Panza will be there until Pans as well.
Wow looks good!!
Bethlehem will be there
NYC is turning into a mecca. Renzo, Danaher, Shaolin, Marcelo Garcia, Paulo Miyao, Joao Miyao, Murilo Santana...
Murilo Santana is the most underrated nogi grappler in the world IMO.
Also he's a great guy. He rolled no-gi for 12 hours straight for charity for sexual assault survivors. No water, no bathroom breaks. Nothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkCgg9Xjw4
Murilo is also a native speaker of both English and Portuguese which really helps instruction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Nall
Cool to have guys like Miyaos, who really embody "new" jiu jitsu at the same place as Murilo, who is super old school. Good mix.
Do you know what will happen to Lo? If Paulo, Joao, and Murilo are coming here, is Leandro Lo just going to stay back in Brazil? Or is he coming to NYC also? I know he's at the grand opening, but I mean like for good. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up following. I know he gets so much out of training with those guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by NotReady
im gonna take a huge dump in the bathroom when im there
lmao why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zach Maslany
I know Lo is staying until Pans. I think Luis Panza as well. Beyond that I am not sure, but will ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Nall
santana got his black belt from mario yamasaki? what the fuck?
Yamasaki is a BJJ black belt?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Toffolo
Mario and Fernando Yamasaki are both BJJ black belts. Fernando lost in the Pan finals at black belt against Draculino way back when. Yamasaki was one of the first BJJ schools on the East Coast to open back in 1996.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Rosado
Murilo grew up in Bethesda, MD right outside of Washington DC. Trained at Yamasaki in Rockville. Went down to Brazil and turned into the monster we all know.
Alpha male stuff. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by David Rosado
dayummmmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by NotReady
If I recall correctly Murilo was down in Brazil training with Barbosa at that time, but came back up to the States to be given his black belt by Mario.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Toffolo
Mario the UFC ref?Quote:
Originally Posted by NotReady
Yes sir, that's the guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Rosado
How many Mario Yamasakis are there? lol
im mario yamasaki, i hope there bathrooms are nice cause i might upper decker there toilets.
My father's last name is Yamasaki. I changed it to lopez so i wouldnt get any celebrity jokes... Then saved by the bell happened.
Crazy yamasakis a bb! Awesome. And 12 hrs straight rolling!? Wow! What a beast.