Tony Tosoc - 3rd Place Masters No-Gi Beginner and 3r Place Mens Gi White Belt
Congratulations to all participants!!! The next NAGA sponsored event in our area will be The Indiana Grappling Championship on 09/19/09.
03/08/2009 - The Arnold Sports Festival (A NAGA ranked event)
Ethan, Austin, Bobby, and Mikey traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the Arnold (as in Schwarzenegger) Sports Festival and represented RFO proudly. Congratulations to all four students!
02/14/2009 - Carlson Gracie Jr. Seminar
Carlson Gracie Jr joined us for a seminar on Saturday, Feb. 14th. The successful event was followed by RFO's Grand Opening Celebration and Open House.
Carlson Gracie Jr. Bio
Carlson Gracie Jr. was born in the state of Rio de Janeiro Brazil in July 27 1969. He started Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 3 years old under the direction of his father Grand Master Carlson Gracie with whom he has been training since. Junior attended for 6 years the Rio de Janeiro State University, where he obtained a Physical Education degree. In 1987, as a result of an invitation of Orlando Barradas, the State Team Coach at the time,\ who was really impressed by Carlson Junior's achievements, Junior won first place in one of the most important tournaments around the world “The Buda Cup” after only a few months of his graduation as a Black Belt. In addition, on his way back to Brazil he won “The South American Championship”. After that, he went on a "winning parade" that started from a challenge between martial Arts schools in Brazil, where he represented the Carlson Gracie Team. He also fought in Asia in the "Battle - Cage" and in Vegas at the the "Extreme Fighting Championship". He later competed in Chicago Challenge where he won two years in the row. Since he retired from competitions, he became a very dedicated teacher of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For Junior, it’s Important to have the Carlson Gracie Team continue having real Champions and to inspire the new generations in a better, more physically active, and more health-oriented style of life based on the exercise, discipline, and the self-control that the practice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu provides its practitioners. This is not even taking into consideration the fame, popularity, and financial success that some of the fighters from the "Carlson Gracie nest" enjoy when they become professional and certified under the direction of a Great Family of masters. They are recognized world wide as “Living Legends.“ Currently, Junior is the head Instructor for "Ground Survival," one the biggest organizations of Martial Arts in the world.
Please also visit CARLSON GRACIE FEDERATION for more information regarding the Carlson Gracie Team.
01/07/2009 - RFO has expanded
RFO has expanded to 3,000 square feet of space.
12/13/2008 - Belt Promotion
Congratulations to all who received stripes and especially to Randy (now Blue Belt) and Ethan Tamisin (now Yellow Belt) for being promoted in recognition of noticeable improvement and tournament victories.
12/03/2008 - RFO has moved
RFO BJJ has moved from Antioch, Illinois to Fox Lake, Illinois. The new facility is located at 710 E. Grand Avenue and will eventually expand to approximately 3,000 square feet of space.
09/02/2008 - RFO is now officially open!
RFO BJJ is officially open in Antioch, Illinois.
