Yemaso BJJ Adds two Classes to Evenings Our martial arts academy has been diligently growing. One of the most common questions we receive from potential new students is about classes specifically for beginners. Starting a combat sport can be intimidating; it is easy to forget how intimidating starting a combative martial art can seem to be, for those of us who have been long removed from our first days. Yemaso BJJ has always believed in having a specific on-boarding experience for new …
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Sacramento Martial Arts Academy Produces Three Panamerican Champions
This past weekend, Yemaso BJJ took a small group of competitors to the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation's Pan American Championship in Irvine, CA. This tournament is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in the greater American continent. It is not uncommon for a martial artist's division to have over one-hundred competitors all vying for the gold medal and opportunity to earn the distinction of Panamerican champion. We brought six medals back to Sacramento, and three of …
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Sacramento Martial Artist Wins Trip to Fight in Abu Dhabi
Our head instructor, Marcos "Yemaso" Torregrosa traveled to New York City to compete in the NYC ADCC Trials, a satellite tournament, to win an all expense paid trip to the United Arab Emirates for a chance to compete in the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup. The ADCC Trials, is a tournament that you have to win in order to get a ticket to compete in another much larger and more prestigious tournament. The World Jiu-Jitsu Pro is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the grappling …
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Team Yemaso Wins 4th Consecutive Team Title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNv5NV3N_4 In 2013 Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu made history by being the first Sacramento team to ever win a coveted International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) team title. Our academy has gone on to repeat in 2014, three-peat in 2015, and, in 2016, has added the 4th consecutive team title to our list of accomplishments. …
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2015 Winter Promotions
Our Sacramento Martial Arts Academy has grown a lot. Last Saturday, December 5th we celebrated the realization of hard work in the form of belt promotions. People often ask, what the difference between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other martial arts is. Well, one of the most readily available differences to note is how, generally speaking, difficult it is to attain rank in BJJ. But, on the bright side, it's what makes getting promoted in BJJ feel like such an accomplishment each time. To say …
Sacramento Martial Arts Groupon Deal
We are delighted to announce a huge discount on classes at Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! We have two separate Yelp deals for the people of Sacramento. …