Tournaments

Shawn Cox and Billy English both fought hard and earned a bronze medal at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation's 2015 NoGi World Championships. A lot of work goes into preparing for a tournament.  More so than we can adequately describe.  So, congratulations to both of them! If you are wondering what "NoGi" means, here's an explanation: … [Read more...] about Yemaso BJJ Produces Two NoGi World Medalists

  Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is proud to share that we have four martial artists who became world medalists after the 2015 World Master International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships this last weekend.  The team went to Las Vegas to compete for some of the highest honors.  In addition, we have one undisputed WORLD CHAMPION! … [Read more...] about Yemaso BJJ Produces Four World Medalists

New Classes Added to the Schedule As we get ready to head into the final quarter of the year, we are very excited to announce we are opening two new time slots for classes.  Starting Thursday, September 24th we are adding a class time to Tuesdays and Thursdays during the lunch hour.  The classes will be from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.  We encourage everyone who can make the lunch hour training to participate, as it is a perfect time to break up your day and feel refreshed to get back to work. … [Read more...] about Yemaso BJJ 3rd Quarter Update

Sacramento based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, Marcos "Yemaso" Torregrosa traveled to Brazil in order to face the formidable challenge of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation's tournament dubbed "Brazilian Nationals." This tournament, considered by martial art authorities, is arguable the most difficult tournament to win; Brazilian Nationals hosts many top athletes who never have the support to make it over to compete in other major tournaments which have moved to the United States … [Read more...] about Marcos Brings Back Gold from Brazil

San Francisco International Open 1 - Ralph Gracie - 214 2 - Caio Terra Association - 193 3 - Yemaso Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - 133 4 - Gracie Barra - 122 5 - Atos Jiu-Jitsu - 121 Yemaso BJJ the first Sacramento team to ever win an IBJJF team trophy, has come away with it's third consecutive IBJJF team trophy for our efforts in the 2015 International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation San Francisco Open!  Below is a list of the athletes who medaled and the division they fought in: WHITE / Adult … [Read more...] about Yemaso BJJ Brings Back 3rd Team Title in a Row from IBJJF SF Open