Striking Program at Sampa martial arts under renovation. This year is the year where prof. Renato decided to focus on many changes in our striking program. At Sampa martial arts we offer jiu jitsu classes (ground fighting and grappling) as well striking classes where there is a lesser component of a grapple and throws and […]
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Differences between Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Japanese Jiu-Jitsu was one of the earliest martial arts to be formed into a system that could be practiced and taught. It came long before the Brazilian version, which wasn’t formed until the early 1900s that a Brazilian family, the Gracies, took the ancient Japanese martial […]
Sampa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you are in space(s) #: 64 2017 GLENDORA HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Saturday, December 9, 2017 – Parade starts at 9:00 am sharp! Thank you for your participation in the 2017 Glendora Christmas Parade! Below you will find helpful information regarding your involvement theday of the parade. REMINDER: Do not hand out or throw any objects, including, but not limited to, candy. No political venues. Violation of this rule willresult in removal from the parade. IF THE PARADE IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER THERE WILL BE NO MAKE UPDATE AND NO REFUND! Parade Route Starts on Glendora Ave. at Bennett Ave. Proceeds south on Glendora Ave. Turns west onto Foothill Blvd. Turns north onto Grand Ave.Turns west onto Bennett Ave. to the pick-up spots at Sandburg Middle School. WHEN THE PARADE STARTS YOU MUST ENTER INNUMERICAL ORDER AND AS DIRECTED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Sign in table The contact person from your group must sign in between 7:00am and 8:00am Saturday, Dec.9th. The sign in table will belocated at the northeast corner of Glendora Ave. and Bennett Ave., in front of First Christian Church. You will be issued anorange piece of paper with your space number on it. PLEASE SEE THAT THE LEAD PERSON IN YOUR GROUP HASTHIS PINNED TO THEIR LEFT ARM SO THAT THE ANNOUNCERS CAN SEE IT. Road Closures Glendora Ave. – northbound and southbound traffic between Foothill Blvd. and Sierra Madre Ave. (6:00 am – 12:00pm). Foothill Blvd. – eastbound and westbound traffic between Glendora Ave. and Grand Ave. (8:00 am – 12:00pm) Grand Ave. – west side lanes of Grand between Foothill Blvd. and Bennett Ave. (8:00 am – 12:00pm) Bennett Ave. – eastbound and westbound traffic between Grand Ave. and Barranca Ave. (8:00am – 12:00pm) Staging Area: Glendora Ave., from Bennett Ave. north to Sierra Madre Ave. Your space number is indicated at glendorachristmasparade.com. Please drop off on either Vermont or Vista Bonita, whichever is closest to your space. Do not drive onGlendora Ave. This will be closed to traffic. Pick up location: Sandburg Middle School (819 W. Bennett Ave.). Exit westbound only. Buses near Sandburg Middle School, park […]
Hey friend, Please be there by 8:40 am at the most. Come in your Gi, the best one you have nice and clean! Here are the directions I have received from the organizers please read: Sampa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you are in space(s) #: 64 on north Glendora Ave. 2017 GLENDORA HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS PARADE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT […]
Yes friend! Leyla won the referral contest! I should say that this one was the easiest one to win! With only 2 referrals who tried the $29.99 she won the contest. We thank her and her family for the compliment paid to the school, and the support. She now won the Ambassador Gi. Congrats Leyla! […]
This past weekend, Prof Renato, had the opportunity to participate again in the Instructor Development Course hosted by the World Thai Boxing Association. The course was held at the Boxing works Gym in Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance. This time he completed level two of the course and had a great time and the opportunity to spend […]
The week of October 21st to October 29th whilst prof. Renato was teaching in Austria we had also a week full of events here in Glendora Ca and in Brazil. Prof. Renato Migliaccio went to Austria to teach at our 5th BJJ intensive camp. This camp was very international with students coming from Russia, Czech […]
I believe around the year of 2009 I had the pleasure to compete in one of the most prestigious MMA events of that time it was called the M-1 global challenge. I was part of the team USA East because I was fighting out of Connecticut as I was living there to train and teach. […]
Here at Sampa, we are a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school with our first location in Glendora, California. We specialize in providing the community with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai training to over 400 students. We are proud to announce that we are expanding and now have a second location in Walnut, California. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzwHtpzx8ew[/embedyt] To promote […]
A few months ago, we sponsored two brown belt Jiu-Jitsu athletes to come here to United States and compete in the world championship. Their names are Richar and Ricky. They are from Cicero Costa Jiu-Jitsu team and are great kids. They unfortunately did not have a great turn out at that tournament but they are […]