On a Tuesday afternoon, we got a call from a reporter from the San Clemente Times. I, Sensei Paulo Guillobel, was teaching my classes, so Esteban, our Program Director answered the phone. The reporter congratulated us for winning an award ...
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One martial art principle is to be adaptable to the circumstances. Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School in San Clemente is doing just that. We are in the middle of a world Pandemic that no one has experienced in our lifetime. A ...
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The Team Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente has been pretty busy lately. In August, Sensei Guillobel and some of the Guillobel Team members were invited by one of the San Clemente Youth League Football coaches, Chris Culbertson, to share some ...
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“Why did Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu get voted the best martial arts school of San Clemente 3 years in a row?” asked the SC Times reporter. This question is not as simple to answer as people think, because I don’t think ...
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This is the second year in a row that Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Dojo wins the title of the best martial arts studio in San Clemente. This was the 10th Annual Best of San Clemente People’s Choice Ole Awards ran by SC ...
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Last Wednesday, I was on Budo Videos’ live interview video podcast called, “This Week In BJJ.” This Week in BJJ is the world’s first live weekly video podcast, where Budo Jake (The Host) interviews the greatest names in the sport ...
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Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu participated at the annual San Clemente Ocean Festival last weekend and gave a demonstration of the art, and self-defense aspects that make BJJ an effective martial art. The demonstration began with the kids showing training and ...
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The BJJ Library Challenge is a one-of-a-kind martial arts show, where six Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts from around the world were chosen to fight against each other for a chance to win a money Prize and fight the six time ...
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Last Sunday, April 26, Jackie First, a martial arts student from Guillobel Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Dojo in San Clemente, won her first martial arts tournament. This tournament was the Southern California’s famous, Copa Pacifica, hosted by Sensei Cleber Luciano. But ...
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