Σάββατο 9 Μαΐου 2015

A 2 day - 7hr Women's Self Defense Workshop












Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has been
called “the great equalizer”.
That's because a small person
who knows BJJ can easily
defend themselves against a
much larger person who doesn't.

Feel safe having some of the
world's most powerful self
defense tactics under your
control.

Program:
Day 1                        6/6/16
9:00-11:00 intro/SD Part 1
11:00-11:30 coffee break
11:30-13:00  SD Part 2
13:00-14:00 free sushi

Day 2                         7/6/15
9:00-11:00 intro/SD Part 3
11:00-11:30 coffee break
11:30-13:00  SD Part 4
13:00-14:00 free sushi

For more info and bookings call : 99334575 Alexis

Rome open - European NO-GI


Constantinos Kouyialis
bronze metal purple belts Medium category



Andreas Achniotis
bronze metal  brown belts Light category


Helios Demange
2 Silver medals purple belts Medium & open category










Panos Petralis
Gold medal  blue belts Ultra heavy category!




















Helios Demange
Silver and Bronze medal purple belts Medium & open category!


Andreas Achniotis
bronze metal  brown belts Light category!


































A medal tally well earned!!! After a gruesome three-day fight schedule @aspidateam came back with nine medals! Good things come to those who train hard! 



























A big thanks to professor @federico_tisi and all the guys fromTribe jj Rome for the hospitality and the amazing training. 

My first BJJ class!

ATRG head coach Andreras Achniotis with ATRG funder Pantelis Panayides

























This photo is definitely dated! A little more that ten years ago! This is probably my first BJJ class! This is the guy who changed my life, who became my professor, my mentor and my guide, but most of all my friend, my family..

Greek national BJJ championship 8/3/2015


The Team





















Η Aspida Team Renzo Gracie Cyprus εκπροσώπησε την Κύπρο στους πανελλήνιους αγώνες brazilian jiu jitsu που πραγματοποιήθηκαν την Κυριακή 8 Μαρτίου στις Εγκαταστάσεις του Ολυμπιακού γηπέδου πάλης στα άνω Λιόσια.
Μετά απο 12 ώρες αγώνων η Aspida Team έδωσε Κυπριακό χρώμα στα μετάλλια. Συνολικά 9 μετάλλια για τους αθλητές μας που για ακόμα μια φορά εκπροσώπησαν την Κύπρο σε αγώνες brazilian jiu jitsu.
Αναλυτικά οι αθλητές και η θέση που κατέκτησαν:
Αντρέας Κετώνης 1ος
Χρήστος Κοσιάρης 1ος
Μάριος Χριστοδούλου 2ος
Κυριάκος Θεοδώρου 2ος
Ανδρέας Αχνιώτης 2ος
Ανδρέας Αχνιώτης 3ος (ανοικτή κατηγορία)
Παναγιώτης Πετραλλής 3ος
Γιώργος Χατζηλαζάρου 3ος
Σάββας Δημοσθένους 3ος


Training at Renzo Gracie Athens with prof Pantelis Paniayides 

1st NO-GI championship in Cyprus 15/2/2015












After a big week ATRG head coach Andreas Achniotis, instractor Panikos Melodias organise the first NO-GI championship in Cyprus. With the participation of 12 different academies and  90 athletes for one more time this event is showing how the sport is growing.
congratulations to all the athletes, coaches, staff and the public for the great atmosphere and the hight level fights.
Aspida Team scored first with 8 finalist in 9 categories.So proud of my team! 


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ATRG!!

AJ Agazarm seminar 2-3/2/15

























This February we had the honer to host one of the most upcoming events in Cyprus.
ATRG set up a 2 day seminar with Rank #2 in the World Aj Agazarm.
 Right after his super fight in Polaris and the European championship the "Florida boy" show us his best!
 Amazing skills and great top game cool guy. thats is the combination for a perfect seminar!
Thanks AJ and see you in the near future!

Day 1 group selfie by the "selfie master"!

Having fun!

Day 2 ending the seminar with questions.

Δευτέρα 27 Απριλίου 2015

European BJJ championship Lisbon 21,22,23,24,25/Jan2015

European BJJ championship Lisbon 21,22,23,24,25/Jan2015

With 3400 register athletes and after 5 continuend days one the most important championship in the world came to an end.With athletes coming from all over the world the 2015 European championship was the bigest event even in the history of bjj.
Aspida Team members Panos Petralis, Kiriakos Theodorou, Helios Demange and Andreas Achniotis
participate at the event. Unfortunately 2 of the athletes lost by advantage at the quarter finals. Overall  very good performance from all 4 guys.

Now is time to fix the mistakes and hopefully next year we will come back victorious !



panoramic view of the stadium

Prof.Andrea Baggio, Prof Fererico Tisi, Andreas Achniotis, Luca Caracciolo
The Team 


Ultimate Action Show 21/Dec/2014




















On 21st of December, 3 ATRG members Andreas Kailas,Kiriakos Theodorou and Giorgos Hajilazarou Compete in submission only super fight event! 
Very proud of the performance of our athletes all 3 fights end with Draw but all athletes show high Brazilian Jiu Jitsu level! 
Congratulations to all participants of the Ultimate Action Show!




Winter grading - belt promotion 18/12/2014

Group picture.

Winter grading 2014!!!
Congratulations to Manolis Xatzidakis and Djido Tanovc for their well earned promotion! It was a great year. A challenging year but a great year nonetheless. Thanks to you all! Proud to be part of such a team!




Djido Tanovic receiving his Bule belt.






Manolis Xatzidakis receiving his Bule belt.



Dinner time.

Παρασκευή 24 Απριλίου 2015

New academy Renzo Gracie Athens.

New beginning for the head of Aspida Team, Professor Pantelis Panayides' new dojo will be officially open in Athens from the New Year. 
As always Aspida Team Renzo Gracie Cyprus is behind him with all our support and we are happy to see our professor's family grow!!
Oss

Walmaro Medeiros De Sa seminar 4/Dec/2014
























Tonight was a special one!Seminar with prof Walmaro Medeiros De Sa from Pitbull GB.He promote to blue belt one of his old students and current member of Aspida Team Savas Demosthenous!
Keep it up!



Leo D'Avilla Atos team seminar 2-3/Dec/2014





As Aspida Team Academy, we would like to express our thanks to Prof. Leo D'Avila for the exciting two day GI/NO-GI Seminars we had this week!
In the packed academy, we had a 2 day seminar on some interesting aspects of Brazilian Jiujitsu, as taught by world class BJJ practitioners. 
It was an honor to have him visit the academy and we look forward to having the professor back for another seminar in the near future.
OSS!














Octavio 'Ratinho' Couto Seminar 25/Nov/2014

Dear ATRG Members,
it was an honor and a pleasure to have one of the most renowned BJJ Black Belts of the world, trainer to so many UFC fighters and BJJ Masters, and an overall great human beiing, Prof. Octavio 'Ratinho' Couto, yesterday for a two hour seminar at our Academy.
The two hour 'BJJ Clinic', took place and a few VERY important and vital aspects of BJJ were stressed.
We , as an Academy as a whole, wish to thank prof Prof. Octavio 'Ratinho' Couto for the honor he gave us to visit our Academy!

If you wish to learn more about the proferssor here is the link to read about him click here


WPJJC Athens trials 23/Nov/2014

Με δυο μετάλλια επέστρεψε στην Κύπρο η αποστολή της Aspida Team Cyprus η οποία συμμετείχε με τέσσερις αθλητές  στα προκριματικά του Παγκοσμίου WPJJC jiu jitsu (παγκόσμια ομοσπονδία UAEJJF).  Σε αγώνες που πραγματοποιήθηκαν την Κυριακή στο Ολυμπιακό στάδιο στα Άνω Λιόσια ο Ανδρέας Αχνιώτης στην open κατηγορία -75kg (καφέ/μαύρης ζώνης) κατέκτησε το αργυρό μετάλλιο και ο Πάνος Πετραλλής  στην open κατηγορία στην μπλέ ζώνη, μετά απο πέντε νικηφόρους αγώνες έχασε στα προημιτελικά, όμως κέρδισε στον μικρό τελικο, κατακτώντας το χάλκινο μετάλλιο.
Αρχηγός της αποστολής ήταν ο head coach της Asida Team Cyprus and Greece, Παντελής Παναγίδης. Με την θέληση και το πάθος τους για το άθλημα θεωρείται δεδομένο οτι στο μέλλον θα υπάρξουν ανάλογες επιτυχίες.


Final Pancyprian BJJ Open Categories tournament 1/Nov/2014


Final Open Categories tournament who taked place at Tsirio Stadium 
Limassol.Prizes for first place winners are flights to Athens for the WPJJC Trials, 

courtesy of our sponsor:
Elena Constantinou Law Office 




Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκαν οι πρωτοι παγκύπριοι αγώνες brazilian jiu jitsu με συνολικά 102 συμμετοχές. Στην ανοικτή κατηγορία (ανεξαρτήτως κιλών) που έγινε το πρωί του Σαββάτου στο Τσίρειο, διακρήθηκαν οι  Μανώλης Χατζιδάκης (άσπρη ζώνη), Πανος Πετραλλής (μπλέ ζώνη) και Παναγιώτης  Ζαβρός (καφέ και λιλά ζώνη). Να σημειώσουμε οτι αυτοί οι τρεις αθλητές, οι οποίοι εντυπωσίασαν με την απόδοση τους, κέρδισαν εισιτήριο για τα προκριματικά του παγκοσμίου πρωταθλήματος WPJJC Trials που θα γίνουν στην Αθήνα στις  23 του Νοέμβρη.

Αναλυτικά τα αποτελέσματα στην ανοικτή κατηγορίαWhite Men Open 1st Manolis Xatzidakis (Aspida Team Renzo Gracie)
2nd Giannis Charalambous  (Gracie jj Aravis Team)
3rd Christoforos Tantis (Aspida Team Renzo Gracie)
3rd Andreas Aristodimou (Check Mat Cyprus )



























Blue Men Open
1st Panos Petralis (Aspida Team Renzo Gracie)
2nd Charis Constandinou (Gracie Barra Cyprus)
3rd Vladener Filinkaridis (Bushikan)
3rd  Alan Demetriou (Gracie Barra Cyprus)


























Brown/Purple Men Open1st Panayiotis Zavros (Check Mat Cyprus)
2nd Konstandinos Kouyialis (Aspida Team Renzo Gracie)
3rd Kypros Konstandinidis (Gracie Barra Cyprus)
3rd Giorgos Hajilazarou  (Aspida Team Renzo Gracie)


 

Andrea "MILANIMAL" Baggio seminar Oct/2014

Amazing 3 day seminar with Andrea Baggio from Milanimal team!
Tempi Duri!!!!!!

Andrea Baggio Biography

Andrea Baggio was born in Milano on the 6th of June, 1978. He started learning martial arts as a child, namely Judo, and it was because of Judo that Andrea got interested in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He started learning BJJ as a way to improve his newazza (Judo ground work) in 2000 with Gustavo Fernandez Triviño who was at the time a purple belt under Freddy Sukata (Triviño later became a black belt and moved to Argentina where he teaches BJJ). Baggio didn’t pursue his Jiu Jitsu education with Fernandez for long, moving to Federico Tisi’s camp in that same year.
Andrea Baggio was awarded all belts by Frederico Tisi, including his black belt on January 2008, just after Baggio won the European Open (IBJJF) in the Brown Belt Master Division.
Despite his engineering degree at Politecnico di Milano, he dedicated himself full time to BJJ working at Milanimal Academy in Milan since he was a purple belt, giving private and group classes. He is also the promoter and founder of one of the most important Italian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament, MILANO CHALLENGE.
Important websites:
Milanimal Website: www.milanimal.com
Milano Challenge: milanochallenge.com