Grading List

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Blue Belt:

Daniel Cooney

Michael Murphy

Mark Johnston

Guy Mah

Douglas (Doug)


Purple Belt:

Matt



Grading starts at 5:30pm sharp, this Friday, 04/12/09, all Gracie Sydney Association members are welcome to watch.

Good luck to all participants!

Abu Dhabi Pro Comments

Hi everyone,

I am very happy about our performance today at Abu Dhabi Pro Australasia Trials, not only the fighter, but also the support, passion and friendship shown during the event. I believe we are on the right direction and very soon Gracie Sydney Association will be qualifying many competitors for the World Professional Jiu Jitsu, lets keep our hard training, get more experience and the results will come up naturally.

Very proud of the whole group... by the way, WE WON THE OVERALL RESULT ONCE MORE!!!

Regards,

Bruno Panno - GSA Head Coach

Abu Dhabi Trials

The only professional
BJJ event in Australia
Cash and prizes worth over US$200,000* 15 November 2009


5 Weight Divisions for
Purple/Brown/Black Belts – Combined
Open Light and Open Heavy Weight
Divisions for White/Blue Belts – Combined
Event Location:
Endeavour Sports High School
Cnr Taren Point Rd & The Boulevarde,
Caringbah NSW 2229
Start: 9am
Full details at:
www.fijja.org
www.abudhabiproaustralia.com
0414 585 845
0407 204 382
0404 544 509The only professional
BJJ event in Australia
Cash and prizes worth over US$200,000*
15 November 2009

NSW BJJ STATE CHAMPION 2009

GSA GROUP PHOTO

Bruno Panno and Grand Master Helio Gracie

Gracie Sydney Association

Gracie Sydney was founded in 2001 when Bruno Panno emigrated from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, specifically to introduce Gracie Jiu Jitsu to Sydney, Australia.

Prof. Bruno Panno is a student of the Gracie family of Brazil, the founders of this style of martial art. After learning the art in the most prestigious academy in the world and being awarded his teaching qualifications directly from the arts founders, Bruno is the Gracie family’s chief representative in Australasia.

Bruno was only eight years old when he started training Gracie Jiu Jitsu at the Gracie Humaita Academy in Rio de Janeiro in 1985. The Academy’s director was grand master Helio Gracie, and Bruno trained under masters Royler and Rolker Gracie. The legendary Rickson Gracie was also coaching at Humaita during that time. When Bruno was nineteen, Royler and Rolker Gracie awarded him a purple belt, and invited him to work as an assistant instructor for the Gracie Academy, which he proudly did for five years.

On 31 March 2001, after three years of hard training as a brown belt, Bruno received his hard earned and desired black belt directly from the hands of Royler Gracie. Bruno arrived in Sydney in July 2001 with the goal of developing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Australia. In 2002, Bruno founded the NSW BJJ Federation and remains a director of the organisation today.

Since arriving in Australia and establishing Gracie Sydney’s headquarters in Coogee, Bruno has established many Jiu Jitsu academies in the Sydney area. Bruno’s passion and talent for teaching is exemplified in his success in sharing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to such a diverse student base and where his dedication is producing Australian athletes of international standards.