New Classes on Monday and Wednesday Nights from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Starting September 13th

Striking / Grappling for MMA

This class will be a blend of boxing, kickboxing and submission grappling with an MMA focus. The class will be broken down into striking for 1/2 the class and grappling with striking opportunities for half the class. If you have no interest in grappling or have no interest in striking, students can spend the entire hour just working in the area they want instruction in. Otherwise, students will rotate 1/2 the class in striking and half in grappling. Buchecha and Thiago will be teaching the submission grappling and RJ Goodridge will be teaching the striking. Eduardo Guedes will be here as well to oversee the program.

This class will have light contact if any, as in MMA the gloves are smaller, there is no headgear, so safety is of utmost importance. Mouth pieces are strongly recommended for this class.

Edson Mendes 'Junior' will be featured on WPTV-Channel 5 (NBC) in West Palm Beach on Tuesday, August 31, during the 6:00 p.m. newscast

Check out this great article in Tatame - http://www.tatame.com.br/2010/08/25/Brasileiro-afiado-para-a-estreia-no-Bellator


Everyone knows that Brazil is a hotbed of big names in MMA, but many Brazilians still need to know is who are the "tupiniquins" raising the green and yellow flag and found the opportunity in other countries to pursue their career. One such name is Eduardo Guedes, a Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu as well as a Brazilian Top Team graduate. Receiving his Black Belt from Masters Zen Mario, Murilo Bustamante and Bebeo. The fighter, who already has had a great career in "the gentle art" has established a beautiful course in the world of MMA and is preparing for his next fight, which will be in Bellator.

Guedes began his career in the fight world at 16 years old in Porto Alegre, with Masters Walter Mattos and Ze Mario (both Team Carlson Gracie), and then moved to Rio de Janeiro to train at Brazilian Top Team and devote himself exclusively to this challenge. "There at BTT I have made many friendships, like Rodrigo Minotauro and Rogério Minotouro, who encouraged me to fight MMA. After learning Boxing and Wrestling, I decided to venture into a career of the Mixed Martial Arts. So, years later, I came to live in America, when former UFC fighter Hermes Franca, called me to join the team The Armory, where I have been working until today, "Eduardo told TATAME straight from Florida, USA.

Living in the U.S. for four years, he is undefeated and has seven wins. And his next fight is scheduled for October 24th in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Bellator against the very tough Chris Ligouri, who is a teamate of Frank Edgar, current UFC lightweight champion. And to get another victory he is training hard with his team "The Armory" in Jupiter, Florida, and describes "Part of my grappling training with the team I train with Pablo Popovitch BJJ and Rodrigo Cavaca. My striking Coach is with Ouali (former coach of the American Top Team) and Edson Junior and physical preparation is performed by Joe Mullings, who is also the team manager. "

But when it comes to gentle art, the fighter has a great resume with more than 30 fights without defeat Submission in its category, in addition to being a Seven Time Gaucho Champion, three Time Champion of South Brasil, and a bronze in the World Brazilian champion of 2002 and for the ADCC Brazilian trials in 2005. And Guedes wants to be prepared for anything he faces. "My expectation is to fight big events, like UFC, Strikeforce or Bellator because I believe that events of this size give a good visibility in the U.S. and worldwide. I cant choose my opponents, but to fight with great names in MMA like BJ Penn, Takanori Gomi and Gilbert Melendez would be very special to my career, "said the athlete.

This Saturday, August 28th, come party at Duffy's on PGA in Juno and watch the UFC Fights!!! The Armory will be up on the second floor for the fight. Killer Brown Belt Rob Gramer is celebrating his birthday in style. His girlfriend, Heather, has rented out the second floor for Rob to watch the fights with 7,459 of his closest friends. Happy Birthday Rob!!! See ya Saturday.

The Armory is proud to support our local community! Check out these snaps of our Ladies Flag Football Team!

Due to the outrageous success of our fitness classes, we’re adding a 8:00 am class Monday, Wednesday & Friday in the Jupiter Facility starting August 9th!!!

Pick up a new schedule at the front desk or download here!

The Armory was featured last night on Fox-29 & CBS News-12!
Check out the news clip under our videos!

Our training facility and professional fighting team will be featured several times in the next few days on News in Palm Beach County. The coverage, on CBS-12 and FOX-29, will focus on the gym, the athletes who train/work here and the success the Armory Fight Team has in MMA (18-0).

The news coverage will air:
Thursday, 7/29 during the 6 p.m. news on CBS12
Thursday, 7/29 at 10:50 p.m. on FOX29
Friday, 7/30 at 10:40 p.m. (during Sports Zone) on FOX29
Sunday, 8/1 at 11:30 p.m. (during Vista BMW Sports Plus) on CBS12

Thanks for being a part of our success!

To accommodate traffic flow in the Jupiter Facility & allow for easier class transitions, we are adding a 15 minute "buffer" between EVENING classes for Monday through Thursday.

• 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Youth Class (No change)
• 6:15 to 7:15 pm - BJJ &/or Kickboxing
• 7:30 to 8:30 pm - BJJ &/or Kickboxing

The new schedule is available at the Jupiter front desk or for download under the Programs tab!

The Armory / Wellington had its first 6:00 am fitness class this morning!
Classes will be 6:00 am, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

What a great way to get started in the morning!

Check out this feature on http://www.thegarv.com regarding Junior!
Stay tuned for more of great things on our fight team and The Armory!

We like to feature up and coming talent here at thegarv.com and our record of spotting rising stars before they are stars is very good. We featured Jon Jones, the Miller Brothers and many more big name fighters before they hit the UFC. Now there's another fighter we have our eye on, and he's been tearing through his opponents. He's 6-0, all finishes, five KOs and a sub. Only one opponent has made it into the second round. Edson Mendes Barboza aka "Junior" moved to the United States in January of 2009. He moved to Jupiter Florida to join The Armory fight team.

read more ...
http://thegarv.com/Featured-Up-and-Comer-Edson-Barboza.html